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Opinion 98 - 19
… of section 109-b states that, if an authorization for the issuance of obligations to finance the equipment, machinery … in the same manner as provided for such referendum on the issuance of obligations" (emphasis added). General Municipal … similarly provides that if the authority for the issuance of obligations to finance the equipment, machinery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… Purpose To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services awarded contracts … and if the Division provided adequate oversight of the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant awards to … 1, 2010 through April 5, 2017. Background The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (Division) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… (DOT) has policies, procedures, and processes in place to fulfill its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and if DOT is in compliance with its responsibilities under FOIL. The audit … to ensure its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… state deal with a housing affordability crisis and rising eviction actions. An added $356 million in funding from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… Management uses a custom-developed Payment Management System (PMS) that provides federal awarding agencies and state grant recipients the … service centralized grants payment and cash management system. The system is fully automated to receive payment … Management DPM uses a customdeveloped Payment Management System PMS that provides federal awarding agencies and state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… lines (which are referred to as charge lines in Legacy Systems) to provide as much information as possible … type of purchase. Before entering a distribution line (for Legacy users, these are referred to as charge lines) on a … includes the Department, Program, Fund, and Account (for Legacy users, the charge line would include Object Code and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-274
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2019 Location Pay, Location Mid-Hudson and … Union Name BU Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR Suffolk County Court Employees … To inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2019 Location Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-274-april-2019-increases-location-pay-location-pay-mid-hudson-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Lockport – Fuel Inventory (Niagara County) The … the Highway Department clerk’s work. Due to the lack of controls and oversight of fuel operations, billing errors occurred and the potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments … claims, and that it was not possible to perform all of the procedures the dentists billed in relation to the … identified in the initial audit report. At the time of the follow-up review, the state was paid $681,336 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsGermantown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-166)
… distinct and separate from the Town of Germantown and Columbia County. An elected five-member Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/29/germantown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-166Orange County – Motor Vehicle Oversight (2015M-314)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the County’s controls over motor … July 29, 2015. Background Orange County has a population of approximately 374,500 and occupies an area of 812 square …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/15/orange-county-motor-vehicle-oversight-2015m-314Kenmore Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-157)
… 2017. Background The Kenmore Housing Authority is located in the Village of Kenmore in Erie County. The Authority, which is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, was established in 1970 to provide low-income housing for qualified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/01/26/kenmore-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2017m-157Riverhead Central School District – Vendor Master File (2017M-139)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the vendor master file for the period July 1, 2015 through March … written policies or procedures for maintaining the vendor master file. The District did not have any procedures in place to determine whether a vendor name is already included in the master file before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/riverhead-central-school-district-vendor-master-file-2017m-139Additional Benefits after 20 Years (Sections 384-e and 384-e [b]) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… over 20 years if your employer adopted coverage under Section 384-e and/or 384-e (b) of the RSSL. If your employer … Note: This benefit is not available to Tier 3 members. The Section 384-e Benefit This provides an additional benefit of … a greater benefit, the greater benefit will be paid. The Section 384-e (b) Benefit This provides an additional benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-benefits-after-20-years-sections-384-e-and-384-e-bVillage of Millbrook - Financial Operations and Procurement (2018M-135)
… officials did not maintain documentation for $317,988 of restricted donations. The Village has two bank accounts … Law. Village officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-millbrook-financial-operations-and-procurement-2018m-135Town of Greene – Budget Practices (2016M-409)
… our audit was to examine Town officials’ budget practices for the four major operating funds, which include the general … and the general and highway town-outside-village funds, for the period January 1, 2015 through October 11, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $2.3 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-greene-budget-practices-2016m-409COLA – Child Center of New York
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the cost of living adjustment (COLA) payment made by the Department of Health (DOH) to the Child Center of New York was properly … The objective of our examination was to determine whether the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/11/cola-child-center-new-yorkJamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Procurement (2016M-264)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to examine the District’s purchasing … Central School District is located in the Towns of Dewitt, LaFayette, Manlius, Onondaga and Pompey in … students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-264Dolgeville Central School District – System Access Controls (2016M-265)
… Herkimer County and the Towns of Ephratah, Oppenheim and Stratford in Fulton County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/06/dolgeville-central-school-district-system-access-controls-2016m-265Service Retirement Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… for Section 383-e? Members with 20 years or more of creditable service can retire with 50% of their Final Average Earnings (FAE) , plus an additional 1% of their FAE for each year of creditable service beyond 20, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/service-retirement-benefits