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Village of Hempstead -- Budget Review (B7-15-7)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village’s preliminary budget for the 2015-16 fiscal … Village of Hempstead Budget Review B7157 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/10/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-15-7Town of Ripley – Water District Financial Condition and Legal Services (2014M-15)
… to evaluate the financial condition of Water District 1 and determine if the Board complied with adopted resolutions … The Town of Ripley is located in Chautauqua County and had a population of approximately 2,400 as of the 2010 … operating costs between the Town’s two water districts, and adopted budgets for one district were unreasonable, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/09/05/town-ripley-water-district-financial-condition-and-legal-services-2014m-15DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 16% in April
… Local government sales tax collections grew by 15.7% in April compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, local … Monthly sales tax distributions are based on estimates by the Department of Taxation and Finance. The distributions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-16-percent-aprilState Agencies Bulletin No. 1649
… process Affected Employees All employees who receive a payroll check from a partial paycheck reversal All employees … a request to OSC to reverse (AC230) or exchange (AC1476) a payroll check. Under the current business process, if the … from a partial reversal, the check is created from the Payroll Revolving Exchange account and mailed to the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1649-changes-payroll-reversal-and-exchange-checksState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Morris-Eaton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Painted Post , Town of Schaghticoke and City of Yonkers . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … be disclosed, altered or destroyed without authorization. In addition, city officials have not ensured that employees … easy-to-use website was created to promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… office completed audits of Town of Geneseo , Monticello Joint Fire District and the Town of Orchard Park . "In … excessive fund balance in various funds. Monticello Joint Fire District – Fiscal Operations ( Sullivan County) … his office completed audits of Town of Geneseo Monticello Joint Fire District and the Town of Orchard Park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the West Buffalo Charter School . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … annually from 2014-15 through 2016-17, which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used. The 2015-16 … However, officials did not update the salaries contained in offer letters when changes were made after the letters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1387
… Background The State adopted a new Chart of Accounts (COA) in 2012 when it implemented the Statewide Financial System. … strings they will convert to effective the first paycheck in April. The crosswalk provided contains accounting data … . Please include the bulletin number in the Subject line of all emails pertaining to this bulletin. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1387-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-008
… will run daily to correct employees without Primary Jobs or who have multiple Jobs marked Primary. Mail Drop In … a concurrent job will be the same. Person of Interest The Reserve EMPLID process will require more personal data in version 9.2. For agencies who reserve EMPLIDs online, Add a Person will be used to enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-008-what-changing-payserv-version-92Despite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists
… 2022 PDF Version Each March, the United States observes Women’s History Month to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of women. March is also when “Equal Pay Day,” which represents … In 2020 women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men a wage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persistsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… system, including New York City Transit (Transit). In September 2007, the Chair of the MTA appointed a … prevent damage found that projects were often incomplete in scope of work, not finished on time or within budget, or … their registration every two years. A prior audit, issued in July 2021, found security guards classified as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… ensure schools have adequate and up-to-date safety plans in the event of a school shooting or major emergency. "The epidemic of deadly school shootings in the past few years and the terror wrought in our children's classrooms is horrifying. Sadly, every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… agencies and the public about sex offenders residing in New York’s communities. It contains information such as the offender’s name, age, exact address, employment address, photograph and … departments across the state – county sheriff’s offices in Broome, Cayuga, Oneida, Ontario, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collection Growth Highest Since 2013
… grew in all but one of the 57 counties — Putnam County (down 0.4 percent). In contrast, Madison County had the … York State's unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in 2017, down slightly from the previous year and at its lowest since … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collection-growth-highest-2013Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Wappingers Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … million of fund balance to finance district operations in fiscal years 2011-12 through 2013-14. Cuba-Rushford … from 7 to 14 percent more than actual expenditures. In addition, unrestricted fund balance annually exceeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Potential Changes in Federal Policies Pose Risks for New York City's Budget
… New York City projects a surplus of nearly $4.2 billion in FY 2017, the largest since FY 2008, but faces uncertainty with potential policy changes in Washington, as well as slowing growth in tax collections and job creation, according to a report … New York City projects a surplus of nearly $42 billion in FY 2017 the largest since FY 2008 but faces uncertainty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-potential-changes-federal-policies-pose-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 89-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … Town boards are also authorized to determine, in accordance with applicable civil service and other … (Town Law, §150[2]). There is no similar authority in the Town Law, however, to confer upon the chief of police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55Opinion 97-23
… LAW, §10-1006: There is no statutory prohibition on an individual becoming a member of a fire company and a member … ambulance corps at the same time. You ask whether an individual may be a member of a fire company and a volunteer … Law. Although each of these provisions prohibits an individual from being simultaneously a member of more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Opinion 99-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (requirement that program assets be held in trust); (provision of death benefits to volunteer … award program for volunteer firefighters must be held in trust. (2) A service award program may provide death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1