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Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… Town of Hempstead (Town) officials accurately accrued and accounted for compensatory (comp) time. Key Findings Town … are properly supported. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take … Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64East Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… limit. Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates for revenues, expenditures and unassigned fund balance based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $210.2 Billion
… term return expectations and provide retirement security for our members, retirees and their beneficiaries,” DiNapoli … Returns for the Fund’s Asset Classes (as of March 31, 2019) Percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-2102-billionTri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… through 2018-19, but only used approximately $218,000. The tax certiorari reserve was overfunded by nearly $1.9 million … balance and the overfunded reserve were added back to the surplus fund balance, the District’s recalculated surplus … be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund balance in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, December 2022
New York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget is projected to rise to $109.4, after transfers, but City finances could come under pressure amid a slowing economic recovery and an increase in demand for City services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-14-2023.pdfAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up) (2020-F-11)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Office of Children and Family Services to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Report 2017-S-56).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f11.pdfCVS Health – Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (Follow-Up)
… by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance … district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, serving over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/27/cvs-health-accuracy-empire-plan-medicare-rx-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civilAccidental Disability – Regional State Park Police Plan
… due to your own willful negligence, you may be eligible for the benefit. You may also be eligible if you are … members of the public. Notice of Accident To be eligible for this benefit, you must file an application for an accidental disability retirement benefit within one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/accidental-disabilityForfeiture of Benefits for Convicted Felons
… felonies such as fraud and larceny. “Public officials” for purposes of this Act include: The governor, lieutenant … office, the prosecuting agency may commence an action for pension forfeiture in the supreme court of the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/forfeiture-benefits-convicted-felonsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… Overtime pay at state agencies jumped for the sixth straight year to a record $716 million in 2015 … in three agencies that manage institutions: the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), the … hours in overtime, those with the highest percentage increases in 2015 over 2014 were: Division of State Police, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearFonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility - Board Oversight (2019M-252)
… to ensure financial activity was properly recorded and reported and money was safeguarded. Key Findings The Board did not: Act in accordance with the inter-municipal agreement. Ensure that the former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2020/03/20/fonda-fultonville-joint-wastewater-treatment-facility-board-oversightOpinion 89-58
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … to provide the same improvements or services. This is in response to your letter concerning the establishment of … The authority to establish park districts in a town is contained in articles 12 and 12-A of the Town Law. If a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58Overview – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… pension plan liabilities are accounted for and disclosed in the financial reporting statements of public pension plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/overviewBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Procurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds efficiently and for authorized purposes, and whether the funds were properly … distress. The Recovery Act requires entities to use funds for authorized purposes and to mitigate instances of fraud, … in a timely manner. Transit received Recovery Act funding for 23 projects estimated to cost $441.4 million. We visited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 267
… Employees Any employee who receives a supplemental wage for a payment in PaySR. Tax Tables To request a copy of the 15T- New Withholding Tables for 2001, contact the IRS at the toll free number … August 9, 2001 and Administration checks August 15, 2001 for employees who received a supplemental wage. Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/267-supplemental-wage-flat-withholding-rate-decreaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 127
… inform agencies of two new deduction codes for employees in the Public Employees Federation (PEF) Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit 05 Effective Dates Checks dated 12/16/1999 … 1-800-526-1547. For information about employee eligibility and to obtain authorization cards, contact the PEF Membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/127-new-voluntary-insurance-codes-pefNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), released the following statement today in … proliferation of sexual harassment, hate speech and fake news from its platform. The company has already suffered a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
The devastating job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York, necessitating borrowing from the federal government beginning in May 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/update-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund.pdfMWBE Report 2020-2021 Fiscal Year
In the 2020-21 fiscal year, market disruptions from the global pandemic gradually turned to optimism that the race against the COVID-19 virus would be won, ushering in a return to “normal” times.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/mwbe-fiscal-2020-21.pdf