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DiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… The city recently began installing energy saving LED street lights and expanding wireless connectivity to certain … can use smart technology to trim costs, hold the line on taxes, and encourage new growth, but must be vigilant … and Buffalo, are meeting the demand for free public Wi-Fi on a large scale. Through partnerships with local private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsOpinion 94-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICES -- Fees (imposition of fees for services … from imposing fees upon users of emergency or general ambulance services provided by a village fire department and … ask whether a village board may impose fees upon users of ambulance services provided by the emergency first aid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7Opinion 95-12
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … funds with a State or federally chartered savings bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority to … with a State or federally chartered savings bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§10, 11; BANKING LAW, §2: The term "bank" as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 1997
… RUC C75 OU2 OT for Ann 2000 - 2.5 RU2 OTA O2R Overtime OT Recall Ann 2000 2.5 ROR RCL OH5 OT - Hourly/Biweekly 2.5 RH5 OTK RO2 Recall Stby Standby OT Classified 2.5 R2O ROC SC5 Standby OT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1997-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1996
… taxes will be calculated using the employee’s current withholding elements in PayServ. The Retro Codes (RC5, RO5, … income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1996-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not review them before approving payments. Health insurance claims totaling $495,104 were not approved for … board, and claims totaling $52,000 to the local Chamber of Commerce did not include receipts as required. Of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-205
… Benevolent Association and provides for increases to Location and Supplemental Location Pay effective April 1, 2020 for Troopers in … and Bargaining Unit 17. Effective Date(s) The increases to Location and Supplemental Location Pay will be paid using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-205-april-2020-increase-location-pay-and-supplemental-location-pay-stateXI.4.A Not-for-Profit Prompt Contracting – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Finance and Assembly Ways and Means. Not more than 45 days after the latest date on which related appropriations … B-1, Expenditure Budget; B-2, Performance Based Budget; B-3 Capital Budget; B-4 Net Deficit Budget (and related Budget … X .003540354* = $354.04 *Interest factor for 43 days at 3 percent. Example 2 A State agency entered into a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4a-not-profit-prompt-contractingUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-229
… Employees in Bargaining Units F8 represented by the Suffolk County Court Employees Association, Inc. Effective … dated June 15, 2016 OSC Actions At the request of the Suffolk County Court Employees Association, OSC will … Notify affected employees. Questions Questions regarding Suffolk County Court Employees Association dues and agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-229-suffolk-county-court-employees-association-dues-and-agencyMiddletown-Hardenburgh Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-141)
… January 1, 2013 through March 26, 2014. Background The Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District is a district … the Town of Hardenburgh in Delaware County and the Town of Middletown in Ulster County. The District, which is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/01/middletown-hardenburgh-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014mSusquehanna Valley Central School District – Budgeting Practices (2014M-136)
… There are four schools in operation within the District, with 1,611 students and 330 employees, with budgeted expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year of … Recommendation Adopt realistic budgets that are consistent with the District’s actual revenues and expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/05/susquehanna-valley-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-2014m-136Town of Esperance – Fund Balance (2016M-405)
… the Village of Esperance within its boundaries, is located in Schoharie County and has a population of approximately … by 9 percent over the last three fiscal years, resulting in an accumulation of $154,849, or 137 percent of the … a plan to reduce the amount of available fund balance in a manner that benefits Town residents. Adopt a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-esperance-fund-balance-2016m-405Bemus Point Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-281)
… seven-member Board of Education, operates two schools with 745 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/05/bemus-point-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-281Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-175)
Cherry ValleySpringfield Central School District School Lunch Operations 2015M175
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/06/cherry-valley-springfield-central-school-district-school-lunch-operationsLyons Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2015M-337)
… Ontario County. The District, which operates two schools with approximately 930 students, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/lyons-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2015m-337Niagara County – Court and Trust Funds (2015M-228)
… are responsible for safeguarding court and trust funds in their care. Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may … such as surplus moneys from foreclosures. Also, in certain circumstances, funds from estates are entrusted to … Key Finding We identified funds that improperly remained in the Treasurer’s custody that should have been turned over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/11/13/niagara-county-court-and-trust-funds-2015m-228Scarsdale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2016M-252)
… County. The District, which operates seven schools with approximately 4,800 students, is governed by an elected … controls as identified in the confidential letter shared with District officials. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2016m-252Mechanicville Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2015M-246)
… collect rent have unique user names and passwords in the computer system. Authority officials do not generate and … tenant rents has a unique user name and password in the computer system. Generate and review audit trail reports from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/01/15/mechanicville-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2015m-246Village of Suffern – Financial Condition (2013M-273)
… by an elected five-member Board of Trustees, is located in Rockland County and has approximately 11,000 residents. … for preparing, adopting or amending budgets, resulting in unrealistic budgets that caused large deficits in unexpended surplus funds in recent years. The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/16/village-suffern-financial-condition-2013m-273Gold Coast Public Library District – Claims Audit (2014M-237)
… Library District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead in Nassau County. The District was created by … to provide library services to residents of the North Shore School District, excluding the Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/10/08/gold-coast-public-library-district-claims-audit-2014m-237