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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the 300 claims reviewed totaling approximately $758,000, 205 (68%) claims totaling approximately $656,000 had one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), is falling short in its oversight of several Mitchell-Lama developments, … conditions and records at four Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), located in Brooklyn, Cathedral Parkway Towers (Cathedral), located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsNYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… State Fiscal Year 2021-22 will increase from 14.6 percent to 16.2 percent of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement … that our state pension fund entered this uncertain time as one of the strongest and best funded in the nation. We manage the fund to withstand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22Overtime Limits – Enhanced Reporting
… year-to-date totals if the automatic capping feature is not in effect yet. Report overtime above and below the … you use depend on whether the automatic capping feature is in effect). Do not withhold member contributions from … 2024 report or earlier , the automatic capping feature is in effect for the ERS members you report. If you begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-limitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits were issued. City of Middletown – Payroll and Leave Benefits (Orange County) City officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Archived: Legislative Session 2019–2020
… Krueger – Provides financial and budgetary flexibility to local governments as they continue to operate and provide critical services during the COVID-19 … (2) authorizing local governments and school districts to spend or temporarily transfer moneys in reserve funds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2019-2020Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… employees’ hours worked. Audit Summary Village officials paid salaries and wages as authorized, but did not maintain … or adequately supported. Furthermore, employees were paid for overtime that, in some instances, was not adequately … and net pay, before officials and employees were paid, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37State Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds
… The state Department of Health (DOH) is not adequately … the health and safety of vulnerable residents, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … FINDS The state Department of Health DOH is not adequately overseeing adult care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-health-department-slow-inspect-violations-adult-care-facilities-audit-findsOpinion 99-4
… benefit corporations (General Municipal Law, §§852, 856[2]). 1 It is a general rule that public benefit … property (see, e.g., County Law, §215[5,6]; Town Law, §64[2]; Village Law, §1-102[1]), General Municipal Law, §72-h was … district (L 1972, ch 406; see also Education Law, §405) 2 . Further, with respect to personal property of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-4Application for Refund of Excess Contributions (RS5195)
To apply for the refund of excess member contributions, NYSLRS Tier 1 & 2 members (and Tier 3 & 5 Police and Fire Retirement System members who are non-contributory), who voluntarily contribute, use form RS5195.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5195.pdfBrighton Fire District No. 5 - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-60)
… were not pre-approved and the Board did not authorize per diem payments of approximately $9,000 that may have been … audit all claims for payment. Properly establish and pay per diem amounts. District officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/09/13/brighton-fire-district-no-5-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-60Member Contributions
… Whether a member contributes, and how much, depends on their tier . However, exceptions may apply to some members … or the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS), depending on their retirement plan. Tier 6 ERS and PFRS Tier 6 … offer a non-contributory 20- or 25-year plan was in effect on January 9, 2010, any new employees who joined while that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/member-contributionsOpinion 90-55
… department remains obligated to pay benefits in accordance with General Municipal Law, §207-c to police officers injured … municipalities to apply for an accidental disability retirement, a retirement for disability incurred in … or modify the rights of disabled firefighters whose jobs are eliminated subsequent to the occurrence of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … increased the amount owed by a district, annually to the state, for its share of the cost of future employee … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… duties or implement compensating controls relating to non-payroll disbursements; establish procedures to detect and prevent duplicate payments from occurring; or … (8%) for 2020 through 2022. The district also did not have a written multiyear financial plan or adequate capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by Civil Service, … Families Act requires the screening of children within the child welfare system for potential sex trafficking and the … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 2017 through 2022 were not conducted. As a result, there is no independent verification that the secretary-treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… avoid spending choices that increase budgetary gaps.” The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided $350 billion … As noted in the Biden Administration’s May 2022 American Rescue Plan Equity Report, the prior COVID-19 relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: New York City Workforce Down Over 19,000, Largest Decline Since Great Recession
Attrition outpaces hiring among New York Citys municipal workforce which could have an impact on critical city services and programs according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-city-workforce-down-over-19000-largest-decline-great-recession