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Opinion 88-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … of commissioners, the town board is required to cause a map and plan of the proposed improvement, together with an … by the State of New York (Town Law, §202-b[1]). When the map, plan and estimate have been completed, the town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9DiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… tenant and applicant treatment, and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller … to others. For years, the authority has not operated in a fair and equitable, efficient or transparent manner and … housing to this community." The authority, located in the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, manages a 257-unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1880
… have any of the following deductions are affected: Deduction Code Narrative Description 400 CUNY 403 Roth 403 … have any of the following deductions are affected: Deduction Code Narrative Description 404 SUNY 403(b) Plan … $19,500. An additional deferment is available to employees age 50 and over. These employees can defer up to $6,500 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1880-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Upper East Side. They held six lotteries for applicants to get on waiting lists for apartments in 2013, 2016 and 2017, … but neither HPD nor the management company could rule out the possibility that the money had in fact been received. … have reached out to nearly all rejected applicants so they can get back their fees. DiNapoli’s audit made a number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1794
… Supplemental Ret Ann CUNY 413 NBE Tax Deferred Annuity 414 NYT Tax Deferred Annuity Affected SUNY Employees Employees … 2020. An additional deferment is also available to CUNY (NYT TDA code 414 only), Education Department, School for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1794-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audit the supervisor’s records, as required. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Police Bulletin No. SP-245
… on 11/01/2024 and will be processed in a separate check (there is not a Direct Deposit option for this payment) in the Administration Pay Period 17L check dated 12/04/2024.: Eligibility Criteria: Employees in … Holiday Bonus Payment in the Administration Pay Period 17L check dated 12/04/2024. Employees who otherwise meet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-245-2024-holiday-bonus-payment-eligible-employees-state-policeThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information … devices rather than donating or selling them, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Information Technology Services needs to do a better job of keeping an accurate inventory of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityVII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… is used to record payments received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item, such as … information for other types of miscellaneous receipts that do not need to be applied to an AR Item. Omissions and … is used to record payments received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentCOVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… to COVID19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program Program eligibility requirements and whether ESD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2393
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees: All interest … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2393-2025-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-eligible-employeesDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… ensure compliance with the sanitary code and investigating complaints and reports of foodborne illness. The departments … at risk. Additionally, auditors found error-prone reporting and problems transmitting data from health … also found regional offices inconsistently utilize the reporting functions within DOH’s Environmental Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1695.1
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletin 1695 Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s … row that is based on the first day of the pay period for payroll checks issued on 1/3/2019 and 1/09/2019. These … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/16951-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… 15 criteria, such as living in public housing or being in foster care. For the period January 2014 to July 2018, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programsState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… in the state Department of Health's payment system and other problems led to over a billion dollars in … said. "The department needs to improve its procedures and stop this waste of taxpayer money." Medicaid, a federal, … insurance during January of 2018. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… a river, stream, lake or shoreline unfit for swimming or fishing, and can also impact drinking water supplies. Across … Infrastructure Act of 2017 authorized an investment of $2.5 billion in clean water and drinking water infrastructure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1911
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for … Employees Employees who perform activities related to the COVID-19 vaccine effort, including vaccine hotline, and … activities are affected. Background Per NYS Division of the Budget (DOB), agencies must track expenditures of work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1911-processing-payments-activities-related-covid-19-vaccine-effortState Agencies Bulletin No. 2329.1
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 LGS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … Construction Fund and CSEA Effective Dates: The April 2025 LGS Payment will be processed in separate paychecks on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23291-april-2025-civil-service-employees-association-csea-public-employeesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-82
… Purpose To explain the change in payment procedures for Judges in order to pay their statutory … twenty-seven (27) pay periods, judges will not receive a payment in the 27th pay period (the last paycheck in December … judge will have served 15 calendar days but will receive payment for only 14 calendar days in the initial paycheck. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-82-payment-procedures-judges-beginning-calendar-year-2005State Agencies Bulletin No. 1183
… processing of the LLS payments and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and provides for 5 and 10 year* Longevity Lump Sum payments effective … 14 (Administration). There will be no direct deposit for this payment. Eligibility Criteria-CSEA Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1183-october-2012-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lump