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Security Self-Assessment: Questions – Information Technology Governance
… Technology Governance: Security Self-Assessment Questions A fillable form is available for download and completion … Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services 4a Do contracts and SLAs for IT services specify the level of … used: Firewalls and Intrusion Detection 10a Is a firewall(s) in place to control network communications? Yes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment-questionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Village of Corinth – Investment … have been levied than necessary. Newcomb Central School District – Claims Audit (Essex County) District claims were … excess tree purchases, late fees, interest, unused cell phone accounts, sales tax and lease payments for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 88-50
… -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys to fix dents and small holes, and clean and refinish the interior of a water storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether … in an ordinarily efficient operating condition. It does not add to the value of the property, nor does it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-24
… -- Interest in Contract (reimbursement to board member for expenses incurred in maintaining private pond) GENERAL … with the town where she and her husband are reimbursed for expenses incurred in maintaining a private pond on their … reimbursed costs include use of a tractor and compensation for the spouse's labor. This is in reply to your letter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24Opinion 88-62
… -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town to finance closure of landfill); (payment of landfill fees into fund) LANDFILL -- Closure (creation of capital reserve fund to finance) REFUSE … Facility (creation of capital reserve fund to finance closure of landfill) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: A town may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 88-76
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … and private source moneys of a village public library. You ask whether interest earned on the investment of moneys … on the above language, this Office, in 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86, expressed the opinion that the municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76DiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Total $13 Billion, Down From 2022
… Wall Street’s 2023 first half profits of $13 billion were down 4.3% from the same period last year but tracked the industry’s return to pre-pandemic levels of revenue after record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-total-13-billion-down-2022State Police Bulletin No. SP-198
… Retired, or Deceased will be automatically cancelled by OSC with the exception of percentage based dues and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-198-april-2019-retroactive-increases-location-pay-and-maintenance-allowanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Positions New York Pension Fund For Low Carbon Future
… to $5 billion. The cornerstone of DiNapoli’s plan is the creation of a $2 billion index that will exclude or … with New York state by developing this customized method for reducing their portfolio's carbon emissions in a manner … this shift, but it’s still only the tip of the iceberg of what all institutional investors need to be doing.” Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-positions-new-york-pension-fund-low-carbon-futureState Comptroller DiNapoli and Ulster County Executive Metzger Announce Findings of Gulnick Investigation
… to fraud, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said today. “A thorough investigation by my office found no … of Gulnick’s employees and concerns regarding a $120,000 payout from the county to Gulnick for unused accruals upon … Policy Manual section related to management accruals and payout calculations to ensure equal application of the policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-ulster-county-executive-metzger-announce-findings-gulnickAnnual Financial Report
… will need to be resolved by reporting in the appropriate account code in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-reportManagement of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… Public Schools (NYCPS) adequately managed selected aspects of the admissions process and the student-school matching … public schools (excluding charter schools). New York City (NYC) students apply to NYCPS’ high school programs across NYC … such as: Prioritization for students in temporary housing – For admissions into the 2023-24 school year, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmState Public Health Emergency Medical Stockpile
… (OGS) have taken during the procurement process for medical equipment for public health emergencies to ensure … functioning condition—the inventory of the State’s medical stockpile. Our audit scope covered the period from … for purchasing, receiving, maintaining, and managing DOH’s Medical Emergency Response Cache (MERC), which is located at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/state-public-health-emergency-medical-stockpileStraight Talk About Financial Planning For Your Retirement
… benefit is one of them. You can be confident that when you are ready to retire, your pension will be there for … career or are in the middle of it, it’s a good time to check your finances and develop a plan for when you retire. … and over who aren’t receiving Social Security benefits and do not yet have an online account. You can view your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/straight-talk-about-financial-planning-your-retirementState Police Bulletin No. SP-250
… are affected. Background: Per Chapter 130 of the Laws of 2025, employees in the Bargaining Units listed above may be … The Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment is effective 02/13/2025, end dated 02/11/2026 and will be processed in separate … the overpayment: Earnings Code: ABN Effective Date: First day of the pay period being processed OT Eff Date: Same as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-250-state-police-troopers-and-commissionednon-commissioned-officersState Police Bulletin No. SP-253
… are affected. Background: Per Chapter 182 of the Laws of 2025, employees in the Bargaining Unit listed above may be … The Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment is effective 07/31/2025, end dated 07/29/2026 and will be processed in separate … the overpayment: Earnings Code: ABN Effective Date: First day of the pay period being processed OT Eff Date: Same as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-253-new-york-state-police-investigators-association-local-4-iupa-afl-cioOpinion 91-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … decrease in market value) STATE CONSTITUTION, ART. I, §7(a), ART. VIII, §1; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, §2045-a, et seq .: … agency has so interfered with property that the owner can no longer enjoy its use, courts have held that the land, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 91-13*
… which has caused certificates of participation ("COPS") to be issued to finance the construction of a public … title was to pass to the State for a nominal consideration when all the bonds were paid off. The court found that since … Constitution or the Local Finance Law. Accordingly, we do not believe that the lease agreement, or the COPS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-13State Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… charge of doling out millions of dollars in tax credits to companies that pledge to expand in New York state, could not … businesses tax breaks in the first place, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … gives away millions of dollars each year in tax breaks for companies that are supposed to create jobs and expand …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programState Police Bulletin No. SP-189
… Purpose To inform the agency of OSC’s automatic processing and … Police Benevolent Association and provides for increases to certain payments effective April 1, 2018 and April 1, 2019 … Duty Pay, Location Pay (Bargaining Units 07 and 17), and Command Pay (Bargaining Unit 17) will be paid using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-189-increases-hazard-duty-pay-location-pay-and-command-pay-state-police