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Opinion 98-2
… equipment at fire) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses (dinners after board meeting) FIRE DISTRICTS -- … at fire) -- Appropriations and Expenditures (dinners for fire commissioners) TOWN LAW, §178-c: A fire district may not pay for post-meeting dinners of members of a fire district board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 2011
… Affected Employees: All employees in Bargaining Unit 01 or Bargaining Unit 21 represented by NYSCOPBA who meet the … Suffolk and Westchester Counties earning Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) and eligible employees in … the Additional Pay page to reflect the following increase, as applicable, for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2011-april-2022-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… The State Education Department’s (SED) weak enforcement of … “Lax oversight allowed proprietary schools that were on dangerously thin ice to continue taking money from … of Proprietary Schools State Education Department Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266.4
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletin UCS-266.3 Purpose To provide the Unified … review of the procedures for initiating and terminating payroll deductions for union dues has highlighted the need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2664-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of the FarmtoSchool Program Report 2020S9
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followAdministration of Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans
… time frames required by Law, including one payment made 33 days late. Workers’ compensation payment processing for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/25/administration-self-insured-workers-compensation-plansDiNapoli Appoints Navyug Patel Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his appointment of Navyug “Nav” Patel as deputy chief investment officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Patel has … State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States. The Fund holds and invests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-appoints-navyug-patel-deputy-chief-investment-officer-new-york-state-common-retirement-fundState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… officials did not establish appropriate controls over employee leave time. Auditors found the board did not … and procedures. Officials also did not accurately maintain employee leave records. Leave used and compensatory time … $4,600, was not supported by an employee’s time and attendance records. In addition, 33 hours of comp time and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Follow-Up)
… of Taxation and Finance (Department) is responsible for administering more than 40 State and local taxes, … and require vendors that make these sales to register for a Certificate of Authority (COA), collect the tax from … represented 13.9% of all taxes collected by the Department for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) ending March 31, 2022. During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practices-followElevator Safety (Follow-Up)
… of Buildings (DOB) is responsible for regulating the safe and lawful use of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in New York City. This responsibility … (non-DOB inspectors), ensures that elevators are tested, and monitors the results. The Building Code requires that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/28/elevator-safety-followReporting Unclaimed Funds to New York State
… securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Entities required to report and remit unclaimed funds include, for example, banks, insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reportersDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… established a program to provide additional relief to low-income consumers in arrears, for a total of $587 million in … SFY 2022-23 established a $250 million fund to address low-income residential customer arrears that accumulated between … bills. Endnotes 1 New York State Department of Labor, “NYS Economy Loses More Than 1.7 Million Private Sector Jobs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateSelected Aspects of Capital Program Project Management
… provides a planning schedule, and identifies options for financing the plan. Each capital program is broken down … are completed on time and within budget. Key Findings For our review, we sampled six projects with a total budget … construction, leading to delays and additional costs. For instance, in one project, an omission by Transit’s design …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/selected-aspects-capital-program-project-managementDiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments
… support program, has made some improvements to the way funds are distributed, DiNapoli's auditors identified a … over as abandoned property to the Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds. As of Dec. 31, 2016, auditors found that … Wyoming – turned over UDC to the Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds, as required. The audit revealed: Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-paymentsDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… or undertreated sewage that is discharged into ground and surface waters poses serious health risks,” DiNapoli … with state law on reporting when overflow events occur and to make sure problems are addressed.” Two laws related to … not include a report of non-compliance as required. In one case, DEC conducted an inspection of a facility in July 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… of Labor’s rule are trying to impose partisan politics on what should be dollars and cents, nonpolitical investment … thanks to President Biden for his assurance that he will do the right thing and veto this misguided attempt to … System is ranked one of America’s best-managed and best-funded public pension plans. We have integrated ESG factors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Cautions NYC Leaders to Prepare for Challenging Fiscal Times Ahead
… in Connecticut enabled municipalities to create climate change and coastal resilience reserves in preparation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-cautions-nyc-leaders-prepare-challenging-fiscal-times-aheadDiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… immigrant workers,” DiNapoli said. “Many industries rely on foreign-born workers to keep businesses going, but we’ve … was implemented. As a result, there was a 165% increase in immigrants living in New York City being sent back to the … work authorization. The state Department of Labor improve how it evaluates and reports which employers hire asylum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakDiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (“HUFSD”), pleaded guilty to conspiracy … who illegally profit from our public institutions. Now the defendant will face the consequences for her greed.” … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… In recent decades, financial literacy has emerged as a key education initiative at both the federal and state … to make financial decisions that support their well-being, many Americans remain unprepared for financial emergencies—a … agencies’ roles in financial literacy offerings, including how they identify and reach out to the most critical and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-follow