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Operational Advisory No. 29

… Employee Expense, or SSP Checks Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the policies and … and reduce the time required for agencies, The Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Treasury and OSC to process … Refund Account and checks representing payment of one voucher issued from the State’s General Checking …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-ssp

County Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)

… [pdf] , Schenectady [pdf] and Warren [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if counties have ensured that … to eligible workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. To be eligible for UI benefits an individual …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. In addition, district officials were unable to locate seven of 50 assets totaling $7,360. Scuba gear worth $119,523 was … payment for 58 fuel credit card transactions, consisting of 1,181 gallons of fuel totaling $2,551 that were not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… debt and make loan payments. He pleaded guilty to theft of government money and agreed to pay $39,182.92 in … District Attorney’s Officer and resulted in the arrest of three other individuals. In December 2019, one individual … All three were ordered to pay restitution. Town of Carmel – Procurement (Putnam County) The board-adopted …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-271

… management or confidential in the State University of New York – BU13 who meet the eligibility criteria and are … selected by the campus president Background Chapter 263 of Laws of 2018 provides for a one-time $600 Lump Sum payment for MC …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-271-2017-state-university-new-york-suny-management-and

State Pension Fund Adds $30 Million for Investments in New York Companies

… million in returns from 71 exited companies, I am proud of how well the In-State Program is performing. As trustee of the state pension fund, I’m committed to seeking out … Program. To date, the program has returned a total of $293 million to the pension fund. There is $467 million …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-pension-fund-adds-30-million-investments-new-york-companies

DiNapoli: Business Tax Receipts Drive Higher Collections in First Quarter

… receipts totaled $37.2 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027, $2.4 billion higher than Division of the Budget (DOB) estimated in the SFY 2027 Enacted Budget … were also $4 billion higher than the first quarter of 2025, according to the monthly state cash report released …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/07/dinapoli-business-tax-receipts-drive-higher-collections-first-quarter

Fund's Mission, Values and Investment Philosophy

… We seek out and embrace individuals with a broad range of backgrounds, attributes, and perspectives. Expertise We … other through the volatility that is an inevitable part of being a long-term investor. Innovation We constantly … to achieve and maintain fully funded status. Sources of return We believe that asset allocation is the single …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/funds-mission-values-and-investment-philosophy

Case Management

… public policy and service issues for the aging. As of 2021, there were over 1.9 million adults aged 60 and older … needed to age safely at home and maintain their quality of life. DFTA reported over 39,000 seniors received case … Providers submit monthly invoices for reimbursement of expenses. All client intakes, assessments, contacts, case …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/26/case-management

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… manner. As a result, the district had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network. In addition to sensitive IT control … or disabling nonstudent network user accounts. Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (Oswego County) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21% of the district’s network user accounts were unneeded and … and save for capital asset and equipment purchases. Town of Baldwin – Claims Auditing (Chemung County) The board did … to support, it approved claims before payment. A review of 71 claims totaling approximately $55,100 determined that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0

Escalation – Article 14 Benefits

… Escalation is the annual increase or decrease of a benefit, based on the cost-of-living index. Service retirement benefits can be eligible … at a rate equal to the increase or decrease in the cost-of-living index or 3 percent, whichever is less. However, a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/escalation

DiNapoli: Buffalo City Schools Technician Worked Second Job Simultaneously

… Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office. Noe Rodriguez, 38, of Buffalo, was arrested and pleaded guilty to scheming to … Comptroller's office uncovered the scheme during an audit of the Buffalo City School District’s supervision of its service repair center, which is nearing completion. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-buffalo-city-schools-technician-worked-second-job-simultaneously

IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants

… In such instances the agency should calculate the amount of interest earned by the vendor. If the calculated amount is … be deposited to the NYS General Checking account one of the following two ways: Intent Process Decrease payment … Voucher. See Section VII.3 AP Adjustment Vouchers / Refund of Appropriations . Deposit as revenue to the Federal Fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendors

VII.10.E Cash Advance Reimbursement – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables

… Chapter XII, Section 6.L – Replenishing an Advance Account of this Guide for further information. It is not appropriate … balance in the Modified Accrual Ledger. The Bureau of State Expenditures will reject cash advance reimbursement … charging advance account codes. After OSC’s Bureau of State Expenditures reviews and approves the payment, an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10e-cash-advance-reimbursement

Spackenkill Union Free School District – Financial Management, Transportation and Information Technology (2015M-151)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Union Free School District is located in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. The District, which … students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/09/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-financial-management

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