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State Contract and Payment Actions in December
… In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,484 contracts for state … at Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved Division of the Budget $7.7 million with KPMG LLP for federal single audit services. Office of General Services - Design & Construction $10.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 2000-11
… as otherwise provided by law," all appointed officers for which a term of office is not fixed in that section serve … of the superintendent. Memoranda in the bill jacket for chapter 621 of the Laws of 1952 indicate that the intent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11DiNapoli Releases Analysis of SFY 2024-25 State Budget
… $237 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 increases spending for vital state services like Medicaid … Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Corporate Franchise Tax rates. Reliance on Personal Income Tax In SFY 2023-24, just …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-sfy-2024-25-state-budgetAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Police and Fire Plan
… Law (RSSL) provides an optional sick leave benefit. If your employer has chosen to offer this benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Law (RSSL) provides an optional sick leave benefit. If your employer has chosen to offer this optional benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jAndover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… adopted realistic budgets and took appropriate action to address the reasonableness of fund balance and reserves. … Board annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations and adopted budgets that overestimated … statutory limit each year. When these funds are added back to the general fund, recalculated unrestricted fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – New Career Plan
… Law (RSSL) provides an optional sick leave benefit. If your employer has chosen to offer this benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jContract Advisory No. 12
… “e-Documents,” that enables the Comptroller’s Office to accept electronic grant contracts and related documents submitted to OSC for audit and approval from the New York State Grants … system (Gateway). The e-Documents system will also be used to electronically sign contracts submitted via the Gateway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/12-electronic-contracting-grants-gateway-transactionsTransportation – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… The State is responsible for maintaining more than 42,700 lane miles of highway. Compared to the prior year, the number of highway lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 4.7 percent in 2021. In 2021, 56.8 percent of the State’s highway lane miles were rated good to excellent, a 2 percentage point …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/transportationTransportation – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… The State is responsible for maintaining more than 42,700 lane miles of highway. Compared to the prior year, the number of highway lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 1.7 percent in 2020. In 2020, 54.8 percent of the State’s highway lane miles were rated good to excellent, a 1.0 percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/transportationVillage of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-13-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/10/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-13-8Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… accurate manner. The Justices did not adequately account for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… of changes to PayServ navigation effective in PayServ version 9.2. Affected Employees All Agency PayServ and PS Query users … Project will upgrade PayServ from PeopleSoft version 9.1 to version 9.2. As part of the upgrade, several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92Copiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… two user accounts assigned to employees that left the District more than 17 years ago. Ensure that employees had the appropriate access to the financial software necessary to perform their job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150State Agencies Bulletin No. 2020
… (WCL, WDL, or WPS). Employees with a Comp Rate Code of FEE are not eligible for the salary increase unless the employee is budgeted as per diem but is paid using FEE. Employees who were on a Leave of Absence (other than … Pay Period 2L.) Bargaining Unit 01 April 1, 2022 Salary Schedule is attached Bargaining Unit 21 April 1, 2022 Salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2020-april-2022-2-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonArea #5 – Malware Protection – Information Technology Governance
… and escalating threat of ransomware attacks against local governments and schools. One way to detect and stop … then disable antivirus software to avoid detection. Some local governments and schools use a mix of purchased and free … of antivirus protection more challenging. If a local government or school chooses to use free antivirus software, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-5-malware-protectionCounty Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… our audit was to determine if counties have ensured that inmates do not receive inappropriate social welfare and other … eligibility of county Jail inmates, these procedures were not always effective or timely in identifying and … the social welfare benefits provided to County inmates in a timely manner. Review the information sharing between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Carthage Central School District , the Norwich City School District and the … manage the financial condition of the general and school lunch funds. The general fund had deficits in the last three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce State Prison Sentence for Florida Woman in $120,000 Pension Fraud Case
… alive, and utilized a power of attorney to access his account and withdraw pension benefits paid on his behalf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-state-prison-sentence-florida-woman-120000-pensionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Bornhava, a not-for-profit organization located in Buffalo offers a range of preschool special education … 30, 2014, auditors determined Bornhava claimed $14,237 in ineligible costs for its three rate-based preschool … Income (Follow-up) (2015-F-17) An initial audit issued in August 2013 found that the New York City Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits