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Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation Supported Employment Program (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/adult-career-and-continuing-education-services-vocational-rehabilitation-supported

DiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress

… Fourteen school districts statewide were designated in some level of … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2022, down from 23 … recorded for schools since the system’s inception (2012-13 school year). “The number of districts designated in a fiscal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stress

I.5 OSC Bureau Contact Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview

… SYSTEM HELP DESK The SFS Help Desk is the central point-of-contact for system-related questions and problems of a … BUREAU OF STATE ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS Agencies should contact the Bureau of State Accounting Operations for … be directed to the OSC Bureau of Contracts unless other contact information has been specifically identified in the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i5-osc-bureau-contact-information

IX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants

… (ESA) is a group of PeopleSoft modules that includes Project Costing, Grants Management, and Customer Contracts. … funds distribution functionality (See Section IX.4.A) in Project Costing to split expenditures systematically for … Section 15.E of this guide on how to set this up in the Project Guide) Interface LATS information into SFS Once an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agencies

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… bookkeeper, prepared and filed the town’s annual update documents as required. The board did not audit the town’s books and records, as required. Town of Bainbridge – Justice Court … search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

V.2 Governance – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance

… and can not be aligned with a broader statewide use  Tree Updates Yes Yes   NOTE: Program values require KK_DB_PRGM tree placement from DOB and RPT_SW_PRGM tree placement from OSC. COA and KK change request form and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v2-governance

VI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets

… can be used for expenditures or the encumbering of purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders. Any amount in the reserve is not available … of State Finance Law as well as the preamble to the budget bills. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 09/15/2015 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslaws

DiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs

… the state’s economy and promoting promised job and business growth, according to an audit released today by … boosting the states economy and promoting promised job and business growth …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programs

DiNapoli Announces 2019 Fiscal Stress Scores

… Twenty-two local governments were designated in fiscal stress for 2019, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) . The scores were based on … Twentytwo local governments were designated in fiscal stress for 2019 according to State Comptroller Thomas P …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-announces-2019-fiscal-stress-scores

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… ordered to pay $1,711 in restitution. City of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (Erie County) City officials did not always assess and bill garbage fees in accordance with the City Code. Officials also … develop policies and procedures for assessing and billing garbage fees. Of the 33 properties reviewed, 30 were not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0

DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Companies to Address Climate Risk, Transition to Cleaner Operations

… Pizza Inc., to set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), adopt new energy efficiency measures and … that addressing climate change, by reducing their carbon emissions, helps their long-term success and benefits … change risks they face, to report on and reduce their GHG emissions and to acknowledge the business opportunities and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-companies-address-climate-risk-transition-cleaner-operations

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… application. In addition, town employees did not comply with the acceptable use policy and officials did not monitor …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

DiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations

… state fiscal year (SFY), according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. A report … intended purposes in a timely manner. The report released today found that 14 funds had higher balances than in the … 201920 state fiscal year according to a report released today by Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donations

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… and local user accounts. Geneseo Central School District – Online Banking (Livingston County) District officials did not follow the board’s online banking policy or develop procedures to adequately segregate online banking duties. Auditors also determined that district …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

DiNapoli: SED Makes Progress on Implementation of Dignity for All Students Act

… DiNapoli said. “I commend the State Education Department for acting on my audit and strengthening its efforts to … released by DiNapoli in October 2017 found that despite guidance from SED, many schools had not implemented some … recommended that SED take steps to assess weaknesses in implementing DASA and assign adequate resources to promote …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-sed-makes-progress-implementation-dignity-all-students-act

Salary Explanation – When Employees Retire

… Notification From Account Homepage, go to Notifications panel. Click View All link to see a list of notifications, or … fields to search for a specific employee. Leave fields blank to see a full list of employees. In search results, … and complete all editable fields—do not leave any fields blank. ( Note: When you add a row, the Earned Begin Date and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/salary-explanation

Cost-Saving Ideas: Containing Employee Health Insurance Costs

… you should always look for ways to contain health insurance costs without cutting current benefit levels. … of health benefits for retirees. Self-Fund Your Health Insurance Instead of continually paying premiums to an insurance company, consider self-funding a health insurance …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-containing-employee-health-insurance-costs

Office of Operations: 2025 Virtual Fall Conference

… of best practices when performing Vendor Responsibility (VR) reviews with a special emphasis on potential VR issues and subcontractor reviews. Guidance will be … provided to aid in successful state agency submissions of VR documents. Presenters: Jamie Hockey-Barrett, Zachary Nash, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/outreach/office-operations-2025-virtual-fall-conference

Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

This session will assist local officials in learning how to establish an effective and efficient claims processing system. A well-designed system ensures proper use of municipal resources, provides local officials with useful information and complies with all applicable laws and regulations.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/improving-effectiveness-claims-processing-020724.pdf

Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

This session will assist local officials in learning how to establish an effective and efficient claims processing system. A well-designed system ensures proper use of municipal resources, provides local officials with useful information and complies with all applicable laws and regulations.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/improving-effectiveness-claims-processing-2-8-23.pdf