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Opinion 96-16
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (use of proceeds from sale of) WATER DISTRICTS -- … of proceeds from sale of) TOWN LAW, §198(12); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A town may not, pursuant to either Town … 141; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-53, p 84; see also Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3]). Accordingly, since the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-16Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… Purpose The objective of our performance audit was to determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) had … and practices to identify and prohibit electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card transactions at prohibited locations, and … Determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance had sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… execution of the state’s technology transformation, with little or no evidence that many basic planning steps were performed. As a result, OITS had little data to quantify or measure what benefits, if any, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1130
… the process of testing the payroll accounting interfaces as part of the first Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR1) being … or finalized their chart field assignments in SFS. As a result many Position Pools in PayServ contain PayServ … be valid in SFS, it may not charge the same Cost Center as the original payroll. OSC will create a test version of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1130-payroll-processing-during-sfs-full-dress-rehearsalDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… some unpaid tolls as "unbillable" because either the license plates captured on camera cannot be traced or are not … toll collection for a variety of reasons, including license plate images that could not be processed and an … TBTA to get out-of-state drivers' addresses for temporary license plates from their state's Department of Motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-94
… To inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of OSCs automatic processing of the retroactive April 2016 April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-94-april-2016-april-2017-and-april-2018-district-councilState Agencies Bulletin No. 778
… Purpose To advise agencies that the use of fixed amounts or percentages for tax withholdings that are entered into PayServ does not … IT-2104 that has been submitted by an employee. According to Internal Revenue Service Publication 505 (Tax Withholding … To advise agencies that the use of fixed amounts or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/778-fixed-amounts-tax-withholdingState Agencies Bulletin No. 693
To notify agencies that the return address on all Direct Deposit Advice statements no longer will be the Office of the State Comptroller name and address The
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/693-agency-return-address-direct-deposit-advice-statementsDiNapoli: The Rockaways is on the Rise
… The Rockaways neighborhood in Queens experienced record job growth and business sales since Superstorm Sandy, according to a … to the pre-storm level, but too many homeowners are still in the process of rebuilding. "People are returning to the … The Rockaways neighborhood in Queens experienced record job growth and business sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-rockaways-riseOpinion 88-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … district may be extended prior to December 31, and, if so, what time table must be followed for the extension of the … Whether the consolidated district may be extended prior to December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-54State Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.2
… No. 1971.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide step-by-step guidance for Direct Deposit entry and provide details of the Direct Deposit Audit … after January 1, 2023 and existing employees with a change to their Request Direct Deposit record are affected . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19712-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryCohoes City School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-107)
… Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all services provided to Medicaid eligible students with signed … by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. We reviewed reimbursements for 20 eligible … Claims were not submitted for 814 eligible Medicaid services. Had these services been claimed, the District could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/cohoes-city-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-107State Agencies Bulletin No. 2097
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2097-district-council-37-dc37-local-2627-dues-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1971.1
… No. 1971 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide step-by-step guidance for Direct Deposit entry and provide details of the Direct Deposit Audit … after January 1, 2023 and existing employees with a change to their Request Direct Deposit record are affected . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19711-direct-deposit-guidance-and-audit-queryTown of Berne – Audit Follow Up (2021M-77-F)
… elected Town Board (Board) composed of four Board members and the Supervisor. The Board is responsible for the general oversight of all operations and finances. Results of Review Based on our limited … two recommendations were not fully implemented, and eight recommendations were not implemented. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/01/06/town-berne-audit-follow-2021m-77-fUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-313
The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for employees represented by DC37 Local 1070 in Bargaining Unit SK
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-313-district-council-37-dc37-local-1070-dues-increaseLyndonville Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-144)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Lyndonville … and/or the District’s purchasing policy and procedures for 65 percent of the purchases we reviewed totaling … included sales tax or late fees. The Board did not ask for and was not provided with monthly warrants (a list of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/lyndonville-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022mOpinion 90-20
… custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemen's association. The firemen's … We are not aware of the precise purposes for which the unincorporated firemen's association in question was … custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemens association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 90-18
… §103: There is no exception to the competitive bidding requirements of this section based solely on the fact that … department of health is subject to the competitive bidding requirements of General Municipal Law, §§103, 103-a, 103-b … unless any of the exceptions to the competitive bidding requirements of section 103 applies, the purchase of medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Opinion 89-48
… the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Powers and Duties (custody of bonds to discharge liens executed under Lien Law, §37) LIEN LAW, §37: Bonds executed to the county clerk pursuant to Lien Law, §37 … in accordance with subdivision 10 of section 37. The bonds should be considered a court record and permanently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48