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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 2021 adopted budget. Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – City of Saratoga Springs (Saratoga County) City of Saratoga Springs officials … how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 88-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … vehicle to be used as a police car may be financed by the issuance of capital notes only when the vehicle is … the purchase of five automobiles to be used as police cars by the issuance of a capital note. Section 28.00(a) of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Subway Wait Assessment
… where Transit fails to meet the wait assessment, whether it determines the causes and takes corrective action to … March 1, 2013 through February 6, 2015. Background Transit is a constituent agency of the Metropolitan Transportation … as lines with lower frequency and shuttles tend to have better wait assessment rates than lines that run more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT resource, such as a particular software … database. For example, access controls can be implemented to limit who can view electronic files containing employee … for various resources (e.g., data) and who needs access to those resources. The objectives of limiting access are to …
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
… and investing. They become better equipped and informed to make important financial decisions in the future that … Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures recommended to the Board of Regents that financial literacy should be a graduation requirement. As part of the process to examine New York’s graduation measures, the commission …
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
… overseeing the ACT program to ensure that provider teams are complying with certain important program requirements. Provider teams are not recertified in a timely manner; program data in … system is not complete or accurate; some program staff do not receive required training; and program recipients’ …
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)
… – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary … has the responsibility to initiate corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses 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
… Objective To determine if the Office of Information Technology Services … (IT) services procured from consultants and contract staff to ensure compliance with contract terms and deliverables. …
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
… Network (ADAPT), formerly known as United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc., on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. For purposes of this report, these …
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
… generated by the town’s senior center, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The findings of the Comptroller’s audit and investigation have been referred to Dutchess County … and did not remit money to the town comptroller or provide reports to the town supervisor. Based on senior center …
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
… Health and Mental Hygiene (DoHMH) did not always inspect facilities using radioactive materials or radiation equipment … As of July 13, 2016, DoHMH reported there were 358 facilities licensed for handling radioactive materials in New … radiation equipment. The audit randomly examined 67 facilities with radioactive materials and found five were not …
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
… Purpose To notify agencies of OSC's automatic Uniform Allowance processing and to explain agency Time Entry procedures. Affected Employees …
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
… Purpose To determine whether school districts outside of New York … and accurately reporting statistics on crime and incidents to the State Education Department (Department). We also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/13/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-actComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office … continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1XII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… does not constitute an emergency. The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Bureau of Contracts’ approval must … procurement if the procurement’s value is over the State Finance Law §112 approval threshold. In addition, if … Customer Service Help Desk at (518) 474-4868, or by email addressed to [email protected] . Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1891
… is to inform agencies of the processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or … State, and/or Local Tax Data pages as follows: Main Menu>Payroll for North America>Employee Pay Data USA>Tax Information>Update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1891-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2021DiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… Global Contact Services (GCS), a contractor who mishandled customer service calls and provided inaccurate travel planning … data entry, accurate travel information and professional customer service. Errors can include flawed travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableState Agencies Bulletin No. 2000
… Submission Online Earnings Transaction Entry Miscellaneous Time Entry File Submission Online Deduction, Tax, and Direct … by the established deadlines to ensure timely processing. Time Entry Transactions Online Time Entry earnings may be entered only during the time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2000-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1985
… agencies of processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax … Withholding and Estimated Tax) and IRS Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Certificate), employees who … Single or Married filing separately in Step 1 (c) and made no entries in Step 2, Step 3, or Step 4 of the 2020 Form W-4. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1985-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2022DiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… This is a decrease from 82 districts that were listed in stress last year and 90 the year prior. This is the fourth … scored the financial stability of school districts. The latest round of scoring designated two school districts in “significant fiscal stress,” nine in “moderate fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stress