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DiNapoli: State Department of AG and Markets Should Improve Pollinator Protection Program
… Department to implement my recommendations and thank them for the positive response to this audit.” Over the past three … and climate change. This decline has major implications for New York’s agricultural industry, food supply and … enables the Department to perform inspections of apiaries for the presence of infections, diseases and organisms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-department-ag-and-markets-should-improve-pollinator-protection-programOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, … instances, reports of abuse or maltreatment involve the death of a child. OCFS is required by law to conduct a review … problems that should be addressed statewide rather than on a case-by-case basis; however, officials had not yet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followDiNapoli: Major Retailers Agree to Report on Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Workplace Safety
… their overseas apparel suppliers and subcontractors in an effort to protect human and workplace standards. "Human … issues have revealed the extent to which subcontracting in substandard facilities is the norm in overseas apparel production. The 2014 Rana Plaza garment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-major-retailers-agree-report-efforts-protect-human-rights-workplace-safetyIV.3.A Taxes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Personal Income Tax 30101 Personal Income Tax Tax imposed on the income earned within New York State by any resident or … 30201 Corporation Franchise Tax – Article 9A Tax imposed on the income of corporations doing business, employing … Authority (MTA) Franchise Tax Surcharge – 209B Tax imposed on corporations doing business in the MCTD. 30211 Unrelated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3a-taxesOpinion 88-29
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … mayor would not have a prohibited conflict of interest in a purchase of real property from the village industrial … of interest would arise if the mayor of a village, in his private capacity, purchases a parcel of land from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Doubles Low Emissions Index Investment to $4 Billion
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations announced a $2 billion increase to the New York State Common Retirement Funds Fund low emissions equities index doubling its investment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-doubles-low-emissions-index-investment-4-billionOversight of the STEM Incentive Program
… 1, 2014 to July 23, 2018. Background HESC administers 27 State scholarship and loan forgiveness programs (including … our audit, recipients could attend any State University of New York or City University of New York two-year or four-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/28/oversight-stem-incentive-programDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to local school districts, according to … benefits” despite lacking the legal authority to do so. The Comptroller highlighted the same issue in a 2009 … spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest and Indictment of Defendant Accused of Theft of Over $50,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… is alleged to have stolen over $50,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement … Wynn. Wynn was a New York State pensioner who retired from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and passed … “Those who defraud our state pension system are stealing from every individual who is counting on their pension for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-and-indictment-defendant-accused-theft-overDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… to determine if they are doing enough to ensure schools have adequate and up-to-date safety plans in the event of a … children safe in schools are being followed. We need to do everything we can to prevent senseless tragedies." "When … Vallone, chair of the Committee on Economic Development. "I applaud State Comptroller DiNapoli for launching these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetySUNY Bulletin No. SU-244
… after March 31, 2012. Effective with the first checks in April 2013 legislation required the employee contribution … all PayServ job records, as well as agencies that are not in PayServ. The employee contribution rates are: Wages … 2017 Eligibility Criteria Tier 6 TIAA members who enrolled in the ORP between April 1, 2012 and December 31, 2013 Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-244-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-tiaa-optional-retirementOpinion 93-12
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … of the board of education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided … of the board of education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference. You state that the board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from an IT disruption
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and remit all collections to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate manner. Auditors identified a cash … receipts, or retain receipts for all collections. In addition, the town board did not annually audit the … subsequent investigation, the former clerk was arrested in November of 2020 . The matter is still pending in court. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… Investment Board (SWIB). The State must also submit, for federal approval, a 4-year plan (Plan) that describes its … System, including a governance body that has been dormant for 5 years and a delay in approval of the guiding Plan for WFD in New York, render it inadequately positioned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were followed to communicate financial application user account changes to the vendor. Schuylerville Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the court was collected, deposited, recorded and reported in an accurate and timely manner. The justices deposited 220 … that were not correctly deposited were not identified. In addition, auditors found their combined cash balances … the town paid an IT service provider more than $98,000 in 2019, officials did not define the provider’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… The board-approved budgets overestimated appropriations by an average of approximately $1.7 million per year which … district officials: overestimated budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $918,000 (12%) from 2020-21 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 2000-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Eligibility (of … as if he or she were a member of the fire department. For purposes of section 209-i, a volunteer firefighter means … under or subject to the provisions of the "Not-For-Profit Corporation Law"; and certain fire corporations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Albany County Department of Weights and Measures , … and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal … an investment policy. Putnam County – Probation Department Collection of Revenues (2014M-5) Auditors found that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0