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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town … Property Tax Exemption Administration (Franklin County) Of the 224 granted exemptions reviewed (approximately $6.2 … were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive agricultural building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… nurses are conducted by each facility’s Human Resources (HR) department if their annual salary is below $100,000, while the New York City Department … Vizient, Inc. (Vizient) is a contract labor manager that provides temporary nursing staff and manages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionDiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Schools for special … said. “We have found too many schools that fall short of state education requirements, which is why we are auditing … throughout New York. We’ve referred our findings to the State Education Department for recovery of the misspent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1681
… – applicable only to employees of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. *IRS Publication 590-A - Individual … Nearly all State of New York government positions provide eligibility for retirement system membership. Therefore, most … deduction on their individual tax return based on their income and filing status. OSC Actions OSC will automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1681-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2018Opinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 803
… of Increases After payroll processing for Pay Period 1L is completed, OSC will process the April 2008 Salary and Longevity Increases for employees whose Pay Basis Code is ANN or HRY as follows: OSC will automatically insert a row … in an eligible position. Exceptions: If the employee is on Military Stipend, a row will not be automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/803-april-1-2008-salary-and-other-increases-employees-represented-civilAdministrative Hearings
… (Return to Top) Medical Cases NYSLRS will provide the medical records underlying the Retirement System’s … records by the due date. NYSLRS may send any additional medical records to NYSLRS' examining doctor(s) for a … Administration Bureau procedures on adjournments accepting medical records and waiving an appearance at a hearing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/administrative-hearingsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1600
… Employees in the Operational Services Unit (BU03) of the Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police or the Office of Parks, Recreation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1600-2017-csea-tool-allowance-paymentOpinion 98-17
… §30: A town board, by local law or resolution, may agree to confer the benefits of section 18 upon the employees of the housing authority and to be held liable for the costs incurred under section 18. … Officers Law, §18 generally authorizes a "public entity" to defend and indemnify public "employees" in any civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 97-22
… Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Powers and … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (financing the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The county governing board, and not the county community college board of trustees, may authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-18
… opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Real Property (sale of real property of county sewer district) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- … Whether the sale of the real property used for a county sewer district must be approved by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 92-47
… surcharge moneys) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (crediting interest earned on investment of E911 surcharge moneys); … moneys) -- Deposits and Investments (disposition of interest on investment of E911 surcharge moneys); (of E911 … We assume for purposes of this opinion that the county's charter does not address these issues. Article 6 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Opinion 92-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (necessity to obtain approval of the State Comptroller) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Dissolution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Accounts Payable Advisory No. 43
… Subject : GFO Updates – Supplier, Prompt Payment Interest and more Update : The below sections of the … as determined by the vendor, no longer synonymous for payment method) XI-A.3 Purchase Orders Updated based on new … - Used to be XII.4.E.3 XII.5.D Selecting the Appropriate Payment Location Updated based on new concept of location …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/43-gfo-updates-supplier-prompt-payment-interest-and-moreState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… have been issued. State Education Department: The Network for Children's Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapy (CTN) (2017-S-79) For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, auditors … identified $707,677 in ineligible costs that CTN reported for state reimbursement. The ineligible costs included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1658
… leave of absence, including Workers’ Compensation Leave, with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence on 06/30/18 may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1658-2018-csea-tool-allowance-paymentDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… 2019 and its associated financial plan project a surplus of $2.6 billion in the current fiscal year, ending on June 30, which will be … peak. More jobs were added in the boroughs outside of Manhattan than in any other expansion. The city’s … 2019 and its associated financial plan project a surplus of $26 billion in the current fiscal year ending on June 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedOpinion 89-9
… LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1310: A municipality may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased employee who died intestate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9DiNapoli: Wall Street 2022 Bonuses Fell 26% From Previous Year, Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… reverses the pool’s dramatic growth of 25% in 2020 and 15% in 2021. In 2022, Wall Street’s pretax profits fell 56% … while the CFY 2023 financial plan assumed a decrease of 35.6% for the securities industry. The securities industry also … in more than two decades. DiNapoli estimates that 1 in 11 jobs in the city is either directly or indirectly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-wall-street-2022-bonuses-fell-26-previous-year-return-pre-pandemic-levelsProtection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees)
… to meet the needs of beekeepers requiring certificates to ship honey bees out of State. It was able to conduct all the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/19/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-bees