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Compliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… E-ZPass customers have prepaid accounts, from which tolls are electronically deducted when the vehicle passes through toll points. Most E-ZPass accounts are automatically replenished with the customer’s credit card … the Authority accepts credit card payments over the phone, online, and in person for other costs (e.g., unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsCompliance With Outcome Reporting Requirements
… To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) meets legal and regulatory requirements to report on the outcomes … To determine whether Empire State Development ESD meets legal and regulatory requirements to report on the outcomes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/17/compliance-outcome-reporting-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2040
… Services instructions for processing the 2021-2022 PEF Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) Uniform … the 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and PEF provides for an annual maintenance allowance. Effective Dates The 2021-2022 PEF OFPC Uniform Maintenance Allowance may be submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2040-2021-2022-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2025
… the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … to PEF employees. Pursuant to the side letter contained in the 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and … dated 05/25/2022. Eligibility Criteria Full-time employees in BU05 in the Department of Transportation (Department ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2025-2020-and-2021-retroactive-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-yearsRotterdam Fire District Number 7 Schonowe – Claims Auditing (2025M-107)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Rotterdam Fire District Number 7 Schonowe (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … Did the Rotterdam Fire District Number 7 Schonowe District Board of Fire Commissioners Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/rotterdam-fire-district-number-7-schonowe-claims-auditing-2025m-107State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… account that, at times, had more than $500,000 on deposit. In addition, the board allowed debit cards to be used, which resulted in a circumvention of the town’s disbursement controls. … with water and sewer village laws and codes which resulted in $29,300 in penalties not being assessed. The board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsAction Needed on New York's Long-Delayed Adoption of Crucial Next Generation 911
… communications system that would allow photos, voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other county call … local centers. However, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), which is the primary agency … communications system that would allow photos voice and video calls and text messaging to be rerouted to other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/action-needed-new-yorks-long-delayed-adoption-crucial-next-generation-911State Agencies Bulletin No. 409
… Contract Pay and highlight the changes resulting from the Payroll System upgrade. Affected Employees Teachers in Pay … Code 21P Overview Contract Pay is the process used by the Payroll System for teachers whose pay basis code is 21P to … The contract dates of the academic year are stored in the Payroll System for each individual agency. All dates are set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/409-changes-contract-pay-page-institution-teachersCity of Buffalo – Budget Review (B26-1-5)
… Review Our Office completed a limited-scope review of the City’s budget. The purpose of our review was to determine the City’s structural budget deficit (budget deficit) – the gap … the budget deficits. As a result, the City no longer has surplus fund balance available to help balance the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/05/08/city-buffalo-budget-review-b26-1-5DiNapoli Releases November State Cash Report
… issues. These are easily accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York ( www.openbooknewyork.com ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-releases-november-state-cash-reportDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 … gift cards early this new year and remember to check for unclaimed funds . “Tis the season of giving, not losing, so … please spend those gift cards and check to see if you have unclaimed funds,” DiNapoli said. “Many New Yorkers don’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… New York state continues to have high levels of foreclosure activity with new foreclosure filings … continue efforts to help homeowners and stem the spread of foreclosure-induced blight.” Foreclosure filings rose … rapidly after the housing bubble burst and the recession of 2008-2009 took hold. Between 2006 and 2009, the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsOpinion 97-5
… (imposition of assessment for construction of private road) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (construction of … and Duties (construction of and assessment for private road) VILLAGE LAW, §§6-622, 22-2200: A village may not, … to Village Law, §§6-622 and 22-2200, construct a private road with the costs assessed against adjoining properties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS members receive service credit for all their public employment beginning with the date they … denominator: 50% x the years of service earned during the marriage the member’s total service credit Purchased … of that service if the employment occurred during the marriage. NYSLRS cannot credit the ex-spouse with service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditV.3.A General Ledger Business Unit (GLBU) – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… as a whole, and each agency’s and defined entity’s book of record requirement. Generally, each agency, as defined by … reporting, it may require a separate GL BU. Segregation of ChartField values – ChartField values are shared across … source can be used to segregate transactions. Balanced set of books – Situations where a balanced set of books are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3a-general-ledger-business-unit-glbuDiNapoli: Former Lake Luzerne Trustee Arrested for Stealing More Than $127,000 From South Warren Snowmobile Club
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Warren County District Attorney Jason M. Carusone and the New York State Police, today announced the arrest of former Lake Luzerne trustee Mark McLain for allegedly swindling … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Warren County District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-former-lake-luzerne-trustee-arrested-stealing-more-127000-south-warren-snowmobile-clubPublic Officers – Membership and Enrollment
… Public officers are eligible for membership in NYSLRS. This … of whether individuals are elected or appointed as public officers. You must give them the opportunity to join NYSLRS. A public officer is a person either elected or appointed to a … Public officers elected or appointed to government positions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/public-officersAnthem Blue Cross – Effectiveness of the Recovery Process
… process and remitted all recoveries that the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service) was entitled to. The audit covered the period … State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by Civil Service, is one of the nation’s largest public sector … process and remitted all recoveries that the Department of Civil Service Civil Service was entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/06/anthem-blue-cross-effectiveness-recovery-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 2152.1
… This Bulletin Supersedes Payroll Bulletin No. 2152 . Purpose: The purpose of this … regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2022. Affected Employees: Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2022 are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21521-outreach-and-escheatment-2022-uncashed-nys-payroll-checksImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers
… Purpose To determine (1) whether certain eye care providers who appeared to be affiliated complied … and (2) if Medicaid paid for improper claims billed by the eye care providers. This audit covered the period January 1, … State requirements. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care professionals who did not fully comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providers