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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… improve the authority's information security program for cardholder data and to help ensure it meets PCI requirements. … also improve certain other technical safeguards over the cardholder data it processes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Named Lead Plaintiff in Crowdstrike Shareholder Lawsuit
… Retirement Fund (Fund), has been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit filed against the … company’s failed software updates and resulting plummet in share value. “Crowdstrike misled investors by falsely … exposed after it caused one of the largest cyber-disasters in history leading to a worldwide shutdown and billions in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-named-lead-plaintiff-crowdstrike-shareholder-lawsuitComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay Proposal & Tesla Board Members
… that the Fund will vote against Elon Musk’s proposed 2025 pay package and all directors standing for reelection at Tesla Inc.’s Nov. 6, 2025, Annual Meeting. “Elon Musk’s latest trillion-dollar pay … other investors to vote against Elon Musk’s proposed 2025 pay package and all directors standing for reelection. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-elon-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-proposal-tesla-board-membersAltmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… reduced excessive unrestricted fund balance by $14 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18 by funding reserves and … the District exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit on unrestricted fund balance by about 2 percentage points, or … experienced unplanned operating surpluses totaling $3 million in two of the last three fiscal years. The debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionDiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… account. Bunn, 49, was sentenced to time served and full restitution, which he paid today in Queens County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsDiNapoli: IDA Report Shows Tax Break Growth Slows
… regions accounted for 57 percent of the total net jobs gained through IDA projects in 2016, with Long Island … upstate regions accounted for 43 percent of the total net jobs gained. "IDA projects continue to produce new jobs … (21 percent), and finance, insurance and real estate (18 percent). Temporary construction jobs totaled 40,516 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-ida-report-shows-tax-break-growth-slowsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $30,975) for students for achieving certain grades on state exams but the cards were given to 19 teachers and support staff based on student grades. In addition, the operations manager’s … 2024 for the alleged theft of $1,100 in gift cards. On July 2, 2025, she pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsTown of Minerva – Payroll and Cash Receipts (2015M-342)
… purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls in place over the Town’s payroll and cash receipts processes … April 30, 2015. Background The Town of Minerva is located in Essex County and has a population of approximately 810. … accruals. The clerk did not deposit a total of $10,004 in collections, and Town officials cannot account for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/10/06/town-minerva-payroll-and-cash-receipts-2015m-342Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… leave balances being credited either for 132 days over what they were entitled to or 2,712 days less than what they were entitled to. Incorrectly calculated 61 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsVillage of Stamford – Pool Capital Project Planning and Monitoring (2022M-204)
… by $256,302 and contributed to the declining fund balance in the Village’s general fund . The Board did not: Prepare a … Project budget and ensure all actions are documented in the Board meeting minutes. Monitor project payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-pool-capital-project-planning-and-monitoring-2022m-204East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… Ensure all non-emergency overtime is preapproved in writing, properly documented and monitored. Adopt a … year. District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Appendix C includes our comments on issues officials raised in their response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $274.6 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2746 billion at the end of the second quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-274-point-6-billion-end-second-quarterSUNY Bulletin No. SU-174
… Purpose To provide the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) agencies with instructions for setting up … hired under the HIRE Act, and to explain how the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will update PayServ records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-174-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-actOpinion 97-14
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … contrary to public policy (see e.g., 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-14, p 29 and citations therein). We have also … tax moneys. For purposes of this opinion, we assume no special act is applicable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Eden Central School District – Payroll (2017M-11)
… the accuracy of payroll, particularly in situations where wages or pay rates change or when there are additional … adequate oversight of payrolls, including changes to wages or pay rates and stipend payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/eden-central-school-district-payroll-2017m-11NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (School-Age Program): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (NYSARC), also known as AHRC NYC, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC Inc NYC Chapter also known as AHRC NYC on its Consolidated Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-school-age-program-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 246
… of deduction code 768 from a general deduction to direct deposit Affected Employees Employees in the Oswego … convert all employee records from a general deduction to direct deposit for deduction code 768. A row will be inserted … code 768. A row will also be inserted into the employee direct deposit panel with account information provided by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/246-conversion-general-deduction-direct-depositMedicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations’ Readiness for the Encounter Intake System
… Purpose To determine the readiness of all Medicaid managed care organizations … (MCOs) to submit Medicaid encounter transactions to the new Encounter Intake System. We conducted an early assessment of the readiness of Medicaid MCOs as of September 30, 2015. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/29/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-readiness-encounter-intake-systemState Agencies Bulletin No. 2195
… of processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2024. Affected Employees: Employees who claimed exempt from Federal, State and/or Local tax withholding in … of processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal State andor Local tax withholding in tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2195-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2024Management's Responsibility for Internal Controls
Internal controls are essential to the effective operation of local governments and school districts. This webinar will explain the integrated internal control framework and discuss how a properly designed internal control system can reduce the likelihood that significant errors or fraud will occur.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/management-responsibility-internal-controls-080223.pdf