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Thousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… The state’s Office of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information technology (IT) … “Information Technology Services needs to do a better job of keeping an accurate inventory of its equipment to avoid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityCOVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… ESD established performance measures to assess the impact of the awards. The audit covered the period from April 2021 … March 22, 2020. While the order affected businesses of all sizes, most of the businesses in New York are small businesses employing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1387
… accounting, reporting and payroll distribution data for all employees paid through PayServ will be affected … Background The State adopted a new Chart of Accounts (COA) in 2012 when it implemented the Statewide Financial System. … Please include the bulletin number in the Subject line of all emails pertaining to this bulletin. … To inform agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1387-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialReporting of Billboard Income (Follow-Up)
… In addition, Finance was not doing enough to identify and follow up on properties with billboards. Finance had not routinely obtained and reviewed a Department of Buildings list of properties … such a listing showing 871 properties with billboards and noted that for 717 (82.3 percent), no income had been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/reporting-billboard-income-followOrdinary Disability – Article 14 Benefits
… Eligibility To qualify for the ordinary disability retirement benefit, you must: Be unable to perform your duties because of a permanent physical or mental incapacity; Have five years of … year of credited service, up to 25 years. It is reduced by 100 percent of any Workers’ Compensation benefit payable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-disabilityComptroller DiNapoli Statement in Response to President Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement
… "President Trump’s decision to walk away from the Paris Agreement is a mistake, is bad … and investors will continue to address climate change in innovative ways. As trustee of New York state’s $192 … announced at the Paris Climate Conference. DiNapoli has used his influence as a shareholder to convince dozens of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-response-president-trumps-withdrawal-paris-agreementFuel and Services
… Purpose The objectives of our examination was to determine whether DMNA conducted … appropriate prices, and received the quality and quantity of goods and services it procured during its response to … DMNA lacked documentation to support the reasonableness of the prices paid and how it selected vendors. Specifically, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/30/fuel-and-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… misconduct. On Dec. 14, 2021, the clerk pleaded guilty to Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the second … reported court and trust funds and abandoned property to the State Comptroller as prescribed by statute. Records … by the county clerk and Surrogate’s Court were up to date and complete and auditors noted no material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsEfficiency of Warehouse Space
… Objective The audit objective was to determine if the Office of General … through March 29, 2019. About the Program The Spending and Government Efficiency Commission was formed to streamline … about warehouse and storage space and the associated costs, because there was no central source for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/efficiency-warehouse-spaceRochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-1)
… 2019-20 fiscal years. Background The District is located in Monroe County. Following the District’s September 19, 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/23/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-1II.3 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… The Executive Budget refers to the structure and process of the constitutional system of budgeting in New York State which vests in the Governor … These responsibilities are provided in Article VII of the State Constitution and Articles 3 and 4 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3-overviewDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Growth to Remain Below Two Percent
… others must examine their budgets to determine where they can limit spending or cut costs in order to stay under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-growth-remain-below-two-percentDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 12% in July
… in New York state increased by 11.9% in July compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released … local officials continue to monitor economic factors that impact overall sales tax revenues." New York City’s … largest increase at 19.6%, followed by Cattaraugus (13.3%) and Yates (12.6%). Conversely, Monroe County saw the steepest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-12-percent-julyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1492
… Purpose To explain the new functionality to the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) and procedures surrounding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1492-new-employer-federal-reporting-guidelines-affordable-care-act-and-nysOpinion 2005-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of to generate revenue in excess of cost) CITIES -- Fees (for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, including a … at 0.12 percent for the 2016-17 fiscal year. For the list of allowable levy growth factors for all local governments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017DiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s … her criminal behavior. Metz, 55, pleaded guilty today in Wyoming County Court to grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, offering a false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftState Agencies Bulletin No. 1565
… General Deductions page. The effective date should be the first day of the pay period for the check date in which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1565-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1481
… Purpose To notify agencies (with the exception of the City University of New York) of increases in maintenance rates for employee housing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/state-agencies/1481-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1402
… Purpose To notify agencies (with the exception of the City University of New York) of increases in maintenance rates for employee housing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1402-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-meals