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State Police Bulletin No. SP-113
… of OSC’s automatic processing. Affected Employees Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and Commissioned/Non-Commissioned … implements the Agreement between New York State and the Police Benevolent Association and provides for retroactive … Effective: 4/5/07 $3,852 4/3/08 $5,052 4/2/09 $6,252 Command Pay (CMD) Bargaining Unit 17 ONLY An increase in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-113-april-1-2007-april-1-2008-and-april-1-2009-retroactive-salary-and-otherOpinion 92-56
… 116: A town whose town board is authorized by special act to appoint a town manager "upon such terms and conditions ... as it shall determine", may pay the town manager a flat monthly fee as an allowance for … manager. You ask whether the Town of Fallsburg, pursuant to chapter 791 of the laws of 1972, may pay its town manager …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-56Accuracy of Reported Cost Savings
… of the Medicaid Inspector General's reported cost savings for calendar years 2008 through 2012. This audit covers the … program. There are no industry standards or guidelines for calculating cost savings values, so OMIG calculates cost … based on historical and current Medicaid claims data. For calendar years 2008 through 2012, OMIG reported cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/11/accuracy-reported-cost-savingsPort Jefferson Union Free School District – Information Technology (2014M-039)
… file. Ensure that the server room remains locked at all times, restrict physical access to the server room to only … individuals and record the arrival and departure dates and times of employees and visitors to-and-from the server room. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/port-jefferson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2014mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… eligibility information. Civil Service provides CVS with a daily update file of NYBEAS changes, and CVS has access to … Our audit covered the period from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2019. We determined overpayments of $30,695,221 were paid for ineligible members due to data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/04/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligibleArgyle Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2014M-051)
… five elected members. The District has one school in operation with approximately 600 students and 110 employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/argyle-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2014m-051Village of Altmar – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-331)
… virtually no Board oversight. This created an environment where the Clerk-Treasurer was able to write checks to herself … Key Recommendations Consult with the Town’s attorney and take the appropriate steps to recover any misappropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/19/village-altmar-apparent-misappropriation-funds-2013m-331Town of Hartwick – Financial Condition (2013M-118)
… three funds individually, they maintained a consolidated checking account for the combined funds and paid for large purchases … included in the budget for each fund. Consider separate checking accounts for each operating fund or require a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-hartwick-financial-condition-2013m-118Town of Dresden – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2012M-191)
… Financial records are incomplete or missing and there is no way to accurately determine the Town’s financial … the Town’s finances, there is no way to be sure that all funds have been accounted for and used solely for Town … subsequent years and did not file its 2012 property tax cap computation with OSC. Our calculation of the property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-dresden-board-oversight-financial-activities-2012m-191State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. As a result, auditors identified 139 unneeded user accounts, 36 … forms and independent audit reports in a timely manner, delaying scheduled state aid payments ranging from $49,607 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits were issued. City of Binghamton – Joint Sewage Treatment Facility Capital Project Planning and Monitoring … daily onsite personnel; leak testing results for treatment lines; concrete inspection and testing results, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… quarter of 2022, the number of customers behind on their bills fell by about 50,000 to 1.2 million while the total … Yorkers who continue to have trouble paying their utility bills,” DiNapoli said. “Failure to pay these bills may result in service shutoffs, which increases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… mortgages (21.4 percent), private equity (7.6 percent), real estate (6.3 percent), absolute return strategies (3.6 percent) and opportunistic alternatives and real assets (1.3 percent). DiNapoli initiated quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsFood Metrics Implementation (Follow-Up)
… ). Background To assist agencies in increasing their New York State food purchases, the State Finance Law (Law) … regulations, establish guidelines, and provide training on New York State food purchasing to agency personnel involved … and increase the tracking of information relating to New York State foods procured by agencies, as well as data on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/food-metrics-implementation-followWest Glens Falls Fire Company No. 1 – Financial Operations (2013M-383)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess controls to ensure that financial activity is … for the period January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. Background The West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire … approximately $687,000. The Company is affiliated with the Fire Fighters of West Glens Falls Association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/04/11/west-glens-falls-fire-company-no-1-financial-operations-2013mCUNY Bulletin No. CU-736
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY … on the effective dates. Further eligibility criteria is available in the memorandum from Carmelo Batista, Jr. … to COVID-19 overtime such as CVO (Covid-19 OT Override) is needed, ARC must be used. When an adjustment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-736-cuny-painter-and-supervisor-painter-retroactive-rateDiNapoli: Investment in Upstate Company Returns $33.8 Million to State Pension Fund
… fund dollars into New York companies and it is paying off for the companies and for the state pension fund, which made six times our original … growth both regionally and internationally,”said Mark Cattini, CEO and president of Autotask. “We’ve grown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-investment-upstate-company-returns-338-million-state-pension-fundExamination of Pitts Management Associates, Inc. Travel Expenses
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the travel … The initial contract, which was approved by the Office of the State Comptroller, required PMA to use reasonable … Instead, expenses were reimbursable on the basis of PMA’s actual cost. However, the contract extension, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/08/examination-pitts-management-associates-inc-travel-expensesDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… year’s widespread introduction of generative AI tools that can create new content such as text and images, it appears … first step in the right direction, but the city must also take further action, such as implementing a robust governance … and minimizes the potential for disparate impacts. I encourage my colleagues in government to join me in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-acceleration