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Fire Safety (2015-MS-1)
… 31, 2013. Background The 2010 Fire Code of New York State (Fire Code) requires an approved fire safety plan and … or building layout. The Executive Law and New York State Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) generally provide … visited, 73 (76 percent) did not have a fire safety plan on file that met the minimum Fire Code requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/27/fire-safety-2015-ms-1Selected M/WBE Purchases by Various Facilities
… Purpose To determine whether Department purchases from one vendor, … real, substantial and continuing, and who control the day-to-day business decisions. These enterprises must also be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/07/selected-mwbe-purchases-various-facilitiesProperty Tax Freeze Credit
… exceeded the eligibility limit, secondary residences or business properties. 909 duplicate payments totaling $62,651. … that exceed eligibility limits, secondary residences, business properties and deceased homeowners, it did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/property-tax-freeze-creditOpinion 89-43
… -- Treasurer (change from elective to appointive) TOWN LAW, §§174(2), 176(2-a): A fire district may change the … office pursuant to the procedures set forth in Town Law, §176(2-a). This is in reply to your letter asking … be abolished and replaced by an appointive office. Town Law, §174(2) provides for the election of a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Focus on Identity Theft
… You probably know or have heard about someone whose personal information was stolen to file false unemployment … or buying a home, obtaining a tax benefit or receiving a loan. Comptroller DiNapoli’s report, The Increasing Threat of … only the credit and bank cards you need. Avoid giving out personal information on the phone, email or social media. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… Objectives To determine whether the City University of New York (CUNY) has provided … and IT security, including credit card payment processing. All industries that accept credit cards as a method of … with PCI DSS and improve monitoring of PCI compliance at all CUNY colleges. To the CUNY Colleges Visited: Implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) identifies and collects fines and fees that … processed about 20 million summonses with a total value of $901 million and $994 million, respectively. DOF’s role includes generating and mailing notices of violations, collecting the amounts due, and adjudicating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/04/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-feesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pension Fund's Ranking as Top U.S. Investor Battling Climate Risk
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … today after the Asset Owners Disclosure Project named the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the number one U.S. … protect the retirement security of more than one million New Yorkers from climate risk has been recognized and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pension-funds-ranking-top-us-investor-battling-climate-riskCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B25-5-5)
… report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 authorizes the City to issue debt not to exceed $8.3 million to liquidate the cumulative deficits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/15/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b25-5-5Opinion 88-62
… finance closure of landfill) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: A town may establish a capital reserve fund to finance the … authorizes town boards to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of the "construction, reconstruction or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62State Agencies Bulletin No. 1443
… processing of PayServ Job data transactions Background In Payroll Bulletin No. 1366 agencies were notified that OSC … process Social Security/Medicare refunds only , to be paid in the Institution check dated December 24, 2015 and … employees that they will receive the SS/Med Refund (WSM) in the applicable check listed above and that their 2015 W-2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1443-end-year-refund-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-withheld-whileSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees
… Purpose To determine whether WCHCC has a formal supplemental … 1, 2012 through January 15, 2016, and focused on payments to senior management employees for their performance during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/12/supplemental-payments-executive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1352
… All Employees Effective Date(s) NPAY799 will be available in Control–D the Friday after each pay cycle is confirmed … as of the last day of the current pay period. OSC Actions In an effort to assist agencies in determining the appropriate location pay earnings for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1352-new-control-d-report-npay799-location-pay-exceptions-reportDiNapoli: 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-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… been issued. Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Online Banking Access (Ontario County) District officials did not ensure online banking access was limited to board-authorized users because no one reviewed online banking users’ access and permissions. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsIX.12.O Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… the U.S. Treasury or offset against program disbursements. In order to minimize the state’s interest liability and … credit to the appropriate federal funds appropriation, but in no event shall this transfer occur less than semimonthly. … to the U.S. Treasury or used for program purposes. In certain cases, the state’s CMIA auditor/consultant will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12o-refundsVI.2.A Appropriation & Segregation Overview – VI. Budgets
… that should be set aside in the reserve segregation. This new business process means that State Agencies will no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2a-appropriation-segregation-overviewControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… that its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York State – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and … and are responsible for overall management of vehicles in their region, including repairs and procurement of parts … repair shops either perform maintenance and service in-house or use the authorized private repair shops for parts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2212
… Affected Employees: Employees whose direct deposits are returned from their financial institution for any reason, … and who request a Payroll Check Reissue for any reason are affected. Background: The Statewide Financial System will … available. Therefore, employees whose direct deposits are returned from the receiving financial institution during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2212-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsFinancial Condition and Outlook
… 8,000 faculty and staff and is the fourth largest employer in Brooklyn. It reported expenses for the year ended June 30, 2012 totaling $853.2 million. The University Hospital is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/17/financial-condition-and-outlook