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… Most members are required to contribute a percentage of their earnings toward their retirement. NYSLRS pensions … you will receive a monthly pension payment for the rest of your life. Your pension will be calculated using a preset formula based on your earnings and years of service—it will not be based on the individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/member-contributionsDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… of their release. The Act applies to offenders who have been legally determined to suffer from a mental … DiNapoli. “These regulations keep our communities safe and any failure to properly monitor these high-risk individuals … For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersOperational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews (Follow-Up)
… bus and subway service within the City of New York. Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a subsidiary agency that operates a single rapid transit line on Staten Island, which runs from the St. George Ferry Terminal to the … to pass a medical assessment at a Medical Assessment Center (MAC). Periodic medical assessments are required every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crews-followDiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… today urged New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and … should register the card with the retailer and use gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees. Money from unused gift cards issued by New York businesses is turned over to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Gift Cards this Holiday Season
… turned over to the State Comptroller's office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year … not used within a certain period of time; Fees to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and Replacement fees … office is currently holding more than $15 billion in unclaimed funds from uncashed checks, bank accounts, stocks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonState Agencies Bulletin No. 1204
… Purpose To inform agencies of new functionality that allows agencies to reserve (i.e. pre-assign) a system assigned Empl ID in PayServ Affected Employees Agencies who may need to … an Empl ID prior to the actual data entry and save of the new Hire transaction in PayServ Effective Date(s) The new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1204-reserving-empl-id-payserv-prior-entry-new-hire-transactionXII.5.C Selecting the Appropriate Vendor and Address Sequence – XII. Expenditures
… of information. To accomplish this, Business Units should look to match the vendor’s Legal name, Doing Business As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5c-selecting-appropriate-vendor-and-address-sequenceDiNapoli: Farms Generate $4.8 Billion for New York's Economy
… New York state's farms generated $4.8 billion in revenue, with 15 agricultural … is a crucial piece of the state's economy, with farms contributing nearly $2.4 billion to the state's gross … on immigrant workers." New York has more than 35,000 farms covering 7.3 million acres, nearly one quarter of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-farms-generate-48-billion-new-yorks-economyDiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… The city of Troy’s financial condition deteriorated because of poor budgeting, the overuse of rainy day funds to finance day-to-day operations and … The city of Troys financial condition deteriorated because of poor budgeting the overuse of rainy day funds to finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionAdministration of Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… the extent of implementation of the four recommendations in our initial audit report, Administration of Tenant … maintenance of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. The Division’s Office of Rent … regarding the nearly 1 million regulated apartments in the State. According to available records, for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/administration-tenant-complaints-followHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… frames and that inspection standards are consistent across LAs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1524
… under an educational assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1524-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1437
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable … Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an educational assistance program is … To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1437-educational-assistance-benefitsFood Safety Monitoring
… of Food Safety and Inspection (Division) is responsible for enforcing State laws and Department regulations related … As of June 4, 2013, the Division was responsible for inspecting 31,401 establishments. From April 1, 2011 … June 4, 2013, it received 5,724 consumer complaints for investigation, and inspectors obtained 3,894 food samples …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/30/food-safety-monitoringDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… The state Dormitory Authority (DASNY) for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with … The state Dormitory Authority for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationXI.8.A Centralized Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… centralized contracts. Process and Document Preparation: Statewide OGS centralized contracts are created by OGS in the … that require a specific mini-bid contract identification number SFS users will create a contract transaction in the … date the purchase order would be dispatched to the vendor. The Expire Date should be the last day of the fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8a-centralized-contractsOversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… commercial pesticide technician, and commercial permit holder (including importers, manufacturers, and compounders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $115,000. Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility – Board Oversight (Montgomery County) Auditors … to operate the Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Facility, which provides sewage treatment services to … determined that the council did not adopt policies that address how compensatory (comp) time will be authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsRochester Academy Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s purchasing practices for the period … approximately $3.3 million. Key Finding The School did not have sufficient Board-approved policies and procedures over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/26/rochester-academy-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-144Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… plan that details how District officials would respond to IT disruptions. As a result, officials had active but … that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-information