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Town of Champion – Information Technology (2014M-130)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s internal controls over its computer … million. Key Findings All users have administrator rights to their computers, giving them complete control over their … for computer-processed data. The Clerk backs up data to the machine that she is currently working on and not to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/11/town-champion-information-technology-2014m-130IX.6.A Drawdown Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… Prior arrangements have been made with most state agencies to have OSC act as agent for the agency to obtain reimbursement … Financial Operations REV. 07/31/2015 … Prior arrangements have been made with most state agencies to have OSC act as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6a-drawdown-overviewDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… when a pattern of inappropriate expenses was uncovered, it was expanded to include earlier claims from 2010-11 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesLake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… payment. Print and sign checks only after the claims have been audited and approved. Except as specified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202More About This Retirement Plan – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… summary describes the benefits available to Tier 2, 3 (Article 11), 5 and 6 members of the Police and Fire … are provided by Sections 384, 384-d and 384-e of the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL) as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/more-about-retirement-planCUNY Bulletin No. CU-212
… (IRC) Section 132, The City University of New York (CUNY) is offering a Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit … this program, all full-time and part-time employees will have the opportunity to use pre-tax earnings to cover certain … as follows: 438 CUNY Pre-Tax Transit Benefit: This code is to be used to process biweekly pre-tax deductions. 439 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-212-processing-payroll-deductions-new-cuny-transit-benefitMTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers
… Employees are assigned to a MAC according to their work location. If testing is needed, after regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., an employee, regardless of location, will go to the 24-hour lab. Key Findings On a unit … at a depot that paid for a workday at overtime rates or as little as $86.28 at a depot that paid for three hours at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/10/mta-nyc-transit-medical-assessment-centersTown of Hopewell – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-231)
… or a formal, comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plan to adequately address the Town’s long-term … without significant budget cuts, it enacted a local law in 2012 to override the 2 percent property tax increase … Use the unexpended surplus fund balance in the water district fund in a manner that benefits district taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/10/town-hopewell-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-231Selected Aspects of Bus Procurement
… procures buses in a manner which results in the best value for the lowest cost. The audit covered bus purchases from … Program funding. As a result, some buses have been in use for longer than 12 years. Several units participate in the … could not justify buying 90 buses for each of five test fleets totaling about $228 million. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/03/selected-aspects-bus-procurementState Agencies Bulletin No. 2152
… in calendar year 2022 are affected. Background: Abandoned Property Law §102 requires uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 … in April 2024. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for money remitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2152-outreach-and-escheatment-2022-uncashed-nys-payroll-checksDisposal of Electronic Devices
… electronic devices approved for sale as surplus equipment by the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) … One way information can be compromised is through careless disposal of electronic devices. Agencies may dispose of … desktop computers, tablets, cameras, cell phones, and a printer) ready for disposal through OGS' Surplus Unit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/disposal-electronic-devicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop Over 32 Percent in May
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in May fell 32.3 … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections for counties and cities in May totaled $918 million, or $437 million less … hit hard by this virus to avoid severe cuts to critical services.” DiNapoli reported that local sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-over-32-percent-mayOpinion 88-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … vacations pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement is not includable in the calculation of one year final … held that it is the "substance of the transaction, not what the parties may label it" which controls ( Green v Regan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Regardless of where they live, more New Yorkers are feeling pinched by … housing beyond the conversation and into our communities.” Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown: “Increasing the availability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideXII.3 Record Retention – Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims – XII. Expenditures
… payments for Accounts Payable and Land Claims processed in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) is readily available … of State Expenditures audits and processes agencies’ payment vouchers. As such, OSC’s auditors will require access … 8, Part 188: Framework of policies and procedures for the creation, maintenance, disposition, and selective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii3-record-retention-accounts-payable-vouchers-and-land-claimsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-737
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform City University of New York (CUNY) agencies of the automatic system … since 09/09/2021, and to provide agencies instructions for the use of Action Reason code ACV to identify employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-737-2022-automatic-system-termination-inactive-cuny-employeesDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will … investment portfolio to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 . “As nations around the world become increasingly … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski 33 for stealing over $230000 from an elderly victim His codefendant in this caretaker scheme Amber
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerState Agencies Bulletin No. 1011
… agencies of the new procedure to obtain a prior year Form W-2 replacement. The procedures for issuing current year … expect a 10 – 15 day turn around. Please note that the fillable forms have been removed from the secure payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1011-new-procedures-replacing-2007-2008-prior-year-form-w-2s-wage-and-taxDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… Enacted Budget Financial Plan projects healthy growth in tax receipts and federal aid for the current fiscal year, but raises concerns about long-term balance, increasing debt and the impacts of federal policies, according to a report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plans