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DiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money

… Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Transportation Authority MTA has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-money

Oxford Academy and Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-12)

… needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary … all potable water outlets for sampling or exemption as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2369

… checks are processed daily through the Statewide Financial System (SFS). These checks are mailed to the employee’s preferred mailing address located on the Modify a Person page in PayServ or to a deceased employee’s next-of-kin. Agency Actions: Agencies must: …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2369-request-stop-payment-replacement-reversal-or-exchange-new-york-state

Contributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… in the Section 383-e plan are required to contribute. For Tier 5 and 6 members in this plan, the contribution rate … mandatory contributions and will not provide an additional annuity when you retire. The contribution rate in the Section … than contribution rates for Tier 5 and 6 members in other retirement plans—see chart below. Comparison: In other PFRS …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/contributions

Glossary

… account where a parent or natural guardian is listed along with an account owner under the age of 18. Custodian A … to as co-owners, co-tenants or joint tenants. Back to top Notary Public A public officer constituted by law to serve … to be in writing. Many institutions, such as hospitals, banks and, in the United States, the Internal Revenue …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/glossary

DiNapoli: Tesla Investors Should Vote Against Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay and Director Nominees

… to uphold shareholder rights when it moved to Texas, but then immediately turned its back on investors by amending its …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-tesla-investors-should-vote-against-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-and-director-nominees

New York City Budget Balanced But Economic Risks Have Grown

… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-city-budget-balanced-economic-risks-have-grown

Maintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units

… largest public transportation agency in North America and one of the largest in the world, with 472 subway stations … ERU models. Designate personnel within each maintenance shop to perform data entry so the RSMIS for the maintenance … sending and repairing the ERU at the Central Electronics Shop. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/18/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units

Town of Guilderland – Information Technology (2025M-61)

… Town officials and employees use Town-owned IT assets (e.g., computers, and laptops) to perform day-to-day … accessed websites for personal use, such as entertainment, news media, personal finance, email, shopping, travel, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-information-technology-2025m-61

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… a town would need a leasehold interest, or at least a license for town use, to spend funds to improve private … standards or guidelines related to the industrial control system cybersecurity. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

Monitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program

… Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is effectively monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant … to monitor project progression. The Corporation’s on-site monitoring of the projects we sampled frequently occurred … window. Develop and implement a plan for post-construction monitoring of grantees’ compliance with requirements for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-program

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1691

… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable … Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an educational assistance program is … To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1691-educational-assistance-benefits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-1

DiNapoli: 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, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS") announced … 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-appointed

Cincinnatus Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-77)

… 31, 2024. We extended the audit period to March 18, 2025 to review training certificates, the adopted code of ethics policy and obtain the 2025 adopted budget. Understanding the Audit Area A fire … 181-b of Town Law, a written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in this …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/cincinnatus-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-77

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2399

… by legislation. Once a Tier 6 member has reached three (3) calendar years of membership, an employee’s contribution rate … pensionable salary from the earlier of the two prior calendar years. * * Total salary should include ORP/VDC … effective in Administration paychecks dated February 11, 2026, and Institution paychecks dated February 19, 2026. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2399-2026-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and

Cost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management

… savings. Employee salaries and benefits, including pension benefits, are large expenses for New York's local … wages can significantly increase personal service 1 and pension costs. For example, 8 to 30 percent of wages paid to … legal counsel, as appropriate. AWS examples Five-day flex schedule: Regular start and end times, but allows for changes …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-management

DiNapoli Releases Review of First Quarter State Revenue Collections

… than DOB projections. Tax receipts rebounded during the month of June, coming in $762.9 million higher than … plan DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying actual state revenues and spending from the prior month. The cash report focuses primarily on the General Fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-releases-review-first-quarter-state-revenue-collections