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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… An audit of 10 counties found that some did not adequately test the accuracy of retail prices or test scanners, scales and devices used to … that consumers are getting what they pay for.” Testing of retail pricing and weighing devices falls under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersTown of Webb – Audit Follow-Up (2018M-188-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Towns progress as of February 2022 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in November 2018
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-webb-audit-follow-2018m-188-fOrdinary Disability (Section 362) – Career Plan
… receiving Section 207-a or 207-c (General Municipal Law) benefits. If you are eligible, applications for ordinary … disability retirement must be submitted while you are in service or within 90 days from the date you: Are last paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-disability-section-362State Agencies Bulletin No. 884
… prior to January 2, 2009. Affected Employees M/C employees in Negotiating Unit Codes 06, 13, 18, 40, 46, 52, 66, 79 and 96 who had elected to participate in the 2008 M/C Vacation Exchange program and separated from … maximum of 5. The system will automatically calculate the amount of the restored vacation accruals using the salary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/884-restoration-and-payment-managementconfidential-mc-vacation-creditsXI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Only the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) can close a contract in the Statewide … eligible contracts. It is considered a best practice for State agencies to close purchase orders associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsDiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… and others are now asking very important questions: How have these funds been used? How do state and local finances look in the aftermath of the … a municipal bond. Taxpayers and voters deserve to know what the debt is going to be used for, that the debt is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edState Agencies Bulletin No. 1974
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by … January 13, 2022 (Institution). OSC Actions At the request of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), Local 1000, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1974-civil-service-employees-association-csea-local-1000-dues-increaseEast Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… overestimated by an average of $5.1 million (4.7 percent) per year. Over the last four completed fiscal years, the District … unassigned fund balance equal to 4 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations. However, when unused appropriated fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementSUNY Bulletin No. SU-299
… to Payroll Bulletin No.1256 . ) Effective first checks in April 2013, Legislation required the employee contribution … all PayServ job records, as well as agencies that are not in PayServ. The employee contribution rates are: Wages … on the agency’s review of the “two year look-back” salary. Public query Q92_2_YR_LOOKBACK_SUNY_ORP_P2 will provide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-299-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up) (2023-F-13) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Use, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (2020-S-55).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f13-response.pdfSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Follow-Up) (2021-F-13)
To determine the extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees (Report 2017-N-8).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f13.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Academy … job duties. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Academy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop Over 32 Percent in May
… was widespread around the state, ranging from a drop of 19.5 percent in Westchester County to a 41.5 percent … in Tioga County. Nearly every county in every region of the state saw a large drop in overall collections. New … that sales tax revenues would continue to drop because of COVID-19 but the May sales tax figures show just how deep …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-over-32-percent-mayOrdinary Disability – Regional State Park Police Plan
… This benefit is available to you only if you joined the Police and Fire Retirement … benefits are available. Eligibility If you are unable to perform your duties because of permanent physical or … benefit. The Benefit If approved, this is a benefit equal to the greater of: 1/60th (1.66 percent) of your FAS for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/ordinary-disabilityOpinion 2002-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … of Educ. , 34 AD 2d 351, 353, 312 NYS 2d 252, 254). This Office has consistently expressed the opinion that when towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Final Average Salary – Article 14 Benefits
… average salary (FAS). FAS is the average of the wages you earned during any 36 consecutive months of service when … The calculation of your FAS can include, but is not limited to, the following types of payments. In some cases, certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/final-average-salaryDiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022
The number of domestic violence victims increased in 2022 by 85 in New York City and 87 in the rest of New York state when compared to 2019 according to an analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-number-domestic-violence-victims-rises-2022XII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… must appropriately classify workers as either employees or independent contractors so the workers are properly taxed. … incurred in the performance of their official duties. For overnight travel, non-salaried Public Officers may receive a … the State Comptroller Travel Manual . The fixed per diem rate (as opposed to the receipted rates set forth in Method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeVested Retirement Benefit – Regional State Park Police Plan
… employment before retirement age and have five years of credited service. When you reach retirement age, you will … to retire depends on your tier. Tiers 1 & 2 — the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tiers 3 & 5 — your … Benefit Your vested benefit is 1/60th (1.66 percent) of your FAS for each year of credited service. The retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/vested-retirement-benefitComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Alfred-Almond Central School District , Beacon City … Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … auditors that they discovered through an informal review of leave records that the former treasurer attempted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1