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Pipeline Safety Oversight
… property damage. PHMSA relies on state inspectors as the “first line of defense” to enforce pipeline safety, implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the … Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets are different because: Capital assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-2DiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on gift cards for details about fees and … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and conditions that can decrease the value. These may include: Service fees when the card is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardDual Employment
… through February 6, 2013. Background DOCCS is responsible for the confinement and habilitation of approximately 56,000 … among multiple facilities. Employees may also work for other government agencies subject to certain restrictions … time and attendance rules, resulting in improper payments for time not worked. These three cases showed a pattern of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of East Hampton Housing Authority , Eggertsville Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli & Lander’s Proposal Calling on Wells Fargo Board to Report on Efforts to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Wins Majority Support From Shareholders
… value. Investors have now spoken. It is the time for the board to act." “Shareholders have sent a loud and … no business in the workplace,” Lander said. “The support for our proposal reflects investors’ growing focus on worker rights and their increasing demand for portfolio companies to be transparent on issues that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-landers-proposal-calling-wells-fargo-board-report-efforts-prevent-discrimination-andDiNapoli: Former Clerk Padded Her Pay With Town Funds
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Jordan Green after an investigation and audit found that she paid herself thousands of dollars in unauthorized payroll payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-former-clerk-padded-her-pay-town-fundsFacility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… issued on February 4, 2019. The audit sought to determine if the Bureau completed its review of projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts on school districts were. We also sought to determine whether Districts were commencing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followSecurity and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems
… 14, 2013 through June 27, 2014. Background The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State IT transformation to consolidate and merge State … 40 executive branch agencies into nine clusters based on the type of service provided. The Department is one of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/19/security-and-effectiveness-department-motor-vehicles-licensing-and-registration-systemsOpinion 88-32
… may determine to place an advertisement in a newspaper for the purpose of informing the public of the name, office, … we note that there is no express statutory authority for a town clerk to place or cause to be placed an … a necessary incident to a town's power to incur expenses for the publication and distribution of reports relative to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… we used data analytics to select 69,646 transactions for audit, including: (i) high risk payment requests DOL … year payments related to those 2015 payment requests. For example, we analyzed the daily UI payment file to … employees hired during calendar year 2015 who owe DOL for UI overpayments received in prior years. DOL has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… the Great Recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic. “We all rely on local government employees for essential … such as education, public safety, health care, and much more,” DiNapoli said. “But local governments were hard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… current state law, ORES must issue a final siting permit for most projects within one year of a completed application, but there is no requirement for ORES to track or account for how long it takes to complete an application. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not maintain time records to support the hours for which they were paid, and one bookkeeper received $1,751 … (Madison County) The former clerk did not properly account for, deposit, report or remit collections. As of April 13, 2022, the former clerk could not account for cash totaling $3,869. The former clerk also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Medicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals … care needs. New York’s Essential Plan (EP) provides health insurance to lower-income people who, generally, don’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… the company, and provide opportunities for workers and the communities they live in. State leaders have the opportunity … encourage employee ownership more broadly by developing strategies to: Expand networks and partnerships of business … EO as a way to create or retain jobs and strengthen communities; and Develop ways to educate the public on what …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Final State Budget
… have finalized a state budget. Major policy changes in the budget that will be felt across the state include the … tax rates for lower- and middle-income families starting in 2026. Other new funding initiatives include expanding … 2025-2029 capital plan, reflecting a major investment in transportation infrastructure in the New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passage-final-state-budgetState Agencies Bulletin No. 1878
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Administration Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Members … NYS Legislature who are paid using the LEG Pay Basis Code in the following departments are affected: 04210 NYS Senate … based on the number of calendar days actually served in the calendar year. In addition, if a Member on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1878-2020-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureOpinion 88-28
… set forth in Public Officers Law, §70-a before it can be designated an "official newspaper" of a town pursuant to Town … newspaper". However, in order for a publication to be designated an official newspaper, the publication must … does not satisfy these threshold requirements may not be designated an "official newspaper" (see, e.g., 1984 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28Payroll Users Group Organizational Charter
… Steering Committee shall be responsible for: The evolving development and refinement of the New York State Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payroll-users-group-organizational-charter