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Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Internal Controls Over Purchasing (2016M-158)
… approximately $51.5 million. Key Finding BOCES’ policy or procurement guidelines do not require the use of … Revise its policy to require the use of an RFP process or other appropriate method of soliciting competition in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/07/08/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-internal-controls-over-purchasingCity of Glens Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-04)
… (SHP Training). Key Findings SHP Training was not provided to all employees and any elected officials. Of the 30 total … annual SHP Training and encourage elected officials to complete the training. City officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/15/city-glens-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-04Town of Westfield - Real Property Acquisition (2019M-119)
… of purchase, the property had an estimated full market value of $243,000. Key Recommendations Use a thorough process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/22/town-westfield-real-property-acquisition-2019m-119West Seneca Fire District #4 – Procurement (2020M-52)
… guidance for purchases in which alternative proposals or quotations may not be in the best interest of the … and recommendations and indicated they have initiated, or planned to initiate, corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/18/west-seneca-fire-district-4-procurement-2020m-52Accounts Payable Advisory No. 61
… will provide a significant, material benefit to the vendor or State. These situations may include, but are not limited … public health and safety), vendor cash flow concerns, or Prompt Payment Interest savings. For expedite requests, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/61-expedite-requestsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… not adopt a clear and comprehensive nonresident admission or tuition policy. As a result, auditors could not determine … contained insufficient documentation to support residency or exceptions to the policy. Find out how your government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditDetails About the Audit Process
… addition, you may contact the on-site examiner-in-charge or any member of our management team to request an update on … and non-profit organizations that are awarded contracts or grants by, or receive funding from, these government entities. Back to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/details-about-audit-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 1679
… in Institution Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/06/18 or Administration Pay Period 17L, paychecks dated 12/12/18. … who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of … submit the following information on the Time Entry page or Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using Earnings Code UA8: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1679-2018-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestState Agencies Bulletin No. 1149
… on the effective date of payment in a BU 02, 03, 04, or 05 seasonal hourly position in Agency 48xxx or 09180 and had at least 1,500 hours in pay status as a … Code: LPS Effective Date: 3/29/12 (09180), 4/5/12(49xxx) or the date the employee returned to the payroll OT Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1149-april-2012-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.1
… for the new Additional Pay Earnings Code to be used when an employee’s annual salary (including Location Pay) , converted to an hourly rate, is less than the Division of the Budget (DOB) … of ANN on or after the appropriate effective date Have an annual rate (including Location Pay) of less than $31,320 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17351-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1735.2
… job location is within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester, or $11.10 for State employees in all other job locations. Per … of New York City (NYC) Have a Pay Basis Code of ANN on or after the appropriate effective date Have an annual rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17352-minimum-wage-differential-annual-employeesDiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… through SFY 2023-24, an increase of $14.2 billion, or 27 percent, from the previous five years. Major … of the state’s public authorities, is not fully integrated or coordinated, and there is no comprehensive public reporting of the state’s assets, their conditions, or the estimated costs necessary to maximize their useful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments
… maintenance and capital purchases or cut public services. For example, between FYE 2009 and 2013, counties reduced … tax freeze credit, which reimburses qualifying homeowners for property tax increases in communities that don’t exceed their tax cap, applies to local governments for fiscal years beginning in 2015 and 2016 and to school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-finds-slow-property-tax-growth-local-governmentsDiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… consistent growth from the 52.5 million riders in 2022 and 35 million in 2021. To meet this growing demand LIRR … 303,519 trains in 2023 which was 77,453 more than in 2022. LIRR considers trains on-time if they arrive less than … delays in 2023 increased by 96 percent compared to 2022 as service increased 34% and ridership increased 24%. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityOpinion 90-35
… provides that, except as otherwise expressly provided by act of the Legislature or by local law adopted prior to … same or similar commodities will exceed $5,000 over the course of a fiscal year (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-4, p 6; 23 … of an item will exceed $5,000, in the aggregate, over the course of a fiscal year, the district should carefully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Opinion 2004-8
… 47 of the Insurance Law (§4701 et seq. , added L 1994, ch 689) generally provides, among other things, for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… department and collect the initial deposit. When a bottle or can is not returned, the unclaimed deposit is held by the … quarter during the audit period and eight were missing one or more quarterly returns. The audit found that although the … information in the quarterly reports that may be errors or fraudulent reporting. For example: Some reports showed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billDiNapoli: Audit Finds Poor Financial Management by Central New York Regional Market Authority Board
… position has deteriorated, and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 to FY 2022-23, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … financial position has deteriorated and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year FY 202021 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-audit-finds-poor-financial-management-central-new-york-regional-market-authority-boardDiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… local businesses to invest in their growth, expansion, or relocation by waiving city and state sales tax, providing … how many full time equivalent (FTE) jobs will be created or retained because of the breaks. In 21 of the 23 successful … reviewed, auditors found the analysis either was not done or was done incorrectly for the 15 that the IDA performed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationDiNapoli: Gaming Revenue Plays Increasing Role In State Budget
… revenues has grown over the past two decades, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Yet the share of state aid to school districts, which includes lottery revenues, is … The state’s reliance on lottery revenues has grown, rising to the equivalent of 4.6 percent of state tax revenues in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-gaming-revenue-plays-increasing-role-state-budget