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Village of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… complete, accurate and timely records and reports to allow the Village Board (Board) to effectively manage the Village’s financial operations. … The Treasurer and former Board-appointed Secretary to the Mayor (Secretary) did not properly fulfill their … complete accurate and timely records and reports to allow the Village Board Board to effectively manage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Town of Keene – Records and Reports (2024M-27)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) to effectively manage the Town’s financial operations. Key … As a result, the Board lacked reliable records and reports to manage the Town’s financial operations, account balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-keene-records-and-reports-2024m-27State Agencies Bulletin No. 938
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new Reason Code BDA on the Position Data page and the new Job Data Reason Code BDA to be used for certain Job Action Requests. Affected … To inform agencies of the new Reason Code BDA on the Position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/938-new-reason-code-transactions-requiring-budget-directors-approval-bdaContributing Toward Your Retirement – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Tier 2 and 3 (Article 11) Members You are not required to contribute toward your retirement. However, you can make … when you retire. You can contribute any whole percentage from 1 percent to 10 percent. Voluntary contributions are … income, however because you made post-tax contributions, a portion of your pension would be non-taxable. To begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/contributing-toward-your-retirementRFQual #22-02 – Medical Examiner Management Services
… by the Retirement and Social Security Law, is seeking to contract with entities able to provide the services of … independent medical examinations (“IMEs”), providing a written report of such, and providing testimony at … frequently at OSC’s discretion. This Solicitation may, from time to time, be amended or addenda issued. It is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual-22-02Examination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… period December 1, 2012 through November 30, 2014 through a Restructuring Action Plan (RAP) under contracts CM00939 and TQ00002. The objective of our examination was to determine whether PMA’s implementation of the RAP achieved … including executing contracts without prior approval from OSC. In December 2013, Downstate replaced contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… State Comptroller DiNapoli today released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in … throughout the state that acquire properties in an effort to return them to productive use though redevelopment or … operating revenue such as tax collections or profits from sales to make up the difference. For a copy of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightDiNapoli: Syracuse Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $21,000 in Pension Checks Meant for His Deceased Mother
… A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21,946 in state pension payments meant for his deceased mother, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21946 in state pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-syracuse-man-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-21000-pension-checks-meant-his-deceased-motherDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… “Our monitoring system shows some cities are still close to becoming fiscally stressed. Local officials should use … an overall fiscal stress score which classifies whether a municipality is in “significant fiscal stress,” in … designation. However, the city did improve its score from the prior year and moved out of the “moderate fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … reducing unexpended surplus funds in the general fund from more than $304,500 as of Jan. 1, 2009 to less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2DiNapoli Announces Change in Leadership of State Pension Fund's Real Estate Advisory Committee
… service, David Peirez is stepping down as Chairman of the Real Estate Advisory Committee (REAC) for the New York State … “It has been a professional pleasure to help guide real estate investments for the state’s pension fund,” Peirez … and look forward to leading the committee as we guide real estate investments in the years to come.” REAC consists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-change-leadership-state-pension-funds-real-estate-advisory-committeeState Agencies Bulletin No. 921
… located in downstate New York (in the MCTD) are subject to the tax. Employee payroll expenses of agencies located in … 23, the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance has imposed a new tax on certain employers engaging in business within … payment based on a calculation of weekly payroll expenses from the enactment of this tax (March 1, 2009) to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/921-metropolitan-commuter-transportation-mobility-taxComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Groveland , Town of Hammond , Town of Milton and a comprehensive audit of road infrastructure needs in nine … municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … in the village of Ballston Spa receiving an extra benefit from distributed sales tax revenues at the expense of town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 89-14
… LAW, §986(1): A collecting officer may not request persons paying their taxes by mail who desire a tax receipt to … whether a tax collecting officer may request that persons paying their taxes by mail and desiring a tax receipt include … or upon request forward by mail a receipt to each person paying a tax... Subdivision (2) of section 986 states that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … allowed by law. However, they could have used amounts from their excessive reserves or appropriated additional fund … complying with statutory requirements and have designed a purchasing process that enables competitive methods for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Area #12 – Information Technology Contingency Planning – Information Technology Governance
… are inevitable. A disruptive event could include a power outage, software failure caused by a virus or malicious … and technical measures that help enable the recovery of operations after an unexpected IT disruption are … unplanned IT disruption involving the corruption or loss of data or other computer resources from ransomware, hardware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-12-information-technology-contingency-planningDiNapoli: Halfmoon Resident Allegedly Stole Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office in making this arrest,” New York State Police Acting Superintendent Steven … checks to fill her pockets and satisfy greed. May this arrest serve as a reminder that those who carry out such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-halfmoon-resident-allegedly-stole-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsOvertime and Other Time and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) used the … April 30, 2009 to June 30, 2012. Background The LIRR, a constituent of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority … track foremen) who worked an excessive amount of overtime (from 18 to 24 hours in one day) on two separate occasions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/24/overtime-and-other-time-and-attendance-matters-found-use-certain-federal-fundsCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B22-1-8)
… 31, 2013. The Act requires the City to submit to the State Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and … New York Office of the State Comptroller City of Lockport Budget Review 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b22-1-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … resulting in taxpayer inequities of approximately $188,000 from 2011 through 2014. Town of Hillsdale – Justice Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0