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NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New … in the United States, with an estimated $209.1 billion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2017. The Fund holds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyTown of Laurens – Budgeting Practices (2013M-204)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Town’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, 2012, to May 20, 2013. Background The Town of Laurens is located in … an extra $1.7 million in unbudgeted revenues from 2008 to 2012. Of this amount, $1.3 million is related to flood …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-laurens-budgeting-practices-2013m-204State Agencies Bulletin No. 1858.1
… information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2019. Affected Employees Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18581-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1080
… Purpose To notify agencies that OSC will process a final refund file … 1999 and 2005, and Did not accumulate sufficient funds to purchase a bond as determined by NBT , and Did not receive … outstanding refunds for inactive accounts while preparing to close in December 2010. They were submitted on a separate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1080-final-refunds-deduction-code-101-bondsHyde Park Central School District – Financial Management Practices (2012M-172)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management practices for … 1, 2010, through March 26, 2012. We extended our scope to 2007-08 to analyze budgeting practices, fund balance trends, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hyde-park-central-school-district-financial-management-practices-2012mOpinion 88-4
… COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (providing refreshments to trainees at foster parent training session) MUNICIPAL … (in recognition of municipal service - refreshments to foster parent trainees) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE … county may determine that appropriate refreshments served to trainees at a foster parent training session are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4City of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… and expected revenue models. However, City officials do not have historical ambulance services data to use to … the City’s 2024 overtime expenditures to ensure they do not exceed the City’s budget. Consider whether ambulance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… $358 million and 1,390 payments valued at $1.9 million due to fraud, waste and other improprieties. As the state’s chief … for their money. The Comptroller’s office averages 11 to 13 days for contract reviews. The Comptroller recently … accounting of state payments that were recently added to Open Book New York . Earlier this month, DiNapoli released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 2006-5
… MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW §23(2)(e): A town board may reduce the salary of an elected town officer, other than a … salaries of town officers and employees, may reasonably reduce the salary of an elected officer during a term of … to a mandatory referendum. That provision, on its face, does not require the adoption of a local law, but rather …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5Opinion 92-52
… benefit corporation..." The purpose of the Authority is to construct, operate and manage a water supply and distribution system to serve the Water Authority of Great Neck North District. … in, and exercised by, the board of directors. With regard to the investment of monies of the Authority, Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-52State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… Comptroller’s review and approval of contracts related to the COVID-19 crisis through Jan. 1, 2021. At the … Conservation $2 million with Continental Construction LLC to construct a new multi-use building and rehabilitate the … pavilion at Camp Colby in Franklin County. $1.2 million to Essex County for shuttle bus services for hikers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in March
… County. $4.5 million with Structural Preservation Systems LLC to provide concrete repairs at the Empire State Plaza in … and Registration System. $1 million with opAD Media Solutions LLC for media buy services. Office of Parks, … million to Knowledge Builders Inc., $2.4 million to Panha Solutions Inc., $1.7 million to Greycell Labs Inc., $1.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-marchState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… pumps and motors at the River Front Pumping Station in Albany County. Office of General Services – Design & … piping at the Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany County. Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic … Entrepreneurs & Innovators in Upstate New York (GENIUS NY) program. $4.3 million to the Research Foundation for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberOpinion 88-6
… -- Retirement Benefits (authority of municipality to contribute to "defined contribution pension plan") CIVIL SERVICE LAW, … may not, by local law or collective bargaining, contribute to a "defined contribution pension plan" under which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6DiNapoli Report Finds Big Five School Districts' Use of Pandemic Aid Reflects Different Priorities
… the funds. The New York City Department of Education plans to use a smaller share of the billions of dollars of its federal aid to help close pandemic learning gaps than other large school … during the COVID-19 pandemic and are still struggling to catch up,” DiNapoli said. “The federal government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-report-finds-big-five-school-districts-use-pandemic-aid-reflects-different-prioritiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1852.1
… should be processed in PayServ as soon as possible, but no later than Pay Periods 18-Lag and 19-Current for … to reflect this information in the Form W-2, but provides no guarantee. Late reporting may result in the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18521-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedSaratoga County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Grant and Loan Program (2015M-85)
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency Project Monitoring and Grant and Loan Program 2015M85
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/10/02/saratoga-county-industrial-development-agency-projectAccounts Payable Advisory No. 47
… a PO for all single purchases of $10,000 or more from any vendor that has a classification as a “procurement supplier” in the NYS vendor file. This policy, subject exceptions, is applicable … regardless of whether the agency intends to pay the vendor with a check, electronic payment (ACH) or with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/47-purchase-orders-and-procurement-card-usePatchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B17-7-2)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … Free School, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $6 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/09/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b17-7-2Town of Shawangunk - Sewer District Charges (2018M-122)
… not have a written agreement or basis for rates charged to DOCCS for sewer services. Charged sewer district … $2.1 million more than the total expenditures. Charges to DOCCS alone exceeded expenditures by $1.4 million. The … Key Recommendations Consult with the Town Attorney to determine whether a written agreement with DOCCS is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/22/town-shawangunk-sewer-district-charges-2018m-122