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Investing and Protecting Public Funds Webinar Presentation
This session is designed to help local officials understand procedures and policies used to control and account for cash. Presenters will discuss the following: principles and statutes, depositing public funds, securing deposits, investment policies, cash controls and reporting, and cash flow foreca
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/investing-and-protecting-public-funds-01-19-2022.pdfHomes and Community Renewal: Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program (2023-S-53)
To determine whether project owners are receiving Rural Rental Assistance Program payments only for eligible units and are properly maintaining the units for which they receive RRAP payments, and whether the Housing Trust Fund Corporation is engaging in adequate outreach activities to ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s53.pdfOpinion 2002-11
… opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance … each category of response independently for purposes of point accrual. Based on this statutory scheme, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Wayland-Cohocton Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (2024M-118)
… were not reported to DOH until 240 days after the required deadline, subsequent testing after remediation efforts was … on the District’s website until 48 weeks past the required deadline. Recommendations Before this report was finalized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/17/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-2024mOpinion 92-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … (disposition of interest on investment of library fund); (time for payment over); (issuance of tax anticipation … taxes) EDUCATION LAW, §259(1); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §24.00; REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§1322, 1324: (1) Interest earned on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 1575
… Purpose To define Supplemental Wages, the earnings codes classified … Supplemental Wages and the methods for withholding income taxes from Supplemental Wages Affected Employees All … Wage payments as well as income tax withholding methods to be applied to Supplemental Wages are discussed in: IRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1575-supplemental-wagesCity of Middletown – Selected Financial Operations and Information Technology (2013M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the City’s purchasing practices, … January 1, 2011, to July 9, 2012. Background The City of Middletown City is located in Orange County and has a … City of Middletown Selected Financial Operations and Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/05/31/city-middletown-selected-financial-operations-and-information-technology-2013m-56Opinion 91-57
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Finances (comingling library moneys with those of municipal sponsor) -- Public Library (comingling library … Whether library fund moneys of the village public library may be comingled with moneys of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57State Agencies Bulletin No. 1497
… plus Employer Contribution) will be reported in Box 10 Dependent Care Benefits on the employee Form W-2. Amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1497-retroactive-dependent-care-advantage-account-dcaa-new-york-dependentSafety of Seized Dogs
… City. The Law mandates that a dog must be seized if it: is unlicensed; is an immediate threat to the public safety; does not have an … identification tag while not on the owner’s premises; or is licensed but not in the control of or on the property of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/safety-seized-dogsOpinion 92-7
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special acts incorporating volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7DiNapoli: East Ramapo School Budget Hampered By Deficits, Inadequate Rainy Day Funds
… The East Ramapo Central School District continues to face … were not addressed or only partially implemented. “East Ramapo school district officials must do a better job … some level of fiscal stress. Auditors also found that East Ramapo officials have not properly budgeted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-east-ramapo-school-budget-hampered-deficits-inadequate-rainy-day-fundsWestchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. … $21,694 in her retirement funds from 2013 to 2015. The two Westchester County residents are charged with Grand Larceny … “We uncovered their unlawful behavior and worked with Westchester County District Attorney Scarpino to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemSUNY System Administration Office – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… that were either for non-reimbursable expenses ($200 hotel room smoking charge) or lacked adequate assurance that the … charges). Key Recommendation Recover the $200 hotel room smoking charge from the hotel or the employee. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/suny-system-administration-office-selected-employee-travel-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2106
… all employees on Military Stipend Leave on 01/01/2023, with or without pay, and recalculate the bi-weekly stipend. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2106-2023-extension-military-and-training-leave-benefits-and-stipendsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2104
… Revenue Service) tax withholding requirements for 2023 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees: Employees … OSC Actions: OSC has updated PayServ with the new Federal and New York tax requirements for 2023. OSC continues to use … to the following areas for 2023: Withholding Rates, and Tax Brackets Additional Withholding Adjustment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2104-summary-tax-related-changes-2023State Agencies Bulletin No. 2095
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2095-council-82-dues-increaseCUNY Bulletin No. CU-752
… to receive a January 2023 Increment or Increment Code Update based on information available as of the date the … the salary is equal to or greater than the ‘last one-year step.’ If the increment code is 1118 and the salary is not … step’ on the same salary schedule. Increment Code Update Processing OSC will automatically update the increment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-752-january-2023-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2189
The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2189-council-82-dues-increaseCUNY Bulletin No. CU-774.1
… agency instructions for processing the City University of New York (CUNY) 2023 Uniform Allowance Payment for Nursing … for Successor Agreements, between the City University of New York and various unions including the New York State Nurses Association, provides for a uniform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-7741-cuny-2023-uniform-allowance-payment-nursing-titles