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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… limit on surplus fund balance by making $7.8 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and appropriating $900,000 in fund balance that was not used. As of June 30, 2019, … 63 unneeded network user accounts that had not been used in at least six months. In addition, sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees … These expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, … costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. The Department of Labor (Department) spent $6.7 million on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expensesStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2019-N-1 ). About the Program The New York City (NYC) Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has access to several data sources to monitor the cleanliness of NYC’s streets and sidewalks, including: Scorecard Ratings created by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations (Operations); NYC311 service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/street-and-sidewalk-cleanliness-followDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $233.2 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… returned an estimated -3.85%. “The recent volatility in the markets and concerns over the state of the economy … As of Sept. 30, the Fund had 42.33% of its assets invested in publicly traded equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash, bonds, and mortgages (22.62%), private equity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2332-billion-end-second-quarterState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's November Budget Update
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement regarding the … “The release of the city’s November 2022 Financial Plan update raises concerns about the city’s outyear budget gaps … worsening of the economic outlook since its last update in April 2022, including on Wall Street , the city is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-november-budget-updateBusiness Partners
… an independent medical examiner, you may be considered a business partner. For additional information, please see the … notifies the applicant, other interested parties and all business partners of the time and place of the hearing. … hearing or an independent medical examiner you may be a business partner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/business-partnersDiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… risks and potential changes at the federal level, calls for careful budgeting on the part of local officials to … of 2.8% in 2024 outpaced the rest of the state (0.6%) for the third consecutive year. Growth in the city’s … the number of tourists, which nearly matched 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic. Aggregate county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024State Agencies Bulletin No. 2357
… Lag 07/24/2025 08/21/2025 Eligibility Criteria: Employees in Bargaining Unit 06 who receive Earnings Code HZ5 and/or … the agency should follow the Agency Actions identified in Payroll Bulletin No. 1786 Non-Negotiated and/or … as a Stop Payment Request with a reason of Exchange in PayServ. The Report of Check Exchange ( AC 1476-P ), Next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2357-july-2025-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-designatedComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… card to make 160 personal purchases totaling $12,938, for which the town incurred approximately $3,774 in interest … also found that town officials did not seek competition for eight professional service contracts totaling $384,400. … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… following school district audits have been issued. Bolton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (Warren … finance operations from 2015-16 through 2017-18. Deposit Central School District – Financial Condition (Broome County) … that seven employees were paid incorrectly for credit hours earned. Find out how your government money is spent at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Statement in Support of Senator Warren's Legislation Creating Greater Climate Risk Disclosure
… DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, released the following statement today in support of … to succeed." About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-statement-support-senator-warrens-legislation-creating-greater-climate-risk-disclosureSyracuse Academy of Science Charter School – Purchases from Selected Vendors and Enrollment and Billing (2012M-219)
… the prudence of $383,390 in purchases which likely could have been obtained at lower prices. Some of the purchased … on total purchases of $54,940. The Director of Operations does not ensure all student information is recorded … information system with billings, which should identify any moneys that the School owes to the resident districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/05/syracuse-academy-science-charter-school-purchases-selected-vendors-andOpinion 88-30
… to a district water system in the proper exercise of its police powers. (2) The costs of establishing and operating … charge upon all the properties in the district. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the authority of a town … stated as follows: "It is the commonest exercise of the police power of a state or city to provide for a system of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Accounts Payable Advisory No. 50
… Terms Guidance: An early payment discount is an incentive (in the form of a reduction of the invoice amount) offered by … before it is due. Every agency should have a process in place to ensure accounts payable staff take the maximum … rate offered by a vendor whenever a discount is available. In the SFS, discount terms can be established by vendors at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/50-early-payment-discountsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 23
… Subject: Proper Coding of State Payments Reportable to the Internal Revenue Service Reference: Guide to Financial … Business Units should not have been coded as reportable to the IRS. As a reminder, when online Business Units process … Proper Coding of State Payments Reportable to the Internal Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/23-properly-coding-vouchers-withholdingGreece Public Library – Information Technology (2017M-130)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library’s information technology (IT) controls for the period January 1, 2016 through June 21, 2017. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/greece-public-library-information-technology-2017m-130Columbia-Greene Community College – Information Technology (2017M-213)
… and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss for the period September 1, 2015 through July 31, 2017. … safeguarded. Key Recommendations Adopt procedures for managing system access. Adopt a breach notification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/12/22/columbia-greene-community-college-information-technology-2017m-213State Agencies Bulletin No. 779
… is effective 1/1/08; paychecks dated 1/30/08 OSC Actions On January 16, 2008, OSC will update all pensioner and beneficiary annuities to $1,128.71 on the Job Data page effective 1/1/08. The Action/Reason …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/779-2008-blind-veterans-annuity-increaseMore About This Retirement Plan – Police and Fire Plan
… and Fire Retirement System members. (There is no Tier 4 in the Police and Fire Retiremenet System.) These benefits … 8, 2010 are covered under Article 14. The information in this publication does not apply to you. Throughout this publication, you will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/more-about-retirement-planWells Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-70)
… is located in the Towns of Arietta, Lake Pleasant, Hope and Wells in Hamilton County. The District, which has … Findings The District’s adopted budgets were unrealistic and included appropriated fund balance not used as planned to … budgets based on historical trends or other known trends and use appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/wells-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017m-70