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Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-355
… paycheck that represents their pensionable contribution. Tax Information: The retroactive Blazer Payment change in … income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. … to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. Questions regarding retirement may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-355-2025-ucs-blazer-pensionability-changeDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Strong, but Warns of Risks Posed by Limited Staffing
… management, stating that DiNapoli’s office “maintains a very high level of ethical, professional and conflict of … additional resources can we accomplish all that we need to do to manage the Fund effectively and efficiently. Our task … joined the Fund in 2012. The report credits Fuller with many of the Fund’s recent improvements. “I’m pleased this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-strong-warns-risks-posed-limited-staffingDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… found schools failed to report numerous cases of violent and disruptive incidents and misclassified dozens of others, … auditors determined it should have reported 769, including two sex offenses that involved inappropriate sexual contact … of the option to transfer to a safe public school, if one is available; Report annual VADIR results to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… guilty plea of Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman, for working with others to rig the bidding process for multi-million dollar public works contracts in Monroe … statewide. I want to thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his work on these cases, and I urge the public to report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingDiNapoli: New York City Projects Surplus in 2017 Despite Slower Tax Collections
… the size of the out-year budget gaps. To his credit, Mayor de Blasio has prudently maintained the city’s reserves at … than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-city-projects-surplus-2017-despite-slower-tax-collectionsDiNapoli Calls for State Procurement Reform
… agency contracts above $50,000 and certain contracts over $1 million for state public authorities. The Comptroller’s … office reviewed 21,381 contract transactions totaling $169.2 billion. In recent years, executive and legislative actions … notice of single or sole-source procurements. In early November, DiNapoli took administrative actions related to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-calls-state-procurement-reformPreventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… insurance programs. NYSHIP covers over 1.2 million active and retired State, local government and school district employees, and their dependents. In 2017, NYSHIP cost the State, other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/09/preventing-inappropriate-and-excessive-costs-new-york-state-health-insurance-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Town of Arietta , Buffalo Sewer Authority , Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… myriad of systemic problems, including more than $453,000 in inappropriate or questionable staff payments and … excluding the public from board deliberations. “Actions in the Hempstead school district demonstrate a neglect of … to act immediately and address the issues contained in this report.” DiNapoli’s office found a number of payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtUse of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… This is disappointing, because all government agencies have an inherent responsibility to continually work to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… period. This occurred because the board has not adopted a payroll policy and district officials have not established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Opinion 89-38
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of a school district to … provided by a public retirement system, or payments to a fund or insurer to provide an income for retirees or payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-38State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… are doing home visits and other critical functions required to protect those children, according to an audit … by those entrusted with managing their care and are safe from harm." In New York City, ACS is responsible for ensuring … community-based voluntary agencies. The agencies are required to conduct regular visits to children in the care of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenOpinion 93-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in the event of a vacancy) COUNTY CLERK -- … of Appeals case of People ex rel Church v Hopkins , 55 NY 74, which involved a clerk who had been appointed as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 91-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Service (payment of on town obligations in coterminous town-village) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-5DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… few have services readily available—and that DOE provides little oversight to ensure students receive the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthXIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… expenses that are on the State travel card and an employee’s out-of-pocket expenses. An employee reconciles travel expense charges by creating an … from the creation of an expense report is paid back by the employee. When employees review and reconcile charges timely, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationDiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program
… almost $70 million by the consortium, but that DoITT did little to collect the money. As of March 2020, the amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-programDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… of any in-state passenger vehicles that do not pay tolls, fees, or other charges, if they have three or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,580 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.3 billion and approved … Education Department $1.4 billion in general aid to 388 school districts. Empire State Development Corporation $22 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-april