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DiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… he faxed the time sheets to the COO. However, paystubs and payroll vendor records show this worker was paid for only 22 … but should have been paid $2,201.04. Other paystubs and payroll vendor information auditors reviewed reflected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Fourth Quarter
… by the Office of the State Comptroller. The full forward calendar can be obtained at: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-fourth-quarterFacilities Planning Bureau Project Review
… Bureau (Bureau) completes its review of projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts on school … to determine whether districts are commencing project construction prior to obtaining final project approval. The … Education Law, Districts must obtain final approval for a project before commencing construction. Between July 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/04/facilities-planning-bureau-project-reviewCity of Yonkers - Budget Review (B19-6-5)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2019-20 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $45 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b19-6-5ADAPT Community Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education … Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM) and the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR Manual). The audit focused primarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/adapt-community-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualElevator Safety
… Purpose To determine whether elevator inspections and tests are done timely and properly … the New York City Housing Authority to perform its own elevator inspections and tests. The Metropolitan … inspection of these elevators by DOB contractors (non-DOB elevator inspectors) to determine whether elevator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/elevator-safetyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … structurally balanced budgets with reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations for the general, sewer and water funds. The board planned for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1674
… Employee Payments Taxable Under the IRS One-Year Rule Excess PCM and Per Diem Amounts: IRS rules relating to … in the Guide to Financial Operations Chapter XIII, Section 4.E . Non-Overnight Meal Allowances: The IRS requires … allowances for non-overnight travel (day trips). One-Year Rule The IRS requires employers to report travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1674-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 140,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-456
… check has been returned and is undeliverable, the agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-456-cuny-executive-compensation-programecp-vacation-exchangeCUNY Bulletin No. CU-554
… Bonus Payment if the employees are active on the payroll on the appropriate Ratification Date for their … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. … To explain the manual processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-554-cuny-blue-and-white-collar-ratification-bonus-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1596
… Employee Payments Taxable Under the IRS One-Year Rule Excess PCM and Per Diem Amounts: IRS rules relating to … the Guide to Financial Operations, Chapter XIII, Section 4.E . Non-Overnight Meal Allowances The IRS requires … allowances for non-overnight travel (day trips). One-Year Rule The IRS requires employers to report travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1596-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-487
… Pursuant to an Agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the CUNY Research Foundation (CUNY … Foundation Grant Payments, agencies must be in receipt of the CUNY RF Payment Authorization Form and the Summer 2014 … Systems and Operations office must provide to OSC for each of the pay dates included on the Semi-Monthly Certification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-487-2014-city-university-new-york-cuny-research-foundationDiNapoli: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… DiNapoli, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-embezzling-decedents-estate-which-he-was-court-appointedDiNapoli: Municipal Spending on Infrastructure Declines While Needs Go Unmet
… Local government capital spending on roads, bridges and water and sewer systems declined by … governments, excluding New York City, spent $927 million on roads and bridges in 2012, a decrease of $49 million (five … The costs for cleanup and repairs erode monies that could have been otherwise spent on infrastructure maintenance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-municipal-spending-infrastructure-declines-while-needs-go-unmetDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows
… since the end of the 2008-09 recession, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York’s 15-year annual average growth in sales taxes is 4.2 percent. “Municipalities across this state know all … slower-than-expected revenue growth, the results can have a serious impact on their budgets now and in the future. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slowsSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees
… has been developed through the application of two legal opinions issued by State oversight agencies. These Opinions provide that supplemental compensation payments (or … supplemental executive payments, which complies with the opinions of the State Comptroller and Attorney General. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/12/supplemental-payments-executive-employeesTrain On-Time Performance
… trains run on time, and whether actions are taken to address recurring problems that reduce on-time performance. … of the delays to determine the actions Subways took to address their causes and reduce their occurrence. In most cases, Subways took appropriate actions to address individual incidents as they occurred. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performanceDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… Student grades in five school districts were changed from failing to passing … that tracked, recorded and maintained student grades in the Arlington, Elmira, Fairport, Freeport and Saratoga … history of grade changes. “When proper controls are not in place, there is the possibility of student grades being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesOpinion 2000-24
… §119-n[c]). To effectuate the purposes of article 5-G, the definition of "joint service" includes the extension of … or a school district. There is no indication in this definition, or in any other provision in article 5-G, that … extra-territorial jurisdiction that is provided for in the definition of "joint service" is not conditioned on municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24