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VI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets
… There are two kinds of segregations within SFS – available and reserve. Any amount budgeted as available can be used for … expenditures or the encumbering of purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders. Any amount in the reserve is not … budget amounts to the reserve. The sum of the available and any reserve segregations will total the appropriation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslawsSelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Report 2016-S-11 ), issued June 15, 2017. About the … an average of 5.4 million passengers per day. Maintaining safety and cleanliness for the daily riders who use its 472 … mission is to ensure “the cleanliness, maintenance, and safety” of subway stations. The Division has six operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/20/selected-aspects-subway-station-safety-followPublic Safety Overtime
… overtime policy and/or collective bargaining agreement and payroll documents associated with the special duty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimeComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, in Albany County Court. Cook is charged with stealing over $200,000 in … $100,000 each. Cook was arrested by agents of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, and extradited to Albany County to face the indictment. Cook was arraigned Friday on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200kUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-344
… apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2024 calendar year for employees who were in a status of Active or … the deficiency will automatically be recovered through payroll deduction should the employee later return to the payroll. Agency Actions: Agencies must notify affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-344-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-355
… a Blazer Payment using Earnings Code UBU(UCS Blazer Non Pen) effective 05/31/2023 through the current pay period. … is 1.95975% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents. Payroll Register and Employee’s … the Payroll Register. The Earnings Description UCS Blazer Non Pen and UCS Uniform Blazer Allowance and the amount paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-355-2025-ucs-blazer-pensionability-changeDiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Ordered To Pay Full Restitution for Theft of Nearly $90,000
… we are hopeful that defendant will pay restitution to that organization promptly. Ms. Brown stole from the public for … for the Essex County Agricultural Society — a non-profit organization that promotes agriculture through the Essex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-former-essex-county-fair-treasurer-and-willsboro-town-clerk-ordered-pay-full-restitutionSpencerport Central School District – Employee Benefits (2025M-65)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Spencerport Central School District (District) officials … totaling $670,439. Audit Summary District officials did not always appropriately authorize and accurately … payments. This occurred because District officials did not perform an adequate independent review of separation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/spencerport-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2025m-65Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing FEMA Grant Funding Intended for Education Expenses
… government money. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/akron-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-fema-grant-funding-intended-education-expensesOversight of Contract Expenditures of Phoenix House New York
… is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York (PHNY) to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, … residential services at several facilities throughout the New York metropolitan area. According to the contracts, OASAS … is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/oversight-contract-expenditures-phoenix-house-new-yorkV.2 Governance – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… and is the final decision-making authority over budget, resource plans, scope, schedule and major deployment issues, … descriptions, and reporting trees are located on the SFS website : Guide to Financial Operations REV. 11/13/2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v2-governanceUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… of the Paid Fire Department of the City of Yonkers, New York, Inc. (Yonkers) [pdf] ; and the City of Rochester … fire companies providing the service. Key Findings While all six entities had a process for administering FFI tax … it is operating as intended. Officials should ensure that all FFI money is disbursed in accordance with State law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing - Roles, Responsibilities and Resources
… intended protection each is meant to provide. Select the name to learn about qualifications and requirements for each … must use a request for proposal (RFP), which is a detailed document that contains a description of the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-roles-responsibilities-and-resourcesState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… In April, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,580 contracts for state … Open Book New York . Major Contracts Approved Department of Environmental Conservation $13.2 million with Paul Smiths College of Arts & Science for administration of the Adirondack region …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… Grand Larceny in the Second Degree in violation of Penal Law § 155.40(1) and two counts of the class “E” felony charge … of Trade and Competition in violation of General Business Law §§ 340 and 341, also known as New York State’s Donnelly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingApplying for Previous or Military Service Credit – Career Plan
… We will determine your eligibility to receive the credit and any cost involved. Requesting credit for your previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/applying-previous-or-military-service-creditSubway Wait Assessment (Follow-Up)
… to major structural and technology improvements. The goal for meeting the weekday wait assessment standard was 79.4 percent for 2013 and 80.7 percent. The actual results were 80.3 percent for 2013 and 78.8 percent for 2014. Key Finding We found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/subway-wait-assessment-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 698
… access the Next of Kin Affidavit form available on the OSC Web site. Agencies also may contact OSC’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/698-amended-next-kin-affidavit-form-ac-934-p-oscs-bureau-state-payrollState Agencies Bulletin No. 709
… of AC-230 processing, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in accordance with the processing schedule outlined in this Bulletin. Processing Dates Check Date Must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/709-new-processing-schedule-submitting-returned-paychecksApplying for Previous or Military Service Credit – Regional State Park Police Plan
… Member & Employer Services Bureau. Please include as much information as you can about the period of employment for … Regional State Park Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/applying-previous-or-military-service-credit