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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… their private forest land, but some property owners are not living up to their end of the agreement,” DiNapoli … audit raises questions about whether these incentives are achieving their goal to improve private forest management. The tax benefits received are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and demand greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 317
… Employees Employees who utilize OGS parking facilities and have deduction code 427 Effective Dates Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/317-ogs-parking-fee-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 249
… OSC will automatically increase the biweekly rates for parking fees: CURRENT BI-WEEKLY NEW BI-WEEKLY $ 3.24 $ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/249-ogs-parking-fee-increaseCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… York City Department of Education (DOE) complies with the school safety planning requirements in the Safe Schools … (Law), which requires public school districts to develop district-wide safety plans (District Plans) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… Another submitted unpaid food costs from a prior vendor as part of its contract invoice so that the outstanding vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
… Assistant Facilities Program Coordinator. Based on our audit, the New York State Joint Commission on Public … Downstate employee violated New York State Public Officers Law § 73(5)(a). In settlement of the violation, the Downstate … understand and comply with New York State Public Officers Law (POL) § 73(5)(a) and Downstate’s Code of Ethics and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llcState Agencies Bulletin No. 1401
… Purpose To inform agencies of the revised timeline for the testing and conversion of the account codes in PayServ to the statewide COA used today in the SFS. … Actions OSC Conversion Timeline: May 4, 2015 – The last day for agencies to make position pool changes prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1401-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialState Agencies Bulletin No. 1004
… Purpose To notify agencies that OSC has modified the Retirement Plan … The overtime compensation limit for calendar year 2010 is $15,000 and will be increased by 3% each calendar year … compensation limit for Tier 5 employees. As a result, it is critical that the employee’s correct Date of Membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1004-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-employees-enrolled-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1005
… Purpose To notify agencies that OSC has modified the Retirement Plan … The overtime compensation limit for calendar year 2010 is $15,000 and will be increased by 3% each calendar year … compensation limit for Tier 5 employees. As a result, it is critical that the employee’s correct Date of Membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1005-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-employees-enrolled-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Fire Safety Compliance (2015-S-86) Auditors found SED does not adequately monitor whether schools are in compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Accounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… and quality of goods or services from the vendor based on the agency’s expectations, which ideally should have been communicated in a purchase order. To document the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9Public Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… limit on Family Assistance, children living apart from adult relatives and certain other individuals. FA is largely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to … staff to recruit Medicaid recipients to their offices. In a follow-up, auditors determined DOH made progress in … of Health: Medicaid Program: Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) Claims (Follow-Up) (2015-F-20) An initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/cayuga-onondaga-boces.pdfJoint Statement on Corporate Disability Inclusion
As investors representing over $1 trillion in assets under management, we believe companies must do more to include people with disabilities in the workforce.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/disability-inclusion-investor-statement.pdfThird Quarter 2020 Local Sales Tax Collections Down 9.5 Percent; New York City’s Decline Offsets Uptick in the Rest of State
Statewide local sales tax collections in the third quarter of 2020 declined by 9.5 percent, or $452 million, over the same quarter in 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2020/pdf/2020-third-quarter-local-sales-tax-collections-down-9.5-percent.pdfVillage of Depew - Purchasing (2018M-158)
Determine whether the Board ensured that goods and services were procured in the most economical way and in accordance with the Village’s purchasing policy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/depew.pdfCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly (2016-N-5)
To determine whether the New York City Department for the Aging effectively oversees the provision of congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16n5_1.pdfOpinion 91-63
… (§800, et seq .) contains provisions of law which relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or … contract. In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in, inter alia , any contract of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63DiNapoli: Audit Finds Additional $150,000 Stolen by Beekman Town Official
… Knapp previously pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing $390,178 by using the town’s American Express card for vacations and other family expenses. Knapp and two of his … town clerk and other offices could not be accounted for. In addition, cash receipts were not deposited into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-additional-150000-stolen-beekman-town-official