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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … not audit and approve individual claims to ensure they are for legitimate expenditures. Village of Hobart – Board … The board also did not adequately manage the finances for a capital project to upgrade its transfer station. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… tax money, officials in Buffalo, Syracuse and Yonkers did not always use it according to their specific special act, … However, the Rochester TPC and Buffalo TPF but did not always maintain adequate documentation for expenditures. Yonkers did not use $1.4 million in FFI tax money for the care of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection (Report 2014-S-51 ). Background … or criteria for SIU staffing levels, and there was a considerable risk that UHC and Amerigroup did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/22/medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detection-followDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… have also resulted in some large year-to-year fluctuations for some districts. For example, one district’s allowable levy limit was 21.7 … include: Property taxes are the major revenue source for school districts outside of New York City. In 2013, these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… town officials have not adopted IT policies and procedures for disaster recovery, backups and breach notification. In … did not adopt structurally balanced budgets that provided for sufficient recurring revenues to finance recurring … property owners within the district who were not billed for water use during 2017. In addition, the duties assigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… benchmark rates to ensure they received the lowest prices for electricity and natural gas. Five of seven entities … School District) spent approximately $2.4 million more for electricity than the benchmark rate used by auditors. … records and reports accurately and properly accounted for all financial activities. Although the board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-auditsOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… or localities. In most cases, the Department was not aware which properties were enrolled in the 480 Program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Prevention (SHP) Training (Nassau County) SHP training was not provided to all employees or any board members. Of the … 17 employees and the five volunteer board members did not complete the annual training. Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake … the forfeited funds were returned, the funds were not available for the district’s use Eastern Suffolk Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2093
… VDC pensionable salary of all jobs, including salary not in PayServ. Employee Contribution Rates Wages … Date - Enter 01/02/2020 Please note that this query is not yet available. This bulletin will be updated with the locked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2093-two-year-look-back-tier-6-voluntary-defined-contribution-program-vdcSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has taken steps to ensure that … June 1, 2018 to August 5, 2020, as well as applications for sales tax registration received by the Department from … to 4.875%, and in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District at 0.375%. The use tax is imposed on taxable items …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/14/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practicesCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Compliance with Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-39 ). About the Program State … 95 (EO 95), issued March 11, 2013, established an online Open Data Website ( Open Data ) for the collection and public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followState Police Bulletin No. SP-204
… Association of the New York State Troopers (PBA), provides for an increase to the annual Expanded Duty payment April 1, … Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on 04/01/2020 are eligible for Expanded Duty Pay. OSC Actions OSC will automatically … of 4/2/2020 and increase the amount from $8,702 to $8,876 for all employees in BU07 and BU17 receiving Expanded Duty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-204-april-2020-increase-state-police-expanded-duty-payNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Coal Investments Under Review
… Fund (Fund) is reviewing 27 thermal coal mining companies to determine whether they are taking steps to transition to a … cleaner and renewable energies. If a particular company is not ready to move away from its reliance on thermal coal … is the third-largest public pension fund in the United States, with an audited value of $210.5 billion as of March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-coal-investments-under-reviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 1909
… agreement between New York State and NYSCOPBA provides for a bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay payment for employees who have at least one year of service credit in … no 2021 increase in the Hazardous Duty Pay payment amount for Non-Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1909-april-2021-increase-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01State Agencies Bulletin No. 1908
… have the option to opt out of receiving a paper pay stub. NYS Payroll Online (NYSPO) NYSPO is a self-service … Printed W-2s Update Tax Withholdings (Form W-4 and NYS IT-2104) View Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statements (past 10 … changes must be made through the Direct Deposit Form for NYS Employees (AC2772) and submitted to their Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1908-nys-payroll-online-rollout-all-state-employeesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Technology (Madison County) District officials did not limit or monitor employees’ personal internet browsing … of social media on district computers. Officials also did not provide information technology (IT) security awareness … training to employees. In addition, officials did not restrict user permissions to the network and the student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-65 ). … 95 implementation was phased in beginning in March 2013, with covered entities required to be in full compliance by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/01/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Companies to Address Climate Risk, Transition to Cleaner Operations
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has reached … with five major U.S. companies, including Domino’s Pizza Inc., to set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-companies-address-climate-risk-transition-cleaner-operationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-703
… of the member information. The employee's NYS EMPLID will not be provided and should be verified in the PayServ system … page, insert a row and continue onto Step 6. If there is not an existing row for the NYCTRS deduction code, select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-703-new-retirement-arrears-deduction-codes-members-new-york