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Message from the Comptroller – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… ground. Historic federal financial assistance and improved tax revenues transformed an anticipated budget gap into … stimulus funding in SFY 2021-22. In addition, bolstered by tax policy changes, SFY 2021-22 State tax receipts performed better than initially forecast, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/message-comptrollerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and approved before payment. During the audit period, 45 debit card transactions totaling $24,405 were not audited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… District did not appropriately limit user access to its Student Information System. Key Recommendations Make sound … positions. For special education services, ensure that student evaluations are completed timely and that all … during evaluation. Review and revise user access to the Student Information System to ensure that users have access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… expenditures by a total of more than $15 million for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. The district also … School officials did not obtain the required quotes for six vendors paid $112,611. Although the invoices examined were for appropriate school purposes, when officials do not seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Police Bulletin No. SP-133
… Pay for all Senior Investigators. Ending Premium Overtime (PRO) - OSC will insert an End Date of 3/30/11 on all active PRO rows on Additional Pay for all Senior Investigators. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-133-movement-command-pay-and-premium-overtime-base-salary-state-policeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (2024-S-12) The … all expenses for operations. Auditors found that the Sunnyside Manor development’s Board of Directors (Board) held … identified transactions, totaling $51,048, paid from Sunnyside Manor’s operating account to the Board-held …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… Jr. of Halfmoon for their roles in an alleged scheme to circumvent campaign finance laws. The case, being … accounts. “The law applies to everyone equally, no matter how rich or how powerful, and that is why my office has … continue to work with law enforcement across the state to fight corruption and the abuse of taxpayers. The public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (IT) inventory asset lists and/or had incorrect or no location noted on the inventory list. A color copier and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Noise in New York City Neighborhoods: Assessing Risk in Urban Noise Management, January 2018
Every day, New York City’s eight million residents face a mix of urban noise, which, at best, poses an annoyance and, at worst, impacts quality of life.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/health-noise-in-nyc-2018.pdfNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… expanding the largest mass transit agency in the nation is critically important to the future of the New York … had fallen sharply. Almost one-third of the subway fleet is now more than 30 years old and about 40 percent of the … sharp growth in subway ridership over the past 15 years is also straining the system. Although the MTA has invested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesDiNapoli: Brooklyn Economy Sets Records
… Employment grew faster in Brooklyn since the end of the recession than in the rest … the fastest-growing and highest paying employment sectors in Brooklyn. Since 2009, employment has grown by 57 percent, … Employment grew faster in Brooklyn since the end of the recession than in the rest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-brooklyn-economy-sets-recordsDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… a number of problems that need correcting. "Child support payments are languishing in government coffers. This is a … levels, including increasing electronically disbursed payments via direct deposit and debit cards. Disbursing funds … address or stale-dated check. Currently, 95 percent of payments are made electronically. Further, enhanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsAshville Fire District – Procurement and Board Oversight (2025M-81)
… readiness and public trust. The board of commissioners is also responsible for the overall financial management and … behalf of taxpayers. This includes ensuring that equipment is acquired in a cost-effective manner by creating as much … as possible. A well-planned solicitation effort is important to reach as many qualified vendors as possible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/ashville-fire-district-procurement-and-board-oversight-2025m-81Submitting Your Payment – Legacy Reporting
… Debit The easiest way to send NYSLRS your monthly payment is by direct debit. Rather than sending us a check, we can … clearing house (ACH) system . Wiring funds using ACH is: Fast. It eliminates unnecessary handling by mailrooms, … account will be debited. You can mail the form (address is on the form) or email the signed form as an attachment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/submitting-your-paymentNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… portfolio of public and private equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today wrote to President Biden in support of his planned veto … a resolution that would undo a U.S. Labor Department (DOL) rule that allows managers of retirement funds that are … of Congress attempting to undo the Department of Labor’s rule are trying to impose partisan politics on what should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionTravel Advisory No. 18
The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter XIII Section 9 of the Guide to Financial Operations
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/18-gfo-updates-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsTransaction Number Requirement
… be added to the left of the field name to denote that it is required. See examples below. To remind users about this … and procurement reports will not certify, unless the field is completed by manually entering data on the PARIS screen, … an error message that indicates “Transaction Number is required.” Transaction numbers may contain up to 100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/transaction-number-requirementXI-A.3 Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing
… of purchase orders. Overview A purchase order (PO) is an ordering document authorizing a vendor to provide goods … which includes selecting the unit of measure that is in accordance with the contract or most closely associated to what is being purchased. For example, when an agency creates a PO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a3-purchase-ordersOpinion 88-66
… afterwords, pictorial illustrations, maps, charts, tables, editorial notes, musical arrangements, answer material for … e.g., Town of Clarkstown v Reeder , 566 F Supp 137 [SD NY, 1983]). Since public property generally may not be used for private purposes (NY Const, art VIII, §1), it is doubtful that a program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66