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Opinion 2001-6
… Particular Uses (purchase of personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use) INSURANCE … tax monies to purchase a personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use. You ask … tax monies to purchase a personal computer, a facsimile machine and a refrigerator for department use. Sections 9104 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6Opinion 90-12
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (payment out of money … purpose ( Travelers' Ins. Co. v Louis Padula Co. , 224 NY 397, reh den 225 NY 638; Anderson v Board of Education of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Opinion 94-27
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … a referendum must be initiated, signed and acknowledged in the same manner as a petition for the improvements … a petition to initiate a road improvement. Similarly, in the event an improvement is initiated on town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… leave records contained errors. As a result: $14.1 million of (97%) salary and wage payments were disbursed without authorization. For four of nine employees that had separation payments, unused leave … incorrectly calculated — resulting in over/underpayments of $7,430. Two administrators received leave valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Accessibility for People With Disabilities
… and federal requirements. The audit covered the period January 2018 to October 2022. About the Program According to … and federal requirements The audit covered the period January 2018 t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/accessibility-people-disabilitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… more taxes than needed to fund operations. As of June 30, 2021, recalculated surplus fund balance totaled $23.6 … another operating surplus of approximately $9.3 million in 2021-22 and will not need to use $903,000 in appropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAusable Valley Central School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-190)
… whether claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before … audited and approved the claims. Claims totaling $27,888 for 15 check disbursements made during the audit period were … approve claims before payment in accordance with New York State Education Law, Section 1724 (Education Law). District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-190Town of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… documentation as required, to ensure the exemptions were in compliance with State or local laws. Key Recommendations … findings. Appendix C includes our comment on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231Village of Canastota - Board Oversight (2018M-256)
… with the State Comptroller’s Office (OSC) or the Board in a timely manner. Department of public works (DPW) … prepares and submits AUDs to OSC and the Board in a timely manner. Develop DPW payroll monitoring procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/12/village-canastota-board-oversight-2018m-256Hornby Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-78)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the recording and reporting of the Company’s financial activity for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/11/hornby-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mNiagara Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-172)
… monitored to ensure protection from unauthorized access. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … who use IT assets and periodically monitor their use in accordance with the acceptable use policy. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/12/21/niagara-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-172Malone Central School District – Payroll (2017M-278)
… Background The Malone Central School District is located in the Towns of Bangor, Bellmont, Brandon, Burke, Constable, Duane, Franklin, Malone and Westville in Franklin County. The District, which is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/16/malone-central-school-district-payroll-2017m-278State Agencies Bulletin No. 1620
… System (ERS) will now be calculated based on the calendar year as a result of Chapter 368 of the Laws of 2017, which … to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit of $16,406 for calendar year 2018 in accordance with ERS publications. Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1620-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2018-employeesState Police Bulletin No. SP-92
… Purpose To notify agencies of the new Deduction Code 532 . Background At the request of New York State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA), … for starts, canceling and/or changing this deduction on a bi-weekly file. Agency update access is not available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-92-new-deduction-code-532-nyspia-voluntary-supplemental-insurance-programElba Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-96)
… averaging $950,000. As a result, it did not use all of the appropriated fund balance. Taxpayers might have … if the Board had used overfunded reserves to pay $860,000 of related expenditures rather than appropriations. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/elba-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-96Special Accidental Death Benefit – Police and Fire Plan
… by: The accidental death benefit without reductions; and The Social Security benefit payable. The salary used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/special-accidental-death-benefitSpecial Accidental Death Benefit – Regional State Park Police Plan
… receiving the special accidental death benefit dies, this benefit will be paid to your children who are under the … not be less than: The full salary you would have earned in the highest grade-step; or If you were in the highest grade-step of a supervisory position, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/special-accidental-death-benefitSpecial Accidental Death Benefit – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… If you die under circumstances that permit payment of the accidental death benefit, a special accidental death … benefit will be paid to your children who are under the age of 18 or, if they are students, until the age of 23. The Benefit The special accidental death benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/special-accidental-death-benefitSpecial Accidental Death Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… If you die under circumstances that permit payment of the accidental death benefit, a special accidental death … not be less than: The full salary you would have earned in the highest grade-step; or If you were in the highest grade-step of a supervisory position, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/special-accidental-death-benefitLansingburgh Central School District – Purchasing (2017M-173)
… Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $45 million. Key Finding The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/17/lansingburgh-central-school-district-purchasing-2017m-173