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Opinion 88-58
… for type of improvement) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Garage (referendum requirement) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(5); GENERAL … §6-c(8): An expenditure for the construction of a highway garage made from a capital reserve fund established for the … a capital reserve fund for the construction of a highway garage. You have indicated that the reserve fund was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Auburn Industrial Development Authority – Project Approval and Monitoring (2025M-15)
… projects with project costs totaling $102 million to the New York State Authorities Budget Office, including one active bond …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2025/04/25/auburn-industrial-development-authority-project-approvalState Agencies Bulletin No. 1064
… agency review after the automatic payments have been made. All reports will be sorted by agency code, then by employee … Mass Increment Payment Report This report identifies all employees who received the automatic Performance Advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1064-april-2011-performance-advances-and-pre-shift-briefing-updatesCreditable Service – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Section 383-e (20-year plan) What type of service is creditable in this plan? Creditable … or member of an organized police force or department of a county, city, town, village, police district authority or … Fund Service in the U.S. military, as specified by law What type of service is not creditable in this plan: State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/creditable-serviceTown of Palermo – Procurement and Fuel Inventory (2020M-100)
… and services and properly accounted for and monitored diesel and gasoline fuel. Key Findings Town officials did not … goods and services or properly account for and monitor diesel and gasoline fuel. Town officials: Purchased $299,298 … and services and properly accounted for and monitored diesel and gasoline fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-palermo-procurement-and-fuel-inventory-2020m-100Contract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… make a "good faith" effort to achieve their goals, and report quarterly on its level of participation to the Department of … the case, and as a result, WCHCC did not submit accurate quarterly reports to DED for fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/04/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on Wall St.’s performance. “Wall Street had a very profitable start in 2019, but uncertainties … global economic growth. My office will continue to keep a close eye on the securities industry as the year progresses, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B24-7-2)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2024-25 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/05/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b24-7-2Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Fuel Card
… made on State-issued WEX Bank fuel credit cards (WEX card) by Metro New York Developmental Disabilities State … of our examination was to determine whether the WEX card purchases were for legitimate business purposes. … disabilities. Officials typically assign a WEX card to each fleet vehicle but provide employees their own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/10/office-people-developmental-disabilities-fuel-cardVertus Charter School – Information Technology Asset Management (2025M-9)
… the audit period? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – January 16, 2025 Understanding the Program Schools purchase a wide … certain asset-identifying information, such as an asset’s serial number, make and model, location, employee assigned, … action. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/27/vertus-charter-school-information-technology-asset-management-2025m-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 835
… represented by CSEA who move to a graded position in any bargaining unit effective on or after April 1, 2003 … retroactive to April 1, 2003. This revised method is in addition to the Civil Service Law, Section 131.5 rules still in existence. The side letter to the 2007-2011 CSEA agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/835-revised-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movement-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 1807
… regarding this bulletin should be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1807-january-1-2020-salary-increases-executive-law-section-169-commissionersOverview – Legacy Reporting
… or retirees who have returned to work under Section 211 or 212 of New York State Retirement and Social Security Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/overviewOswego County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-5)
… Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to … may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for safekeeping. Payments made … on the property). These actions are recorded in the County Clerk’s (Clerk) office when payments are deposited as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/23/oswego-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-5DiNapoli: Financial Settlements and Federal Aid Boosted State Revenue to $149 Billion in 2014-15
… New York collected $149.1 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2014-15, an increase of $11.4 billion, or 8.3 … settlements and a boost in federal aid, according to a report on the state’s year-end finances issued today by … New York collected $1491 billion in revenue in fiscal year 201415 an increase of $114 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-financial-settlements-and-federal-aid-boosted-state-revenue-149-billion-2014-15IX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants
… Once it is determined that a statutory transfer account authorization is provided and … letter on DOB letterhead authorizing the transfer. Project Child Budget Critical ChartFields for the project child … – should the agency need a new activity code set up under a project they should establish the new activity via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9c-transfer-procedureOpinion 2012-1
… purchases of commodities by a town ( see e.g . 2006 Ops St Comp No. 2006-11, at 32). Unless an exception set … in contracts between the firm and the town ( see 2008 Ops St Comp No. 2008-2). The powers and duties of a board of … article 5, title 1-A, § 522 et seq .; compare e.g . 1992 Ops St Comp No. 92-43, at 109). Therefore, the board member's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 93-27
… §1262(c): When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in … For purposes of this inquiry, we assume the town and all villages within the town have elected to receive their … as amended by L 1984, ch 850, provides that, if a town and all villages within the town elect to receive their shares of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… common crime that regrettably often follows the death of a family member,” Buchanan said. “This defendant stole nearly … a longtime Brooklyn resident who had worked for the State Insurance Fund from 1985 until her retirement in 2005. She … death. Instead, the retirement system received a change of address form purportedly signed and dated by the deceased. At …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysIX.6.B OSC Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… For most grants, drawdowns on grants cash-managed by OSC BSAO are based on an award’s Accounts Receivable balance. OSC BSAO managed … whether transactions flow into the SFS billing process. On a daily basis, the SFS runs an interface process that … For most grants drawdowns on grants cashmanaged by OSC BSAO are based on an awards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6b-osc-draw-procedures