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Town of Perth – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-149)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Perth (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, … adequate financial reports to the Board. For example, as of March 31, 2024 the general fund was overstated by $584,018 … The general fund and the highway fund cash balances as of March 31, 2024 were overstated by a combined total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-149Opinion 89-36
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … requirements where capital improvement has a period of probable usefulness of five years) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … Whether the permissive referendum requirements of General Municipal Law 6c are applicable to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 89-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of … fire insurance tax moneys "except as otherwise provided in any special law". Sections 9104 and 9105 provide that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11DiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… New York state continues to have high levels of foreclosure activity with new foreclosure filings … continue efforts to help homeowners and stem the spread of foreclosure-induced blight.” Foreclosure filings rose … rapidly after the housing bubble burst and the recession of 2008-2009 took hold. Between 2006 and 2009, the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsOpinion 93-2
… LAW, §§9-908, 9-912: Village Law, §9-912 authorizes a village board, on its own motion, to hold a referendum on a proposition to change the month of the … board of trustees may upon its own motion, and shall upon petition, cause a proposition on the question of whether to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Onondaga County – Court and Trust Funds (2025-C&T-3)
… officials established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2024 through … a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to a county’s chief fiscal officer (CFO) … officials established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/09/26/onondaga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2025-ct-3SUNY Bulletin No. SU-361
… of OSCs automatic processing of the 2024 UUP three percent 300 Salary Increase and to provide instructions for payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-361-2024-salary-increases-professional-services-negotiatingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2185
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in SRA and TDA plans and provide … to $23,000 for calendar year 2024. An additional deferment is available to employees age 50 and over. These employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2185-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaState Agencies Bulletin No. 2091
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in SRA and TDA plans and provide … to $22,500 for calendar year 2023. An additional deferment is available to employees age 50 and over. These employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2091-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaXI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The Procurement Lobbying Sections 139-j and 139-k of the New York State Finance Law (SFL) regulate attempts … contract transactions sent to OSC for review and approval. Vendor Responsibility Determination In accordance with XI.16 … and requirements of SFL §§ 139-j and 139-k, a List of Offerers Determined to be Non-responsible, and a List …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by Medicare
… 1, 2015 through July 31, 2019. About the Program Hospice is a coordinated program of home and/or inpatient care that … to as dual-eligibles), Medicare is the primary payer for Medicare-covered hospice services, while Medicaid is the … in a MLTC plan, the plan is required to coordinate care with other providers, including hospice providers, to avoid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/28/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-individuals-receiving-hospice-services-coveredState Agencies Bulletin No. 2065
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase and a one-time adjustment to recoup retroactive dues for employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Unit … and from $19.70 to $21.95 for hourly employees. This is a retroactive dues increase per pay period each year from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2065-new-york-state-law-enforcement-officers-union-council-82-afscme-afl-cioDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 12% in July
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 11.9% in July compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, local … in July, despite the participation of many counties in the gas tax holiday,” DiNapoli said. “However, it is important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-12-percent-julyXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and Expense reimbursement requests for inactive employees for expenses that were incurred during … the employee’s State service. If the former employee is doing business with the State in a new capacity, unrelated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesTupper Lake Central School District – Records and Reports (2021M-14)
… was lacking. Officials did not: Provide support for 12 of the 15 balance sheet accounts we reviewed. Also, officials … not record journal entries in a timely manner. Only four of the 349 journal entries for 2018-19 and only 60 of the 292 journal entries for 2019-20 were recorded during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/25/tupper-lake-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2021m-14DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 3.9 Percent for First Quarter of 2021
… which was $173 million less than the first quarter of 2020. “Although collections remain down compared to last year, there are signs of improvement as the state continues to recover from the … when many businesses were shut down during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and many people stayed home to avoid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-3-point-9-percent-first-quarter-2021Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… school districts (Districts) used resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … Key Findings The 20 Districts we examined did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school … that staff were, at a minimum, trained on recommended mental health components such as the 10 mental health warning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1DiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… providers a total of $440,000 without using requests for proposals (RFP) or other required competitive processes; … organizations to determine whether the amount of the fee is appropriate and necessary. Additional recommendations to college officials include: Ensure that all official action taken by the board, including actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardSUNY Bulletin No. SU-217
… who meet the eligibility criteria Background Chapter 183 of the Laws of 2014, which implemented the 2009-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and the Communications Workers of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-217-2014-2015-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnuSUNY Bulletin No. SU-218
… for 21P employees will end 06/03/15. However, the status of 21P employees will remain as Active on the Job Data page. … Credit) must be used to ensure accurate reporting of service credit to the proper retirement system. The … Summer Session Payments for non-resident aliens, one of the following Earnings codes must be submitted on the Time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-218-2015-suny-summer-session-payments