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Kids First Evaluation & Advocacy Center - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-12) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Kids First Evaluation & Advocacy Center on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s12-response.pdf2021 New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund Annual Financial Report
The New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Fund) was established in 1978 by Article 12 of the New York State Navigation Law, and administrative and operational responsibility for the Fund was assigned to the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2021.pdfNew York State Department of Health: Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program
The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments the Department of Health made for the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program (CHSC) were appropriate and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/doh-examination-of-payments-under-the-creating-healthy-schools-and-communities-program.pdfEast Syracuse Minoa Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-174)
Determine whether East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (District) officials established adequate information technology (IT) controls to ensure employees’ personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on the financial server was adequately protected from unauthorized access, use and loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/east-syracuse-minoa-2020-174.pdfAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Follow-Up) (2021-F-3)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (2019-S-5).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f3.pdfGrand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
Determine whether the Grand Gorge Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured officials did not have prohibited interests in District contracts and whether claims were for appropriate District purposes and audited and approved prior to payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/grand-gorge-district-2020-151.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 2115
… should the State budget be late and a budget extender bill not be passed by 4 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023. … signs the 2023-24 State budget or a budget extender bill to provide for the continuing operation of State … signs the 2023-24 State budget or a budget extender bill. Effective Dates Effective paychecks dated April 6, 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2115-paycheck-distribution-april-6-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2124
… Purpose As we await the enactment of the New York State (NYS) fiscal year 2023-24 budget, OSC would like to provide notice of the possible impact to paychecks if the NYS budget or an … Comptroller and Attorney General; officers and employees of the judiciary; and officers and employees of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2124-paycheck-distribution-april-12-2023-administration-cycle-paychecksDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… in cash. In October 2011, Resorts World New York City Casino, operated by Genting New York, opened adjacent to … Under state law, a percentage of VLT revenue from the casino goes to fund education. For the period January 1, 2012 … NYRA’s response, can be found at: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/14s54.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… from 2011 through 2016. During that time frame, small business employment rose by 9.2 percent in New York while … health of our communities and the economy.” The U.S. Small Business Administration primarily defines a small business as one with fewer than 500 employees. Among the more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageHomeowners Association, Inc.
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether Homeowners Association, Inc. … Background Under this contract, Homeowners agreed to provide residents with information affecting their … contract funds were budgeted for the purchase of equipment to enable Homeowners to i) operate an office; ii) provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/homeowners-association-incDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… Executive Director Jan Hoffman was sentenced yesterday for a scheme that allowed her to steal over $48,000 in WCHA … S. Mills, the HUD Inspector General, and the State Police for partnering with my office to hold them accountable for their crimes.” “The defendants took advantage of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-overOpinion 91-3
… LAW, §§32(1), 64(3): The town board may require all town vehicles, including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal … You ask whether a town board may require all town vehicles, including those used by the town superintendent of … Whether a town board may require all town vehicles including those used by the town superintendent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3Opinion 91-23
… -- Eligibility (membership in more than one company) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1402(c)(3); TOWN LAW, … in more than one fire company at one time". Further, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402(c)(3), which relates to the … same fire department or different fire departments. June 26, 1991 George F. Calvi, Village Manager Village of Ardsley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Opinion 2002-4
… any navigable, or other waterway, within the town, and to rent, purchase and equip necessary machinery for such … dredging, docking, bulkheading or other improvement, and supply the necessary labor and material therefor. Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 2003-1
… or extension pursuant to the procedures in article 12 of the Town Law (§190 et seq .), or upon town board motion … requirements pursuant to the procedures in article 12-A of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both articles 12 and 12-A, a public hearing is required (Town Law §§193, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 90-41
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWERS SYSTEMS -- Sewer Lines … assess entire cost against benefited properties) VILLAGE LAW, §§14-1400, 14-1416, 14-1428: A village board of trustees … be borne wholly by the benefited properties. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning the propriety of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 96-9
… to a collective bargaining agreement must be calculated as part of the "base salary" of those officers pursuant to … to the chief. Section 207-m provides, in pertinent part, that: whenever the base salary of the permanent … cash compensation to be paid periodically, it would be part of the base salary and the chief would be entitled to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Opinion 96-8
… to comply with toll collection regulations (see 21 NYCRR Part 101; Public Authorities Law, §361; Vehicle and Traffic … authority serving the notice of liability ... and shall be heard and determined ... in the same manner as charges of … of toll collection regulations under section 2985 does not constitute a misdemeanor. However, Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 96-24
… reserve fund for a "type" of equipment, that is, a kind or class of firefighting equipment (e.g., "fire fighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24