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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… counties, cities, towns and villages across the state to assess whether local officials adequately considered the … revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Due to uncertainties in available state funding for highway … highway fund, water district and two sewer districts. When adopting the budget, officials did not identify the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… In a turnaround from the fiscal crisis it faced a year ago, … shortfall for the year with gaps of more than $1 billion in 2024 that could have ballooned to $1.6 billion in 2026. With new funds made available by the state and city, … In a turnaround from the fiscal crisis it faced a year ago …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backOpinion 90-22
… -- Public Water Systems (necessity to pay interest on consumer deposits) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (of consumer deposits for municipal water utility) PUBLIC SERVICE … gas and electric, water, steam, telegraph, or telephone corporation, "or a municipality rendering equivalent utility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 92-20
… society and permanently used by it for a meeting hall or exhibition grounds ..." (emphasis added). Further, … by special or local law or municipal ordinance "any exhibition or entertainment held on the grounds of a town or … not the corporation derives a pecuniary profit from such exhibition or entertainment by the lease of its grounds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 1996
… This bulletin is superseded by Payroll Bulletin No. 1996.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to … State Agencies Bulletin No 1996 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1996-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 2020
… not be updated: NYS Position Has Both Equated Grade and NTE – if the employee’s Grade on the Position Data page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2020-april-2022-2-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonOpinion 88-39
… (cash bail on felony complaint held by town court and forfeited while town court retains jurisdiction) CRIMINAL … with a felony complaint, is held by the town court, and is forfeited while the criminal action is still pending … has trial jurisdiction of all offenses other than felonies and preliminary jurisdiction of all offenses, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39State Agencies Bulletin No. 1949
… facilities to establish a temporary overtime rate of 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for employees in certain titles. The … PSH – Pre-Shift BU04 YDA HRY using 2.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate. Agencies must include an explanation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1949-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 2021
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding the implementation of a … Services Unit (BU04), or Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Unit (BU05) titles who work at … the State of New York, the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), the Civil Service Employees Association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2021-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 327-A
… Employees Employees in the Security Services Unit (BU 01) and Security Supervisors Unit (BU 61) Payment Date(s) The … check dated 7/11/02, for employees in Institution agencies and payroll period 7 Lag, check dated 7/17/02, for employees … with the 1999-2003 Agreements between NYSCOPA, Council 82 and the State of New York a pilot Productivity Gain Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/327-2002-productivity-gain-program-lump-sum-payments-employees-representedDiNapoli: Wall St. 2021 Profits near Record Levels
… of the same factors that boosted profits last year: record low interest rates kept expenses down, strong trading volume, … home to 17.8% of all securities industry jobs, a 32-year low. The average salary (including bonus) for employees of … paid $4.7 billion in taxes, most of it (74%) in personal income taxes, reversing two years of declines. It was also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-wall-st-2021-profits-near-record-levelsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on New York City’s securities industry. “The last two years of … by the pretax profits of the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms. There are now … average compensation for securities industry workers in New York City in 2021 was $516,560, more than five times the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… as charges to a State travel card, or use of a State owned resource, such as a vehicle or lodging. Typically State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationCost-of-Living Adjustment – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… year. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) — subject to pension caps and limitations — is 50 percent of the previous … or more years; or Any age and have received a disability pension for five or more years. When you die, if you selected a pension payment option that pays a lifetime benefit to your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/cost-living-adjustmentOffice of the State Comptroller Response to Report Issued Today by the Department of Financial Services
… made the following statement today: "It's disappointing and shocking that a regulator would issue such an uninformed and unprofessional report. This report was emailed to our … have known the aggressive steps that Comptroller DiNapoli and CIO Vicki Fuller have taken to reduce hedge fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/office-state-comptroller-response-report-issued-today-department-financial-servicesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 11
Business Units must not combine Citibank payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/11-separate-payments-citibankPenn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… Officials did not: Regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or … As a result, we identified 1,094 unneeded user accounts and six user accounts with unnecessary administrator … to clearly identify the provider’s responsibilities and services to be provided. In addition, sensitive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79Orange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings BOCES officials did not establish … user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology … Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user accounts. Evaluate all network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userSag Harbor Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-174)
… ensured claims were appropriate, supported, audited and approved before payment. Key Findings Although all claims were appropriate, audited and approved before payment, the claims auditor did not … $4,582 which included confirming POs, sales tax charges and lacked receipt acknowledgments but never reported these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-174Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-209)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District (District) officials adequately managed … network user accounts to ensure unnecessary accounts were disabled. Key Findings District officials did not adequately … network user accounts to ensure unnecessary accounts were disabled. Specifically: District officials did not establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-information-technology-user