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DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 20 local governments in New York State ended their fiscal year 2021 designated in some form of fiscal stress , down from 30 a year ago, … of scoring identified eight local governments designated in fiscal stress, including six cities and two towns. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scoresCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… and improve customer satisfaction. Payments can be made online, in-person, or by mail to a bank lockbox. CPSS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point … economic need and instead accurately measure the true cost of living in our state and country. We stand with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityXII.9.G Reissuing or Cancelling a Refund Check – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies regarding refund checks … Agencies must enter stop payment requests directly in the SFS and should refer to the following handbook and job aids … escheated as follows: Payment Status Reconciliation Status What Does the Status Mean? Paid Reconciled Check is cashed at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9g-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-checkLife Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… and I are here to help. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State Comptroller Thinking of Returning to Work? Your … if you return to work after retiring from either the New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-290.1
… employee’s taxable gross and reported on the employee’s Form W-2. The adjustments (AJR, ARC, ARO, and Retro (RXX)) … be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ), original death certificate and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC 1476-P ). If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2901-april-2020-state-new-york-unified-court-system-retroactiveOpinion 98-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to temporarily finance operations of the other) EDUCATION LAW, §2580(1), (4); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §9-a: The moneys … 519 NYS2d 395; see also, e.g., Divisich v Marshall , 281 NY 170; Fuhrmann v Graves , 235 NY 77; Board of Education of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Calculating Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
… lieu of payment for overtime. If a member has reportable salary but no days worked during a report period, you must … hours a day in a position that has a seven-and-one-half-hour SWD set by the employer. In a report period where two … worked in the reporting period is: (20 days) × (7.5 hours per day) = 150 hours worked The number of days reported is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/calculating-days-workedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1828.1
… report will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order. NHRP709 – Mass Salary Increase … reports will be sorted by Department ID, then by employee name in alphabetical order. NHRP704 – Mass Increment Payment … and 04/01/21 Salary Schedules are loaded in PayServ as part of processing for the Administration cycle, the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18281-retroactive-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonMTA's Fiscal Challenge: Fill the Gap, But Not at Riders' Expense
… $1 billion borrowed would increase debt service by an amount comparable to a 1 percent increase in fares and tolls. … to reach $39 billion by 2018 — more than double the amount in 2003 — even before taking into account any new … 81.8 million riders in 2013 and is projected by the MTA to pass LIRR ridership by 2018; New labor agreements are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/mtas-fiscal-challenge-fill-gap-not-riders-expenseFreedom of Information Law (FOIL)
… agency must make records available for public inspection and copying, except to the extent that records or portions thereof fall within one or more grounds for denial. How to Request Office of the … reasonably described, we will send you a letter either: making such record available; denying such request in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/foilState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Clarence Public Library , Village of Fort Johnson , Town of Green Island , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… The chief of the Minetto Volunteer Fire Company in Oswego County spent nearly $6,000 in public funds on personal … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit revealed a total of $22,000 in misused funds, questionable spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefMedicaid Program – Managed Long Term Care Premium Rate Setting
… is responsible for setting monthly MLTC premium rates. The rate-setting methodology is based largely on MCOs’ medical … included in the medical costs component of the premium rate, which is not capped. Based on our analysis of the … and the Department used these costs in its 2013-14 premium rate calculations, which ultimately resulted in inflated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/medicaid-program-managed-long-term-care-premium-rate-settingOpinion 90-64
… REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when issuing bonds to finance improvement to park district); (need for when determining to improve park … State have consistently held that a municipality may not submit a proposition to a referendum in the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… leave records contained errors. As a result: $14.1 million of (97%) salary and wage payments were disbursed without authorization. For four of nine employees that had separation payments, unused leave … needed. Of the 550 unneeded accounts, 462 were not used to log into the system in at least six months from the date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1860
… affected. Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational … and Pay Period 19 Current (check dated December 17, 2020). Tax Information Educational Assistance exceeding $5,250 is … will be added to the employee’s taxable gross wages for tax withholding purposes, and is subject to employment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1860-educational-assistance-benefitsDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… over the past 18 months has created an overwhelming need for addiction treatment and recovery services. The Office of … the front line in addressing this crisis and responsible for providing, certifying and inspecting vital addiction services for more than 680,000 New Yorkers each year. Residential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1957
… Assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to … is considered the taxable amount and must be reported in PayServ through either Time Entry or the agency … dated 12/16/2021). Tax Information Educational Assistance in excess of $5,250 is considered a taxable fringe benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1957-educational-assistance-benefits-2021Record of Activities (ROA) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Some elected and appointed officials may participate in a time-keeping system that either shows hours worked or … for the ROA if they need help figuring out what to do and when to do it. Completing the Record of Activities If there … term. If an official believes the initial three-month ROA does not represent the average number of hours worked, he or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/record-activities-roa