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… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sales (authority of town board to submit … REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when selling town real property); (on town board motion in lieu of petition) … obtaining one or more appraisals and utilizing a real estate broker to identify potential buyers (see, e.g., Opn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Protection of Child Performers
… 16, 2017. Background The Department of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in New York State. Part … The Department’s Child Performers Unit (Unit) is responsible for monitoring compliance with all parts of … NYCRR also ensure that a portion of each child’s earnings is protected, in accordance with Article 7, Part 7, of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersSUNY Bulletin No. SU-252
… who meet the eligibility criteria Background Chapter 166 of the Laws of 2017, which implemented the 2016-2019 Agreement between the State of New York and the Communications Workers of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-252-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesState Police Bulletin No. SP-162
… processing of the 2015 State Police Holiday Bonus Payment and to provide agency instructions for payments not processed … the 2007-2011 Agreement between the State of New York and the New York State Police Investigators Association … code of Leave of Absence/MLS or Leave of Absence/MTS) and who returns to the payroll prior to 10/31/16 may receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-162-2015-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-158
… Holiday Bonus Payment will be processed in a separate check in Administration Pay Period 17L/18C, paychecks dated … in Bargaining Unit 62 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code … (if applicable). This payment will be made in a separate check regardless of when it is paid. The separate check will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-158-2014-state-police-holiday-bonus-paymentDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… on Elections. The full op-ed is below: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance Democracy works best when … This is a victory for the people — one that has been in the works for decades. The PCFP will strengthen democracy, … running for state office the opportunity to participate in a voluntary public campaign financing system, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… adequate policies and procedures for network user accounts to prevent unauthorized use or access. Officials did not … and services. As a result, they may not have procured them in a manner that is in the best interests of taxpayers. … IT assets in an unsecured area, an unlocked cabinet in a classroom, and did not track or monitor who accessed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… Process and Document Preparation: Payment rejections can occur for various reasons, including at the agency’s … via email to inform them of the rejection reason. Agencies can run the Agency Comments Report to access information on … is needed to reprocess the voucher. In addition, agencies can review rejected bulkloaded vouchers on the M161 extract. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-325
… Actions Prior to processing, agencies must complete a roster identifying employees who will receive a recruitment … and must include the earnings code and payment amount. The roster must be forwarded to SUNY System Administration. A copy of this roster will be provided to OSC in an Excel format. To pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-325-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… The faculty auditor did not adhere to the district’s ECA policy, which resulted in insufficient oversight of and … unauthorized use, access and loss. Officials also did not disable 26 unneeded generic accounts of the 48 generic … access to or establish environmental controls over the server room. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… for years, according to a review of more than 340 cases at 13 county probation departments released today by … 13 departments reviewed had a total of 3,851 restitution cases with probation supervision during the audit period of Jan. 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. Auditors reviewed 343 cases with ordered restitution totaling $2.8 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1820
… Subject Reporting Line Number and Budget Year Changes for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line … in PayServ using the following procedures since there is no automatic mass realignment process in PayServ. Access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1820-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2020-2021Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and seeks the … as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot water complaints received during NYC Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 and … that it received approximately 447,000 heat and hot water complaints citywide. However, many complaints are often …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention and work with the vendor to address any … the vendor to disclose such information if it’s important to your review. Use our online research tools and resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2214
… chart field strings will be charged for the fiscal year 20242025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2214-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2024-2025SUNY Bulletin No. SU-334
… provide agency instructions for processing the Recruitment and Retention Payments. Affected Employees Employees in the … Student Employees Union, provides for recruitment and retention payments. Each doctoral degree granting campus … is allocated a portion of the Doctoral Program Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Fund based on the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-334-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… found that a lack of oversight by the state Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General … claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from patients’ insurance providers. “Medicaid is essential for millions of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionState Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… Medicare taxes and must be reported on a Form 1099. The regulation was silent regarding the tax treatment of a military stipend paid as wages. Because the IRS’s prior regulation addressed only income, not wages, and required … it was the opinion of OSC Legal Services that the IRS regulation was applicable only in non-employee situations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipendsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… accurate manner. Because of this, there was an increased risk for money to be lost or used for inappropriate purposes. … operations. The audit determined the clerk did not deposit 2023 tax collections totaling approximately $882,000 within … having any information regarding the numbers of hours that employees worked, the leave time that they used or their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2342
… is to inform agencies of the procedures for reporting Line Number changes and to explain how chart field strings … fiscal year 2025-2026. Affected Employees: Employees with Line Number changes reported in the New York State Electronic … Check Dated: 05/01/2025. Agency Actions: Reporting Line Number Changes Line Number changes must be reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2342-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2025-2026