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Boquet Valley Central School District – Procurement (2021M-132)
… requirements. Officials did not procure: One purchase contract totaling $26,859, of 10 purchase contracts totaling … and found five providers were paid a total of $135,238 for services provided during the audit period without officials using a request for proposal (RFP), as required. Key Recommendations Procure purchase contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/boquet-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-132Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Southold and the Union Center Fire Company . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … is handled at the departmental level and has resulted in inconsistencies in the approval of overtime, modifying time records and the process for charging leave accruals. Newfield Fire Company – Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNorth Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… network user accounts. Properly manage permissions for 517 user accounts in the student information application … and as a result, District officials lacked preparedness for a cyberattack. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Making Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… (earnings) or days worked, you should submit an adjustment report using Retirement Online ( here is a sample adjustment report file ). Do not send payments with your adjustment … Also, you can’t use Retirement Online or the Adjustment Report (RS2050) to report an adjustment to a member’s service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/making-adjustmentsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-340
… New York (SUNY) Hospitals of OSC’s automatic processing of title changes and reallocations of Teaching and Research … occupying an approved Teaching and Research Center Nurse title at the SUNY Hospitals on or after the effective date of the title change and reallocation are affected. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-340-reallocation-suny-teaching-and-research-center-nurseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1376
… of New York State, Inc. (PBANYS) Agency Police Services Unit (APSU) Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP) created pursuant to Section 7 of Part A … 15, 2012, the balance of each employee’s actual deficit reduction plan reductions based on the fiscal year 2012-2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1376-repayment-agency-police-services-unit-apsu-deficit-reduction-plan-drpOpinion 2010-1
… there is a need for additional facilities in the immediate neighborhood (Village Law § 7-730 [4] [c]; see Bayswater , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Subway Wait Assessment
… One of the changes in the Plan was the implementation of new customer-focused performance measures intended to be more … to be reported monthly to the MTA Board’s Transit and Bus Committee (Committee) and posted on the MTA website’s … of between 25 and 50 percent of all stops along each route. We found that time points only cover between 11 and 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/subway-wait-assessmentComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Upstate Woman for Pension Fraud and Welfare Fraud
… against her earlier this month charging her with stealing pension benefits issued to her deceased mother and … anyone who attempts to steal benefits to which they are not entitled." "To exploit the death of a loved one for … and nearly $7,000 in managed care payments she was not actually entitled to from November 2012 through July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-upstate-woman-pension-fraud-andOpinion 91-33
… such money. Upon a termination of the case at the trial level with a dismissal or acquittal, the two per centum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-33DiNapoli: Employer Contribution Rates Stable for State Fiscal Year 2019-2020
… the previous year, with the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) getting a slight decrease and the Police and Fire … contribution rate for participating employers in the ERS will decrease in SFY 2019-20 from 14.9 percent of payroll … There are more than 3,000 participating employers in ERS and PFRS, and 334 different plan combinations. Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-employer-contribution-rates-stable-state-fiscal-year-2019-2020Dryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
… the Dryden Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately … IT service providers. In 2018, the District was the victim of a ransomware attack. The Director of Information Technology Services (IT Director) failed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/26/dryden-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-106DiNapoli: MWBE Participation in the State’s Pension Fund Rose to All-Time High in State Fiscal Year 2020-21
… New York State Common Retirement Fund remains one of the best managed and best funded public pension funds in the nation, we have built … and access is not only the right approach – it’s the best approach.” Approximately half of the Fund’s assets are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-mwbe-participation-states-pension-fund-rose-all-time-high-state-fiscal-year-2020-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 1825
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2020 Security Performance Advances and provide instructions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1825-april-2020-security-performance-advancesMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
… Long Term Care Partial Capitation plans for recipients who were no longer enrolled in these plans. The audit covered … provide health and long-term care services to recipients who have a long-lasting health problem or disability. … occurs when a capitation payment was made for a recipient who was later retroactively disenrolled from a Plan and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/30/medicaid-program-improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-careDiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) to the defendant’s father who had passed away in 2019. Richard Gaines Jr., 51, … to 15 years in prison. “Mr. Gaines allegedly exploited his father’s death to pocket nearly $80,000 he was not entitled … stealing tens of thousands of dollars of his deceased father’s pension funds to which he was not entitled,” said DA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply of more than $300,000 to pay the personal legal … funds from the city of Mount Vernon’s Board of Water Supply to pay law firms for the personal defense of … of Water Supply purposes. The scheme continued into the fall of 2018 with payments from the Board of Water Supply to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-governmentUpper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority – Procurement (2015M-304)
… Authority is located in the City of Utica in Oneida County and was established by Section 1942 of New York State … that were in effect during our audit period or the names of the bidders and the amounts of the bids that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/03/04/upper-mohawk-valley-memorial-auditorium-authority-procurement-2015m-304DiNapoli: $90,000 in Full Restitution Paid for Rental Assistance Theft
… will continue to partner with law enforcement to root out waste, fraud and abuse. I thank D.A. Kindlon and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-90000-full-restitution-paid-rental-assistance-theftState Police Bulletin No. SP-186
… in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin … calculation of any overtime earned after the date of the appointment. Therefore, the agency must insert a row on the … Date: Last date in eligible position (date prior to appointment) OT Eff Date: Same as original OT Eff Date Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-186-2018-state-police-expertise-pay