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Opinion 90-50
… the project and appropriated the necessary funds. This is in reply to your inquiry regarding the legal requirements … Have power, upon the request of a municipality, to perform for and at the expense of such municipality, any work of … projects is vested in or has been delegated to a body or official other than the local governing board. In such cases, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50DiNapoli: State Faces $34.3 Billion Cumulative Budget Gap Through State Fiscal Year 2029
… Financial Plan shows a growing structural budget deficit with a cumulative three-year budget gap of $34.3 billion, as … picture for the state that will only grow more problematic with the incoming federal cuts from the reconciliation bill … Economics and Revenue The economic forecast published with the Financial Plan was revised downwards from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-state-faces-343-billion-cumulative-budget-gap-through-state-fiscal-year-2029XIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Section Overview The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies about … supporting Travel and Expense transactions for a minimum of six years from the payment date, according to the General … attachment feature in the SFS to store electronic copies of documents in support of Travel and Expense transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseKenmore Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-157)
… recovery fund and credit/charge card activities for the period July 1, 2015 through March 22, 2017. … was established in 1970 to provide low-income housing for qualified individuals. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/01/26/kenmore-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2017m-157Town of Athens - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-41)
… payments totaling $774,127 during the first three weeks of January 2016 but remitted these collections to the … timeframes. Clerk fees collected during five months of our audit period totaling $11,179 were deposited from … Town of Athens Town ClerkTax Collector 2018M41 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-athens-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-41Clymer Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-187)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial … The Clymer Central School District is located in the Towns of Clymer, French Creek, Mina and Sherman in Chautauqua … 425 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/clymer-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-187Camden Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-51)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition … The Camden Central School District is located in the Towns of Annsville, Camden, Florence, Lee and Vienna in Oneida …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/camden-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-51Starpoint Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-266)
… The Starpoint Central School District is located in the Towns of Cambria, Lockport, Pendleton, Wheatfield and Royalton in Niagara County. The District, which operates four schools … The Board has consistently overestimated appropriations in its adopted budgets. The District maintained an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/05/starpoint-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-266Henry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… whether Henry Johnson Charter School (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured tuition billings to … tuition billings were adequately supported for the sample of 30 students we reviewed, they did not ensure related … did not have access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, diversion or theft of School funds was increased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsVII.10.I Closing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… the money to the State Treasury. A final reconciliation of the account must be done to demonstrate that the cash in … – Cash Advance Reconciliations and Annual Confirmation of this Chapter. If the advance reported on the … in Section 10.G – Cash Advance Shortages and Overages of this Chapter. If the advance on OSC records equals the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10i-closing-cash-advanceVillage of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-13-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Village of Hempstead, located in Nassau County, issued debt totaling … Village of Hempstead Budget Review B71313 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/24/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-13-13Other Bulletin No. 40
… in the University Construction Fund with an increment code of 2007 or 2012 who meet the eligibility criteria Background Due to the expiration of the previous contract (2011-2016), Longevity Lump Sum … Resolution 2017-12 authorizing the 2016-2021 Memorandum of Agreement between the State University Construction Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-40-april-2017-suny-construction-fund-scf-civil-serviceOther Bulletin No. 81
… Longevity Service Payment. Affected Employees: Employees in Bargaining Unit 97 in the State University Construction Fund with an increment … which provides for payment of the 2025 Longevity Payment in April 2025 as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-81-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 1235
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the following bargaining units with an increment code of … Affairs BU47 Effective Date(s) Payment will be processed in a separate check dated 04/18/13 (Institution) or 04/24/13 … provides for payment of the 2013-2014 Longevity Payment in April 2013 as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1235-april-2013-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lump-sumOpinion 88-19
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Authority To … Department of Environmental Conservation for a permit in connection with its proposed landfill operation. The authority for towns to participate in litigation is found in Town Law, §65. Subdivision 1 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19State Agencies Bulletin No. 1898
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … payment in the amount of $1,250 or $2,500. A side letter to the agreement dated October 19, 2016 states that employees … eligible for an LLS payment in April 2019 shall continue to receive LLS payment in each succeeding April, at the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1898-april-2021-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… budget for 2018 as well as a multi-year financial plan. In September, the county received a designation of "significant fiscal stress" in the latest round of scoring from DiNapoli's Fiscal Stress … The county has the fourth-highest fiscal stress score in the state. "A healthy fund balance is a key measure of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… who are unable to obtain transportation on their own. In January 2011, the New York State Governor’s Office … of health care services. As part of this initiative, in January 2012, the Department began the process of removing … these services to the Medicaid fee-for-service program (in which Medicaid reimburses providers directly for services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… a not-for-profit State-approved private school established in 1986. ABC is approved by SED to operate preschool Special Class in an Integrated Setting half-day classes (program 9165) and … three and five years of age with learning disabilities in the cost-based programs. Although ABC has seven locations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) are adequately … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-services