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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… agent did not ensure that goods and services were procured in accordance with the purchasing policy and procedures. … fund balance levels, which ultimately resulted in a higher-than-necessary tax levy. The board consistently underestimated revenues in the general and highway funds. As a result, unrestricted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Five Fortune 500 Companies Reach Agreements on Corporate Political Spending
… in 2013 vote) Peabody Energy 2013 Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Harley-Davidson Inc. KeyCorp Noble Energy Inc. PepsiCo, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-five-fortune-500-companies-reach-agreements-corporate-political-spendingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Hudson Falls Central School District , Mount Sinai Union Free School District , Oyster Bay-East Norwich … were accurately billed, collected, recorded and deposited. Mount Sinai Union Free School District – Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… audits of the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys , Central Islip Union Free School District , Fort Ann Central School District , Northeast Central School District and the Romulus Central School … audits of the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys Central Islip Union Free School District Fort Ann Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1120
… Shop Fee Update for certain employees represented by CSEA. Affected Employees Employees represented by CSEA Local 1000 in Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04, 41, 42, 47, … increment that moved them to a higher salary level on the CSEA dues chart in 2011 Effective Date(s) Administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1120-civil-service-employees-association-csea-dues-and-agency-shop-feeUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266.4
… or otherwise changed. To ensure that all actions taken in PayServ regarding union membership and union dues … to initiate, discontinue, and modify the payroll deduction in PayServ for those unions that do not currently submit … consistent with payroll processing requirements. In most cases, the transaction will be processed in the next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2664-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollWhat Not to Report – Legacy Reporting
… PFRS (15 percent of regular salary) members Overtime which is paid by private, non-governmental entities Payments made … 125 of the Internal Revenue Code: “…by an employee who is a participant in the New York State and Local Employees’ … thereto, any salary reduction elected by an employee who is a participant in the New York State and Local Police and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/what-not-reportNew York State Health Insurance Program – CVS Caremark Payments Made Under the Incorrect Plan
… Objective To determine whether CVS Caremark paid pharmacy claims under the appropriate plan for … Civil Service contracts with CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C. (CVS Caremark) to administer the prescription drug program for … To determine whether CVS Caremark paid pharmacy claims under the appropriate plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/06/04/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-cvs-caremark-payments-made-under-incorrect-planBorrowing Against Your Contributions – Article 14 Benefits
… balance when you retire will permanently reduce your pension. You cannot pay off your loan once you retire. The amount of your pension reduction will be based on your age, the loan balance … changes annually. At Age Outstanding Loan Balance Annual Pension Reduction 45 $5,000 $232 $10,000 $464 55 $5,000 $279 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/borrowing-against-your-contributionsState Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program
… Top executives at the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) collected 57 … RGRTA’s awards with those made by the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CENTRO), Niagara Frontier … Top executives at the RochesterGenesee Regional Transportation Authority collected 57 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-programDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… to coordinate purchasing among its agencies instead of the status quo of having them procure their needs independently. … redundancies. That consolidation of MTA’s Procurement Function went into effect Oct. 2021. There are four units in MTA’s Procurement Function: Procurement Operations (PO), Material Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyOpinion 90-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that a town public library currently has seven trustees and that the town board has been asked to increase this … to increase the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 97-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … members of each company, may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 91-39
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … -- Compensation (waiver of post-retirement salary - effect on retirement allowance) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §150; RETIREMENT … suspended unless the amount earned does not exceed the ceiling established by Retirement and Social Security Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-39Avoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… date benefits will be paid to a member or an ex-spouse is the member’s actual date of retirement. Benefits cannot … NYSLRS benefits are paid monthly and, unless the member is in a special 20- or 25-year retirement plan that allows … a partial lump sum distribution , a lump sum distribution is not possible. Surviving Spouse Language — NYSLRS cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droIX.6.B OSC Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… Worksheet that will serve as the basis of OSC BSAO’s draw requests. This page relies on accurate billing … the correct pool of funding in the relevant federal draw systems. Failure to ensure attributes are correct could result in inaccurate draw requests by OSC BSAO and could have reporting impacts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6b-osc-draw-proceduresComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Ellicot Geneva Housing Authority Town of Hadley High Falls Water District Town of Leicester City of Newburgh Niagara County Court and Trust Village of Scottsville and the Town of Ulster
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System
… Establishing an effective water accounting system is a necessary first step in controlling water losses and reducing water system costs. The Federal Environmental Protection … CostSaving Ideas Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-systemMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… as a valuable resource to be harvested and used on site, or filtered and allowed to soak back into the ground, … On the local scale, green infrastructure consists of site- and neighborhood-specific practices, such as … Management Design Manual; provide the Corporation with site photographs, showing project progression at 30, 60, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programTrain On-Time Performance
Determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys New York City Transit trains run on time and whether actions are taken to address recurring problems that
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performance