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Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… State laws. Our audit scope period covered March 1, 2014 through December 7, 2016. Background The Office is … Assistance Program) through EBT cards. Recipients can use the cards to make purchases or withdraw cash from a … Office’s monitoring of EBT transactions to be adequate, but identified certain strategic refinements that could help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1630
… for new double time and straight time earnings codes to be used for Time Entry payments for mandatory hours … 2016-2021 Agreement. OSC Actions OSC has created new Earns Codes to be used to report Double Time for eligible CSEA employees as indicated below: The following Earns Codes have been created in PayServ: New Earn Code Description …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1630-new-double-time-overtime-earnings-codes-eligible-civil-serviceDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… the State Education Department’s resources are stretched, but it must ensure these schools are worthy of a license and … Second Language (ESL) schools — operating in New York. SED can refund students tuition, in some cases of school closures, through its Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA), which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… suicides, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While the Office of Mental … systems work and how devastating it is when they fail. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has shown extraordinary leadership … to confront hard truths and do better. Once again, the Comptroller is performing a vital public service by ensuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateState Agencies Bulletin No. 1602
… Time Entry Earning that are paid as an amount such as, but not limited to HDO and OCS will not calculate properly from … or advice. Questions Questions about this bulletin can be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1602-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-civil-serviceDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Strong, but Warns of Risks Posed by Limited Staffing
… helped build one of the nation’s strongest pension funds, but only with competitive compensation and additional resources can we accomplish all that we need to do to manage the Fund … members and beneficiaries of the retirement system. We did not identify any instances where a decision appeared to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-strong-warns-risks-posed-limited-staffingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… office completed audits of the Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District , Chittenango Central School District , East Hampton Union Free School District , Jericho Union Free School District , Lyme … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 91-40
… In Schampier v Office of General Services of the State of New York , 73 AD2d 1011, 424 NYS2d 57, affd 52 NY2d 746, 436 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40XVI.4.B Tax Revenues – XVI. Financial Reporting
… receivable system developed by Tax and Finance. Refund liabilities exist to the extent that estimated and … of payment activity and historical experience. There is no refund liability attributed to first quarter estimated payments. Refund liability accrued at March 31 will be comprised of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4b-tax-revenuesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-335
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2024 UCS Salary Increases and provide … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2024 UCS Salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-335-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryEast Ramapo Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2013M-141-F, 2011M-52-F)
… was to assess the District's progress as of January 2016 in implementing our recommendations in the audit reports released in 2011 and 2013. Background … was fully implemented, one was partially implemented and three were not implemented. Of the 11 audit recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/21/east-ramapo-central-school-district-audit-follow-2013m-141-f-2011m-52-fCity of Rochester – Code of Ethics and Procedures – Follow Up (S4-09-116-F)
… fiscal year were $467.1 million. Results of Review Based on our limited procedures, it appears that the City has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/06/21/city-rochester-code-ethics-and-procedures-follow-s4-09-116-fMinerva Central School District – Payroll (2016M-18)
… audit was to determine if District officials implemented payroll policies and procedures to ensure that employee pay … implemented appropriate procedures for processing payroll to ensure that employee salaries and wages were … Minerva Central School District Payroll 2016M18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/minerva-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-18Nyack Union Free School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-185)
… Key Finding The amount in the District's unemployment insurance reserve is enough to pay the District's average … and in accordance with statutory requirements and Board policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/03/nyack-union-free-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-185Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management Audit Follow Up (2016M-249-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2016 report – pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the … Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne BOCES’ (BOCES) progress, as of August 2022, in implementing our recommendations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/10/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-296
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2021 UCS Increments and Longevity Increments and provide … or Longevity Increment as indicated below: Salary Plan: UCS NUC UCO UCC – Increments Only NYS Bargaining Unit: S9 DR, … between the Unified Court System of the State of New York (UCS) and the affected bargaining units (Bargaining Units DR, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-296-april-2021-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-incrementsDiNapoli: New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman and Philip R. Bartlett, … work of the Postal Inspection Service and the New York State Comptroller. This case is being handled by the White … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli United States Attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-embezzling-decedents-estate-which-he-was-court-appointedRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… M. Cecero, age 64, of Pittsford, New York, admitted today to unlawfully "double-dipping" and receiving state retirement benefits to which she was not entitled. She agreed to pay back those benefits, with interest, as part of a … Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully doubledipping and receiving state retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and effectively.” Allegany County – County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications (2013M-218) … Auditors found numerous weaknesses in controls over payroll processing and the maintenance of time and attendance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsExamination of Pitts Management Associates, Inc. Travel Expenses
… were incurred for business purposes and were reasonable in price. Background Under its contracts with SUNY Downstate … were incurred for business purposes or were reasonable in price. We also found that PMA did not make a reasonable … not adequately demonstrate the business purpose and/or price reasonableness. We also have serious concerns about the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/08/examination-pitts-management-associates-inc-travel-expenses