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DiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Twenty-six school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed … in stress last year. "While it is welcome news that so few school districts across the state have been classified as in fiscal stress, school officials should remain vigilant and carefully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-26-school-districts-fiscal-stressIV.4 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… The State Legislature authorizes State agencies to make expenditures and incur obligations for specific … account code in SFS. Every effort has been made to provide expenditure account codes that are specific enough … for expenditures that is both usable and manageable, a list of account codes has been developed and organized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-iv/iv4-overviewLaFayette Central School District - Fixed Assets (2018M-073)
… were recorded and accounted for properly. Key Findings The District did not have a comprehensive policy for … assets valued at $168,700 were either not recorded on the master inventory list or not properly tagged. The District’s inventory records of technology assets were inconsistent. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/15/lafayette-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2018m-073Nyack Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-113)
… computer acceptable use policy. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/nyack-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-113Review of Collecto, Inc
… Downstate contracts with Collecto for debt collection services.Under the $2.5 million contract, Downstate pays … supported. The $14,355 in overpayments represented services previously billed on prior invoices. The $2,664 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incState Agencies Bulletin No. 700
… Purpose To provide procedures to process the lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay ( SAD ) for … CSEA and PEF, certain employees are eligible for a lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay. This lump sum payment is for employees whose assigned duty is to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/700-50000-lump-sum-payment-special-assignment-duty-pay-sad-certain-employeesDiNapoli: Tax Cap Below Two Percent
… Dec. 31 will be capped at 1.56 percent for 2021, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects … and the fiscal uncertainties municipalities are facing add to the challenge of adhering to the tax cap,” DiNapoli said. … due to inflation above 2 percent in recent years. Chart List of Tax Levy Growth Factors Report Under Pressure: Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-below-two-percentDiNapoli: Restaurant Industry Critical to New York City's Economy
… City: Tracking the Recovery Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-restaurant-industry-critical-new-york-citys-economyVI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… The Chart of Accounts (COA) is the foundation of the SFS and provides the State with an … Program, Fund, Account and Budget Reference. Example of a chartfield string from a Budget Journal entry showing the … Standard leaves a total of five ranges in a row for each non-Executive Constitutional Department captured in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsXII.6.D Paying a Single Payment Vendor – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section informs agencies how to make a payment to a single payment vendor in the Statewide Financial System … to multiple payees for claims or refunds. These vendors do not provide goods and services to the State, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6d-paying-single-payment-vendorCapital Planning (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of the implementation of the three … system and two international airports. NFTA records list 3,770 capital assets costing approximately $1.6 billion. The Public Authorities Law requires NFTA to prepare a five-year capital plan, along with annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/04/capital-planning-followDiNapoli: Tax Cap Nears Two Percent for 2018
… capped at 1.84 percent for the 2018 fiscal year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects … 10 villages. "After two years of tax growth being limited to less than one percent, inflation has crept up resulting in … at 1.26 percent for the 2017-18 fiscal year. For the list of allowable levy growth factors for all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-nears-two-percent-2018About Filing the Resolution – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… at once or can it be saved? I have signed in to Retirement Online , and I do not have the ‘Submit Resolution for Official’ link on my Retirement Online Account Homepage. What do I do? What if I do not see … certify it all at once or can it be saved? In Retirement Online , you add information from the Resolution and certify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/about-filing-resolutionXII.6.N Paying the New York Independent Systems Operator – XII. Expenditures
… advises Business Units how to process payments to the New York Independent Systems Operator (NYISO). NYISO provides … below to replenish an advance account. Create a regular voucher using the Special Use Vendor ID assigned to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6n-paying-new-york-independent-systems-operatorPoughkeepsie City School District - Extra-Classroom Activities and Information Technology Assets (2019M-15)
… valued at $11,397 were not included on the inventory list and could not be located. Key Recommendations Maintain … ECA receipts. Ensure that the central treasurer reports to the Board and the auditor in a timely manner. Develop … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-andBorough of Manhattan Community College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … control weaknesses that CUNY and BMCC officials need to improve related to the use of bank accounts. As of July 1, … for the BMCC Foundation, that were not on CUNY Central’s list. These findings point to weaknesses in the monitoring of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/06/borough-manhattan-community-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Homer – Non-Payroll Disbursements (Cortland County) … $6.6 million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital … unneeded user accounts. Town of Sempronius – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (Cayuga County) The assessor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0SUNY Bulletin No. SU-98
… Bulletin No. 470 and set up an Overpayment to recover the money if necessary. If the employee has been underpaid , the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-98-lump-sum-bonus-payments-employees-bargaining-unit-uup-08XII.6.M Lien Processing and Financial Reporting for Sole Custody Accounts – XII. Expenditures
… IRS requires the annual reporting of certain payments made to vendors and others. Generally, payments to the same payee … return), and a copy must be filed with the IRS. For a list of payments subject to IRS reporting, please see Chapter … the State’s Employer Identification Number (EIN) must do so electronically. While a Business Unit may use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6m-lien-processing-and-financial-reporting-sole-custody-accountsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… urge Hempstead’s administrators and school board members to act immediately and address the issues contained in this … or establish individual contracts for employees who do not belong to collective bargaining units; Refrain from … necessary to perform their job responsibilities. A full list of recommendations and the response from district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-district