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DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 … Last year, we recovered over $21 million worth of lost money from unspent gift cards.” Statewide, New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-161
… 213 and the 2007-2011 Agreement between UUP and the State of New York, the VRWS Program has been extended to include … Schedule Program have been issued by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations. Questions about the VRWS Program … submit a Job Action Request using an Action/Reason code of Data Change/Voluntary Reduction ( DTA/VRW ), change the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-161-participation-voluntary-reduction-work-schedule-vrwsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-147
… to $2,645.00 or a prorated amount based on their work percentage. Agencies should refer to Payroll Bulletin UCS-108 … Series), Grade, Salary Plan, Bargaining Unit, Part Time Percentage and Updated Max Effective Dated Amount. Questions Questions about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-147-senior-officer-series-sos-differential-increase-eligibleUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-158
… to $2,751.00 or a prorated amount based on their work percentage. Agencies should refer to Payroll Bulletin UCS-108 … Grade, Salary Plan, Bargaining Unit, Part Time Percentage and Updated Max Effective Dated Amount. Questions Questions about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-158-senior-officer-series-sos-differential-increase-eligibleCUNY Bulletin No. CU-580
… Supervisor of Mechanics. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Supervisor of Mechanics Background The rate … rate chart and additional information are contained in a memorandum dated 09/01/2015 from Carmelo Batista, Jr. … taxable gross and will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2. Questions Questions about processing transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-580-cuny-rate-increase-supervisor-mechanicsSmithfield Fire District –Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … has not submitted required annual financial reports to OSC for 2010 through 2014. The Treasurer does not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/07/smithfield-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-113County of Rockland – Budget Review (B6-16-19)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget … The County of Rockland, located in the downstate area and bordered by Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties, was authorized to issue debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/11/14/county-rockland-budget-review-b6-16-19DiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
… agents were corrosive and unnecessary," DiNapoli said. "In April 2009, I banned placement agents, paid intermediaries … investment decisions. New York was one of the first states in the nation to completely ban them. I want to thank … from such investment manager a certification in the form and manner prescribed by the Fund stating that such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawReal Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… properly administering select real property tax exemptions for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. … and other such considerations. Assessors are responsible for granting and tracking real property tax exemptions within … County Real Property Tax Services Office, as necessary, for any technical assistance. … Real Property Tax Exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4Selected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of the Migrant … Department did not complete federally required documents in a timely manner; and a significant portion of the Migrant … Department officials have made significant progress in correcting the problems we identified in the initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/selected-aspects-migrant-education-program-followWilliamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)
… officials appropriated $21.7 million of unrestricted fund balance to help finance operations, which was not needed … practices produced operating surpluses. The reserve fund policy did not adequately address how reserves would be … that estimates in the annual budget for the planned use of fund balance are accurate and reasonable. Revise the reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-274Belfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s procurement procedures for the … policy that requires competition for purchases not subject to bidding requirements, the policy does not clearly … compliance with the policy or require District officials to properly document compliance when they sought competition. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Highland Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-358)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … general fund balance. District relied on its general fund to subsidize operations of the school lunch fund. The Board … by the District during our audit period were permitted to use their own methods when developing the budget. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/highland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-358Village of Hewlett Neck – Treasurer’s Duties (2022M-159)
… were not deposited within 10 days as required by Village Law section 408. The Treasurer did not sign 69 of 179 checks … Board members, despite there being no authority in Village Law for the Clerk and Board members to sign checks in the … The Treasurer should perform all duties in compliance with law and policy . In addition, the Board should: Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/03/31/village-hewlett-neck-treasurers-duties-2022m-159Long Lake Central School District – Payroll (2016M-90)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s payroll procedures for the period … time records; recording the hours worked or salaries to be paid; making changes to employees’ pay rates, withholdings and deductions; performing transfers between the District’s bank accounts for payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/long-lake-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-90DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… in New York state increased by 0.3% in January compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … with a nearly flat increase this January compared to last year when inflation was more than twice as high and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Increased by 4% in August
… rates, local officials should budget accordingly and monitor cash flow for the foreseeable future.” For August … $760 million, an increase of 1.2%, or $9.1 million. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $913 … are from the cash distributions made to counties and tax-imposing cities by the state Department of Taxation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-increased-4-augustLicense Fee Revenues (Follow-Up)
… (Department) is responsible for ensuring that consumers and businesses benefit from a fair and vibrant marketplace. The Department issues licenses and permits for certain businesses operating and collects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/license-fee-revenues-followReview of Growe Technologies Inc.
… under contract TQ00015 for the services provided by Growe and paid reasonable prices for those services. Background In … medical health records called Meaningful Use (MU) and ICD-10. In November 2013, the Health Science Center at … with Growe for healthcare IT services to implement MU and ICD-10 at Downstate. In April 2014, Downstate entered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/review-growe-technologies-incRondout Valley Central School District – Fixed Assets (2023M-36)
… on the District’s inventory list. Obtain authorization to dispose of fixed assets before disposing them. District … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. 1 District officials stated … included in their inventory records corresponding to the musical instruments represented several of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/rondout-valley-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2023m-36