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DiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… at the time of the CARES Act legislation becoming law in March, New York City would have received $9.4 billion. The … through June 30 (see Figure 2), many of which are located in the regions hit hardest by COVID-19. DiNapoli’s report … dramatic impact of COVID-19 on state and local revenues in New York and elsewhere, significant additional relief from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-280
… unit SD will be affected. Employees represented by District Council 37 in bargaining unit SK who reside within … will be added to the employee’s taxable gross wages, for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2019 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-280-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2212
… reason are affected. Background: The Statewide Financial System will be unavailable for use due to fiscal year end … direct deposit reversal is processed in SFS. If the employee is due a portion of the reversed payroll check this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2212-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… equipment purchased was then shipped to the town’s former video supply contractor. The supervisor was unable to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… increasing the number of wheelchair accessible stalls in restrooms and ensuring there are more accessible, clearly … nature. Braille was also on all signage along the trail. In 2015, Parks developed a Transition Plan as required by the … During the audit, Parks assigned a new ADA coordinator in March 2022. Comptroller DiNapoli recommended Parks: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 271
… Review and Update panel This panel will provide the agency with a record of all retroactive adjustments that were … approval by the agency or OSC. Link 1 provides the agency with a description of the data elements appearing on the … Retro Pay Summary panel This panel will provide the agency with a total amount of each earnings appearing on the Retro …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/271-agency-access-view-retroactive-payment-panels-and-workers-compensationOpinion 99-13
… inspecting or enforcing the permitted activity (see, e.g., NY Tel. v City of Amsterdam , 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d 993; … the cost of general governmental functions (see, e.g., NY Tel. , supra , in which the court, quoting from Torsoe … based on reliable factual studies or statistics ( NY Tel. , supra ; Jewish Reconstructionist v Inc. Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 89-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation … Wages of a deceased county employee which remain unclaimed for six years may be transferred into the county's general … fund. Alternatively, if the salary check remains unclaimed for two years, the county may obtain court order declaring it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Town of Elmira – Financial Condition (2015M-226)
The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns financial condition for the period January 1 2012 through August 12 2015
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/01/08/town-elmira-financial-condition-2015m-226Town of Cincinnatus – Financial Operations (2016M-238)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through April 29, 2016. Background The Town of Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County and has approximately 1,040 residents. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/28/town-cincinnatus-financial-operations-2016m-238What is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… the New York State Comptroller (OSC) play important roles in the process. Local governments, libraries, schools (except … at least a 60 percent vote to override the Tax Cap. Voters in school districts can override the cap with a 60% vote. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capTown of Tonawanda – Recreation Fees (2017M-133)
… 18, 2017. Background The Town of Tonawanda is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 74,000. … properly accounted for, recorded accurately or deposited in a timely fashion. The Board did not ensure that an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-tonawanda-recreation-fees-2017m-133Village of South Corning – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2017M-114)
… of our audit was to examine the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports for the period March 1, 2015 through April 27, … is located in the Town of Corning in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 1,100. The Village is … The Clerk-Treasurer did not maintain complete, accurate and timely accounting records. The Board did not receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/11/17/village-south-corning-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2017m-114Florida Union Free School District – Information Technology (2017M-146)
… The Florida Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Goshen and Warwick in Orange County and operates two schools with approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/03/florida-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2017m-146Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Youth Recreation Commission – Financial Activities (2017M-68)
… purposes, and whether Program employees were paid in accordance with established pay rates for the period … Lake Youth Recreation Commission was established in 1973 by the Towns of Ballston, Charlton and Glenville to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2017/10/06/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-youth-recreation-commission-financial-activitiesTown of Shandaken – Employee Compensation and Benefits (2017M-289)
… employees and whether amounts withheld and paid for employee benefits were accurate for the period January 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017. … Town officials did not withhold employee contributions for health insurance coverage. As a result, during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/13/town-shandaken-employee-compensation-and-benefits-2017m-289Columbia County – Payroll (2014M-121)
… complete and certify their hours worked on a time record. Payroll duties were not properly segregated. The auto-pay payroll system resulted in payments to part-time attorneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/14/columbia-county-payroll-2014m-121Aloma D. Johnson Charter School – Leave Accruals (2017M-218)
… Aloma D. Johnson Charter School is a public school located in the City of Buffalo that is not under the control of the … year totaled approximately $3.9 million. Key Findings Sign-in and sign-out sheets did not agree with leave request … employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances recorded in the employee leave records and found that 12 of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2017/12/29/aloma-d-johnson-charter-school-leave-accruals-2017m-218Center Moriches Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2017M-174)
… to assess the District’s Medicaid reimbursement procedures for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. … Background The Center Moriches Union Free School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2017mTown of Waterloo – Board Oversight (2017M-110)
… Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for all Town funds were approximately $2.4 million for 2016. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-waterloo-board-oversight-2017m-110