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DiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… literacy should be taught in all New York schools. When students take a financial literacy course, they learn personal finance, budgeting, and investing. They become better …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System
… Protection Agency (EPA) has established an industry goal of 10 percent for unaccounted water system losses. A water … areas that may need attention, particularly large volumes of unaccounted-for water. Calculate unaccounted-for water … and quantify all water sources to calculate the number of gallons produced by your municipal water system annually. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-systemComptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… daily accounting of state payments to openbooknewyork.com. This is his first monthly notification on major … returned license plates. (DMV refunds 50 percent of the registration fee for plates surrendered in the first year of … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsIX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… transactions will get collected into the Project Costing (PC) module. Once the contract is in ACTIVE status, the … these transactions will create temporary bills in PC. Step 2) Bill Approval. As part of the project setup …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesPublic Health – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… State Medicaid spending by $4.1 billion (15.4 percent) to $22.5 billion and local Medicaid spending by $693 million (8.3 percent) to $7.7 billion in SFY 2020-21. Federal COVID relief … Medicaid costs and $754 million in local Medicaid costs to the federal government. Compared to the year before, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-healthState Agencies Bulletin No. 1998
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All … and 21XXX (except 21400, 21450, and 21600). Background To correctly calculate split payroll charges for fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1998-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-fiscal-year-end-rollover-positionDiNapoli: Owner of Medical Transport Company Charged With Running Sham Transportation Service Scheme
… Watts, the owner of Pearl Transit Corp., on ten counts of wire fraud for her role in a scheme to defraud New York State … for her company. Watts was indicted on 10 ten counts of wire fraud and arraigned before Judge Daniel J. Stewart in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-owner-medical-transport-company-charged-running-sham-transportation-service-schemeAccounts Payable Advisory No. 29
… Subject : Certifying Controls over the Agency’s Payment Process Reference : Guide to Financial Operations: … Section 4.D - Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process Guidance : Title 2, Chapter I, Part 6, … that the agency has sufficient internal controls over the payment process to ensure claims are appropriate to pay. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/29-internal-controls-certificationCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B17-6-10)
… for the 2017-18 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $45 … City of Yonkers Budget Review B17610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b17-6-10NYS Comptroller DiNapoli on Amazon's Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices
… York State Common Retirement Fund have urged shareholders to support a resolution calling on Amazon to conduct an independent racial equity audit of its practices and policies related to civil rights, equity, diversity and inclusion, and how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-amazons-racial-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-practicesOpinion 90-33
… discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (power to appoint officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c), … at a village board meeting, the deputy mayor has the power to appoint village officers and employees, subject to village board approval. You ask whether, under the Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33IT Security Fundamentals – Information Technology Governance
… controls both individually and collectively and will help you place the internal controls in context. CIA Triad … systems. Building successive layers of defense mechanisms can reduce the risk of a successful attack by someone with malicious intent and is considered a best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/it-security-fundamentalsCity of Troy – Budget Review (B5-14-23)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … in Rensselaer County, issued debt totaling $21,630,000 to liquidate cumulative deficits in the City’s general fund … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/07/city-troy-budget-review-b5-14-23Child Protective Services (2013-MS-5)
… report - pdf] We also released eight letter reports to the following counties: Dutchess [pdf] , Livingston [pdf] … [pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if actions taken by the county’s Child Protective Services (CPS) units were sufficient to reduce child abuse and neglect recurrence rates for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/10/14/child-protective-services-2013-ms-5Rochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-5)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The objective of this review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Rochester City School District’s (District) proposed … Provide an independent evaluation of the Rochester City School Districts District proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/05/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-5Overview – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Program (CSP) is an optional program that allows you to pay a portion of your annual pension contributions to the Fund when due and pay the remainder over time with … a graded contribution rate system that, if you elect to participate, enables you to amortize a portion of your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/overviewContract Advisory No. 16
… require State contractors providing consultant services to report annually on employment information related to contracts. The annual employment reports must be submitted by the contractor to the contracting agency, the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/16-state-consultant-services-contractors-annual-employment-reports-due-may-15thTown of Mansfield – Financial Management and Claims Processing (2012M-241)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2012 and the internal controls over claims processing for the period January 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012. Background The Town of Mansfield is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-mansfield-financial-management-and-claims-processing-2012m-241Opinion 89-18
… for wages lost from his or her regular job while attending courses of training required of assessors. A town is entitled … all appointed assessors must complete additional courses in a continuing training and education program … commencement of this term, in satisfactorily completing courses of training as required by this title or as approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18Beacon City School District -- Budget Review (B6-15-4)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s … Laws of 2005 authorized the Beacon City School District to issue debt up to a maximum amount totaling $5,288,000 to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/beacon-city-school-district-budget-review-b6-15-4