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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

… their budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit. Officials …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits

DiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic

… during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new audit released today by New York State Comptroller … dealing with staff shortages and confusion and delays over how to isolate or quarantine individuals during the worst … important in group homes settings, where clients often have multiple medical issues and staff typically cannot …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemic

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… in operating surpluses. In addition, the district’s tax certiorari reserve was overfunded by $793,000 and the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1

DiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities

… 911 systems; counties including Albany, Chenango, Erie, Nassau, Schenectady and Schuyler; cities including New York, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authorities

Area #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance

… it is very important for local governments and schools to know who (any vendor or subcontractor) has access to their … A bill of rights supplement that specifies (among other things): The exclusive purposes for which shared PII will be … responsibility for various aspects of the IT environment (i.e., the local government/school or service provider), which …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-services

Area #10 – Firewalls and Intrusion Detection – Information Technology Governance

… and designing firewall rules that effectively address a local government’s or school’s needs are critical to … and operations, firewall rules should be managed using a formal change-management control process, with rule reviews … is the process of monitoring the events occurring in a computer system or network and analyzing them for signs …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-10-firewalls-and-intrusion-detection

Opinion 88-59

… justice, we note that section 3-301(2) is mandatory with respect to the position of acting village justice. … fill a vacancy in the position of acting village justice. With respect to a village justice receiving the salary fixed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59

Other Bulletin No. 6

… Code Narrative 410 Health Care Spending Account 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-6-april-1-2007-retroactive-3-general-salary-increase-suny

VII.9.A Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs Automation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables

… in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) on a more real-time basis that is better aligned with the timing of payroll … which requires staff resources and adds additional time to the proper reporting of the FBIC charges. In order … journals as necessary. If a Federal award project budget definition end date (liquidation date) is incorrect, prepare …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9a-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costs-automation

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.3

… entry and provide details of the Direct Deposit Audit Locked Queries for audit purposes. Affected Employees … to be deposited directly in a bank for any purpose to an account in the name of such employee, and into which such …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19713-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-query

State Agencies Bulletin No. 828

To provide agency procedures to process Longevity Payments and adjustments for overtime payments

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/828-april-2007-and-april-2008-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal

State Agencies Bulletin No. 808

… with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ) and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC 1476-P ). For recipients of a previously deceased employee's … where a Next of Kin Affidavit and Report of Check Exchange forms have been submitted, OSC will accept a photocopy of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/808-april-2007-and-april-2008-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-178

… Purpose To notify agencies of the procedures for processing Summer … the payroll in their regular positions and will continue to be paid. OSC Actions OSC has created two new Time Entry …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-178-procedures-processing-suny-2011-summer-session-payments

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-89

… Automatic Restoration of Contract Pay After the payroll is audited for period 11L, OSC will automatically insert a … Pay record effective 08/14/03 The contract begin date is 8/14/2003 and the end date is 6/2/2004. Automatic Population of Contract Pay Page The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-89-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21p

DiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety

… 18, 2020, a worker died in Manhattan after falling 62 feet through an opening where guardrails were missing. A … agency of the incident. On Dec. 20, 2019, a worker fell 18 feet at the same site and later died. DOB issued a Stop Work …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safety

DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored

… or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be addressed in 24 hours, but the city’s Department of Housing … were duplicates, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “It is … The agency took three days or more to follow up on 49 percent of the complaints it got in FY 2018, with an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignored

Opinion 88-39

… court and forfeited while town court retains jurisdiction) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, §§180.70, 540.10, 540.20; STATE FINANCE LAW, §99-a; TOWN LAW, §27(1); UNIFORM JUSTICE COURT ACT, §2021(1): Cash bail which is posted in a … is held by the town court, and is forfeited while the criminal action is still pending in the town court, is the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39

Are You Vested? And What It Means

… you meet the minimum age requirements established by your retirement plan. Vesting is automatic; you do not have to … Tier 1, 2, 3 or 4 members who have at least five years of credited service are vested. As of April 9, 2022, Tier 5 … change affects members of both the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and Fire Retirement System …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-means