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Opinion 2024-1
… over 13,000 service connections. 5 Recent water quality testing conducted by the City has found dangerous lead levels … in the installation or repair of public water systems or residential plumbing providing drinking water that was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1000
… payroll periods dated 3/25/10-5/5/10 (Institution) and 4/1/10-4/28/10 (Administration) OSC will be processing the … Dates Effective Dates Paycheck Date Administration Lag 4/1/10-4/28/10 8/4/10 Administration Extra Lag 3/25/10-4/21/10 … Lag 3/25/10-5/5/10 8/12/10 Institution Extra Lag 4/1/10-4/28/10 8/12/10 Contract Provisions and Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1000-retroactive-april-1-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-civilDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapolis Office of Unclaimed Funds OUF now returns on average over $2 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backCUNY Bulletin No. CU-726
… appropriate increment code. Promotions Effective January 1, 2022: To allow for automatic processing, promotions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-726-january-2022-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-695
… Effective Dates Effective beginning Institution Pay Period 21C, paychecks dated 01/14/2021. Control-D Report … Agency Actions – Promotions Effective Institution Pay Period 21C REM and RRI Titles Agencies must review employees … 01/01/2021 should not be submitted until Institution Pay Period 22C, paychecks dated 01/28/2021. Agencies must include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-695-january-2021-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsBright Start Pediatric Services, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED’s) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM). The … the provider's reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year ended … rates. Remind Bright Start officials of the pertinent SED guidelines that relate to the deficiencies we identified. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/bright-start-pediatric-services-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCircle of Friends – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. … the provider's reported expenses must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year … Ensure that costs reported on annual CFRs fully comply with SED’s guidelines and requirements. Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/circle-friends-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… tax revenues, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) continues to plan to use borrowing techniques that push … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on the MTA’s debt . If riders do not return faster than the MTA projects, or if new sources of revenue are not found, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnWayne Central School District – Financial Management (2012M-229)
… Wayne Central School District is located in Wayne County and Monroe County. The District is governed by the Board of … primarily with State aid, sales tax, real property taxes, and grants. Key Finding Over the last five years, District officials consistently underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-2012m-229Town of Candor – Fund Balances (2014M-157)
… County, has a population of approximately 5,000 residents and includes the Village of Candor within its boundaries. The … is funded primarily with real property taxes, sales tax and State aid. The Town is governed by an elected Town Board comprising the Town Supervisor and four Board members. Key Findings The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/01/town-candor-fund-balances-2014m-157Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Agency’s process for … was created in 1978, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Schenectady County Legislature. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectHoltsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… balanced budgets based on historical data or known trends in which recurring revenues finance recurring expenditures. In preparing a budget, a board must estimate the amounts a … funds. This was 45 percent more than the $2.2 million in transfers planned, with no indication of the Board’s plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4Opinion 2010-3
… (cost of debt service of fire company as part of "definite sum"); (not subject to referendum requirements) TOWN LAW § … be considered in the course of negotiating the "definite sum" payable by the town under the contract. You ask whether … requires the fire protection contract to state a "definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $5.8 Billion, Up 3.2% in First Quarter
… of 2025, an increase of 3.2% ($180 million) compared to the same quarter last year. Each of the 10 regions in the … had a year-over-year increase in collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … sales tax collections grew in the first quarter compared to last year, but this growth could be threatened by economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-58-billion-32-first-quarterThe Alcott School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Alcott School (Alcott) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including … To determine whether the costs reported by the Alcott School Alcott on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/25/alcott-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualStory Place Preschool, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Cost Manual (2014-S-71) State Education Department: Unity House of Troy - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/29/story-place-preschool-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualIX.7.H Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) – IX. Federal Grants
… by the Government Funding Transparency Act to require prime recipients to report details on their first-tier … System (FSRS) for display on www.usaspending.gov . The prime awardee must report information related to a sub-award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7h-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-ffataEssex County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2024M-146)
… on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit Report , which you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/08/15/essex-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2024mAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… on the type of locality. Generally, the governing board is responsible for auditing claims or creating a separate position having that responsibility. The following … for auditing claims in each type of locality and what options, if any, are available for establishing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesTown of Babylon – Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over Selected Town Operations (2013M-115)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition … January 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012. Background The Town of Babylon is located in western Suffolk County. The Town is … Town of Babylon Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/22/town-babylon-financial-condition-and-internal-controls-over-selected-town-operations