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Cost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud

… and a system of internal controls in place. Review our best practices below as a reference for adopting a strong …

DiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York's Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores Are Double National Average

… schools and must be obligated by September 2024. Based on data from DiNapoli’s COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker , … Department to provide school districts with guidance on best practices for spending of funds and encouraged school …

All-Agency Contract Evaluation System

… which are rated individually. The ACE administrator at each agency is responsible for ensuring that the …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… professional services are being procured in the city's best interest and in the most prudent and economical manner. …

DiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act

… (GWBBS) that could impede access to these terminals. For example: The GWBBS and the closest MTA subway station at … was an inclined pathway that lacks automatic doors for mobility-impaired individuals. Moreover, gates on the … the Department of Justice issued a best practices tool kit for state and local governments’ website accessibility. This …

Archived: Legislative Session 2019–2020

… Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs) Renewals Issued 2015 Through 2020 – Signed into law on August 24, 2020 as Chapter 157 of … Corporations (LDCs) – Signed into law on December 20, 2019 as Chapter 710 of the Laws of 2019 – A.7476 (Magnarelli) / S.5445 (Skoufis) – Relates to …

Archived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016

… technology for procurement purposes; clarifying the use of best and final offers for invitations for bids and requests …

Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance

… As a result, it cannot use the information to best focus its attention on locations that are in danger of …

University at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave

… determine whether the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany (Albany) complied with policies for administering … The individual SUNY campuses, including the University at Albany (Albany), are responsible for administering … interest of the campuses. As a result, the environment at Albany enabled officials to grant other paid leaves …

Introduction to IT Governance – Information Technology Governance

… (IT) systems including, but not limited to, costs for computers and related hardware equipment, software, … and personnel training. They rely on IT systems for storing and processing important financial and … Management, including the governing board, is responsible for ensuring that the right IT internal controls are in place …

Guide to Financial Operations

… The New York State Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) acts as a reference source for … financial management systems where applicable. Subscribe to GFO Updates … The New York State Guide to Financial Operations GFO acts as a reference source for …

X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management

What Not to Report – Legacy Reporting

… Not all items considered taxable by the IRS constitute salary as defined by … declines health insurance.) Overtime payments made as a result of a person having worked his or her vacation … PFRS (15 percent of regular salary) members Overtime which is paid by private, non-governmental entities Payments made …

Response to Human Trafficking

… the New York State Social Services Law created a framework for serving survivors of human trafficking in New York, and OTDA’s Bureau of Refugee Services is responsible for overseeing the Response to Human Trafficking Program … letter as documentation during the application process for social services and legal assistance, and documentation …

Accounts Payable Advisory No. 43

… are effective April 1, 2017. Please review the below chart for information on what changes were made. Particular … Vendor Add Portal Updated to include new requirements for adding vendors to SFS - primary contact email, … Request Mass Add Updated to include new requirements for adding vendors to SFS - primary contact email, …

DiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union

… The Times Union published an op ed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the … responsibly, ethically and transparently. Times Union Op Ed  Commentary: New York Needs Better Oversight of Government … Intelligence Governance … The Times Union published an op ed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli on the …

Opinion 97-18

… 275: Pursuant to County Law, §215, real property acquired for a county sewer district, that is no longer needed for public use, may be sold, upon a two-thirds vote of the … You ask whether the sale of the real property used for a county sewer district must be approved by a majority of …

DiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

… New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Opinion 91-3

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … vehicles. Town Law, §§64(1) and (3), respectively, vest in the town board "the general management and control of the … such equipment "shall be used by the town superintendent in such manner and in such places in such towns [sic] as he …

Opinion 94-2

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES--Fees (exemption from parking meter … VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1200, 1600, 1604, 1640: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not … parking meter fees when parking their personal vehicles in the city's on-street parking meter zones. Currently, the …