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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… documented the results to help provide assurance that one professional service contract totaling approximately $382,000 … As a result, the district may not have received the best price for the goods and services it purchased. Town of … was to assess the Town of Danby’s progress as of May 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 43
… about important parts of the “Identifying Information” tab of a vendor record X.4.A Vendor Classifications Updated … section giving detail about important parts of the address tab of a vendor record X.4.C Contacts New section giving detail about important parts of the contacts tab of a vendor record X.4.D Location New section giving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/43-gfo-updates-supplier-prompt-payment-interest-and-moreState Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in … to Form W-2 production, OSC and agency Personnel/Payroll Officers must reconcile Social Security Numbers and names in … a copy of the letter to the employee.) Agency payroll officers should retain a copy of each letter and any response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… PayServ. Agencies must enter a Job Action Request > Data Change, with Reason Code COR to request all changes to these … teams then review and enter these transactions. New Data Change Reason Code WCR has been created for use by agencies … Compensation leave rows on Job Data to streamline these change request transactions. Documenting Assault-Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservTitle I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), distributes federal funding to Local … Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Office of General Services – Capital Asset … Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… funds and could not demonstrate that $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the board and district officials did not adopt a … exceeded the 4% statutory limit by $1.4 to $2.1 million. In addition, a tax certiorari reserve was improperly funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 702
… Purpose To provide agencies with information and procedures regarding the calculation of affected … Pursuant to Section 130 of the Civil Service Law and Chapter 317 of the Laws of 1995, when an employee has … the beginning of the fiscal year. Calculation Instructions and Examples Only raises that differ in the current fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/702-recalculation-salary-when-there-movement-between-bargaining-unitsDiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… issues. These are easily accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionOpinion 90-48
… -- Lowest Responsible Bidder (criteria and procedure for determining responsibility) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- … the bus company has an office and outdoor parking facility near the homes of certain residents of the school district. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 93-33
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … LAW, §60(a): A publication entered as second-class matter at a post-office located outside the boundaries of a school … in a publication which is entered as second-class matter at a post office located outside the boundaries of the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Disability Retirement – When Employees Retire
… reports from the member’s physicians, hospital records, accident reports and other pertinent documentation. We may … of duties performed; Workers’ compensation documents and accident reports for all on-duty incidents; and Time records … or records that pertain to a disability application, accident(s) alleged to have been sustained, and particularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/disability-retirementControls Over the Collection of the Public Safety Communications Surcharge
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has adequate controls to ensure that all wireless telecommunication service providers (Providers) and devices subject to the … To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/04/controls-over-collection-public-safety-communications-surchargeOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to … To determine what steps the State Education Department is taking to ensure that school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… meet the requirement to have mental health instruction as part of the curriculum and that DOE could make improvements … (2023-F-39) Many Medicaid recipients are enrolled in Medicare and are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” … Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan (Follow-Up) (2024-F-5) To reduce the capacity at its inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAbout This Publication – World Trade Center Presumption
… Information about laws that may apply to those who participated in World Trade Center rescue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/about-publicationOpinion 95-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of amount set aside for … educational purposes when cities and county levy the same tax); (allocation of amount not set aside for county or … educational purposes when cities and county levy the same tax) -- Pre-emption (where cities and county levy the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 95-10
… (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: … of chapter 386 discloses no discussion of the intended meaning of the provision. No discussion of this provision … in their ordinary acceptance and significance and the meaning commonly attributed to them" ( Phaneuf v City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10New York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… sector grew in 2021 to reach new highs. In addition, farms contribute to food security in their communities, an … of Agriculture and Markets, there are over 33,000 farms in the State. 2 In addition, nearly 23 percent of the … high of 23,868 in 2021. 4 FIGURE 1: Employment on New York Farms Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics As shown in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesGASB Statement 87, Leases
… Defining a Lease Under GASBS 87 A lease is a contract that transfers the right to use another entity’s … lessee by the end of the contract, and have no termination options. These should be reported as a financed purchase of … for office space. This lease has two four-year renewal options. If the agency decides it’s reasonably certain it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/gasb-statement-87-leases