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Town of North Norwich – Budgeting (2015M-54)
… planned, monitored and controlled the Town’s budget for the period January 1, 2013 through December 12, 2014. … appropriations in the general fund and highway fund for 2014 totaled $572,650. Key Findings The Board-adopted budgets for the highway fund were not structurally balanced. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-north-norwich-budgeting-2015m-54Town of Saugerties – Information Technology (2015M-117)
… whether the Town’s IT assets were adequately safeguarded for the period January 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015. … notification policy or a comprehensive inventory policy for all hardware and software. Key Recommendations Limit the … and establish a comprehensive inventory policy for all hardware and software. … The purpose of our audit was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/07/town-saugerties-information-technology-2015m-117DiNapoli Statement on Charges Against Former Delhi Village Clerk
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli released the following statement today regarding criminal charges filed against a former Delhi village clerk for theft of public funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-statement-charges-against-former-delhi-village-clerkTown of Bolivar – Community Development Block Grant (2013M-353)
… evaluate the Town’s financial management of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for the period January … The Town was awarded a $400,000 New York State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and contracted with Cuba …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/07/town-bolivar-community-development-block-grant-2013m-353Town of Broome – Purchasing and Justice Court (2014M-255)
… practices and the Justice Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through March 3, 2014. … function; instead each Department is responsible for making purchases. The Town maintains a Justice Court with … compliance with the Town’s procurement policies and used for proper Town purposes. The Board did not require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-broome-purchasing-and-justice-court-2014m-255Opinion 90-7
… for the benefit of the city. You ask whether, pursuant to Public Officers Law, §18, a city may indemnify the members … authorizes certain "public entities", including cities, to defend and indemnify public officers and employees in any … "any commissioner, member of a public board or commission, trustee, director, officer, employee, ... or any other person …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Seized Assets Program
… forfeited assets. This audit covers the period of April 1, 2011 through September 19, 2013. Background The mission of … percent of the amount seized). Generally, the Division does not receive explanations of distributions for cases it … amounts it receives. For 13 assets, the difference between what the Division expected to receive and what it actually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programOpinion 94-10
… a town may establish a joint human rights commission for the portion of the town located outside a village, and … neither article 12-D nor any other State statute provides for the establishment and operation of a part-town human … they shall have the power to enter into agreements for the performance of their "respective" powers and duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-10Opinion 2002-5
… space preservation, of development rights of land, and pay into such fund monies provided annually by budgetary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 2002-6
… v Town of Concord , 96 NY2d 776, 725 NYS2d 609, Kiernan v Thompson , 73 NY2d 840, 537 NYS2d 122, Lopes v Rostad , 45 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 90-30
… offered for recording by the mortgagor or other interested party on his behalf. Social Services Law, §106 provides that … offered for recording by the mortgagor or other interested party on his behalf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 94-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (manner of execution of … Duties (requiring original signatures on vouchers) TOWN LAW, §118(1); GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §46: The statement of … against a town may be paid unless an itemized voucher in the form prescribed by the town board, or by the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 968
… option. Enter the EmplID of the employee requesting a replacement W-2 and click on Search. When the W-2 Reprint … found in the attachment to Payroll Bulletin No. 535 . This replacement Form W-2 is a duplicate of the original Form W-2; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/968-automated-process-reissued-2009-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementState Agencies Bulletin No. 944
… all employees for whom the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 on the 2009 Form W-2 should not be checked. … checked for all employees who are eligible to participate in a retirement system of New York State. As a general rule, all employees are eligible to participate in a retirement system of New York State. However, there are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/944-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementState Agencies Bulletin No. 930
… Agencies must verify the return address for all Department ID(s) associated with their agency as listed in the Control-D … on the subject line and include your five-digit Department ID number(s) along with the correct agency return address in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/930-verification-agency-return-address-employee-form-w-2-wage-and-taxShort Term Interest Pool (STIP) Increase
… Signed into law on November 20, 2015 as Chapter 455 of the Laws of 2015 – A.7509 (Farrell) / S.5299 (DeFrancisco) – Allows for an increase in the dollar amount the Comptroller is permitted to hold in indebtedness of certain agencies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/short-term-interest-pool-stip-increaseProcessing of Paper Tax Returns
… of the contract with New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID)/SourceHOV were met and, if not, to … February 6, 2014. Background The Department is responsible for processing the State's approximately 10.9 million income … source status, to process the State's paper returns for tax processing years 2013 to 2015. According to State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/09/processing-paper-tax-returnsOpinion 93-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … TOWN LAW, §§198(10-f), 202, 202-a: A town board on behalf of an ambulance district may impose fees upon users of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-26Opinion 2009-2
… TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (State Comptroller's permission for water improvement) WATER IMPROVEMENTS -- State … WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Town Improvements (need for State Comptroller's permission) TOWN LAW § 209-q (13) … the town must obtain the State Comptroller's permission for the improvement if the total estimated cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-2-0Opinion 2006-2
… 26, 2006 David J. Wukitsch, Esq., Town Attorney Town of New Baltimore 1 The State Comptroller’s approval is required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2