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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … and made accurate separation payments and service credits to employees based on the applicable collective bargaining … District officials have established adequate procedures to ensure employees are accurately compensated. Auditors did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Monitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Monitoring and Administration of … administers 11 State and federal grant programs aimed at crime prevention and control. Among these public protection … and the SNUG (“guns” spelled backward) program. GIVE is a crime-fighting program designed to assist the 17 counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-followIV.4.D Debt Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… or municipality. Use of debt service expenditure accounts for expenditures chargeable to debt service appropriations is restricted for Office of the State Comptroller and Public … when a State debt issuer (most likely a public authority) is using some excess cash on hand to defeasance some routine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4d-debt-service-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… In addition, 10 checks totaling $5,100 were written for petty cash use. The check amounts ranged from $300 to … District officials did not establish written procedures for password management, wireless security, remote access and … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsRestitution Payments (2021-MS-2)
… cannot identify the source of all the money on deposit in their restitution accounts. As a result, some victims will … payments from the undisbursed restitution account to the crime victims whose restitution orders have remained unsatisfied for the longest period in a timely manner. … Determine whether County Probation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/restitution-payments-2021-ms-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Manual (2019-S-56) Through Ages is a New York City-based for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide … who are between the ages of three and five years. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, auditors … reported costs that did not comply with the requirements for reimbursement and recommended those costs be disallowed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… a code of conduct, mandates training and instruction for preventing and responding to incidents of school violence, and establishes a uniform system for reporting violent incidents. Further, the SAVE Act … School Districts’ compliance with the requirements for school safety planning, and consequently did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/13/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirements-followDiNapoli Releases December State Cash Report
… December, $5 billion or 4.8 percent higher than last year for the same period. Significant increases include spending … from the prior month. The cash report focuses primarily on the General Fund and All Governmental Funds. The General … and other fiscal issues. These are easily accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-releases-december-state-cash-reportPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006
… for activities that will impact agencies related to the Payroll Improvement Project. Affected Employees All agency … and Training, Agency File Interface Testing, and Project Go Live. Effective Dates All timelines contained in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-006-payroll-improvement-project-agency-timelineInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance
… requires the Corporation to maintain the Canal System in good condition. The Corporation’s Canal Structure Inspection … on a 2-year cycle. Of the 2,065 structures the Corporation is required to inspect, 747 are deemed “critical” (e.g., dams … years – and some not at all. The Corporation’s process for determining Inspection and maintenance priorities is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/26/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenanceWage Theft Investigations
… whether these efforts are successful in recovering funds for injured workers. Our audit covered the period April 1, … reports. Employers may be allowed a payment plan for restitution, but the Division has not established … manage the current cases and backlog. Develop criteria for investigators to use to determine if a payment plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/06/wage-theft-investigationsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $192 Billion
… ended on March 31, 2017. The Fund has an estimated value of $192 billion. “Strong returns over the fiscal year, … long term asset allocation. We continue to manage one of best funded, best performing pension plans in the nation … to fixed income markets over the last year returned 2.91 percent. The Fund’s diversification strategy performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-192-billionState Agencies Bulletin No. 261
… File layout. Affected Employees Payroll and systems staff in agencies that use the PaySR Master File. Payment Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/261-changes-master-fileDiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Lunar New Year Celebration
… in celebration of Lunar New Year on Thurs., Jan. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. Photos of the event, including the … to New York, are available. Maggie Gu, owner of Park Asia restaurant and host of Lunar New Year celebration, immigrated … through many charitable and fundraising events held at her restaurant. Honoree IWen (Irene) Chu, chief of staff to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-lunar-new-year-celebrationPrivacy and Security of Student Data (Follow-Up)
… the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States. SED administers school aid, … is charged with the general management and supervision of all public school districts and all the educational work of … policies, incident reporting, and the Parents’ Bill of Rights. Key Findings SED officials made significant progress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/26/privacy-and-security-student-data-followOpinion 93-14
… County , 235 AD 566, 258 NYS 690; see also 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-30, p 56; 1987 Opns St Comp, No. 87-64, p 96; … 295 NYS2d 490, involving property owners who are precluded from receiving services paid for with ad valorem levies). … found in the provisions of the former Village Law actually required a village to extend its water system upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 97-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Disclosure of … 806: A village board member who has a financial interest in a business which may be negatively impacted by a zoning … by the board should publicly disclose his or her interest in the matter. If the potential negative financial impact of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 96-15
… (judgment arising from his or her actions) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-town Charges (payment of judgment arising from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… of New York State small businesses received assistance in recent months through the federal government’s Paycheck … survey data for the week ending June 27. $38.2 billion in PPP loans were approved for New York applicants through … provide guidance to lenders about prioritizing borrowers in underserved and rural markets, those borrowers, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020Opinion 91-8
… if the officer or employee, individually or as a member of a board, has the power or duty to: (a) negotiate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8