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XIV.9 Statewide Financial System Imaging and Attachment Guidance – XIV. Special Procedures
… POLICIES This section provides agencies with an overview of the Imaging and Attachment feature of the Statewide Financial System (SFS), as well as a summary … Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) requirements related to this feature. Specifically, this section discusses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv9-statewide-financial-system-imaging-and-attachment-guidanceOperational Advisory No. 7
… Update SFS – Agency Contact Data Guidance: The purpose of this advisory is to request each Business Unit review the … Code (DC). The information in SFS was created at the time of conversion or as BUs were established in the system. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-updateXV.6.B Negative Payroll Balances – XV. End of Year
… Agencies must be attentive in monitoring this report for negative balances and be especially diligent in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv6b-negative-payroll-balancesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… concerning OCFS’ oversight of DV programs was withheld from auditors. Office of General Services (OGS): … had not yet developed a written, comprehensive statewide plan for implementing the program. In a follow up, auditors … of Operations Plans (COOPs), which each state agency is required to have in place for each of its facilities, and has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2000-12
… that prohibits a town board member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or appointed town … to abstain from voting on resolutions setting salaries for family members who serve as various town officers. … prohibits a governing board member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or appointed town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Selected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… and whether it has followed required procedures in the leasing of its properties. This audit covered the … of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) was established in 1921 and was the first bi-state agency ever created under … tunnel and bridge connections between the states, and, in general, trade and transportation projects that secure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1640
… the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department ID 09180) or the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Department ID 49xxx), and Has at least 1,500 hours in pay status as a … compensation calculation of any overtime earned after the appointment date. Therefore, agencies must insert a row on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1640-april-2018-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesOpinion 90-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and … shall be vested with the powers and duties prescribed in sections 57.00, 58.00, 59.00, 60.00, 62.00 and 63.00 of … of such powers and duties to the chief fiscal officer or, in the case of school districts, to the clerk of the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24DiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… inadequate contract agreements. DiNapoli’s office audited the IDAs in Cattaraugus County , Orleans County , Oswego … using an agreement billing schedule that was different from the board-approved schedule, resulting in the … the annual job reports for reasonableness and follow up with companies reporting questionable job data; Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataOpinion 89-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5DiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… P. DiNapoli. The audit found significant deficiencies in the New York State Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) oversight of ESSHI, which was launched in 2016 with the goal of developing 20,000 units of … other state agencies with 8,122 units that are active or in progress. OMH has contracted for 87 of these projects and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… to help these stores survive into next year and beyond.” In 2019, the city’s retail sector had 32,600 businesses that provided 344,600 jobs, paid $16 billion in total wages citywide, and contributed $55 billion in taxable sales to the city’s economy, according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… tax collections and cuts to federal programs combine for a triple threat of budgetary risks," DiNapoli said. "Any … Financial Plan projected a budget gap of $4.1 billion for the coming fiscal year before any budgetary actions to … more than expected. Estimated payments made with requests for extensions to file annual tax returns declined by over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksSUNY Bulletin No. SU-173
… Purpose To notify SUNY agencies of the modified eligibility for the following 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plan … that PayServ be updated to allow expanded eligibility for their tax-sheltered annuity plans in accordance with IRS … been updated to allow agencies to enter 403(b) deductions for employees in all Bargaining Units with the exception of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-173-expanded-eligibility-suny-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plansRomulus Central School District - Financial Condition Management and State Transportation Aid (2018M-136)
… applied for all entitled State transportation aid for new bus purchases. Key Findings The Board-adopted 2014-15 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/05/romulus-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-stateCleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… schools with approximately 1,250 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. General fund … Findings Officials overestimated appropriations each year by an average of $3.7 million, and they appropriated fund … fund balance exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit by 13 to 16 percentage points. Four reserves totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235Union-Endicott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-100)
… The Union-Endicott Central School District is located in the Town of Union in Broome County and the Town of Owego in Tioga County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/union-endicott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-100Minisink Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-26)
… fund balance was actually used and unrestricted funds significantly exceeded the statutory maximum of 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/minisink-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-26Alden Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-372)
… schools with approximately 1,690 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. General fund … 2015-16 fiscal years as appropriations were overestimated by an average of $5.5 million per year, or 15.8 percent. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/alden-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-372Hannibal Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-23)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period … in fund balance, 97 percent of which was not needed to fund operations. The District’s unrestricted fund balance … an effective multiyear financial or capital plan to define how reserves and unrestricted fund balance in the general and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/hannibal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-23