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Fare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus … Transit’s Division of Operations Planning is responsible for generating random samples of subway stations for traffic checkers to observe and record whether passengers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followXIX.7 Moving Expenditures Charged Prior to Conversion to a PCIP Converted Project ID – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… from an old NYS01 project that was converted and closed for transacting. If the new converted Project ID has or will … to post the credit against it, the agency should wait for the expenditures to be on the new project. If the new … does not have enough expenditures against it to allow for a credit to expenses, agencies will need to transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix7-moving-expenditures-charged-prior-conversion-pcip-converted-project-idLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… all Lehman bank accounts were authorized and used only for appropriate purposes and transactions. The audit covered Lehman’s bank accounts for the period of January 1, 2013 through February 5, 2015. … graduate and professional schools. CUNY provides education for more than 269,000 degree-credit students and 247,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1049
… the following information related to PayServ processing of layoffs. Additional information regarding the reduction in … when removing affected employees from the payroll due to layoffs: LAF – Layoff Remove an individual with permanent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1049-information-regarding-processing-layoff-transactions-payservXII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… and (2) includes only items it has received and not paid for on a previous voucher. Business Units may encounter this … because Business Units should request that vendors invoice for goods or services that have been delivered. For example, assume a Business Unit wants to make a partial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1942
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies with new tools for reviewing and explaining an employee’s retroactive … - Identifies retroactive pay calculated for an employee at the time query is run and prompts for the employee’s Emplid. The query displays the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1942-new-locked-queries-review-retroactive-payments-employees-paycheckState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up) (2021-F-17) An audit … in August 2020 identified $18.2 million that was paid for hospital services for ineligible members. Of the $18.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Former Mechanics at State Police Garage Charged With Public Corruption and Grand Larceny
… by our own employees, who used State Police resources for their personal benefit. We will not tolerate illegal … or sworn — and we will hold them accountable for their actions,” said State Police Acting Superintendent … and the Madison County District Attorney’s Office for their assistance on this case.” Rapasadi, 57, and Relyea, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-mechanics-state-police-garage-charged-public-corruption-and-grand-larcenyControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… of Social Services, is the primary agency responsible for providing transitional housing and services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City (City) and for providing fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… also determined that the board did not properly plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, … funds from reserves without adequate public notice; for example, transfers to reserves totaling $593,941 and … Although the city appears to have budgeted sufficiently for termination salary payments for the 2020-21 fiscal year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… earnings also corresponded with declining responsibilities for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic and an overall increase in the size of the state workforce for the first time since 2019, growing by 2.5% in 2023. … job market.” Key Findings: Three large agencies accounted for about two-thirds of the state’s overtime hours in 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016NY State & City Comptrollers, State Treasurers: Federal Bill Attempts to Silence Investors
… This legislation was written by corporate executives, for corporate executives — at the expense of the rest of us," … used shareowner proposals to protect our investments for decades by strengthening accountability, promoting … trillion in assets that fund retirement and other benefits for more than 5 million public employees and retirees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/ny-state-city-comptrollers-state-treasurers-federal-bill-attempts-silence-investorsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli said today. “When consumers shop for groceries or buy gas or even mulch, they expect the … it can add up and consumers may end up paying more for everyday items,” DiNapoli said. “Our audit found that … devices and check that consumers are getting what they pay for.” Testing of retail pricing and weighing devices falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: New York Drug Overdose Deaths Surged During Pandemic
… Drug overdose fatalities surged during the COVID-19 pandemic in … settlements, and innovative, evidence-based solutions for the fight against this deadly epidemic to be effective.” … higher than the statewide average (25.4 per 100,000) in 10 of the 15 counties for which Centers for Disease Control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-drug-overdose-deaths-surged-during-pandemicThe Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… is National Great Outdoors Month. As New Yorkers prepare for summer vacations and to celebrate the 4th of July … well as government spending on national and state parks (for example, spending for the maintenance of hiking or snowmobiling trails). 1 In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsDiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… hospitality, business services and retail were responsible for more than two-thirds of the new jobs. The unemployment … shares. In 2016, Hispanics and Latinos accounted for 28 percent of the population, whites for 25 percent, Asians for 25 percent, and black or African …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offTravel Advisory No. 7
… Internal Revenue Service issued new standard mileage rates for 2018. The standard rate for personal vehicle mileage is $.545, for motorcycle mileage is $.515 and moving mileage rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/7-updated-mileage-ratesLeaves of Absence and Service Credit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… A member’s service credit only accumulates for any period of time you receive earnings, therefore no service credit is given for the following: Leaves of absence without pay; Authorized, … Leave Act. Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 members receive half credit for sick leave at half pay. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/leaves-absence-and-service-creditState Agencies Bulletin No. 1988
… of a pilot program establishing temporary overtime rates for employees in certain titles represented by C82 working at … rate of 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for employees in certain titles. The new overtime rate shall … pm on 11/03/2021 and at or before 10:59 pm on 03/31/2022. For any shift that begins at or after 11:00 pm on 03/31/2022, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1988-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rates-employees-certain