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Cayuga County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-4)
… Key Findings The County does not have a written plan for bridge maintenance or replacement. The County does not track maintenance and repairs by bridge, which could make it more difficult to determine when it is more economical to replace rather than repair a bridge. Further, for the nine available and completed fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/cayuga-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-4Town of Rossie – Records and Reports and Cash Disbursements (2013M-168)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2012. … 2012 budgeted operating expenditures totaled $200,296 for the general fund and $288,160 for the highway fund. Key Findings The Supervisor did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-rossie-records-and-reports-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-168Town of Wethersfield – Town Clerk and Highway Operations (2013M-21)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Wethersfield is located in Wyoming County. The Town is governed by an elected Town … not make deposits and remit moneys to appropriate agencies in a timely manner. Further, the Clerk did not adequately … claims prior to approving them for payment, which resulted in over $14,000 in duplicate/over payments to four vendors. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-wethersfield-town-clerk-and-highway-operations-2013m-21Village of Forestville – Water Fund (2012M-207)
… Village’s controls over the billing and collection process for the period June 1, 2010, through July 31, 2012. … four Trustees. General fund and water fund appropriations for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $345,800 and $152,940, … to the Village’s water system and obtained funding for the project from the Environmental Facilities Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/15/village-forestville-water-fund-2012m-207Travel Advisory No. 10
… expense reimbursements are no longer submitted through the Travel and Expenses module in the Statewide Financial System … through PayServ. XIII.8 Procedures for Employee Non-Travel Expense Reimbursement Updated to remove procedures for submitting moving expense reimbursements through the Travel and Expenses module in SFS. XIII.8.A Moving Expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/10-gfo-updates-employee-expense-reimbursementsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-269.1
… agencies of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave. Affected Employees: As of January 1, 2019, … In 2016, the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy. The law provides for a deduction from employee wages to fund the program. Paid Family Leave coverage is funded by employee payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-2691-new-york-state-paid-family-leave-program-unitedSUNY Bulletin No. SU-123
To inform agencies of the procedures to process nonresident alien scholarships in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-123-payment-and-reporting-suny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-329
This bulletin informs agencies of the procedures to process nonresident alien scholarships in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-329-payment-and-reporting-cuny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsManagement of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… MySchools randomly generates and assigns each student a lottery number. The lottery number as well as how the applicant ranks the school … the number of available seats based on their order (e.g., lottery number) and priority. Every student who is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmState Agencies Bulletin No. 726
… Section 131.5 and clarifies the computation of salaries for certain employees who move from unallocated or … to statutorily graded positions. The legislation calls for a new option for calculating salaries for affected employees in addition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/726-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movementDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… In this category, the state's School Tax Relief program (STAR) – which applies to a large portion of owner-occupied … outside of New York City – represents the majority share. STAR accounted for 2.4 million partial exemptions in 2016, … of all exempted value. However, unlike other exemptions, STAR creates no direct additional burden on other local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse (Follow-Up)
… and Disability Assistance (OTDA) administers programs for the State’s low-income residents and provides support, … State. Local Districts' annual claims submission to OTDA for homeless housing was $2 billion or more for calendar years 2019 through 2022. The Onondaga County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuse-followMitchell-Lama Vacancies (Follow-Up)
… cooperative developments with approximately 47,000 total apartments. Apartments in Mitchell-Lama developments tend to be desirable … consequently, the waiting lists for many of these apartments can be quite lengthy. To ensure efficient turnover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/mitchell-lama-vacancies-followIndustrial Development Agency Board Governance (2017-MS-1)
… the IDA’s general management and control. In June 2016, new legislation became effective to increase the … the efficiency and transparency of IDA operations 1 . For new projects, the law requires standard application forms for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/09/22/industrial-development-agency-board-governance-2017-ms-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… to ensure compliance with contract terms and deliverables. For 14 of the 20 contracts reviewed, ITS provided adequate … the contractor or consultant was meeting the deliverables. For the remaining six contracts, for which ITS paid out more than $156 million, there were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsXII.6.L Replenishing an Advance Account – XII. Expenditures
… to process vouchers to replenish a Business Unit’s advance account. Process and Transaction Preparation: Create a … using the Special Use Vendor ID assigned to the Advance Account. This Vendor ID starts with “041.” To find the Vendor ID for a specific account, use the “Find an Existing Value” function in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6l-replenishing-advance-accountChildren’s Education Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs reported by Children’s Education Services, Inc. (CES) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFR) were … whether the costs reported by Childrens Education Services Inc on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/childrens-education-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMonroe 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-176)
… of our audit was to review the procurement of professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through April 26, 2016. … Background The Monroe 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is an association of 10 component school … BOCES delivers more than 80 education and administrative services to its component and participating districts and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/07/29/monroe-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professional-servicesTown of Lyndon – Purchasing (2013M-149)
… quotes for certain purchases, but did not retain them or attach them to the claim for review by the Board prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-lyndon-purchasing-2013m-149Opinion 2003-7
… in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of for preliminary costs and feasibility studies) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of park trust moneys for preliminary costs and feasibility … costs related to a capital improvement at a town park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-7