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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued: Town of … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… to 71 penalties valued at $4,022 that were under-assessed by DOL. State Education Department: Programs for Little … overpaid an additional $562,356 to these providers. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2082
… with State fiscal years. A memo dated November 1, 2022, from the Office of Employee Relations (OER) … as Covid-19 OT Override (Earnings Code CVO), Earnings Code ARC ; (Adjust Retro Raise for C19 OT) must be used to process … be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ), original death certificate and a Report of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2082-2021-2022-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2125.1
… of the payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment and adjusting existing payments as … title who meet the following criteria are eligible for the temporary compensation payment: Employees must have … the IHR effective date of that title are not eligible for the temporary compensation payment. Employees must not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21251-new-temporary-compensation-payment-certain-employees-represented-civilOpinion 92-9
… as requiring a physical presence in a courtroom before a judge ( cf ., e.g., People v Thumser , 144 Misc 2d 425, 544 … without actually being present in a courtroom before a judge. In People ex rel Choate v Barrett , 56 Hun 351, 9 NYS … meeting at certain times and places for the hearing and decision of causes and other matters brought before it, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 953
… To inform agencies of changes to the General Comments page. Background The General Comments page is available for all Payroll users to store or … employee’s record. Agencies must use the General Comments page when additional information is required by OSC for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/953-changes-general-comments-page-payservComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … refunds. Stockbridge Valley Central School District – Payroll and Leave Records (Madison County) Auditors found the various control procedures over the district’s payroll process provided adequate segregation of duties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Tax Collector Pleads Guilty After Faking Her Own Tax Payments
… Office. She is expected to pay full restitution and serve five years probation. Her sentencing is set for October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-tax-collector-pleads-guilty-after-faking-her-own-tax-paymentsDayton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-337)
… monthly reports and the President reviews the Treasurer’s records on an annual basis. Although Company minutes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/12/dayton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialSkaneateles Central School District – Records and Reports (2015M-154)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s financial records and reports for the period July 1, 2013 through … Skaneateles Central School District Records and Reports 2015M154 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/16/skaneateles-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2015m-154Tier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… (8.33 percent) of your last year’s earnings, multiplied by your years of service credit up to 36 years. Alternative … amount necessary to pay your pension if you had retired on the date of your death. This benefit frequently is larger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsResponding to an OSC Audit Report: Audit Responses and Corrective Action Plans
… and governance. They can also identify strategies to reduce costs and strengthen controls intended to safeguard assets. These varying scopes and objectives will … present local officials with the opportunity to take positive action and document their efforts to improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/responding-osc-audit-report-audit-responses-and-corrective-action-plansComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Kiantone , Town of Lewisboro , Village of Mill Neck , Saratoga Springs Public Library , Town of Sweden … and guard against future operating deficits. Village of Mill Neck – Financial Management (Nassau County) The board … Library Town of Kiantone Town of Lewisboro Village of Mill Neck Saratoga Springs Public Library Town of Sweden Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1How to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … an acceptable performance record on past contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention … specific response or piece of information from the vendor should automatically trigger a determination. A previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationOpinion 89-20
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) … and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a … We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 2002-11
… Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and … Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company calls other than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be … of the emergency rescue and first aid squad, as set forth in section 217(c)(vi)(B) of the General Municipal Law, and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… system pump. For this type of fund, the authorization must state the estimated maximum cost of the specific item. Type … a defined "period of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of capital … a town governed by the Suburban Town Law (see New York State Town Law Article 3-a). The fund may be used for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation has adequately monitored and enforced compliance with the New York State Rechargeable Battery Law to promote the proper disposal of lithiumion and other types of rechargeable batteries
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 2354
… Employees who volunteer to work overtime covering a full regularly scheduled weekend shift that begins and ends … overtime during the weekend shift Units Number of full regularly scheduled weekend overtime shifts employee … payroll check, OSC will accept a photocopy of this form along with a new Report of Check Exchange. Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2354-new-weekend-voluntary-overtime-differential-eligible-employees