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State Agencies Bulletin No. 421
… date. Retroactive processing will work as usual and create an overpayment as needed. The agency must submit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/421-new-earnings-code-location-payDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… decisions, but we are seeing an increasing number that do not,” DiNapoli said. “When a local government fails to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… my audits have shown, New York’s public authorities must do more to improve their transparency and accountability to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionOpinion 90-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Controls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether … 2023. About the Program Established in 2016, ESSHI is part of the Executive’s comprehensive plan for affordable and … of the six had lesser issues, such as evidence of vermin (i.e., mouse hole), damage to walls, and peeling paint. Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… T. Schneiderman announced that Renee Kanas, 63, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny in … the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a New York State … a confession of judgment in favor of New York State in the amount of $148,092.24. Kanas faces up to two to six years in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysOpinion 88-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … a service to another) REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Collection of (municipal cooperation agreement for services) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… to accumulate excessive fund balance as well as reserve funds that surpassed board-approved amounts and have gone … board resolutions allowing them to establish five reserve funds totaling $36 million. Nor could they provide a clear … than it actually is. As a result, the district withheld funds from being used. As part of the audit, DiNapoli made a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020, as … recognition of the 10 warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Federal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… funds from the federal government, provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, boosted New York’s per capita balance of payments from Washington from second-to-last in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 to 40th in FFY 2020 among states, according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… access at some facilities run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), according to an audit … activities as everyone else, but the Port Authority is not living up to this promise,” DiNapoli said. “As this month … prohibits discrimination based on disability in federally assisted programs. According to the ADA, PANYNJ was required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… passed, would enable further gap reductions through direct funds and reduce uncertainty associated with economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesOpinion 89-33
… opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE … compensation of appointive village officers and employees for services may be paid without prior audit by the board of … such prior audit. You ask whether budgeted compensation for appointive village officers and employees may be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and reliable collections were not always maintained, there is an increased risk of city collections being lost, misused … policy and invested $35,000 in an investment account that is not statutorily authorized. The board re-adopted its … monitor non-payroll disbursements. As a result, there is an increased risk that errors or inappropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… – 17.6% in New York and 11.3% in the U.S. Hispanic and Black business owners are significantly underrepresented … population (19.5%). Rates were significantly lower for Black business ownership: 3.4% of owners compared to 14.2% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersDebt – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… prepaid or defeased in SFY 2021-22. Prepayments typically do not reduce the State’s interest costs, and artificially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/debtState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… improperly restricted $246,000 in a debt reserve fund. The funds should be returned to the general fund. Officials also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1XI-A.2 Purchase Requisitions – XI-A. Purchasing
… should follow Office of General Services’ (OGS) Procurement Guidelines when purchasing goods or services. For additional information on the New York State procurement process, please refer to the New York State … contract ID on the requisition. If using the Procurement Card (PCard) as the payment method for a preferred source, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a2-purchase-requisitions-section-overview-and-policiesXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the original contractor … OSC will update the New York State Vendor File information for the defaulted contractor to route future payments under … amends the original contract, route the transaction to OSC for approval, and submit the following to OSC: Surety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversState Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… Medicare taxes and must be reported on a Form 1099. The regulation was silent regarding the tax treatment of a military stipend paid as wages. Because the IRS’s prior regulation addressed only income, not wages, and required … it was the opinion of OSC Legal Services that the IRS regulation was applicable only in non-employee situations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipends