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VI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… passed in a particular legislative session, authority can only be moved between appropriations that were originally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewOpinion 89-49
… executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on … such a proceeding, there is no actual monetary value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry … by a Surrogate's Court. Specifically, you ask whether a fee is properly imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds
… Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06856 are reprinted by permission. Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds December 31, … Examples from GASB Statement 34 Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-2Tier 6 Defined Contribution Plan Option
… option to choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan for their retirement benefits, if: They are not … Employees who wish to choose the defined contribution plan must file an election during their first 30 days of … may choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/tier-6-defined-contribution-plan-optionVillage of Rockville Centre – Cash Receipts from Recreational Activities and Information Technology (2013M-63)
… segregated critical duties so that one individual does not control all phases of a transaction, or designed … Village also needs to improve internal controls over IT. We found that copies of back-up data are not stored in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-rockville-centre-cash-receipts-recreational-activities-and-informationFormer Village of Candor Mayor Pleads Guilty to Stealing From the Village
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced that former Village of Candor … to Tioga County District Attorney Kirk Martin and the New York State Police for their partnership in ensuring … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/former-village-candor-mayor-pleads-guilty-stealing-villageSelected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… (Department) is taking appropriate actions to ensure that commercial carriers whose vehicles or drivers have been found … severity of crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving commercial motor vehicles. Roadside inspections of commercial vehicles are a primary part of the Department's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programVII.4 Appropriated Loan Receivables – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… purposes. Section 40-a further provides that no part of any appropriation made as an advance shall be made … to which the appropriation is made and the Director of the Budget. This repayment agreement must also be approved by OSC Bureau of Contracts (OSC BOC). Note: Per Section 93 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii4-appropriated-loan-receivablesNiagara Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-172)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on, or … and accessed for appropriate School purposes. Key Findings Personal computer and Internet use was found on seven … Determine if personal private and sensitive information on or accessed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/12/21/niagara-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-172Capital Planning and Maintenance
… Purpose To determine whether the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority effectively plans and prioritizes … 2012 through December 23, 2015. Background The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority (Authority), created in 1961, … North Country: the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge (Bridge); the Ogdensburg International Airport …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceFAQs ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF TOWN SPECIAL DISTRICTS CONCERNING REQUIRED DETERMINATIONS AND METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
FAQs ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF TOWN SPECIAL DISTRICTS CONCERNING REQUIRED DETERMINATIONS AND METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/Appendix-B-Special-District-FAQ.pdfCherry Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2019M-141)
… billed for and costs are equitably allocated between the District and towns outside the District. Ensure AUDs are filed with our office within 60 … the fiscal year. Annually audit the Treasurer’s records. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/10/30/cherry-valley-fire-district-board-oversight-2019m-141Small Estates Affidavit (S.C.P.A. Section 1310)
If the account owner is deceased and there was no estate representative appointed by the courts, the surviving spouse or child of the deceased or the unreimburs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/small-estates-affidavit.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… did not adopt price accuracy testing procedures – only Greene had a local law for price accuracy testing. Five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersRed Flags for Fraud
Red flags are warnings that something could be or is wrong.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/red_flags_fraud.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-394
Pay Perf Adv for PS&T Emp Due On or After 4/1/84
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-394.pdfMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… and enrolled in Medicaid. Through the screening and provider enrollment process, the Department gains a level of … the OPRA provider’s validity to provide Medicaid services. It also allows the Department to verify the provider’s … assurance that the provider can furnish such services, and it increases the risk that excluded, or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… and food services industries. The utilities sector was the only industry to experience continued decline from the second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-january-7-2021State Contracts by the Numbers
… View breakdown of State contracts by agencyauthority or type …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/by-the-numbersOpinion 97-5
… may construct a private road leading from a village street into property of a not-for-profit corporation, with … that the road remain private and not become a village street. Village Law, §6-622 provides that a village board of trustees may cause a "street" in the village, or a part thereof, to be graded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5