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Village of Ocean Beach – Clerk-Treasurer Compensation (2022M-79)
… agreements, resulting in: $44,135 in overpayments for unused vacation and sick leave and unauthorized … (comp) time. $11,000 per year of costs to the Village for the Clerk-Treasurer’s personal use of a Village vehicle … as a fringe benefit, should have been reported on his W-2 for income tax purposes. Key Recommendations Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/14/village-ocean-beach-clerk-treasurer-compensation-2022m-79Town of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… Key Findings Officials did not always seek competition for professional services and ensure bid specifications were … million without seeking competition. Five subcontractors for work totaling $9.3 million without the required written preapprovals. A vendor $12,382 more for tires than prices bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63State Agencies Bulletin No. 1898
… of the April 2021 PEF LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … between the State of New York and the PEF, provides for payment of Performance Awards (Longevity Lump Sum … October 19, 2016 states that employees who were eligible for an LLS payment in April 2019 shall continue to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1898-april-2021-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsDiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III
… Dr. Calvin O. Butts III was a spiritual leader not only for Abyssinian Baptist Church, but for all New York. He was an educator, dedicated to the … of SUNY Old Westbury. I will miss his friendship and pray for his family and the Abyssinian community in their grief.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-statement-passing-reverend-dr-calvin-o-butts-iiiOpinion 91-46
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK-- Compensation (increase during term of office) PUBLIC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46DiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… has repeatedly failed to conduct outreach it was hired for, according to an audit released today by New York State … men and women badly served and straphangers fending for themselves in increasingly difficult circumstances.” … totaled about $6 million annually. The contract called for BRC to reduce the homeless population in the subways from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-298
… 2021 UCS Longevity Bonus (JLO) and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … DR, F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, SK, SN, SR, SY, or S9) provides for a Longevity Bonus for all eligible members. The April 2016 memorandum from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/node/126261Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-106.1
… of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 RRSU LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed … The 2016-2021 Agreement between the State of New York and DC37, provides for payment of the 2020-2021 Longevity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-1061-april-2020-district-council-37-dc37-longevity-lumpComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and approval. Payments were not sufficiently supported for 16 claims totaling $835,152 that the claims auditor … district did not consistently comply with education law for employee criminal history background checks. Officials … vendors, who disbursed $488,545 during the audit period (for dental plan benefits, administrative fees and utilities), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and unassigned fund balance. Beginning in the 2013 fiscal year, city officials took steps to replace fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-3CUNY Bulletin No. CU-409
… automatic processing of increments and provide agencies with related instructions. Affected Employees Eligible … automatic processing of increments and provide agencies with related instructions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-409-cuny-increment-payments-effective-july-1-2010Opinion 98 - 22
Whether creating a publicity fund in an amount not exceeding $5000 in a fiscal year must be done by local law or instead may be done by resolution
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22DiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… grants low-cost power to hundreds of businesses and not-for-profits, but its methods for determining eligibility were not implemented consistently … energy efficiency program. While the audit period varied for each area examined, the timeframe for the largest program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks of serious communicable diseases. The … laws and regulations. Additional resources can be located online at SED’s technical assistance center. Schools are … what the initiative terms “herd immunity.” For the 2014-15 school year, 4,041 schools outside New York City completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… cumulative gaps totaling $17.9 billion, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … billion spending plan is up $6.5 billion from SFY 2017-18. Total receipts are expected to increase 0.3 percent, or $541 … for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), as well as other budget management actions; Spending on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… statutory limit ranging from 19 to 21 percent for the five-year period. Livonia Central School District – Software … Management (Chautauqua County) From 2013-14 through 2015-16, the district appropriated $1.4 million in fund balance as … an operating surplus of approximately $337,000 for 2015-16 and will not use any of the $188,750 of fund balance it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsPension Funds Break New Ground on Board Diversity
… to formally include sexual orientation and gender identity in their considerations when seeking diverse board … “Investors want their companies to draw talent and ideas from the deepest possible pool, which Monster and Standard … increase board diversity pending at LinkedIn and Skechers USA. DiNapoli has filed similar proposals with 14 portfolio …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/pension-funds-break-new-ground-board-diversitySecurity Delivery Instructions
… To deliver securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of … one of the approved delivery methods. Before delivering securities to OUF Prepare a list in an MS Excel format describing the securities that you intend to deliver, including: Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/security-delivery-instructionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… reviewed by auditors totaling approximately $40,000 were for appropriate district purposes, charges were not properly … that officials did not convey management’s expectations for managing network user accounts through written policies … board did not: include revenue estimates in the budgets for 2021, 2022 and 2023. It did not develop a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Tax Breaks From IDAs Continue to Climb
… Development Agencies (IDAs) provided $695 million in net tax exemptions in 2015, an increase of 10 percent from … from 2014. Estimated job growth slowed and the cost per job gained increased, according to the report. In 2015, … Development Agencies ," go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/research/ida_reports/2017/idaperformance.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-tax-breaks-idas-continue-climb