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Use of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Use of Vendor-Supported … responsible for the oversight of public transportation in Erie and Niagara counties, including the NFTA Metro Bus … they maintain a single clear inventory of IT assets to aid in tracking their systems. NFTA officials indicated they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/use-vendor-supported-technology-followThe Norman Howard School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… York State Education Department (SED). To be eligible for reimbursement, the expenses must comply with the guidelines … adjustments to the costs reported by NHS, and reduce NHS reimbursement rates, as appropriate. NHS should ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/norman-howard-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAdministration of Tenant Complaints
… Renewal’s Office of Rent Administration addresses tenant complaints in a timely manner. Our audit period includes tenant-initiated complaints received between January 1, 2010 and December 31, … According to Office records, it received 19,653 tenant complaints during the audit period, of which 17,716 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/11/administration-tenant-complaintsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1848
… due to lapse on September 15, 2020 or September 30, 2020 are affected. Background Certain chart of accounting … scheduled to lapse on September 15, 2020 and September 30, 2020. OSC Actions OSC will provide a spreadsheet of all … strings that are scheduled to lapse on 09/15/2020 or 09/30/2020. A link will be posted on the PayServ bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1848-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152020-09302020-lapse-datesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-174
… Purpose To provide the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) agencies with … up employees in PayServ who are hired under the HIRE Act, and to explain how the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … Effective Date(s) Employees hired under the HIRE ACT and entered in PayServ, on or after November 4, 2010 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-174-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-actOpinion 89-51
… for the town to make additional payments to the fire company providing fire protection to pay the cost of the services of private contractors engaged by the fire company in connection with fighting a fire within the fire … within the town. You indicate that a volunteer fire company provides fire protection services within the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-51DiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… may be used by developing formal policies around the accumulation and uses of these funds.” DiNapoli’s report … such as Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits and Pell Grants. Since budget adoption, the city has … it will again have to identify additional resources to fund these expenses next year. The city should be realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeSUNY Bulletin No. SU-249
… Actions Automatic Restoration of Contract Pay After the payroll is processed for Pay Period 11L, OSC will … semesters for employees who, as of 08/24/17, have: A Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence; … row. Automatic Restoration of Additional Pay After the payroll is processed for Pay Period 11L, OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-249-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21pSUNY Bulletin No. SU-259
… reported after Pay Period 11L is processed, submit RGS for all retroactive CAL earnings due from 09/01/18. Note: In most … employee into a 21P position. Request Position Changes for all subsequent rows on the employee’s Job Data page; or If … (06/12/19). For employees who move from 21P to CAL, all Additional Pay earnings must be restarted. To stop the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-259-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21pIndian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly … 2 As of December 22, 2022, schools are now required to test for lead in the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16Opinion 93-24
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … The provision of facilities for certain types of physical fitness training to maintain or improve firefighters' … (see, e.g., Town Law, §§81[1][d], 220[4]). September 2, 1993 Gerard J. Comatos, Esq. Philipstown North Highlands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24DiNapoli: External Risks Threaten NYC Budget
… Slower economic growth and proposed federal and state actions present potential risks to the city's budget, … Slower economic growth and proposed federal and state actions present potential risks to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-external-risks-threaten-nyc-budgetOpinion 88-21
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … to construct recreational building in which room(s) used for public meetings) VILLAGE LAW, §7-730(1): Park trust funds … an indoor recreation facility would fall within the meaning and intent of the term "recreation purposes". We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-21Homer Central School District - Criminal History Background Checks (2019M-76)
… of their students by performing proper criminal history background checks. Key Finding Officials did not perform fingerprint-supported criminal history background checks on nine out of 157 employees tested. Key … ensure that they have gone through proper criminal history background checks. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/homer-central-school-district-criminal-history-background-checks-2019m-76Chautauqua County – Financial Condition (2023M-111)
… funding District operations instead of just the real property owners who benefited from the District’s services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/12/22/chautauqua-county-financial-condition-2023m-111Town of Perth – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-149)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) to effectively manage the Town’s financial operations. Key … accounting records or provide adequate financial reports to the Board. For example, as of March 31, 2024 the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-149Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Assemblywoman Barbara Clark
… Clark and I were “classmates,” who were elected to the Assembly together in 1986. She stood out from the start, … Clark and I were classmates who were elected to the Assembly together in 1986 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-assemblywoman-barbara-clarkXII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… Statement: State agencies must appropriately classify workers as either employees or independent contractors so the workers are properly taxed. The Internal Revenue Service’s … circumstances that apply to a group of similarly situated workers, then Business Units may make and document one worker …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeOpinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … things, regulating the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to … rule or regulation requiring from any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or from any operator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13VII.9.A Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs Automation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… FBIC Automation Overview New York State pays Fringe Benefit and Indirect Costs (FBIC), as they are incurred and subsequently recovers each agency’s share of the costs from Federal and other dedicated revenue funds using established rates. A … New York State pays Fringe Benefit and Indirect Costs FBIC as they are incurred and subsequently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9a-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costs-automation