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DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for October 2014
… nearly 1.1 million payments worth nearly $7.4 billion in October. His office also rejected 177 contracts and … Co Inc. for New York tourism representation services in China. State Education Department $24.4 million in higher education opportunity program grants to 11 colleges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-october-2014Opinion 96-4
… (authority to supersede village budget procedures) -- Real Property (payment of proceeds of sale of village … of village property to third party for benefit of village) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (payment of proceeds of sale of village … 5-508, 5-520, 5-532: A contract for the sale of village real property may not authorize payment of an amount equal to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Opinion 2003-5
… benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law §208-b, for a firefighter who died of cancer prior to retirement. General … that the benefits are administered differently under the two statutes, with payment by the municipality or fire … systems with differing coverages, administered under two separate statutory schemes. Further, the legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Opinion 2002-2
… subdivision (General Municipal Law §219-a[2][b]). In the case of defined contribution plan service award programs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0Opinion 2002-2
… 219(b), 219-a(2)(b): A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service credit after attaining the … entitlement age, subject to the 40 year maximum provided for in article 11-A of the General Municipal Law. To … such payment. You ask whether a service award program for volunteer firefighters may permit a participant to earn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2Schroon Lake Central School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-97)
… and approved. Audit and approve claims before payment in accordance with New York State Education Law. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/schroon-lake-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-97Village of Massapequa Park – Claims Audit and Leave Accruals (2017M-193)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board audited … 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. Background The Village of Massapequa Park is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in … Village of Massapequa Park Claims Audit and Leave Accruals 2017M193 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/12/01/village-massapequa-park-claims-audit-and-leave-accruals-2017m-193XII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… approve vouchers or expense reports for submission to OSC: AP Approver All, AP Approver 3, Agency AP Mass Approver, and TE Approver 2. Policy Each agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b-certification-vouchersCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards (Follow-Up)
… 2015 through March 22, 2016, determined whether selected State University of New York (SUNY) schools are in compliance with Payment Card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/compliance-payment-card-industry-standards-followGreen Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
… Key Findings The former Business Manager’s separation payment was inadequately supported, and he was overpaid by … The District paid the former Business Manager’s separation payment totaling $84,063 over a period of time, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/green-island-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2019m-55Opinion 98-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (delegation of duties in connection with correction of errors) COUNTY … authorizes to perform duties in connection with correction of errors on tax rolls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Compliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… 2020. About the Program CDTA was created in 1970 by the New York State Legislature. Today, CDTA is the premier mobility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/16/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsOpinion 92-16
… You ask whether a town may agree to pay rent to the town tax collector, clerk, justice and supervisor for the use of a … Whether a town may agree to pay rent to the town tax collector clerk justice and supervisor for the use of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 88-61
… a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is dated by postmark with a date on or before the last day … date appears on the envelope (31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 26), or where two different postmarks, one timely and one … doing, to make sure that the date stamped on their receipt is correct and legible....The date of registration is deemed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 93-12
… member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - spouse of school board member … any officer or employee to attend a conference conducted for the betterment of the municipality. Authorization must be … (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). Section 77-b provides for the payment by the municipality of all actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Village of Deposit - Nonpayroll Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement (2018M-99)
… Did not ensure all disbursements were supported and for proper purposes. Began to effectively enforce the collection of delinquent real … law. 1 Ensure disbursements are adequately supported and for proper purposes. Annually audit the Clerk-Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/03/village-deposit-nonpayroll-disbursements-and-real-property-tax-enforcement-2018mTown of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… to the Town bank account. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they will take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62Opinion 90-12
… (payment out of money paid into court) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§2105, 2607: CPLR 2105, which authorizes … custodian of the property . . . . Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding , if an order directing … orders must be certified by the clerk of the court (see 2A Weinstein, Korn and Miller, New York Civil Practice , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-12Camden Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-124)
… auditor’s approval and the claims auditor did not audit 10 scholarship payments totaling $4,750. The claims auditor did … claims auditor’s audit and approval. Ensure all claims for scholarship payments are audited and approved by the claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/camden-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-124Holland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
… Recommendations Ensure that the claims auditor is properly trained and that claims contain sufficient supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210