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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… fund balance for operations. The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit … budget. In addition, district officials have not developed a long-term financial plan or a comprehensive reserve fund … limit, however when unused appropriated fund balance is added back, surplus fund balance exceeded the limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Albany Water Board – Software Management … $81,857 lacked evidence of competition as required by the town’s purchasing policy. Diesel fuel aggregate purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… five years, and the water fund had an operating deficit in 2019. In addition, village officials did not develop a fund balance policy, multiyear financial plan or capital … seven consecutive years, an annual update document, which is a required annual financial report, was not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Caledonia – Financial Management (2013M-363)
… through October 16, 2013. Background The Town of Caledonia is located in Livingston County and is governed by an elected Town Board comprising a Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-caledonia-financial-management-2013m-363Town of Bolivar – Community Development Block Grant (2013M-353)
… Town’s financial management of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for the period January 1, 2012 … awarded a $400,000 New York State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and contracted with Cuba Community … Towns financial management of the Community Development Block Grant CDBG program for the period January 1 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/07/town-bolivar-community-development-block-grant-2013m-353DiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… because it is an asset to business,” DiNapoli said. “Fresh ideas can revive stagnant and homogenized boards, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directorsDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… keep first responders on the job and help implement the delivery of the vaccine.” Regionally, November sales tax … has been on individual counties and cities. Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by Region (for detailed monthly breakdown) Find out how your government money is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… statewide were down 5.9 percent in January compared to the same time last year, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … totaled $1.5 billion, down $95 million from January 2020. The decline was less than the 8.4 percent drop in December and the double-digit … statewide were down 59 percent in January compared to the same time last year State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percentDiNapoli: Local Tax Cap Will Be Two Percent in 2022
… Property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for 2022 for local governments that operate on a … as 44 cities and 13 villages. "Allowable tax levy growth will be limited to 2% for a third time in four years for … Property tax levy growth will be capped at 2 for 2022 for local governments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-tax-cap-will-be-two-percent-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 1089
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new Time Entry Earnings Code to process lump sum payments … Supervision employees represented by the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association … Earnings Code LSA , which is currently being used to pay a vacation lump sum payment to employees in Bargaining Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1089-new-vacation-lump-sum-payment-earnings-code-employees-bargaining-unitState Agencies Bulletin No. 434
… used by OSC in time entry for employees who are due a tax refund. Affected Employees Employees who are due tax refunds Effective Date Immediately Background OSC receives tax refund requests for Federal, New York State, New York … used by OSC in time entry for employees who are due a tax refund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/434-new-earnings-codes-tax-refunds-processed-through-payservEligibility, the Benefit and Filing – Police and Fire Plan
… between ages 55 and 62. 1 Regardless of tier, if you work for an employer that offers a special plan (that allows … a pension equal to: 1/60th (1.66 percent) of your FAS for each year of service credit; and 1/60th (1.66 percent) of your FAS for each year of prior service, including prior service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/eligibility-benefit-and-filingCredit for Previous or Military Service – State University Police Plan
… not provide additional benefits under your special plan. Contact us to verify what service would be creditable. Prior … write to us. Include your name, retirement registration number, and a copy of your Certificate of Release or … your options carefully before making your decision, and contact us with any questions you may have. For reinstatement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/credit-previous-or-military-serviceComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Glens Falls , the Woodgate Volunteer Fire Department and a budget review of the City of Yonkers . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… The former recreation director in the town of Fishkill allegedly misused as much as $50,000 generated by the town’s senior center, according to an audit released today by State … The former recreation director in the town of Fishkill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillDiNapoli: Billing and Reimbursement Flaws Allowed $16.6 Million in Inappropriate Payments to Home Health Care Providers
… erroneously made $16.6 million in Medicaid payments to 95 home health providers over a 3 1/2-year period, largely … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Home health care providers fill a great need by allowing … an Episodic Payment System (EPS) to reimburse certified home health agencies (CHHA) for health care services provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-billing-and-reimbursement-flaws-allowed-166-million-inappropriate-payments-home-health-careDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low in Villages
… Amityville (Suffolk County); Tuckahoe (Westchester); and Port Dickinson (Broome). Those designated in “moderate fiscal … also showed: Eight of the nine regions in the state had at least one village in fiscal stress in 2014; the Finger … fiscal stress; Half of the villages in fiscal stress were located downstate – seven in the Mid-Hudson Valley and four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-villagesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction in $130,000 Pension Theft
… of Glendale, Arizona, on his guilty plea to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class C felony. On October 12, 2016, … for his mother, Dorothy Eydeler, a retired nurse who died in October of 1998. Today, he was sentenced to a five-year term of probation and a judgment in the amount of $131,038.60. “My office has exposed more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-130000-pension-theftMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… a total of $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and untapped revenue opportunities over a four-year period, … questionable transactions that will require further review and actions to prevent overpayments or recover costs. … important program, insuring nearly 6.4 million New Yorkers and enabling them to access health care that would otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteOpinion 89-10
Whether a school district public library may provide cash advances to employees to cover travel expenses incurred in connection with conventions conferences or schools attended pursuant to General Municipal Law 77b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10