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Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… statements. We judgmentally selected 23 employees who made weekend trips with their assigned vehicles to determine … whether the trips were business-related. Of the 313 weekend trips we reviewed, there was no support of a business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/25/selected-employee-travel-expensesFamily and Educational Consultants – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Family and Educational Consultants (FEC) on its … FEC is reimbursed for these services through rates set by SED. The reimbursement rates are based on financial … To SED: Review the disallowances identified by our audit and, if warranted, make the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/family-and-educational-consultants-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… during trips (reflected in on-time performance) were only slightly behind wait times at riders’ highest levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B24-6-6)
… $45 million to liquidate current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, 2014. Chapter … as appropriated fund balance, one-time State funding and sale of property, to finance its operations. Includes … transfer tax, city and state mortgage tax, housing and buildings, parking violation bureau, hotel room and occupancy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b24-6-6Street Construction-Related Permits (Follow-Up)
… DOT will review an application for a street opening permit only when the applicant can demonstrate that the work could … had proof of sufficient insurance. DOT did not ensure that only emergency work was performed within protection periods. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/10/street-construction-related-permits-followXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… Bulkload Business Unit voucher has one Invoice Line, which only contains the invoice amount. Business Units will use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-341
… are eligible for the Dependent Care Assistance Program (Deduction Code 443) benefit. Continuing Ed Teachers paid as … Unit AJ and Benefit Program AJC. To process the new deduction for the hourly CETs, OSC will create the following … CE (Cont Ed) All subsequent rows will be updated with the above information. Updates to Job Data On July 3, 2008, OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-341-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-and-benefitXII.10.C Verifying Vendor Licenses, Certifications, Registrations, Insurance, and Qualifications – XII. Expenditures
… and Policies: The purpose of this section is to remind Business Units to verify vendor qualifications prior to … when the vendor is: required to be licensed, certified or registered to practice their profession or occupation within … Physicians, Certified Public Accountants, Architects, Registered Nurses and Dentists. The New York State Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10c-verifying-vendor-licenses-certifications-registrations-insurance-and-qualificationsLewiston-Porter Central School District - Payroll (2018M-246)
… Objective Determine if the District accurately compensated employees. Key Findings Generally, tested employees’ salaries were accurately paid. However, Time … resulting in possible over- or underpayments. Seven employees were paid incorrectly for credit hours earned. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-payroll-2018m-246Marie Pense Center, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Marie Pense Center, LLC (Marie Pense) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … (RCM). The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on Marie Pense’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/marie-pense-center-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBrighton Fire District No. 5 - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-60)
… $169,000 were a proper use of District money. Travel and car rental costs of approximately $58,000 were not … and other questionable payments. Properly audit all claims for payment. Properly establish and pay per diem amounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/09/13/brighton-fire-district-no-5-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-60Time and Attendance Practices of Selected Employees
… records for selected Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees reflected their actual time worked. We also … identified Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees whose home addresses were beyond the metropolitan … York City metropolitan area. Each MTA agency requires its employees to document their hours worked. Work hours are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/04/time-and-attendance-practices-selected-employeesDiNapoli: Former Beekman Tax Collector Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $86,000 for Personal Expenses
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that Jennifer Colucci 41 of Hopewell Junction pleaded guilty to stealing more than $86000 in tax funds collected for the use of the town of Beekman and its schools
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-former-beekman-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-embezzling-86000-personal-expensesDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Transportation Authority MTA has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyTrain On-Time Performance
… a day, 7 days a week. The MTA’s website lists schedules for each of the subways’ 20 interconnected lines and three shuttles. Sometimes, a subway train is canceled (i.e., does not depart from the terminal, … line, delays by categories, and on-time performance (OTP) statistics to management and the MTA Board’s Transit and Bus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performanceOpinion 2000-14
… local retirement systems whose indeterminate costs would only be felt in the future" ( NYPIRG v City of New York , 89 … municipality's obligation was fixed and certain, requiring only the contribution of a specified sum for each day of … employee upon termination from service for any reason, not only upon retirement, and regardless of the duration of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… program forest lands continue to be protected and that only eligible properties receive local tax exemptions. … delivered until September 2019 and, as of July 2020, only 64 cars had been delivered. Furthermore, LIRR did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsGreene County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-1)
… located within the County, including an apothecary and a car wash. Eleven of 13 complaints did not include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/greene-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 287
… period: Annual Lease Value Method (ALV) - This method may only be used by employees who are allowed unrestricted use of … day the vehicle is used for commuting. This method may only be used by employees who are prohibited from using a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/287-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided-vehicles-2001DiNapoli: Former Tax Collector Accused of Pocketing $88,000 for Car Loans, Amazon Purchases, Food and Other Expenses
… and was arraigned today in Beekman Town Court before Judge Robert Ferris. Colucci is due back in court on March 21st. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-former-tax-collector-accused-pocketing-88000-car-loans-amazon-purchases-food-and-other