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Compliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) complies with the school safety planning requirements in … Commissioner’s Regulations (State Regulations) and the DOE Chancellor’s Regulation A-414 (City Regulations) provide … hold and document regular safety committee meetings. The DOE, the nation’s largest school system, serves approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions
… hiring and promotion policies, procedures, and directives for New York City Transit (Transit), Manhattan and Bronx … movement of employees and if there are opportunities for improprieties in the hiring, promotion, or supervision of … to a Civil Service examination to establish eligibility for appointment; non-competitive titles do not require an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/17/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotionsHalfmoon-Waterford Fire District No. 1 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-71)
… adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s financial activities for the period January 1, 2011, to January 31, 2013. … consists of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial management. The District’s general fund budget totaled $848,185 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/03/halfmoon-waterford-fire-district-no-1-internal-controls-over-financialNiagara Engine Company No. 6 Inc. - Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2019M-29)
Determine whether the Board and Membership provided adequate controls over the Companys receipts and disbursements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/08/09/niagara-engine-company-no-6-inc-cash-receipts-andBrighton Fire District No. 5 - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-60)
… were not pre-approved and the Board did not authorize per diem payments of approximately $9,000 that may have been … audit all claims for payment. Properly establish and pay per diem amounts. District officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/09/13/brighton-fire-district-no-5-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-60Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesDiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… Almost 2.7 million New Yorkers, or 13.9% of the state’s population, lived in poverty in 2021, compared to 12.8% of all Americans, according to the first in a series of … Almost 27 million New Yorkers or 139 of the states population lived in poverty in 2021 compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-yearsAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… Public Service Commission. The Empire State Development Corporation oversees the State’s Broadband Program Office, … Office (BPO) and placed under the Empire State Development Corporation, reflecting in part the importance of broadband … Services and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, commits to providing successful bidders with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… May 2021 PDF Version Message from the Comptroller The era of COVID-19 has brought enormous … psychological pain of the pandemic is a dramatic increase in identity theft during the past year. More than 67,000 complaints of identity theft were reported in New York State during 2020, according to the Federal Trade …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftDiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… $5.23 billion. Administrative and Various: Communication, Power, Signal Modernization, $5.67 billion. The report also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingXII.5.F Payment Dates and Terms Overview – XII. Expenditures
… property, or services delivered or rendered, in such form and supported by such other substantiating documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5f-payment-dates-and-terms-overviewOpinion 92-6
… is deemed to have an interest in the contracts of his or her spouse, except a contract of employment (General … to have an "interest" in contracts between the town and her husband (General Municipal Law, §800[3][a]). Since none … view of the ministerial nature of the clerk's duties and her status as a subordinate of the superintendent, we do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Opinion 90-51
… certain activities in relation to the county's proposed installation and implementation of an "E911" system. You … provide the E911 system, as well as line charges and installation costs, are intended to be included within the … certain activities in relation to the countys proposed installation and implementation of an E911 system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Opinion 90-50
… contracts to construct municipal highways) HIGHWAY LAW, §10(27); STATE FINANCE LAW, §112: Before approving contracts … on their behalf pursuant to subdivision 27 of section 10 of the Highway Law. You ask, based upon the Comptroller's … provision of the Highway Law. Subdivision 27 of section 10 of the Highway Law provides that the Commissioner of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50Military Service Credit
… If you served in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may be eligible to purchase credit toward your retirement benefit for your … at 20 years, your military service credit can be used to reach the 20 years. Most members can use our Benefit … within 90 days from the date of discharge. (Return to Top) How to Apply Regardless of what section of the law applies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditDiNapoli: Brooklyn is King of NYC Economic Growth
… adding jobs and businesses at a faster pace than the rest of New York City between 2003 and 2012, including the first increase in manufacturing jobs in 2012 after decades of losses, according to an economic snapshot of Brooklyn released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-king-nyc-economic-growthXI.18.C Consultant Disclosure – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State Finance Law requires: that the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) include in the Consulting … information to the contracting agency, the Department of Civil Service (DCS) and OSC; and, that OSC include such … required to disclose, by employment category, the number of persons employed to provide services under a contract for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18c-consultant-disclosureX.5.A Assigned Single Payment Vendor IDs – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… (SFS) are typically processed using regular vendor IDs. To make payments to entities and individuals with an ongoing business relationship with New York State, agencies create … a singular purpose, where agencies do not have an ongoing business relationship with the payee – i.e., the payee is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5a-assigned-single-payment-vendor-idsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 24, 2021)
… Growth of telehealth utilization in New York followed the national trend: CMS reported a 2,745 percent increase in … changes that included enhanced flexibility under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy … patient benefits and provider productivity, but does not find decreases in the cost of care. The extent to which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-24-2021DiNapoli: State's Fiscal Picture Has Improved, but Impact of Pandemic Revenue Losses Will Linger
… today said there are some positive developments for the state’s fiscal recovery from the pandemic, including higher than expected personal income tax collections and the prospect of significant aid from the federal government, … P DiNapoli said there are some positive developments for the states fiscal recovery from the pandemic including higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-states-fiscal-picture-has-improved-impact-pandemic-revenue-losses-will-linger