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Continuing Crisis: Drug Overdose Deaths in New York
… Message from the Comptroller Any death caused by misuse of legal or illicit drugs is a … Prevention Crisis 58 Outreach Services 19 Recovery Centers 31 Prevention Providers 152 Inpatient 65 Supply Distribution … of opioids prescribed. 42 This fund, established by Chapter 190 of the Laws of 2021, as amended by Chapter 171 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/continuing-crisis-drug-overdose-deaths-new-yorkContract Advisory No. 12
… Subject: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) recently completed development … Comptroller’s Office to accept electronic grant contracts and related documents submitted to OSC for audit and approval … Contracting Pointers provides additional information on this change and gives a high-level overview of OSC forms, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/12-electronic-contracting-grants-gateway-transactionsLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… “The pandemic substantially changed consumer spending for goods and services and from brick and mortar to online,” … grew nearly 50% in the second quarter and remained strong for the rest of the year, with 20% growth in the third … Collections only grew 14.2% and 12.8% in those quarters for communities outside of New York City in 2021 in contrast …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021Opinion 2001-2
… and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation required in order to be … category) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): (1) A service award program sponsor may not require accumulation of more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Opinion 96-12
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Fiscal Year (change only by special act) TOWN LAW, §181: The fiscal year … be changed only by act of the State Legislature. You ask how a fire district may change its fiscal year from a calendar year to a year ending in February or March. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … audit walton school IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Education (Board) appropriately managed the Sagaponack … year. Reserve funds are overfunded by at least $35,000 and the Board has not outlined the rationale, objective, … budgets with appropriations that are realistic and based on historical trends or other known factors. Review reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Borrowing Against Your Contributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… If you meet eligibility requirements and have member contributions in your account, you can take a loan from NYSLRS. If you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/borrowing-against-your-contributionsDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysState Agencies Bulletin No. 1453.1
… notify agencies of the new voluntary deduction codes for pet insurance. Affected Employees Members of NYSCOPBA in … To notify agencies of the new voluntary deduction codes for pet insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/14531-new-deduction-codes-559-nyscopba-pet-insurance-and-560-nyscopba-vpiState Agencies Bulletin No. 1453
… notify agencies of the new voluntary deduction codes for pet insurance. Affected Employees Members of NYSCOPBA in … To notify agencies of the new voluntary deduction codes for pet insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1453-new-deduction-codes-559-nyscopba-petfirst-pet-insurance-and-560State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Audit Follow Up (Steuben County) The follow-up review was limited to interviews with district personnel and inspection … to the issues identified in the initial report. Based on limited procedures, the district has made minimal progress … Audit Follow Up (Monroe County) The follow-up review was limited to interviews with district personnel and inspection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 72 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and … Specifically: Seventeen IT assets (11 Chromebooks and six Apple devices) with estimated total costs of $5,820 based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-70-F)
… Development Agency’s (JCIDA) progress, as of July 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in October 2020. Background JCIDA is an independent public … Development Agencys JCIDA progress as of July 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/11/15/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2020m-70-fSouth Jefferson Central School District – Community Services (2016M-343)
… July 1, 2014 through May 9, 2016. Background The South Jefferson Central School District is located in the Towns of … Lorraine, Rodman, Rutland, Watertown and Worth in Jefferson County; the Town of Boylston in Oswego County; and … South Jefferson Central School District Community Services 2016M343 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/south-jefferson-central-school-district-community-services-2016m-343Cybersecurity Month Passwords
Passwords are one of the most critical controls that help to enable a strong cybersecurity posture. Learn how to help strengthen your municipality’s password practices.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-month-passwords-10-24-22.pdfUnclaimed Funds SFY 2017-18 Annual Report
State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2017-18 was another successful year for the Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which now holds $15.5 billion in unclaimed funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/resources/pdf/ouf-annual-report-2017-18.pdfMWBE Report 2015-2016 Fiscal Year
The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s Emerging Manager Program began in 1994 with an allocation of $49 million to Progress Investment Management Company,
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/mwbe-fiscal-2015-16.pdfAnnual letter to Corporations
The Office of Unclaimed Funds would like to remind you to check for unclaimed property in your organization including unclaimed securities, payroll, vendor chec
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/annual-corporation-letter.pdfWaiver Request Form
To request a waiver from completing publication activities relative to your abandoned property filing as described in Section 1411 of the New York State Abandon
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/waiver-request.pdf