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Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… Purpose The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of April 30, 2015, … on July 31, 2013 and covered the period of April 1, 2007 to February 1, 2013. The objective was to determine whether the Department effectively pursues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followDiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… have grown, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “DEC’s staff has … these assets.” DiNapoli’s report, “Environmental Funding in New York State,”examines DEC funding and workforce in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… Upstate New York lags behind downstate New York and the nation in job … Somewhat smaller gains occurred in the Finger Lakes and Western New York. Five regions lost jobs over the period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyOpinion 92-8
… (see L 1991, ch 329, §15[g], added L 1991, ch 330, §9; Public Authorities Law, §380, added L 1991, ch 329, §12, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-8Opinion 91-18
… and votes of the town board on matters relating to the confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether … of interest if a supervisor appoints his or her spouse to the position of confidential secretary or bookkeeper. Town … class, the town board must first authorize the supervisor to make such designations (Town Law, §29[15]). The town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 2040
… Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Fire Protection Specialist title series in the OFPC at the Division of Homeland Security and … The OFPC Uniform Allowance Side Letter contained in the 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2040-2021-2022-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2041
… Police BU18 Division of Military and Naval Affairs BU46 Public Employment Relations Board BU66 Tug Hill Commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2041-april-2021-and-2022-managementconfidential-mc-retroactive-salaryImproper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… systems are used to process Medicaid applications and enrollments. Each individual who applies for Medicaid … concurrently enrolled in FFS under different CINs; and $2.5 million in potential duplicate FFS payments made on … payments for foster care recipients with multiple CINs and, by the end of our fieldwork, $16.6 million of the $32.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients-multiple-clientUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-308
… System (UCS) employees in Negotiating Units SY, SR, S9, DR, F8, G9, 86, and 87 who meet the eligibility criteria are … the UCS and the unions representing Negotiating Units DR, F8, and G9, a uniform and equipment allowance or … via side letters. These include Negotiating Units DR, F8, G9, and 87. In addition, the bi-annual Uniform and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-308-june-2022-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andXIV.13.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… §179- f requires the State to pay vendors promptly (within 30 days of the Merchandise/Invoice Received (MIR) date for most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv13a-overviewTheresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
… of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded … Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded … accounting records or provide regular financial reports to the Board. She also did not file required annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60Controls Over Revocable Consents
… for consents to other City agencies for review, and holds public hearings regarding the consent. The Office also … was granted (one consent); documenting that notices of public hearings and summaries of the proposed consents were … Record (three consents); documenting that notices of the public hearings were published twice in weekly newspapers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2132
… Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees: Employees in the Fire Protection Specialist title series in the OFPC at the Division of Homeland Security and … The OFPC Uniform Allowance Side Letter contained in the 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2132-2022-2023-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-329
… income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method. Yonkers Flat Rate withholding is 1.95975% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-329-june-2023-uniform-and-equipment-uniform-allowance-andDiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… pre-pandemic jobs, lagging the national job recovery rate for the sector of 96.4%. Broadway reopened in September 2021 … slow to come back. Attendance exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time in January of 2023, but has since remained … sector lost 46% of its jobs compared to only 22% for the private sector, as New York State paused nonessential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the unsuccessful offerer within fifteen calendar days of release by the state agency of a notice in writing or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… For the first time since 2019, property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2%, up … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentTown of Sheridan – Shared Services Costs (2023M-74)
… (IMA) and whether the Town Board (Board) conveyed land in a transparent and equitable manner. Key Findings The Town … taxpayers paid $125,736 to provide services to customers in three other towns and a village benefitting from the IMA. … $21,000 from CBI for Town office space the group uses. In addition, the Board did not convey land to Chautauqua …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-shared-services-costs-2023m-74Assessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and … help ensure that the operators of motor vehicles driven in New York State possess adequate insurance coverage, or are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/26/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the state’s cities will be capped … applied to local governments (excluding New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to … exceptions. The law also includes provisions that allow school districts and municipalities to override the cap. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-year