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DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a total of $1.3 billion, while the number of overtime … and services are delivered safely and effectively for residents.” Key Findings: The number of overtime hours increased for the eighth consecutive year in 2024, as overtime earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023SUNY Bulletin No. SU-198
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the $500 Service Award for full-time employees. Affected Employees Full-time … New York and the United University Professions, provides for a $500 Service Award to be processed as a one-time … To provide agency instructions for processing the $500 Service Award for fulltime employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-198-500-service-award-full-time-psnu-employees-representedSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary … and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and … (Division) as high risk due to substantial charges for car rentals. The total costs associated with these travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesNY-Sun Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
… electricity come from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind by 2030. NY-Sun was launched in 2012 by the … to help establish a self-sustaining and self-sufficient solar industry in the State. Our initial audit report, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/ny-sun-incentive-program-followDiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… several years. Sheppard pleaded guilty today to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony, in … Kevin Wells for their partnership on this case.” As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resign her clerk’s job and a … $18 million in ordered restitution since 2011. The audit of DePeyster’s town clerk and tax collection is pending. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering – Network Security Controls
… a set of minimum security requirements that are considered best practices for all State entities, including SUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-nanoscale-science-and-engineering-network-security-controlsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… and current information about the number and types of contracts entered into by the state. This builds on the office’s daily accounting of state payments that were recently added to Open Book New … showed that his office’s independent review is one of the most efficient ways to deter fraud, waste and abuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This … for June 2014: Major Contracts Approved Governor’s Office of Employee Relations $70 million contract with United … a collective bargaining agreement with the state. Office of General Services $62.9 million contract with the Albany …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014DiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Sentenced for $101K Theft From the Department
… Steven G. James announced that William Storrs, the former chief and treasurer of the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department, was sentenced to four months of weekends in … The former chief and treasurer of the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-former-marbletown-fire-chief-sentenced-101k-theft-departmentNutritional Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… their grocery budget and help them afford nutritious food. In January 2025 , nearly 3 million New Yorkers received … the month and approximately $7.35 billion total benefits in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024. SNAP, the nation’s largest food assistance program, is instrumental in the fight against hunger. As reported by the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/nutritional-assistanceXI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State of tangible personal property or taxable services in excess of $300,000 during the immediately preceding four … sales tax quarters. The contractor must also certify in writing to the procuring agency that the requisite … The certification to the procuring agency must be included in the procurement record. The law provides that before a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationNursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Nursing Home Surveillance ( 2015-S-26 ). Background The Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing home facilities in New York State through its Division of … State regulations and procedures for conducting nursing home surveys and whether survey processes, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followMaintenance and Tuition Payments to the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Children's Residence
… Purpose To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School (Lake Grove) and Mountain Lake Children's Residence (Mountain Lake) to the State … To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Childrens Residence to the SED and OCFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/maintenance-and-tuition-payments-lake-grove-school-and-mountain-lake-childrens-residenceDiNapoli: After-School Provider Misused $194,320 in Public Funds
… the State Education Department (SED), submitted $194,320 in reimbursement claims for expenses that were unnecessary, … that allowed the inappropriate payments. For example, in January 2014, a payment request of $79,000 for SCO was … for the State Education Department SED submitted $194320 in reimbursement claims for expenses that were unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-after-school-provider-misused-194320-public-fundsDiNapoli: Former Morley Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $16,000
… A former treasurer of the Morley Volunteer Fire Co., Cindi Perkins, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree for stealing over $16,000 from the company over a three-year period, New York State … STEALING OVER $16000 A former treasurer of the Morley Volunteer Fire Co Cindi Perkins pleaded guilty to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-former-morley-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-16000Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… whether the State Education Department (Department) is monitoring school districts’ compliance with safety … transportation for all pupils; and whether the Department is monitoring school districts’ compliance with school bus … To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring school districts compliance with safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesAdministration of Contract C007373 With the Institute for Community Living
… effectively administering its contract with the Institute for Community Living (ICL) by ensuring that contracted … The audit covered ICL’s Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) for the contract year ended June 30, 2014. We also performed … all contract costs, which serves as a claiming document for program reimbursement. OMH is responsible for reviewing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/administration-contract-c007373-institute-community-livingThe Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in New York State
… The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) has developed an … map (see below) to accompany the report, The Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in New York State . The map allows … The Office of the New York State Comptroller has developed an interactive map to accompany the report The Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/condition-locally-owned-bridges-new-york-stateAsylum Seeker Spending Report
… Data are available for download below. State Spending The 2025-26 Enacted Budget Financial Plan indicates the State … asylum seekers totaled $1.72 billion through September 30, 2025. Figure 1 – State Spending by Agency (through month … Note: Spending from April 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025. Figure 2 – SFY 2024 and SFY 2025 Spending by Activity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/asylum-seeker-spending-reportXIII.10.D Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - To Agency Sole Custody Account – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Refunds to an Agency Sole Custody Account Process and Transaction … of SFS. The Business Unit must maintain documentation to support the advance to the employee and must make that available to the Office of … section provides Online Agencies with information related to refunds owed to the State by an employee using the Due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10d-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-due-state-offset