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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total individuals auditors tested (125 selected … officials did not complete the annual training. Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Wyoming County) … record, remit and report detailed clerk fees for 21 of the 24 months reviewed; deposit clerk fees and real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Bradford Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8,500 in Public Funds
… treasurer Sherry Hamilton pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree after an audit and investigation found she misappropriated approximately $8,500 in fire company funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … company records to conceal her crimes. She was arrested in July 2016. "Sherry Hamilton abused her position of trust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-bradford-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-8500-public-fundsMandatory Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting
… Service credit purchase (SCP) payments for mandatory member … made. If the member is in a contributory plan, they must purchase this service credit to avoid a reduction in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/mandatory-service-credit-purchase-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… appropriate budgets, and the town’s preliminary budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance … authorized contracts and claims, monitored and accounted for the project consisting of building improvements, upgrades … deposit, remit and report all collections received in a timely and accurate manner. The board did not annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … adopt realistic budgets or maintain reasonable levels of fund balance. However, reserves were generally funded at … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program to ensure interest earnings were maximized. Auditors also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Below Two Percent
… first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … inflation or 2 percent with certain exceptions, including a provision that allows municipalities to override it. The … 31 had their levy growth capped at less than 2 percent in three years. Levy growth was capped at 2 percent for these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-below-two-percentWayland-Cohocton Central School District – Building Access Accounts and Badges (2024M-113)
… properly managed and remain active can potentially result in unauthorized building access. District officials: Did not … and badges. Granted access to 39 individuals participating in continuing education programs without conducting any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/20/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-building-access-accounts-andOmnibus Procurement Amendments
… technology for procurement purposes; clarifying the use of best and final offers for invitations for bids and … for goods, services and technology; clarifying the use of contracts let by another governmental agency; and clarifying the valuation of non-cash contracts by the state comptroller. Memo Bill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-procurement-amendments-0Retirement System Membership – State Police Plan
… For police officers and paid firefighters working for New York State or any municipal employer in the State, membership in the New York State Police and … new employees into PFRS when their employment begins. This plan (Section 381-b of New York State Retirement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/retirement-system-membershipRetirement System Membership – Regional State Park Police Plan
… of the State Comptroller. Special Plan Coverage If you are employed as a regional state park police officer with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/retirement-system-membershipTier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Ordinary Death Benefit This benefit is equal to 1/12th (8.33 percent) … your years of service credit up to 36 years. Alternative Death Benefit If you die while in service, but after having become eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This benefit would be the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 39
… originating Business Unit. The voucher must be processed in SFS using the Unique Coding for the Purchase of Land and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/39-eminent-domain-judgmentsPine Plains Central School District - Internal Controls Over Select Financial Activities (2018M-52)
… Key Findings Officials did not identify $93,569 in federal withholding penalties that were incurred and paid by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/29/pine-plains-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… officials provided written procedures that require price comparisons for purchases exceeding $100 and written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the new … Live on March 15, 2021. OSC Actions OSC will bring forward all existing ORP/VDC arrears deductions into 9.2. At cutover, all 9.1 arrears deductions will be end-dated. OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1968
… payroll deductions for the SEFA Campaign for the 2022 calendar year. Affected Employees All employees are affected. Effective Dates Payroll deductions for the 2022 SEFA Campaign will begin January 5, 2022 for Administration paychecks and January 13, 2022 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1968-2022-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… to outside law enforcement for review. Brighton Central School District – Procurement (Monroe County) District officials did … disbursements totaling $1,308 were not recorded in the accounting records. In addition, the board did not adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Releases Subway Ridership Dashboard
… announced today that he has launched an interactive online tool using subway ridership data that details where … in ridership for particular neighborhoods over time. The top 10 neighborhoods and stations where ridership has been least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-releases-subway-ridership-dashboardCUNY Bulletin No. CU-604
… Purpose To provide instructions for processing payroll deductions for the 2018 CUNY Charitable Campaign Deduction Code 897 . … All employees Effective Date(s) Payroll deductions for the 2018 CUNY Charitable Campaign will begin in paychecks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-604-2018-cuny-charitable-campaign