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Selected Financial Management Practices

… and Gore Mountain Ski Centers, and the Olympic facilities in Lake Placid. In November 2012, it assumed management responsibility of the Belleayre Ski Area in Highmount, New York, from the New York State Department of …

DiNapoli Reaches Agreement With Mattel Inc. on Political Spending Disclosure

… State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States, with an estimated $209.1 … than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has a diversified …

Cost-Saving Ideas: Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process

… revenue collection alternatives, using measures such as: How long does it take to process a tax or fee payment? How many total collections … page, which, at least, includes the transaction date, the amount paid, a unique confirmation number and a …

DiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money

… yet to be fully realized.” MTA spends over $7 billion a year on procurement, covering everything from construction …

XI.2.A Thresholds – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… and should be created in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) with the appropriate Audit Type (see Section …

IX.12 Overview – IX. Federal Grants

Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts

… saving incrementally can help reduce the financial impact of such expenses on your annual budget. Establishing and … fund finances construction, reconstruction or acquisitions of capital improvements or equipment acquisitions. There are two forms of capital reserve funds: Specific capital improvement , such …

State Police Bulletin No. SP-170

… Purpose To inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2016 State … Leave) or Leave of Absence/MTS (Military Training Stipend) on 11/01/16 are eligible for the Holiday Bonus Payment. An … “HSP”) is taxable income subject to employment and income taxes. Income taxes will be calculated using the  …

Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-018

… All employees who are enrolled in one of the following Pension Plans with a status “Elect”, and a contribution rate … not appear to employees on paystubs or in New York State Payroll Online. Agencies do not need to take action for …

IX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants

… information must be provided in the request: Chapter, section, year, page and lines of the law authorizing the … activity via the Project Guide in SFS. See  Chapter XIX, Section 2.C Project Activities  for additional information on …

DiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value

… agency (ESD) has not been meeting statutory requirements to provide accurate, annual reports of its real estate holdings, and has sold several for as little as $1 with insufficient information about the …

State Police Bulletin No. SP-188

… the New York State Troopers, Inc., the calculation routine for Deduction Code 302 will change from .848 to .685 percent …

Village of Wurtsboro – Financial Operations (2017M-71)

… 31, 2017. Background The Village of Wurtsboro is located in the Town of Mamakating in Sullivan County and has a population of approximately … of $95,300 from the water fund to maintain operations in the last three years. The Mayor and Board did not …

Village of Port Chester – Payroll (2017M-115)

… 2017. Background The Village of Port Chester is located in the Town of Rye in Westchester County and has a population of approximately … and reduce the leave time totals so that they will be in accordance with CBAs. … Village of Port Chester Payroll …

Town of Preston - Financial Management (2018M-81)

… four times the 2018 general fund tax levy and 183 percent of 2018 budgeted appropriations. During the same period, … 150 percent the 2018 highway fund tax levy and 96 percent of 2018 budgeted appropriations. Although the Town has … fund balance and reserve policy that establishes the level of fund balance and reserves to be maintained. Develop and …

Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority – Water and Sewer Operations and Wastewater System Cybersecurity (2017M-276)

… determine whether Authority officials ensured that water and sewer account adjustments and the assessment of penalties were approved and accurately and appropriately billed and collected and …

Westmoreland Central School District – State Transportation Aid (2017M-220)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District applied … aid to which it was entitled for the purchase of new buses for the period January 1, 2008 through June 30, …

Town of Carlton – Town Supervisor’s Fiscal Responsibilities (2017M-263)

… adequately performed the duties as chief financial officer for the period January 1, 2015 through October 2, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $2.5 million. Key Findings The … has not submitted an annual accounting to the Board for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and has not provided the …

State Police Bulletin No. SP-178

… to Deduction Code 302. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Units 07, 17 and 18 represented by Police … of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in Bargaining Unit 62 represented by New York State Police … the biweekly maximum deduction to $48.92, resulting in an annual maximum deduction of $1,272.00. Questions To …

Statistical and Information

… are not automatically granted to municipalities. This 16 page publication describes the procedures for counties, …