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Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Upcoming School District Release Webinar Presentation
Presenters will provide an overview of how the system evaluates fiscal stress, what a change in score or designation does or does not signify, and common issues that appear to be affecting school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-school-districts-01-12-2022.pdfPost Retirement Reporting Page How-To Guide
This guide shows you (as an employer contact with the Employer Reporting Submitter, Employer Reporting Uploader, Payroll or Personnel Security Role) how to report retirees using the Post-Retirement Reporting page in Retirement Online.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/employers/pdf/post-retirement-reporting-page-how-to-guide.pdfAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… (Department) accurately assessed, collected, accounted for, and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue … and one each in Rochester and Buffalo; each is responsible for processing and collecting fines and traffic ticket … $1 million in surcharge revenue that was reported twice for the same week during May 2013, the Department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesOpinion 93-5
… act may not be performed at any other time ( Lancaster Sea Beach Improvement Co. v City of New York , 214 NY 1; Metcalf … of this statutory requirement - to give the public an opportunity to express their views and make inquiry regarding … 108, in the instant case, still afforded the public an opportunity, on proper notice, to express its views on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 95-18
… fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot in a village-owned cemetery in lieu of the yearly … fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot. Article 15 of the Village Law (§§15-1500 through … there is express authority for a village to impose upon lot owners a yearly assessment of up to twelve dollars …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Coxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
… obtained from seven providers who were paid a total of $172,184 in 2016-17. Have required written quote … documentation. Appoint a claims auditor who is independent of the purchasing process in accordance with New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditXII.5.I Prompt Payment Interest – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES New York State Finance Law (SFL) §179-f requires the State to pay vendors promptly (within 30 days for most vendors, 15 … days, a vendor must: - have a primary place of business in New York State, - have a significant business presence in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5i-prompt-payment-interestWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… or develop a written IT contingency plan that details how District officials would respond to IT disruptions. As a result, officials had active but … network user accounts that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationXII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… outlines the process Business Units should follow to pay contract assignees and sureties. Business Units are … informing the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) of all contract assignments and sureties. Policies State Finance … contracts without previously receiving consent from contract Business Unit officials. State Finance Law, Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-suretiesAdult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… and New York City are eligible to receive adult-use cannabis (AUC) tax revenue from the sale of AUC products sold … dispensaries by municipality in that region. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) maintains a list of operational adult use cannabis dispensaries, which is available at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… country. These companies provided more than 4.1 million jobs in the state in 2016, just over half of all private sector jobs in New York. Small businesses provided more than $212 … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageSelected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
… also examined whether SBS implemented the recommendations in the Small Business First Report. The audit covered the … and non-profit organizations across all five boroughs in retaining employees. Businesses with up to four employees that had a decline in revenue of at least 25% were eligible to receive a grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businessesOpinion 92-44
… POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to fringe benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … -- Compensation (fringe benefits for police chief pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … Whether pursuant to General Municipal Law 207m the chief of police of a city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… As New York’s Chief Fiscal Officer, the Comptroller is responsible for ensuring State and local governments use … the State Comptroller (OSC) exercises this responsibility is through the review of contracts. This independent … Under Section 112 of State Finance Law , the Comptroller is required to review and approve certain government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsOpinion 91-54
… -- Taxes and Assessments (authority of village to impose a tax on renters of real property); (authority of village to impose a tax on rents paid by tenants of real property within the village) TAXES -- Occupancy Tax (authority of village to impose on renters of real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54State Agencies Bulletin No. 1129
… Code page that represents the combination of CAS Cost Center and CAS Object Code. SFS is now using the term Account … document for clarification purposes. Critical Date(s) Cost Center updates in SFS must be completed by February 15, 2012, … and SFS is dependent of the transmittal of valid Cost Center information from SFS to PayServ, and the use of only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1129-updates-cost-centers-statewide-financial-system-sfs-and-payserv-accountState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Up (Steuben County) The follow-up review was limited to interviews with district personnel and inspection of certain … Up (Monroe County) The follow-up review was limited to interviews with district personnel and inspection of certain … Audit Follow Up The follow-up review was limited to interviews with BOCES personnel and inspection of certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Mechanicville City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-93)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board effectively managed the … kept the unrestricted fund balance within statutory limits for the period July 1, 2013 through January 31, 2017. … multiyear financial and capital plans that would define how unrestricted fund balance would be used. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/mechanicville-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-93Opinion 93-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Change in Fiscal Year (timing of proposition in village) VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (timing of proposition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues $3 Billion Below Last Year
… $7.8 billion, or 12.2 percent, lower than last year. This is primarily due to higher federal reimbursement for Medicaid … higher than last year at the same time. The higher balance is driven partly by receipts from short-term borrowing that … $1 billion of that borrowing; the remaining $3.4 billion is due by March. November Cash Report Find out how your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-3-billion-below-last-year