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Opinion 2004-6
… ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LAW §57.07: A village may not permit an historical society to use an unneeded portion of a … Law §57.07(2) and, as consideration under the contract, permit the historical society to use the unneeded space in a … the space in the building. You ask whether a village may permit an historical society to utilize vacant space in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 1204
… Purpose To inform agencies of new functionality that allows agencies to reserve (i.e. … an Empl ID prior to the actual data entry and save of the new Hire transaction in PayServ Effective Date(s) The … on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Background As a result of SSN Decoupling, a new process has been created in PayServ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1204-reserving-empl-id-payserv-prior-entry-new-hire-transactionControls Over Computers (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit … (Report 2010-N-7). Background The New York City Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for the … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/controls-over-computers-followStatement From New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Senate Confirmation of Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General
… New York is proud to see one of our own appointed to the highest legal position in our … attorney general for our country and a strong defender of the rights of our citizens. I congratulate her on this historic … New York is proud to see one of our own appointed to the highest legal position in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/statement-new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-senate-confirmation-loretta-lynch-us-attorneyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236
… NOTE: This deduction should be immediately end dated when an employee is no longer receiving employer provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2236-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsElementary and Secondary Education – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… relief for K-12 education is expected to run through SFY 2024-25. In SFY 2022-23, the $4.2 billion of federal COVID-19 … State, $28.9 billion, including the School Tax Relief Program (STAR) of $2 billion; and Federal, $2.7 billion. In … defeated on the first try. Student Performance The graduation rate in New York State was 87 percent for SY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2156
… NOTE: This deduction should be immediately end dated when an employee is no longer receiving employer provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2156-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsVII.2.B Payment Worksheet – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Directly’ box. (See Section 2.A – Direct Journal Payment of this Chapter.) Once the ‘Regular Deposit’ step is … to zero, the agency must then select the Posting Action of ‘Batch Standard’ on the Worksheet Application page for … Payment & Payment Worksheet – Treasury Requirements of this Chapter. Agencies should not send payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2b-payment-worksheetFare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… Instead, Transit estimated that it lost more than $300 million to fare evasion in 2019. We found that certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followArkport Joint Fire District – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2025M-126)
… Arkport Joint Fire District (District) Treasurer record and report receipts and disbursements accurately and in a timely manner? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – … the Arkport Joint Fire District District Treasurer record and report receipts and disbursements accurately and in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/16/arkport-joint-fire-district-treasurers-records-and-reports-2025m-126Town of Saranac – Town Clerk Operations (2019M-33)
… manner. Deposit all collections timely and intact. As of October 31, 2018, $843 in recorded cash collections had … The Board did not: Annually audit or obtain an audit of the Clerk’s records and reports. Based upon our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-saranac-town-clerk-operations-2019m-33VII.1 State Revenues Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… New York State accounts for the receipt and disposition of all state resources in the … board or other agency of the state receiving money for or on behalf of the state from taxes, commissions, fees, … etc. be deposited to the State Treasury and accounted for in a joint custody fund to be paid pursuant to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii1-state-revenues-overviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 1037
… 1341 as explained in IRS Publication 525, the repayment of wages in the current year that were originally overpaid in a prior year can not reduce the tax liability of the current year. The Federal, Social Security, Medicare, … and Local taxable wages cannot be reduced by the amount of this repayment for the purposes of determining tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1037-taxation-recovered-salary-overpaymentsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients
… to ensure accurate eligibility determinations and timely closure of Buy-in Program cases for ineligible individuals. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipientsTravel Advisory No. 18
… XIII, Section 9 - Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS Reference : Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter … XIII, Section 9 – Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter XIII, Section 9 of the Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/18-gfo-updates-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsTown of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Marathon (Town) Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and … monthly bank reconciliations and verify the accuracy of the financial records . As a result, the Clerk’s bank … balance was $6,251 more than it should have been as of April 21, 2022. Key Recommendations Maintain adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143Failing To Adhere to Policy and Proper Procedures – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… state what will occur in the case of improper claims for travel and conference expenses, including among other … sufficient to enable the proper audit of the claim for reimbursement. Denial of reimbursement for expenses incurred that are not actual and necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/failing-adhere-policy-and-proper-proceduresXI-A.1.B Category Codes – XI-A. Purchasing
… to (i) ensure the correct account code defaults onto the transaction, (ii) validate purchases and (iii) accurately track and report spending information. New York State (NYS) uses the United Nations Standard … agencies can select the category code on each line of a contract, purchase requisition and/or purchase order in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1b-category-codesTown of Danby – Town Clerk (2022M-08)
… timely or intact and were not remitted to appropriate parties in a timely manner. Although the Clerks reported the Clerk fees that were recorded, they did not properly deposit and … account errors totaling $64,959 and could not account for approximately $1,000 in cash from tax collections. Did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-danby-town-clerk-2022m-08Hiring Members with the Enhanced Report – Enhanced Reporting
… at your location, you must use the actual hire date for the position being entered. For NYSLRS purposes, the actual hire date is the first day the employee receives pay on your payroll for that position. If they are an employee whose membership … are able to report salary and service information for nonNYSLRS members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/hiring-members-enhanced-report