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DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… budget for 2018 as well as a multi-year financial plan. In September, the county received a designation of "significant fiscal stress" in the latest round of scoring from DiNapoli's Fiscal Stress … The county has the fourth-highest fiscal stress score in the state. "A healthy fund balance is a key measure of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… on financial operations while developing estimates for significant revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted … Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Online Banking (Fulton County, Hamilton County and Otsego … computer is not used for online banking. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… Over the past ten years, state aid to school districts has increased $6 billion to $23.3 billion in … Thomas P. DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single … of a ruling by the State Court of Appeals in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit. After the ruling, the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsOpinion 88-37
… 21.00(a), 28.00(a): The purchase of a passenger vehicle to be used as a police car may be financed by the issuance of capital notes only when the vehicle is purchased to replace a similar vehicle which was in service for a year or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Subway Wait Assessment
… Purpose To determine whether New York City Transit (Transit) provides passengers service on all of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… access controls prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT resource, such as a particular … For example, former employees’ accounts should be disabled on the day they leave local government or school employment … Are different from passwords used for other systems; Do not match lists of common, expected, previously used or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… Newsday on Monday published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York … op-ed is below: We should be teaching financial literacy in NY's high schools Financial literacy should be taught in … later in life. Recently, the state Education Department’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures recommended to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of employees who are paid through the suspense account. The average monthly balance in the NCPA’s suspense account dropped from $241,214 in 2010, to $74,442. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsCommack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… in combating lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative … or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health … did not review or update the sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. We reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing
… technology (IT) services procured from consultants and contract staff to ensure compliance with contract terms and deliverables. The audit covered ITS agreements … comply with the predefined standards – generic terms and conditions for all ITS contracts – outlined within the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffingADAPT Community Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… $207,703 in compensations costs for six employees that should not have been charged to the SED cost-based programs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/adapt-community-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… V. Grady. “Senior citizens who thought they were paying for activities and events were unwittingly padding this … action to shore up internal financial controls so taxpayer funds are secure and being spent appropriately in the … the former director retired, auditors project that center funds totaling as much as $26,000 in 2011 and $19,000 in 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… 358 facilities licensed for handling radioactive materials in New York City. In addition there were 97 hospitals and 7,030 non-hospitals … current and the prior registration period, four had gaps in their registration periods and six had not been inspected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-46
… check dated June 20, 2001 There will be no direct deposit for this payment Background Information Chapters 69, 70, and … bargaining units in the Unified Court System, provide for Uniform Allowance payments to eligible employees. Payment … Criteria There are various Uniform Allowance payments for employees in Bargaining Units SY, SR, DR, F8, 87 and G9. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-46-june-2001-uniform-allowance-paymentCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
… 16, 2014. Background The Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) was enacted in July 2000 to address the need to provide a safe learning environment for New York’s students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. To comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… his office completed audits of the Town of Ellicot , Geneva Housing Authority , Town of Hadley , High Falls Water … manipulate court records and admitted to embezzling funds. Geneva Housing Authority – Cash Receipts (Ontario County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1XII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units how to process vouchers to vendors when an emergency procurement exists and the vendor cannot be added using the Vendor Add process prior to payment. An emergency procurement is one in which an urgent and … under normal business practices does not constitute an emergency. The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Bureau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1891
… exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2021. Affected Employees Employees who claimed … exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in 2020 and employees who submit withholding certificates claiming exempt in 2021 are affected. Background According to IRS Publication …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1891-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2021Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-292
… to inform agencies of the processing of the 2020 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees Employees … certain fringe benefits including employer-funded group legal service benefits are considered taxable income. … OSC Actions OSC will automatically apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2020 calendar year for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-292-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… half over the past four fiscal years, dropping from 15 in 2012 to only six in 2015, according to a report issued today by State … tax levy increase has remained at or below 2 percent in each of the past four years. “Counties are holding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-cap