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Financial Toolkit for Local Officials
… … Local government and school district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitTuition Assistance Program – Metropolitan Learning Institute
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance program (TAP) awards and … TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs in New York postsecondary … are registered with the State Education Department (SED). For the three academic years ended June 30, 2012, the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/tuition-assistance-program-metropolitan-learning-instituteAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Section170.12(c) BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services. Education Law Section 1950 Board may create the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Superstorm Sandy Anniversary
… Even now, New Yorkers are relying on state government to provide resources. I hope that the new laws recommended by … office are helping communities pay storm expenses. Whether to expedite contracts or report on recovery funds spent by the state, my office will continue to assist so that we can rebuild our state and make sure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-superstorm-sandy-anniversaryCUNY Bulletin No. CU-735
… is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by IBT, Local 237 in Bargaining Unit TT. Affected Employees Employees represented by IBT, Local 237 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-725-international-brotherhood-teamsters-ibt-local-237-elevatorDiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration
… helping students learn about food production through farm-to-school programs, but the growth of these programs may be … and nutrition, access to information and local support on how to start a school garden, and in-school taste testing of … to assist schools in this effort. The report describes how six school districts around New York are working to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-expansion-farm-school-programs-depends-innovation-and-collaborationComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (EMS) Billing (2019M-112) The EMS Department did not bill for 614 incidents resulting in $417,600 of unbilled medical … (2019M-111) Town officials purchased a fire truck for more than $300,000 without competitive bidding, and did not seek competition for goods that fell below the bid limits or for professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Full- and Part-Time Service Credit – State Police Plan
… Full-Time Employment If you join PFRS on the day you begin employment with a participating employer and work continuously on a full-time basis, your service credit equals the total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/full-and-part-time-service-creditAccounts Payable Advisory No. 37
… have not reconciled their credit card charges timely. In fact, some unreconciled charges date back to April 2012. … Travel (NET) Charges To run reports to obtain details in SFS about outstanding credit card charges, navigate in the SFS as follows: Procurement Card transactions SFS Main …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/37-reconciliation-credit-card-transactionsReimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)
Reimbursement of Social Services Costs 2013MS3
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/12/13/reimbursement-social-services-costs-2013ms-3City of Olean – Budget Review (B18-1-1)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/19/city-olean-budget-review-b18-1-1City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)
… report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … with the fiscal year during which the municipality is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each … proposed budget includes a tax levy of $6,340,466, which is within the legal limit . Key Recommendations Ensure future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b23-5-4DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… charged with grand larceny. She was arraigned before Judge Carol Cocchiola in Broome County Court. She is due back in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … cooperation with Ulster County Executive Michael P. Hein, on financial safeguards for fire districts in Ulster County. … County is fortunate to be partnering with the New York State Comptroller’s Office to offer internal controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agenciesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-702
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for … represented by DC37, Local 1087 in Bargaining Unit TO. Affected Employees Employees represented by DC37, Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-702-district-council-37-dc37-local-1087-dues-increaseComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce State Prison Sentence for Florida Woman in $120,000 Pension Fraud Case
… and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the conviction and sentence of Graycelia Cizik, 64, a … County, Florida. Cizik pleaded guilty on January 21, 2015 to a one-count Indictment charging her with the crime of … Wynn was a New York State pensioner who retired from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and died in 1988. “We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-state-prison-sentence-florida-woman-120000-pensionTravel Advisory No. 17
… Meals to State Employees As a reminder, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel Manual states if the … charge to the employee, that fact including the name of the purchasing agency, must be indicated on the employee’s … Also, meals an agency or third party provides as part of an assignment are not reimbursable. Therefore, employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesData Breach
… Services to notify, within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach or receiving notice of a data … Services to notify within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach the chief information officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/data-breachPort Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… of the District’s total expenditures of $187.3 million for the same period. The District paid 239 clerical, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District - Retiree Health Insurance (2018M-148)
… for coverage. Key Recommendations Establish a process to periodically monitor the status of all retirees and their … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … PlainviewOld Bethpage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/21/plainview-old-bethpage-central-school-district-retiree-health-insurance