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Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-44

… of Transportation instructions for processing the 2024 Call-Out Response Payment. Affected Employees: Employees … be made beginning in Pay Period 6L, paychecks dated 07/03/2024. This payment will be made in a separate check. There is … and ice callouts during the period 11/01/2023 to 04/15/2024 inclusive shall receive a call-out-response payment as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-44-2024-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2023-2024

Opinion 2009-2

… the equalization rate determined by the State officer or agency charged with the duty of such determination …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0

Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements

… Department and local health department within two hours of discovery and to notify the public and affected and adjoining municipalities within four hours of discovery. To ensure appropriate notification, the Department …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/19/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutant

DiNapoli Examines Fiscal Hurdles Facing Key NYC-Supported Agencies

… the vendors selected to operate the central intake center and 15 of the city’s Humanitarian Emergency Response …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-examines-fiscal-hurdles-facing-key-nyc-supported-agencies

Batavia City School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2022M-74)

… IT equipment. Maintain a complete, comprehensive inventory list and perform an annual physical inventory. Reconcile the BOCES-owned inventory list and remove and/or return devices that were not in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/batavia-city-school-district-information-technology-equipment-inventory

Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) – Information Technology (2020M-99)

Determine whether Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured security awareness training was provided, IT assets were accessed for appropriate purposes, and IT controls over BOCES’ network and financial system were adequate to safeguard information.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/oneida-herkimer-madison-boces-2020-99.pdf

DiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion

… on their finances and operations. However, as my audits have shown, New York’s public authorities must do more to improve their transparency and accountability to … authorities. Public authorities generally are not subject to many of the oversight and transparency …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billion

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1764

… in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year 2019. Affected Employees Employees with … used if the fair market value exceeds set amounts in the year the vehicle was assigned or if the ALV method was used … on the employee’s Form W-2 and increase the Box 1 and 16 taxable gross wages by the additional amount of any Social …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1764-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided

Location Service Providers

… The State Comptroller, whose longstanding view is that the … charge, strongly encourages everyone to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds directly to determine if we are holding … of amounts or the taxpayer identification (social security) number associated with an item. … The State …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/location-service-providers

Town of Clifton Park – Information Technology (2020M-162)

… employee Internet use. Implement comprehensive procedures for managing, and monitoring user access to, the Town’s … with IT policies. Develop comprehensive written procedures for managing and monitoring network user accounts. Develop a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-clifton-park-information-technology-2020m-162

Ellicottville Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-14)

Determine whether the District ensured information technology IT assets were properly safeguarded and secured

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/ellicottville-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-14

DiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students

… The State University of New York (SUNY) needs to make sure its campuses are upholding in-state residency … students, resulting in tuition undercharging. “SUNY is enabling graduate students from out-of-state to take … residency rules apply or that they were confused by them, it’s possible that similar problems exist at many of SUNY’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-suny-campuses-need-focus-tuition-paid-out-state-graduate-students

Urban Choice Charter School - Information Technology (2019M-240)

… Immediately disable user accounts of former employees and ensure all IT users have and use their own user …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/06/12/urban-choice-charter-school-information-technology-2019m-240

Court-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement

… S. Berman announced that Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for … as a court-appointed administrator. Bayard had pled guilty to one count of wire fraud on October 23, 2018. U.S. District … and pocketed $1.4 million from an estate he was appointed to protect,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to our investigation and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlement

Privacy and Links Policy

… to protecting your privacy when you access our website and the online services we offer. Consistent with New York State’s Internet Security and Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy explains the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/privacy-and-links-policy

Opinion 92-37

… which requires the Comptroller's approval. The procedures for merging a fire protection district into an adjoining fire … in section one hundred seventy-three of this chapter for the extension of a fire district". Subdivision 2 of Town … the resolution must be submitted to the State Comptroller for approval. Subdivision 1 of section 173, on the other …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37

Town of Yorktown - Information Technology (2020M-16)

… Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to 10 employees, including four who routinely accessed … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board policies. Regularly review …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/05/29/town-yorktown-information-technology-2020m-16

Town of Hempstead – Information Technology Access Controls (2021M-158)

… so they understand IT security measures and their roles in safeguarding data and IT assets. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … with our recommendations and indicated that they were in the process of implementing corrective action. … Determine …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/08/19/town-hempstead-information-technology-access-controls-2021m-158