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DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today proposed changes to the process for local communities that contract out their fire protection services to incorporated volunteer fire companies. DiNapoli's … the state. All 62 cities and many of the state's villages have municipal fire departments. There are over 90,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costsOpinion 89-48
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … COUNTY CLERK -- Powers and Duties (custody of bonds to discharge liens executed under Lien Law, §37) LIEN LAW, … "Undertaking for Discharge of Mechanic's Lien". You ask (i) where and how the bonds are to be indexed on your records, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Slip From 2006 Record
… declined 4.7 percent from record levels in the prior year to $180,420 even though the credit crunch and market turmoil … taxes, will erode in 2008.” DiNapoli noted that bonuses have historically declined at a slower rate than profits … estimate also does not include stock options that have not yet been exercised, which could increase the value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2008/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-slip-2006-recordControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals
To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision provides sufficient oversight to ensure that the independent network kiosks and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure and whether secure messaging accessed by these Individuals complies with
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individualsDiNapoli: Economic and Tax Collection Growth Slowing in New York City
… year. The city’s FY 2017 budget is balanced, in large part thanks to the $4 billion surplus, the largest since FY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-economic-and-tax-collection-growth-slowing-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… who no longer qualified for the program, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … allowed $701 million worth of improper spending, and may have also led to unsatisfactory long-term care for eligible … patients in need,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. “I urge DOH to recoup any overpayments and improve oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsCity of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating … million in termination salary payments, yet expenditures have averaged $2.2 million over the last three years. City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4Travel Card Transactions
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to assess the timeliness of reconciling credit card … and has assigned staff to train travelers who continue to have issues with timely submission.DED will also continue to … addition, DED officials stated that unreconciled charges have dropped from $90,000 at the time of our examination to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactionsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-258
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All SUNY … budget references where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State Accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-258-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-suny-fiscal-year-endCUNY Bulletin No. CU-617
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ Affected Employees All CUNY … budget references where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State Accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-617-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endSUNY Bulletin No. SU-237
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All SUNY … budget references where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State Accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-237-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-suny-fiscal-year-endCUNY Bulletin No. CU-544
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All CUNY … budget references where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State Accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-544-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-cuny-fiscal-year-endOpinion 2004-9
… CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring Bidding (purchases for municipal hospitals and nutrition programs pursuant to agreements under Public … by a county on behalf of a "municipal hospital" or for a county nutrition program that receives federal, state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Cancer Service Network, Inc.
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether contract payments the Department of Health made to Cancer Service Network, Inc. (CSN) for the … administers the program through multiple vendors in each of eight regions to provide clinical and administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/24/cancer-service-network-incXIX.1 Overview – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Projects are established in SFS to serve a multitude of business processes for State Agencies including facilitating billing to the Federal Government, tracking capital spending cost and … transact against, individual projects. Agencies will now have: The ability to use the Project ID and Activity ID on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1-overviewHomeless Outreach Program at the Metro-North Railroad
… Purpose To determine whether the Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) … was not accurate or complete, and Metro-North does not have a process in place to verify reported data. In fact, Metro-North did not even have access to the MTA HOP database that BRC uses to report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/21/homeless-outreach-program-metro-north-railroadBusiness Services Center Shared Services
… Purpose To determine whether implementation of the Business Services … the Center began operations in September 2012, agencies have migrated to its services in waves; as of March 2016, the … it provides to its customers. Procurement card rebates have increased by over $4 million, and interest paid by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/16/business-services-center-shared-servicesXIII.4.B Travel Advance – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Rules and Regulations allow continuous travel advances up to $400 to employees whose duties require overnight assignments away … Process and Document Preparation: Business Units must have procedures to ensure timely accounting of travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4b-travel-advanceDiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… current levels for the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York City and the Big Four city school districts) will have about $308 million less in levy growth compared to what … cities in New York with fiscal years ending June 30, will have about $14 million less in allowable levy growth in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroCharter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… affect the timely processing of its business functions. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses which we … of six tested users of the cloud-based application used for School operations stored sensitive student data without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174