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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Village of Painted Post , Town of Schaghticoke and City of Yonkers . "In today’s … "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… The percentage of school districts initially planning to override New York’s property tax cap in 2016-17 has nearly doubled when compared to last year, but still remains relatively small, according to preliminary data filed with the office of State … The percentage of school districts initially planning to override New Yorks property tax cap in 201617 has nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-capState Agencies Bulletin No. 917
… and instructions regarding the following: Contract Pay and Additional Pay for Contract Pay teachers Submitting Salary Withholding for 21P employees … Contract Pay and Additional Pay for Contract Pay teachers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/917-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1116
… earnings received by Senate and Assembly Members each calendar year must equal the amount of their statutory salary, … prorated statutory salary, based on the number of calendar days actually served in the calendar year. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1116-2011-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureState Agencies Bulletin No. 344
… Purpose To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees with Earned Income Credit … W-5 "Earned Income Credit Advance" certificate each year. The federal government provides a credit or an income tax … To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees with Earned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/344-advance-payment-earned-income-creditState Agencies Bulletin No. 283
… Purpose To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees with Earned Income Credit … each year. What is "Advance Earned Income Credit"? The federal government provides a credit or an income tax … To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees with Earned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/283-advance-payment-earned-income-creditOversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Follow-Up)
… report, Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Report 2007-S-129). Background Our initial audit … Services: Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (2007-S-129) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/oversight-child-protective-services-outside-new-york-city-followEast Irondequoit Central School District - Conference and Travel Expenditures (2019M-132)
… District: Could have saved $14,000 if it used government rates to reimburse for travel expenditures. Could have saved … consider following the government travel reimbursement rates. When possible, District officials should use NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/27/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-conference-and-travelState Agencies Bulletin No. 1682
… of the new procedure for how OSC will handle current year Social Security and/or Medicare (FICA) tax deficiencies … the former employee. Former employees who incur a current year Social Security and/or Medicare tax deficiency will now … INACTIVEEMPLID_TAXDEFICIENCY, that Agencies can run as the year-end approaches. Agencies must provide written notice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1682-current-year-social-security-andor-medicare-tax-deficiencies-and-impactOpinion 94-16
… treasurer of the IDA is also a stockholder of a local bank which has been named as one of the depositories for the IDA. You state that the individual in question owns … Municipal Law (§800 et seq.) contains provisions of law which relate to conflicts of interest of officers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Frequently Asked Questions – World Trade Center Presumption
… to take advantage of this presumption? Will this law grant me an accidental disability benefit? I am an active member. … an accidental disability benefit. Does this law provide me with any additional retirement benefit? I am retired and … done at one of the above locations. Will this law grant me an accidental disability benefit? No, this law only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/frequently-asked-questionsIV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Software The software that sits on the Network Management Station (NMS) and retrieves data from a Management Agent … to end-user. Motor Vehicle Fuels 52010 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Purchase of CNG used to operate motorized vehicles … and equipment. 52013 Hydrogen Purchase of hydrogen gas used to operate motorized vehicles and equipment. 52014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-serviceDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack of funding for public health over the last … auditors have taken issue with the department for setting minimum standards for compliance and setting a low … that arose during the pandemic and delays in setting up infectious disease control procedures at health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyRecent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
… two years to 1.42 million residents. More than 90 percent of Bronx residents are minority residents, a higher share … 248,800 jobs. Prior to the pandemic, more than 70 percent of the Bronx work force worked in essential or face-to-face … with seafood restaurants and charter boats available for fishing and diving. Irish immigrants first began to settle in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19-bronxOpinion 91-22
… the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squad (authority to incorporate as separate not-for-profit corporation) FIRE … PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Fire Police Squad (authority to incorporate as separate not-for-profit corporation) … previously concluded that a fire police squad is intended to be a component of a fire department or fire company (1971 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-22DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… across the state as fiscally stressed . This year's list, which includes ten counties, six cities and nine towns, marks the third-straight decline in the overall number of municipalities listed in stress. The number of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresOxford Academy and Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-12)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 173 of the 310 (56 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9Maintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units
… and inspection policy, as detailed below: Train car inspections were not always done timely. We determined … after the federal guidance was issued. However, for this car class, the ERU’s memory capacity is not up to industry … Transit did not have the required number of spares for two car classes based on its own standard. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/18/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 231
… Purpose To explain the use of deduction code 431 Fingerprint Fees Affected Employees Employees within … payroll confirmation process each week, the deductions for code 431 will be credited to the respective agency accounts. … Enter the deduction on the general deduction panel using code 431. Enter the beginning date of the pay period in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/231-fingerprint-fee-processingDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… around such possible uses. These recommendations should open the policy discussion on state debt. Restoring prudent … needs. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union