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Opinion 88-61
… is dated by postmark with a date on or before the last day for the payment of taxes without penalty. You ask whether a … Postal Service postmarked with the date of the last day for the payment of school taxes without interest may be … in an envelope postmarked with a date after the last day for the payment of taxes without interest and that you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 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 … salt storage shed. Purchases of materials and supplies for the work would be subject to competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2English Language Learners Programs
… Commissioner of Education (Part 154) specifies standards for identifying and providing educational services to ELLs in … academically or not graduating from high school. For example: Seven of the nine (78%) school districts we … not have a program or an exemption from BE requirements for all required languages and grade levels. These nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/18/english-language-learners-programsTown of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… 29, 2015. Background The Town of Evans is located in Erie County. The Town, which has approximately 16,000 … The Board hired an accounting firm to assist the Board in preparing a written response to our 2012 audit and develop … that the firm adequately performed its duties as outlined in the contract. Significant interfund advances remain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2Herkimer County – Sales Tax Distributions and Bank Reconciliations (2017M-178)
… and County Clerk properly performed bank reconciliations for the period January 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. … Legislature. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $99 million. Key Findings The … The Clerk did not properly reconcile a County bank account for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), resulting in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/12/15/herkimer-county-sales-tax-distributions-and-bank-reconciliations-2017m-178Village of East Rockaway – Justice Court Operations (2017M-206)
… recorded, deposited and disbursed in a timely manner for the period June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2017. Background … cash exceeds known liabilities. Maintain a record of bail for each account and review existing bail records to … Review cash receipt documentation included with deposits for completeness and accuracy. … Village of East Rockaway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/12/15/village-east-rockaway-justice-court-operations-2017m-206State Police Bulletin No. SP-150
… and 18 represented by Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in Bargaining Unit 62 … Their request also includes a decrease in the biweekly cap to $42.12 and the annual cap to $1,095.00. OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-150-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insuranceComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not remit real property taxes totaling nearly $1.4 million in 2017 and 2018 to the town supervisor or county treasurer … the required timeframe or remit them to the supervisor in a timely manner. Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency … County) Agency officials did not have adequate controls in place to help ensure that all cash receipts were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0West Corners Fire Company – Accounting for Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-215)
… in the Company’s financial system, without canceled check images, it could not be verified. Key Recommendations Revise … and receipts. Obtain and review canceled check images to ensure that all disbursements are proper. … Warsaw …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/05/west-corners-fire-company-accounting-cash-receipts-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1299
… crediting of their military service towards service credit in NYSLRS. Background Pursuant to Federal Uniformed Services … Military Law, employees may be entitled to service credit in NYSLRS for periods of military service. Affected Employees … ordered by the Governor of the State of New York or, in certain circumstances, volunteered for active military …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1299-new-procedure-receive-service-credit-members-new-york-state-and-localCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B23-7-3)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the … fund operating deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-long-beach-budget-review-b23-7-3Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 … being underpaid $731. Leave time was not always accrued in accordance with employment contract (contract) or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick days and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71City of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City's general, water and sewer funds as of December … found the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the preliminary budget are reasonable. The proposed budget … not include a tax overlay, which could create a shortfall in 2017. The Common Council will have to adopt a local law to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16Village of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… over the Department’s financial activities, resulting in $16,525 in unaccounted for collections. Cash receipt processes and … the former Director was arrested and pleaded guilty in December 2022 to official misconduct. As part of his plea, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Village of Quogue – Justice Court (2015M-18)
… our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2012 through February 28, 2014. … totaling $35,955 on deposit, of which only $8,550 was for current cases. Receipts were not deposited in a timely manner and all receipts were not accounted for. Monthly bank reconciliations were performed incorrectly, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/08/village-quogue-justice-court-2015m-18Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B17-6-8)
… expenditure projections in the Village’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b17-6-8Village of Silver Creek – Capital Projects (2017M-31)
… to evaluate the Village’s capital projects for the period June 1, 2015 through January 17, 2017. Background The Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/19/village-silver-creek-capital-projects-2017m-31Fallsburg Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-33)
… District is located in the Towns of Fallsburg, Mamakating and Thompson in Sullivan County and the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and operates two schools, with approximately 1,490 students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/fallsburg-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-33Town of Hempstead – Budgeting (2021M-169)
… and appropriate budgets and the Town’s preliminary budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance … budgeted expenditures, over the four-year audit period for the six major funds reviewed. Town officials failed to … and transparent manner, and show fund balance estimates for each fund, with the required breakdown. Properly budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-hempstead-budgeting-2021m-169