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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… accountability, it’s critical that schools make every dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district … did not properly manage the financial condition of the general and school lunch funds. The general fund had deficits in the last three years while the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the high-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. Auditors focused their audit efforts on the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom incurred over $100,000 … requirement. Key Recommendations Ensure that travelers obtain prior written approval from the finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Opinion 2003-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of for preliminary costs and feasibility studies) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands … Whether moneys may be expended to pay reasonable and necessary preliminary costs related to a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7Opinion 2007-5
… to referendum (General Municipal Law § 6-c [4]). 2 In the case of counties, pursuant to Local Finance Law § 33.10, a … by counties that operated under an alternative or optional form of government on September 1, 1945; and (3) issuances of … County Attorney County of Niagara Falls 1 In that case, however, there must be retained in the fund an amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler County) The former clerk-treasurer did not make cash deposits in a … unused leave totaling $13,293 when she left employment. The former clerk-treasurer also erroneously reported an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-015
… remove Empl Rcd; update any Locked Queries impacted by the removal of Empl Rcd; convert records for employees who have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-015-direct-deposit-updated-business-process-and-ac-2772Investors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts
… Investors who filed suit against the officers and directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd. claiming they failed to protect the … Investors who filed suit against the officers and directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd have reached a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resortsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1834
… 04/01/2019) , have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/WDL (WC Dis … eligible employees who were not systematically processed with the effective dates of 03/26/2020 (Institution) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1834-april-2020-hazardous-duty-pay-increase-arbitration-eligible-bu01-andCUNY Bulletin No. CU-345
… agency, 7XXX2, with the following attributes: Effective = 9/1/08 Line Number = TBD Department = 7XXX2 Dept Location = …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-345-payment-nonresident-alien-independent-contractors-providingTown of Lewis – Records and Reports (2025M-17)
… complete and accurate accounting records and reports. As a result, the Board lacked reliable records and reports to … fund has subsidized the water district’s operations. As a result, only taxpayers within the water district benefited … complete and accurate accounting records and reports As a result the Board lacked reliable records and reports to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/15/town-lewis-records-and-reports-2025m-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 1736
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new Additional Pay Earnings Codes, automatic processing for the bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay, and to provide instructions for payments not processed … for the new bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay payment for employees who have at least one year of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1736-new-security-services-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01-andDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… on-time performance. Some delays were controllable (car equipment problems, track work), while others were not … if the MTA could show efforts to address these issues. Car Equipment: Three district managers said subway car equipment problems, which caused six percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackDiNapoli: Report Warns of Growing State Debt
… New York's state-funded debt is projected to reach $63.7 billion at the end of the current fiscal year and to increase over the following … once again called for reforms to New York's use of debt, including voter approval of borrowing and better … debt is projected to reach $637 billion at the end of the current fiscal year and to increase over the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debtOpinion 92-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … of section 176(11) of the Town Law preclude a fire district commissioner who is not a member of the fire … Whether the provisions of section 17611 of the Town Law preclude a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Opinion 92-38
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE CHIEF -- Powers and Duties (continuation of service until new chief appointed) -- Vacancy (procedure for filling in … -- Powers and Duties (approval of nomination for fire chief); (appointment of fire chief) VILLAGE LAW, §10-1012: If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… range of services including, but not limited to, hospital services, office visits, home care, medical … rate schedules for the payment of inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Empire’s hospital contracts also allow certain special items, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1097
… for agencies to complete their required processing steps by the effective date for all transactions, agencies must … ensure that any necessary documentation has been received by OSC and that agencies have received prior approval by the Bureau Director of OSC Payroll Services before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1097-retroactive-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesState Agencies Bulletin No. 719
… of Corrections employees represented by NYSCOPBA (BU01) in the following titles: Correction Officer Correction Officer Spanish Language Correction Officer Trainee Correction … Increase for all arbitration eligible employees on 3/31/07 in the amount of $2,625 due to the movement of the Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/719-march-31-2007-salary-increase-and-ending-other-payments-certainGranville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-114)
… schools with approximately 1,100 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted … unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by more than $4 million each year. Key Recommendation Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/granville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-114Three Village Central School District – Fuel Inventories (2015M-271)
… schools with approximately 6,700 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/three-village-central-school-district-fuel-inventories-2015m-271