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Opinion 89-36
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds (referendum requirements where capital improvement has a period of probable usefulness of … permissive referendum requirements either to establish a capital reserve fund for a specific capital improvement or to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… they were for appropriate village purposes, accurate, and adequately supported. As a result, auditors identified overpayments and claims with insufficient documentation to ensure they … appropriate. Auditors reviewed 30 claims totaling $883,765 and determined that none of the claims were audited by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants
… COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. To help child care … primarily provide education services regulated by the State Education Department (SED) but may also provide day … OCFS could have obtained—from providers or other state entities—better information more aligned with current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-oversight-child-care-grantsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1938
… are calculated as follows: Annual Salary Rate divided by Number of Days in Academic Year = Daily Rate of Pay … teacher works less than 100%) Daily Rate of Pay multiplied by ten (10) = Biweekly Contract Amount (excluding Location … Note: Location Pay (LMH, LOC, and LOM) must be started by the agency if no previous row exists on Additional Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1938-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersState Agencies Bulletin No. 2173
… Background: Chapter 190 of the Laws of 2023 provides for an increase to Hazard Duty Pay. Effective Dates: The … $0.90 $1.35 OSC Actions: OSC has updated the hourly rate for Time Entry Earnings Code HZ1 (Hazard Duty PST Straight Time) from $0.75 to $0.90 and the hourly rate for Time Entry Earnings Code HZ2 (Hazard Duty PST Overtime) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2173-2023-retroactive-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-represented-publicOpinion 91-53
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … compensation if also serve as deputy supervisor) -- Powers and Duties (appointment of board member as deputy supervisor) … for chairman of board of assessors) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (additional compensation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53State Agencies Bulletin No. 1836
… to be used to report and track overtime worked due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Affected Employees Employees working … Executive Agencies who work overtime due to events of the COVID-19 health crisis are affected. Background Pursuant to … must track expenditures of overtime worked related to COVID-19 preparation and response activities. To facilitate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1836-reporting-overtime-related-covid-19March 2000: Handicapped Parking Education Program
March 2000 Handicapped Parking Education Program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/march-2000-handicapped-parking-education-programSt. Lawrence County – Financial Condition (2013M-46)
… period January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2012. Background St. Lawrence County, located in northern New York, has a … St Lawrence County Financial Condition 2013M46 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/05/02/st-lawrence-county-financial-condition-2013m-46City of Beacon – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Information Technology (2012M-224)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the effectiveness of internal controls over selected financial activities for … City of Beacon Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/city-beacon-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-information-technology-2012mLily Dale Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-336)
… October 10, 2013. Background The Company is located in the Town of Pomfret, in Chautauqua County. The Company is operated in accordance with its by-laws, which stipulate that an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/lily-dale-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-over-financialState Agencies Bulletin No. 1239
… Purpose To inform agencies of actions required to ensure that payroll earnings charges … Date(s) Impacted paychecks are April 1, 2013 for Division of Military and Naval Affairs, April 4, 2013 for Institution, … must be completed by March 15, 2013 , prior to the start of the Fiscal Year End processing. Updates to Position Pools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1239-updates-account-codes-attached-position-pools-sfs-fiscal-year-endFairport Central School District – Financial Condition and Capital Improvement Project Expenditures (2013M-23)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition and capital improvement project expenditures for the period … of the ensuing year’s budget. To reduce the fund balance and stay within the 4 percent limit, District officials transferred moneys to the District’s reserves and have continuously increased the amount of fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/fairport-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-capitalVillage of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… Key Recommendations Adopt realistic budgets that are based on the previous years’ trends in actual revenues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Village of Maybrook – Water Operations (2013M-121)
… 25, 2012. Background The Village of Maybrook is located in Orange County in the Town of Montgomery and has a population of … result of deficient internal controls, we detected errors in more than 17 percent of the water bills that we reviewed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/16/village-maybrook-water-operations-2013m-121City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B21-6-8)
… and $587.9 million for the City. The 2021-22 budget is $16.7 million more than the City’s budget for 2020-21, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Officials did not regularly review network user accounts and disable those that were unnecessary. In addition, the board did not have an adequate contract and separate service level agreement for information … (Fulton County) The district lacked adequate policies and procedures to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Waverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… appropriate transparency through the budget process with public disclosure. If District officials intentionally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Laurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is located in Otsego County. The District is governed by the Board of … the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising unnecessary real property … taxes. However, although fund balance was included in the budgets, the District has not actually used fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-4)
… Background The Liberty Central School District, located in Sullivan County, issued debt totaling $1.3 million to … obligations are outstanding. Key Findings Based on the results of our review, except for certain matters related to … the available fund balance to $39,040. Depending on the results of operations for the rest of this fiscal year, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-4