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2024 Year in Review: Fiscal Responsibility, Stewardship and Transparency

… 2024 Year In Review  FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY   STEWARDSHIP  … of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2024   …

DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected

… more can still be done.” The Transit Adjudication Bureau (TAB) is a tribunal that processes and adjudicates summonses … pay and handles hearings when a summons is contested. TAB contracts out most of its functions to a vendor with … Dec. 31, 2015, Transit has paid the vendor $46.4 million. TAB’s ability to collect fines, and the fees that come with …

Employee Statuses and Changing an Employees Status in PayServ – Payroll Manual

… an employee can have in PayServ. They are A (Active), L (Leave of Absence), P (Leave with Pay), T (Terminated), R … and the agency must change the Reason that was used for that particular action, the agency must return the … must use the applicable Reason Code to ensure that OSC can apply any benefits or salary considerations the employee may …

IX.11.A Single Audit Act Accounting and Reporting Requirements – IX. Federal Grants

… New York State is subject to specific accounting and administrative requirements for the federal funds it receives and disburses. Many of these requirements are mandated by the … Single Audit Act of 1984 (Single Audit), as amended; and the Federal Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 …

XI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

V.1 Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance Overview and Policies – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance

… State's financial information more transparent; improves visibility by outside parties into State operations; and …

Regulation for Scheduling, Adjourning and Conduct of Administrative Hearings

… §317.1 Background Whereas, Sections 74 and 374 of the Retirement and Social Security Law direct that the … hold a hearing to review and redetermine an application for retirement allowance or other benefit provided by the … regulations should be promulgated to establish the rules and procedures under which such hearings will be held; …

Town of Tuscarora – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2015M-122)

… through May 18, 2015. Background The Town of Tuscarora is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 1,500 residents. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town’s … bookkeeper’s work to ensure that all financial activity is accurately recorded and reported in a timely manner, …

Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)

… stock is adequately secured. Discontinue the practice of permitting vendors to withdraw funds directly from the Town’s …

Town of Callicoon – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-16)

… the Board had not defined the rate or percentage of health insurance premiums that retirees must pay for their continuing health insurance coverage, we were unable to determine whether the … purposes. Define the rate or percentage of health insurance premiums that retirees must pay for their …

Lakeview Public Library – Tuition Reimbursement and Procurement (2014M-104)

… State Legislature in 1963. The Library, which operates one building with 20 employees, is governed by a five-member …

Manorville Fire District – Board Oversight and Fuel (2016M-411)

… Manorville Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Towns of Brookhaven and …

Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)

… Public Library, located in the hamlet of Port Jefferson Station in Suffolk County, is governed by a Board of Trustees …

XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures

… will contact a Voucher Authorizer at the agency via phone call or email. Agencies have the following … . The email must include the name, email address, and phone number of the new contact. Since the traveler’s supervisor …

XI-A.7 Electronic Purchase Order Authorization and Purchase Order Dispatch – XI-A. Purchasing

… required to physically sign a PO prior to sending it to a vendor. Instead, POs created and approved in the SFS will … Chapter X, Section 4.A – Vendor Classifications of this Guide for additional guidance on classifications. If the PO … address the agency selected on the purchase requisition or updated on the purchase order before approval. Refer to …

XII.6.U Payments Pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements – XII. Expenditures

… how to process vouchers for payments pursuant to Awards and Non-Judicial Settlement Agreements. Note: These procedures take effect June 17, 2013 and are retroactive to April 1, 2013 for purposes of … by the State voluntarily entered into by a Business Unit and another party to resolve a legal dispute: after a …

DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities

… and one city as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” While no municipalities were in the highest category of “significant … . In September, his office will release scores for municipalities with a calendar-year fiscal year, which … all counties, towns, most cities and a few villages. List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress Municipalities …

XI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… York State Contract Identifiers Contract Funds Reservation Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements Agency Submission of … requirements. Those are provided in later sections of this Guide, such as  XI.12 Contract Management  and  XI.13 … transactions, the NYS Contract Description field should be updated to capture and summarize the specific modifications …

Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in Brooklyn

… Of the five boroughs, Brooklyn had the highest total COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as of January … relative population size. However, Brooklyn’s cumulative COVID-19 case rate was second-lowest of the five boroughs. … percent for Brooklyn, the same as for the City as a whole. Vaccinations After the first vaccines against COVID-19 were …

XII.10.A Lapsing and Year-End Procedures for Payment Processing – XII. Expenditures

… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to Business Units on year … Retention - Accounts Payable Vouchers and Land Claims of this Chapter for more information regarding record retention … receipt of goods and/or services by the lapse date. If this occurs, the agency could lose the funds if the voucher …