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Opinion 2001-3
… general principle that a municipal fee for a service must be reasonably related to the municipality's cost … of property used and useful in its operation of a gas, electric or water public utility service, or from using such … authority to municipal corporations operating gas, electric or water utilities to earn from and out of such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-002
… process for online transactions, the Automated Interface (AI) Load File (NHRP573), and the AI Feedback File (NHRP574) due to the PayServ 9.2 upgrade. … Agencies Agencies that reserve EMPLIDs online and on the AI File are affected. Effective Dates The changes are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-002-changes-related-reserve-emplid-process-92-upgradeDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… sales tax collections. Nearly every county in every region of the state saw overall July collections drop year over … Westchester, where its tax rate increase in August of 2019 boosted year-over-year growth. County decreases … downturn in sales tax collections, a major source of revenue. This is going to have a long-lasting effect on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1372
… Purpose To notify agencies of an automatic Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase. Affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1372-council-82-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increaseOpinion 88-38
… of the appellate divisions of the supreme court and the clerk of the court of appeals are entitled, upon the filing … map or proceeding filed, recorded or indexed for the county, or an agency or officer thereof acting in an official … is impermissible (McKinney's Consolidated Laws of NY, Book 1, Statutes §76). Further, we believe the rationale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38State Agencies Bulletin No. 999
… of the Retirement Incentive Program is 7/1/10-9/28/10. In order to track and monitor the program, OSC has created … to be used by agencies to report retirement transactions in PayServ that fall under the program. For additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/999-new-retirement-incentive-program-reason-codesDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four showers and nine toilets, when it should have had … shelters that were understaffed: One family shelter had only 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureTown of Princetown – Claims Auditing (2015M-50)
… 31, 2014. Background The Town of Princetown is located in Schenectady County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-princetown-claims-auditing-2015m-50Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the Village of Attica , Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures , Village of Harriman and the Town of Westfield … Fund in a timely manner. Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures – Internal Controls Over Revenue … of the Village of Attica Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures Village of Harriman and the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1189
… Purpose To explain: OSC’s plans to change the EMPLID from an SSN-based identifier to the NYS EMPLID The timeline for conversion to the NYS … Explain OSCs plans to change the EMPLID from an SSNbased identifier to the NYS EMPLID the timeline for conversion to the NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1189-osc-changing-emplid-payserv-primary-employee-identifier-ssn-basedState Agencies Bulletin No. 776
… Purpose To notify agencies of an automatic Dues and Agency Shop Fee increase. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining … biweekly deduction for Union Dues (Code 202 ) and Agency Shop Fee (Code 213 ) as follows: Bargaining Units Employee … To notify agencies of an automatic Dues and Agency Shop Fee increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/776-council-82-afscme-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increaseSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… have an obligation to authorize the expenditure of funds only for purposes that relate to and support the mission of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingTown of Woodstock - Information Technology (2018M-211)
… were not provided with security awareness training. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-woodstock-information-technology-2018m-211Town of Lyndon – Town Clerk’s Collections (2021M-117)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lyndon (Town) Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted … a timely manner. Collections totaling $7,050 or 49 percent of the collections recorded from January 1, 2020 through May … as required. The Board did not perform an annual audit of 2020 records, as required. Key Recommendations Deposit all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-lyndon-town-clerks-collections-2021m-117Town of Theresa – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2014M-89)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s internal controls over the claims process for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. Background The … The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns internal controls over the claims process for the period of January 1 2012 through December 31 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/23/town-theresa-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2014m-8925P-05BR - Valid8 Government Agency 'Medium' Case Package
… by the Office of the State Comptroller Issued November 24, 2025 The Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) is seeking … in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and may be opened with the free Acrobat reader, available through this link: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/25p-05brDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… are shameful," said DiNapoli. "Management showed contempt for the neediest applicants and seemingly gave preferential … the city of Tonawanda in Erie County, manages a 257-unit apartment complex that consists of four main apartment … contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to promote transparency in government and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityState Police Bulletin No. SP-179
… Employees in Bargaining Units 07 and 17 represented by the PBA of the New York State Troopers, Inc. Effective Date(s) Paychecks … OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency shop fees for employees in Bargaining Units 07 and 17. The new rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-179-police-benevolent-association-pba-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andVillage of Canastota - Board Oversight (2018M-256)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and Village officials properly oversee financial activity. … or require annual audits of the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports. The Treasurer did not file annual financial … timecards. Key Recommendations Audit claims before payment and ensure the Clerk-Treasurer’s records are annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/12/village-canastota-board-oversight-2018m-256Medicaid Program: Managed Care Organizations - Payments to Ineligible Providers (2016-S-59) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health and managed care organizations have adequate processes in place to prevent payments ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s59-response.pdf