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Pandemic Impacts on NYC Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed priorities for governments across the country, including New York City’s. This report examines how the City’s spending priorities shifted during the pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-15-2023.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… Purpose To inform agencies of changes to the meaning and usage of some of the data elements in PayServ … a new Chart of Accounts (COA) and, as a result, changes how PayServ processes personal service expenditures and … information related to the nature of the employment (i.e. regular, temporary, seasonal) and the type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… ensure that annual project status reports were submitted in a timely manner. In addition, the board did not ensure annual assessments of … did not monitor Internet usage for computer use policy (CUP) compliance. Auditors also found town officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… to be paid this month. The Comptroller's auditors work with the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to stop … to unscrupulous tax preparers filing false returns. Other popular scams uncovered by DiNapoli's office include the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… proliferation of sexual harassment, hate speech and fake news from its platform. The company has already suffered a … terms of service to prevent election interference, fake news, hate speech, sexual harassment and violence from being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyState 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-0The Big Picture – What Every Employer Should Know
… Fund (Fund) come from three main sources of incoming funds: investment income, employee or member contributions … Fund’s assets and compare the value of those assets to the funds needed to pay current and future benefits. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/big-pictureDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… earnings at state agencies rose to a record $611 million in 2013, a nearly 16 percent increase compared to 2012, … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime increased in 2013 for the third straight year. “State employees logged … York’s overtime bill is increasing and needs to be reined in,”DiNapoli said. “State agencies should take a hard look at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionLakeville No. 2 Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
… projects to determine the estimated costs of the project, how the project will be financed, and that the project is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/17/lakeville-no-2-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25Allegany County – County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications (2013M-218)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the efficiency of the County's jail operations and to identify cost-savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/01/24/allegany-county-county-jail-payroll-and-inmate-prescription-medications-2013m-218State Agencies Bulletin No. 919
… Security and Medicare taxes. Payroll Bulletin No. 914 (Change in Taxation of Military Stipend) explained the regulation and described … same paycheck, different tax treatment for these two types of earnings is required. This may occur when an employee is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/919-taxation-retroactive-raise-payments-employees-receiving-military-stipendYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… rates used by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) were calculated appropriately, and whether OCFS had been collecting the appropriate reimbursements from localities. We found that OCFS calculates juvenile facility chargeback rates correctly. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-follow20-Year Benefit (Section 384-d) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Benefit With at least 20 years of creditable service, your pension will be 50 percent of your FAE. If you retire at age … than 20 years of creditable service, you will receive a pension benefit of 2.5 percent of your FAE per year of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/20-year-benefit-section-384-dState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Making Payments to Verizon for Landline Phone Services Guidance: Consistent with the … Improper preparation of vouchers payable to Verizon for landline services may delay payment crediting and … Units must ensure there is a unique invoice number for each voucher. Due to Verizon’s billing cycle, Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesLaFayette Central School District – Reserves (2013M-387)
… purpose and intent for establishing each reserve fund, and how it will be funded and maintained. Adopt a policy setting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/lafayette-central-school-district-reserves-2013m-38755b/c Opportunities for Wartime Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities
… Contact [email protected] for more information. How to Apply No written examination is required for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/55bcTapestry Charter School – Internal Controls Over Credit and Debit Cards (2013M-271)
… controls should be considered. The policy does not define how many credit card accounts may be established, limit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/22/tapestry-charter-school-internal-controls-over-credit-and-debit-cardsLaurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s budgeting practices and reserves for the period July 1, 2011, to March 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is … budgets that included the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-4)
… The District’s proposed budget complies with the property tax levy limit set by statute. Key Recommendations Prepare a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-4