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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2318
… returns from financial institutions. OSC will prepare all transactions to be submitted to SFS for check printing … overpaid by the agency. OSC will prepare transactions for all direct deposit reversals received from financial … through PayServ. OSC will prepare transactions for all reissue and exchange requests received to be submitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2318-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli Announces Scheduled Sale of $541M State of New York General Obligation Bonds
… P. DiNapoli today announced the details of the upcoming New York state General Obligation bond issue totaling $541.1 … March 18. The state expects to sell $347.8 million of new money for transportation, education and environmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-announces-scheduled-sale-541m-state-new-york-general-obligation-bondsState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,909 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $7.3 … 3,100 payments valued at more than $7.2 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-345
… The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Office of Court Administration of OSC’s automatic processing in Pay … Affected Employees: Judges and Justices of the Unified Court System who are paid using the LEG Comp Rate Code are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-345-impact-27-pay-periods-calendar-year-2024-judges-and-justicesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-347
… Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments and provide instructions for submitting payments not processed automatically. Affected … Employees: All NYS Unified Court System (UCS) employees in Negotiating Units SY, SR, S9, DR, F8, G9, 86, and 87 who … 2021-2026 New York State Court Clerks (BU S9); Provide for a uniform and equipment allowance or maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-347-december-2024-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andXII.4.D Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process – XII. Expenditures
… certify to the Comptroller annually, or at any time there is a new head of the agency, that the agency has sufficient … that includes verifying that staff who approve a voucher have been authorized by the head of the Agency. Agency … all user’s financial system roles to determine if there is adequate separation of duties. The mass approver role in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4d-certification-internal-controls-over-payment-processAuburn Industrial Development Authority – Project Approval and Monitoring (2025M-15)
… approve and monitor projects? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – February 3, 2025 Understanding the Program Industrial … is responsible for AIDA’s day-to-day operations. For 2023, AIDA reported 16 active projects with project costs … officials did not conduct policy-required site visits in 2023 and 2024. As a result, the Board and AIDA officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2025/04/25/auburn-industrial-development-authority-project-approvalXI.2.A Thresholds – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Finance Law § 163). (See OSC Approval Thresholds Summary for additional information.) OSC APPROVAL THRESHOLDS State … § 112(2)(a) defines the following OSC approval thresholds for contracts entered into by State agencies and the Office … SUNY state university health care facilities as defined in Education Law § 350(5), State University Construction Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2a-thresholdsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-376
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the July 2025 Increase to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and … between the State of New York and UUP, provides for a July 2025 increase in Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay. … and Location Mid-Hudson Pay will be paid with an effective date of 07/03/2025 in the Administration check date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-376-july-2025-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonShoreham-Wading River Central School District – Capital Assets (2025M-23)
… April 30, 2024. We expanded our audit period through August 7, 2024 to conduct a walkthrough at the District. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/08/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-capital-assets-2025m-23DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a total of $1.3 billion, while the number of overtime … over 177,000. “Overtime continued to grow in 2024 despite increases to a workforce that remains below pre-pandemic … year. Of the major agencies with overtime costs, most had increases in overtime hours and earnings in 2024, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2018-19 declined $3.7 billion, or 4.7 … but a decline of $2.2 billion from the prior fiscal year. For the month of March, tax receipts were $811.7 million … December and January, however, remind us to take nothing for granted. With expectations of a slowing economy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Village of Millport Theft
… public dollars," said DiNapoli. "I thank Chemung County District Attorney Weeden A. Wetmore and the New York State … Police. The case is being prosecuted by the Chemung County District Attorney's Office. DiNapoli's investigations have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-village-millport-theftDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… can recover the misspent funds.” Shared staff at Starting Point Services divided their hours between the school’s … related services program. The state reimburses Starting Point, and other providers, for the cost of their SEIT … for reimbursement. But DiNapoli’s audit found Starting Point did just that. Starting Point submitted 100 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… of financial reporting by contracted providers can result in waste of needed funds for supportive housing,” … disabling conditions. In 2010, DOHMH signed a three-year, $27.7 million contract with CUCS for a variety of mental … the Times Square Hotel ($5.7 million), Uptown SROs ($4.9 million) and 350 Lafayette TLC ($5.1 million), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… 260,000 improper payments (totaling about $26.8 million) for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. In a … and improper Medicaid payments continue to be paid for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. … Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services (2013-S-51) With approval from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 90-14
… inquire whether a town may be reimbursed by a developer for the costs of an engineer, attorney and land surveyor … the town. There is no express authority in the Town Law for a town to impose fees in connection with applications for variances, special use permits, or approvals of site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-14Opinion 90-28
… board member performing private engineering services for subdivisions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards … of board member providing private engineering services for subdivisions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §805-a(1)(c): A … from receiving or agreeing to receive compensation for engineering services performed in connection with any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-28DiNapoli: Potsdam Audit Finds Missing Court Funds
… The former justice court clerk in the town of Potsdam was arrested for embezzling $117,000 after an … the St. Lawrence County District Attorney with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and one count of falsifying business records in the first degree, a class E …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-potsdam-audit-finds-missing-court-fundsOpinion 92-56
… -- Compensation (payment of flat monthly allowance for use of private automobile on official business) WORDS AND … a town from providing compensation, in addition to salary, to its officers and employees if the additional … security contributions and computation of final average salary for purposes of the New York State and Local Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56