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Town of Minden – Budgeting (2014M-366)
… Key Findings The Town improperly allocated portions of its sales tax revenue to the town-wide general fund without first … highway fund. Key Recommendations Budget and allocate sales tax revenues in compliance with statute and seek legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/29/town-minden-budgeting-2014m-366Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… (District) Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials can better manage fund balance and reserves. The practice of annually … District Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Town of Otsego – Financial Condition (2013M-307)
… August 20, 2013. Background The Town of Otsego is located in Otsego County and includes a portion of the Village of … been. While the Board appropriated more than $1.4 million in fund balance to fund operations in these four years, it actually used $350,672 (24 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/20/town-otsego-financial-condition-2013m-307Town of Milford – Justice Court Operations (2014M-279)
… Periodically review and reconcile the DMV’s pending-ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that tickets are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-milford-justice-court-operations-2014m-279Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, … that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund balance in the general fund in accordance with the law. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… officials: Adopted conservative budgets that resulted in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making $2.4 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and … and adopt budgets that include more realistic estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amount of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62SUNY Bulletin No. SU-378
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the July 2025 SUNY M/C Discretionary Salary Increase. Affected … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the July 2025 SUNY MC Discretionary Salary Increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-378-july-2025-state-university-new-york-sunyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1853
… is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the October 2020 CSEA Performance Advances and provide … and CSEA, provides for payment of performance advances on October 1 to eligible CSEA employees based on the 2019 Salary Schedule (currently in effect). Effective Dates The October 2020 CSEA Performance Advances will be paid using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1853-october-2020-civil-service-employees-association-csea-performanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1825
… Schedule (BUs 01 and 21), 2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91), or 2014 Salary Schedule (BU31). Chapter 24 of the Laws … (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule ( BUs 61 and 91) or the 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31) are eligible for … (BUs 01 and 21), 04/01/2015 Salary Schedule (BUs 61 and 91), or 04/01/2014 Salary Schedule (BU31). Increment Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1825-april-2020-security-performance-advancesPower of Attorney
… Durable Power of Attorney (POA) document allows someone else, referred to as the “agent,” (for example, a trusted … Power of attorney allows someone else to act on your behalf NYSLRS offers a durable power of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/power-attorneyDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-47
… for agency processing. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit 67 who meet the eligibility criteria … increase for the payroll periods for which payment is made in paychecks dated May 26, 2010. OSC will be processing the salary increase in paychecks dated May 26, 2010 (Administration). Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-47-2010-salary-increases-employees-rent-regulationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1429
… criteria Background Article 49.1 and Article 49.2 of the 2011-2016 ISU Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 10/14/15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1429-2015-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2015-work-related-clothingComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Underwood Announce Criminal Conviction and False Claims Act Settlement with Bottini Fuel for Diverting Customers' Credit Balances for Their Own Benefit
… From 2004 to 2016, Bottini Fuel improperly retained customer overpayments and duplicative payments for heating … for heating oil; instead, the company swept excess customer balances out of customer accounts and used them to … General's Office. The Attorney General's Office will contact all defrauded customers to distribute the restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-underwood-announce-criminal-conviction-and-false-claims-actImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… one assistant principal stated that incidents were only entered if a physical fight took place, while another stated that an incident should only be reported if the action was repetitive. The Discipline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actEnglish Language Learners Programs
… ELLs and are required to make Bilingual Education (BE) programs available in all home languages spoken by 20 or more … nine (78%) school districts we visited that required BE programs did not have a program or an exemption from BE … education; however, 5,632 (77%) students did not have programs available in their home languages and/or grade …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/18/english-language-learners-programsOpinion 88-61
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY … the burden of proving timely payment by producing a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is … the payment of taxes without penalty. You ask whether a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service postmarked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… and current accounting and financial records significantly limited this review and precluded auditors from determining … for the 2023 fiscal year; the 2024 AFR was due April 30, 2025. The most recent available independent audited financial statements were finalized for 2024 in October 2025. The external auditor’s findings reported in the 2022, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsOpinion 99-2
… Requiring Bidding (purchase of materials and supplies for construction work performed by municipal employees) -- Municipal Employees (use of for construction as exception to competitive bidding) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements (construction performed by municipal employees as exception to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2Opinion 2001-8
… items of expense of the district which shall be charged only against the zone(s), or the other respects in which the … that if the fire protection district is to be dissolved only upon termination of current fire protection contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… following audits have been issued. New York State Dental Insurance Program – EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. – Overpayments … claims for services on behalf of the New York State Dental Insurance Program. To prevent duplicate payment of services, … processing system, had third-party health insurance drug coverage. The follow-up found that, of the initial report’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits