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… In November 2012, it assumed management responsibility of the Belleayre Ski Area in Highmount, New York, from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The Public Authorities … and implement a plan to maximize year-round utilization of its facilities for local economic benefit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/09/selected-financial-management-practicesNorth Merrick Union Free School District - Purchasing (2018M-87)
… seeking competition for purchases. We selected payments to 22 vendors totaling $153,597 that required quotes and … 10 vendors who were paid a combined total of $5.1 million to determine whether the purchases were competitively bid. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/03/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2018m-87Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… actions build on exclusions adopted in prior budgets that have significantly eroded the Comptroller’s vital role in … completed in an average of just 5.3 days in 2021. A bill to statutorily restore certain OSC oversight authority for … 112 of State Finance Law , the Comptroller is required to review and approve certain government contracts before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-130
… OSC has established a new deduction code to be used for voluntary participation in a life insurance program … Code 539. The vendor will submit all transactions for enrollments, cancellations and/or changes on a biweekly basis. Agency update is not available for this deduction. Questions To obtain authorization forms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-130-new-deduction-code-539-allstate-life-new-yorkVillage of Millbrook - Financial Operations and Procurement (2018M-135)
… adequate oversight to ensure that Village resources are safeguarded. Village officials procured goods and … officials did not maintain documentation for $317,988 of restricted donations. The Village has two bank accounts that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-millbrook-financial-operations-and-procurement-2018m-135Village of Hobart - Board Oversight (2018M-88)
Village of Hobart Board Oversight 2018M88
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-hobart-board-oversight-2018m-88Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B18-4-3)
… The Chenango Valley Central School District is located in Broome County. Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2008 authorizes … totaling $3.5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/06/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b18-4-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 779
… increase. Affected Employees Pensioners and beneficiaries in Agency 01130, Division of Veterans' Affairs - Blind … section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding year plus a percentage adjustment equal to … administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the previous year. The 2008 increase is 2.3 percent per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/779-2008-blind-veterans-annuity-increaseCampbell-Savona Central School District - Budget Review (B2-15-10)
… The Campbell-Savona Central School District was authorized to issue debt totaling $3,250,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/15/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-15-10Monroe-Woodbury Central School District – Budget Review (B6-13-6)
… to be reasonable. The District’s proposed budget complies with the property tax levy limit set by statute. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/12/monroe-woodbury-central-school-district-budget-review-b6-13-6East Moriches Union Free School District -- Budget Review (B17-7-4)
… The East Moriches Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County. Pursuant to Chapter 354 of the Laws of … to exceed $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District's general fund as of June 30, 2006. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/05/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b17-7-4Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B17-4-5)
… The Chenango Valley Central School District is located in Broome County. Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2008 authorizes … totaling $3.5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b17-4-5Margaretville Central School District – Fund Balance (2015M-55)
… five-member Board of Education. The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were … Ensure that the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits and reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/28/margaretville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2015m-55Village of Spring Valley – Financial Activities and Information Technology (2012M-180)
… 2012. Background The Village of Spring Valley is located in the Towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown, in Rockland County, and has a population of 31,300. The Mayor … to ensure that all Village payments were supported and in compliance with the Village’s procurement policy. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/18/village-spring-valley-financial-activities-and-information-technology-2012m-180Town of Indian Lake – Reserves and Justice Court Operations (2014M-330)
… controls over the Town’s Justice Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/03/06/town-indian-lake-reserves-and-justice-court-operations-2014m-330Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Procurement (2016M-264)
… The Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District is located in the Towns of Dewitt, LaFayette, Manlius, Onondaga and Pompey in Onondaga County. The District, which operates five schools … those funds. Comply with New York State General Municipal Law and the District’s procurement policy for purchases above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-264State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… approximately 1,100 radioactive materials facilities (RAM facilities), as well as registering and inspecting … issued in September 2021, found that DOH completed 94% of RAM facility inspections on time, but 44% of those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: SED Needs To Improve Oversight of School Districts' English Language Learners Programs
… dropout rate of 5%. At the same time, ELL enrollments have risen, with the number of ELL students outside of New … BE programs absent an exemption. Seven of the nine did not have a program or an exemption from BE requirements for all … entitled students. Another 21 (34%) reported not having any BE programs available, and 22 (36%) reported not having …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-sed-needs-improve-oversight-school-districts-english-language-learners-programsOther Bulletin No. 41
… on the April LLS payment cycle even if the employee does not receive the April 2018 LLS payment due to an … “Unsatisfactory” rating. In addition, if the employee has any subsequent time off the payroll, the increment code must … and 03/31/19, provided the employee: Otherwise would have been eligible if the employee had been in the lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-41-april-2018-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 1495
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC's automatic processing of the April … 2016 PEF LLS payment for newly eligible employees and to provide instructions for payments not processed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1495-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-lls