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Opinion 89-37
… Comptroller in connection with collateral loan brokers (i.e. "pawnbrokers") is a limited one. Licensed collateral … 13 NYS2d 921, affd 259 App Div 974, 19 NYS2d 963). Nor do they relate to a determination of who is, or is not, subject to the licensing requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-37Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of … Long Beach , Putnam County and the Village of South Glens Falls . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … Housing Authority – Executive Director’s Compensation (Niagara County) While the executive director was generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Grant (Allegany County) The town board did not develop or implement procedures to track Community Development Block … Officials did not establish adequate internal controls or provide sufficient oversight of the district’s financial … administrator performed all payroll functions with little or no supervision. Also, the timekeeping system used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… outlook for the MTA’s operating budget has improved with the economy, its 2015-2019 capital program is facing a … raised fares and tolls by 10 percent, and the state raised dedicated transit taxes by more than $1 billion. The MTA’s general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
The state Department of Health DOH should continue to improve how it informs the public of potential hazards in public drinking water systems and ensure proper actions are being taken to protect residents according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… issued a report today detailing regional trends in education funding, enrollment and conditions across the … at 0.4 percent. The percentage of students eligible for free- or reduced-price lunch was 39 percent in 2014-15, and … the Mohawk Valley with 53 percent of students eligible for free- or reduced-price lunches and 26 percent of students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… agencies that place foster children are doing home visits and other critical functions required to protect those … for the care provided to foster children. The city spends more than $500 million annually for foster care services. … notes (21 percent) for the period thereafter were entered more than 15 days late. Using the 30-day recording period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-11
… Advance Requirements Employees represented by BU 67 whose base annual salary is below the job rate for their current … rate) using the Action/Reason of Pay Rt Chg/PAV (Pay Rate Change/ Performance Advance). Increment Code 0004 - Effective … on the report include EmplID, Employee Record No, Employee Name, Grade, Bargaining Unit, Pay Basis Code, Part-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-11-april-1-2004-performance-advances-rent-regulationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1594
… in the pre-tax programs are not considered taxable income and will not be included in the employee’s taxable gross and are not subject to employment taxes or income taxes. The deductions withheld in the post-tax … to help ensure that enrolled employees have the correct pretax deductions for mass transit and pa …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1594-new-control-d-report-pre-and-post-tax-transit-and-pre-and-post-taxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1602
… Bulletin 1602.1 Purpose To provide agency instructions for new overtime earnings codes to be used for Time Entry … for CSEA ROW – Retro Overtime Waiver Revision: SCC – Stand by OT Classified – CSEA and ORS – Recall Standby OT … Earns Codes created. Agencies should continue to use SOC – Stand by OT Classified and SOY – Standby OT Adjust – CSEA. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1602-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-civil-serviceMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… cemetery corporations to ensure fiscal stability and adequate facility maintenance. This audit covers the … cannot use the information to best focus its attention on locations that are in danger of failing and, given its … procedures or its manuals for cemeteries to reflect the latest laws and regulations. As such, it has limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceOpinion 2001-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN ASSESSOR -- Compensation (fixed amount for specified services … duties and an additional hourly rate for duties performed in connection with a revaluation. When compensation is paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-4DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… exposed patients to unqualified and uncredentialed health care providers, according to three reports released today by … to be enrolled as participating providers and their National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) to be included on … the possibility that the first hospital wrongly recorded a patient’s transfer as a discharge, which is a red flag that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionDiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2021, down from … 10% or more. Staffing reductions were far more common in high-need school districts. Between SY 2018-19 and SY … override the cap with 60% voter approval of their budget. List of School Districts in Stress: School Districts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… The State Education Department’s (SED) weak enforcement of licensing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleOpinion 90-52
… TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (publication of minutes of meetings); (publication of State Comptroller's report of … town supervisor may cause the town to publish minutes of meetings of the town board and reports of examinations of the … provides that the town clerk is required to attend all meetings of the town board, act as clerk thereof, and "keep a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52State Agencies Bulletin No. 1010
… updates Effective Date(s) September 27, 2010 Background On September 27, 2010 the New York State’s PeopleSoft Payroll … (version 8.9) will reflect the application of several tax updates and maintenance patches.In addition to … and Transfer Requests pages. An additional choice, ER FICA Exmpt, is available on the FICA Status drop down …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1010-implementation-oraclepeoplesoft-tax-updates-and-maintenance-packsOpinion 88-42
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution of (adjustment by … a windfall at the expense of another due to a county's erroneous calculations. We further concluded that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Selected Management and Operations Practices – BuildSmart NY/Executive Order 88
… Objectives To determine whether the 20% reduction in energy use required by Executive Order 88 was achieved by April 1, 2020, and whether the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided the … EUI reduction reported was 14.4%, and when committed projects (incomplete) are added, the reduction in EUI is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/28/selected-management-and-operations-practices-buildsmart-nyexecutive-order-88NYS Payroll Online Customer Satisfaction Survey
… . For technical issues, see our Troubleshooting Guide or contact [email protected] . … We welcome your …
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