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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… from 2017-18 through 2020-21. Officials could not explain how the finance committee participated in the budgeting … process or identify what reports the committee receives or how they are reviewed. The district’s budgeting practice of … control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Frewsburg Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOpinion 88-70
… 330 NYS2d 188; Adams v Cuevas , 133 Misc 2d 63, 506 NYS2d 614; Meredith v Monahan , 60 Misc 2d 1081, 304 NYS2d 638; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority's discretionary spending … Authority was created in 1950 by Article 2, Title 9 of the New York State Public Authorities Law for the purpose of … To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority discretionary spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Assessment and Collection of Selected Fees and Penalties (Follow-Up)
… had not collected about $3.8 million in fees and penalties for the Public Work Enforcement Fund (Fund), the boiler … in addressing the issues identified in our initial report. For example, the Department has: Improved its methods used to … supported, opposed nor recommended a bill submitted for a legislative change in the asbestos abatement fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/05/assessment-and-collection-selected-fees-and-penalties-followOpinion 90-11
… You ask whether employees who are required to work hours beyond the normal work week may receive compensatory … term "terms and conditions of employment", which includes hours of employment and rates of compensation, encompasses … required to work in excess of their regularly established hours of employment. Under section 90, overtime may be at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-11DiNapoli: Audit Finds Poor Financial Management by Central New York Regional Market Authority Board
… position has deteriorated, and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 to FY 2022-23, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … financial position has deteriorated and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year FY 202021 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-audit-finds-poor-financial-management-central-new-york-regional-market-authority-boardUpdate Vendor Information and Access
… must ensure your business information is accurate and up to date with the Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC). You have the option to do so online 24/7 through the Vendor Self-Service Portal … in forms AC-3326-S or AC-3327-S , which can take up to eight weeks to process. Additionally, you can create and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/update-vendor-information-and-accessOpinion 89-42
… therewith in the Federal Reserve's computer system (see 31 CFR 357.20[b]). You inquire as to the propriety of investing … by section 11 of the General Municipal Law. Subdivision 2 of section 11 provides, in pertinent part, that: 2. Investments pursuant to this section may also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/east-ramapo-2019-171.pdfOpinion 97-25
… represent that they will not perform compensated services for applicants to the board until after the board approves … -- Ethics (performance of services by board member for applicant to the board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … he or she will not agree to perform compensated services for an applicant to the agency until after the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25Opinion 88-50
… in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the work, … improvement' rather than a 'repair' is often whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new … a number of factors must be considered, including whether old, worn materials are completely replaced, whether the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50IX.12.G Check Clearance Patterns – IX. Federal Grants
… A “check clearance pattern” projects the amount subtracted from a state’s bank account each day after the state makes a … A check clearance pattern projects the amount subtracted from a states bank account each day after the state makes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12g-check-clearance-patternsState Agencies Bulletin No. 786
… 1, 2007 Salary, Longevity and Inconvenience Pay increases. Time Entry payments will be covered in a separate payroll … and additional salary factors such as Overtime ( OTA ) and Holiday Pay ( HPA ) will be automatically adjusted. The … Codes will be adjusted automatically: Extra Time ( EXT ), Holiday Pay ( HPA ), Holiday Pay 1.5 ( HPB ), Holiday …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/786-april-1-2007-salary-longevity-and-inconvenience-pay-increases-employeesDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… into the future and could leave less money to pay for services, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas … kick the can down the road. Its plans to issue debt to pay for operating costs and put off paying down its debt for capital projects may save money in the short-term, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing court-ordered treatment for individuals under Kendra’s Law to ensure that needed services are delivered in a timely manner, according to an audit … The states Office of Mental Health OMH needs to do a better job of overseeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawDiNapoli: Tax Revenues in February $758 Million Over Budget Projections
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. State tax revenues for fiscal year 2021 totaled $75 billion through the end of … year. This is largely due to higher federal reimbursement for Medicaid spending, as well as the withholding of certain … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-tax-revenues-february-758-million-over-budget-projectionsXII.8.B Matching – XII. Expenditures
… order is the Procurement Card. An agency must address match exceptions before a voucher processor can submit a voucher into workflow. An agency can view match exceptions associated with a particular voucher via a link on the voucher or in the match exceptions workbench. The match exceptions report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8b-matchingCity of Rome – Solar Power Purchase Agreements (2015M-290)
… purpose of our audit was to evaluate the City’s process for entering into solar power purchase agreements for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/20/city-rome-solar-power-purchase-agreements-2015m-290Administration of Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans
… York City Transit (excluding Staten Island Railway), MTA Bus Company, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. The … Three of the MTA’s agencies – New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority – are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/25/administration-self-insured-workers-compensation-plansDiNapoli: June Tax Receipts Down 17.3% From Last Year
… State tax receipts in June were down $1.5 billion or 17.3 … percent from the previous year, according to the monthly state cash report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “As steps toward an … State tax receipts in June were down $15 billion or 173 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-june-tax-receipts-down-173-last-year