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DiNapoli Announces New Corporate Agreement to Disclose Political Spending
… majority shareholder support for the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (the Fund) shareholder resolution. The Fund holds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-new-corporate-agreement-disclose-political-spendingDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… operational and staffing decisions in determining how to best provide services to their students in the … school districts, counties, cities, towns and villages are having with budgetary solvency, or the ability to … aid during SY 2021-22. DiNapoli’s report also notes many school districts also saw a substantial increase in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressAdult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up)
… (ACS), in New York State, there were estimated to be over 1 million non-institutionalized working-age adults (ages 18‒64) with a disability in the labor force. Further, ACS … to work in jobs integrated within their communities. As of June 2023, the Department maintains 15 ACCES-VR district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supportedLegal Aid Society
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments Unified Courts System (Courts) … Legal Aid $412,184 for fringe benefit expenses that were not actual and allowable under the terms and conditions of … the terms and conditions of the contract, officials may have increased the likelihood of identifying the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/legal-aid-societyI.5 OSC Bureau Contact Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
… Reports): [email protected] State Employee Travel Policies: Travel@osc.ny.gov When travel questions arise, the traveler and supervisor should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i5-osc-bureau-contact-informationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 100 claims totaling $846,279 and determined they were for appropriate purposes and generally supported by adequate … procedures or other guidance to communicate expectations for the claims audit process. City of Hornell – Business … in revenues of at least $3,915 that were unaccounted for and 138 questionable disbursements by the association’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0VI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets
… and reserve. Any amount budgeted as available can be used for expenditures or the encumbering of purchase requisitions … default. This functionality requires that parent and child budgets be aligned and all budgetary transactions … are permissible for these ledgers. For more information on the use of Budget Transfers or InterUnit Budget Transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslawsIX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… staff to approve bills in a timely manner to facilitate proper reimbursement of state resources. Agencies access the … to be invoiced. Agencies must also run a single action invoice process to invoice the bills. Billing batch processes run to create the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Companies to Address Climate Risk, Transition to Cleaner Operations
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has reached agreements with five major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-companies-address-climate-risk-transition-cleaner-operationsDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… with $2.9 million, followed by the Organ Tissue and Donation Fund with $1.6 million and the Alzheimer’s Disease …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Officials also did not provide information technology (IT) security awareness training to employees. In addition, … were limited. District officials also did not provide IT security awareness training to employees. Hoosick Falls … Union Free School District – Information Technology (Nassau County) The board did not appoint a Chief Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: SED Makes Progress on Implementation of Dignity for All Students Act
… according to a follow-up report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Bullying is a … the Dignity for All Students Act.” An audit released by DiNapoli in October 2017 found that despite guidance from … Center for School Safety (NYSCFSS), enhanced its training by providing webinars and training sessions that have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-sed-makes-progress-implementation-dignity-all-students-actState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… improve budgeting practices and be more transparent with how it budgets for the general and highway funds. The board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund or use reserve funds. Fund balances and real property tax levies were higher than needed to fund operations. South … were not annually audited as required. Required state and federal filings were not completed, and annual budgets were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. ESD spends about $1.8 billion a year in taxpayer money for loans, grants, tax credits and other … projects. “Empire State Development has an important role in helping New York’s economy grow and create jobs, … that showed positive results and led to some changes in those programs. However, when auditors asked for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsDiNapoli Announces 2019 Fiscal Stress Scores
… services and pay their bills,” DiNapoli said. “Without aid from Washington, the options are bleak for local … It also noted the fiscal stress risks associated with COVID-19 on local finances, including sharp declines in sales … Fiscal Year 2020 Risks Toolkit http://wwe1.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/fsms.cfm Find out how your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-announces-2019-fiscal-stress-scoresAutomated Phone Service
… Below is a list of the phone menu options available to NYSLRS retirees. Many of the … to enter the last four digits of your Social Security number and your date of birth. We need this information to … correspond to the numbers you will need to press on your phone for information. In most cases, if you are a retiree or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/automated-phone-serviceClaims for Multiple Owners
… if: your name is not listed but are entitled to the funds; or you are the parent, custodian, guardian, … (POA) or other legal representative of one of the owners. Search Enter your name in the "Search for Individual box" on our Search for Lost Money page. Then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-multiple-ownersComplaint Processing (Follow-Up)
… statements—collectively referred to as FADO&U. In 2021, the New York City Council passed Local Law 2212, … 3,700 complaints within its jurisdiction in 2022 and 5,550 such complaints in 2023—an increase of 50%. We issued … and procedures. The audit, which covered the period from January 2018 through May 2021, found that CCRB did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/05/complaint-processing-followFraud Prevention and Detection
This session will identify steps local officials can take to help detect and prevent fraud and abuse. Participants will learn about the fraud triangle, which consists of common red flags, organizational vulnerabilities to fraud and how to minimize risks.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fraud-prevention-detection-080724.pdf