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Village of Interlaken - Water and Sewer Financial Operations and Information Technology (2019M-74)
… capital plan to address needed repairs. We estimate that, for residents with both water and sewer services, rates would … $320 per year to about $950 per year to finance new debt for infrastructure repairs and continuing operational … project operating and capital needs and financing sources for a minimum three-to five-year period. Review water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/14/village-interlaken-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-and-informationSayville Union Free School District - Purchasing (2019M-69)
… Key Findings District officials did not use a request for proposals (RFPs) process or seek competition for three professional service providers paid $220,748. Four vendors were paid $48,816 for goods procured without a competitive bid as required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/sayville-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2019m-69Riverhead Charter School – Debit Cards (2017M-254)
… was to examine the School’s controls over debit card use for the period July 1, 2015 through February 28. 2017. Key … The Board did not establish a comprehensive policy for debit cards to help ensure all charges were adequately supported and for business-related purposes. None of the debit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/27/riverhead-charter-school-debit-cards-2017m-254City of Middletown – Payroll and Leave Benefits (2024M-26)
… totaling $191,253. As a result, the City paid employees for time they did not work or accrue. For example, Two sewer treatment plant (STP) employees received $91,492 for time they may not have worked because they were working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/09/city-middletown-payroll-and-leave-benefits-2024m-26Warren County – Occupancy Tax and Weights and Measures (2016M-346)
… tax and compliance with weights and measures laws for the period January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. … County’s Department of Weights and Measures is responsible for protecting consumers by inspecting certain weighing and … and verifying pricing and scanning accuracy. Expenditures for all funds in 2015 totaled approximately $144 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/03/31/warren-county-occupancy-tax-and-weights-and-measures-2016m-346Seaford Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2014M-319)
… controls over its Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. … Board of Fire Commissioners. The operating budget for 2014 was approximately $1.8 million, and the District’s contribution for the 2013 LOSAP program year was $113,300. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/21/seaford-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2014m-319Smithtown Fire District – Capital Project (2014M-231)
… District’s internal controls over capital asset spending for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. … has almost 200 members. The adopted general fund budget for 2014 totals approximately $4.23 million. Key Findings The … have a capital asset policy and procedures to be followed for constructing and reconstructing capital assets. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/14/smithtown-fire-district-capital-project-2014m-231Sidney Fire Department and Related Fire Companies – Financial Activities (2014M-213)
… January 1, 2013 through April 23, 2014. Background The Sidney Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Sidney, Delaware County, which comprises three Fire … protection services to the Village and to the Towns of Sidney and Unadilla, is governed by a nine-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/31/sidney-fire-department-and-related-fire-companies-financialSchuyler Heights Fire District – Claims Processing (2014M-124)
… and Chairman did not review claims. The Board did not pass a resolution allowing the Treasurer to pay claims for … by the entire Board before the Treasurer pays the claims. Pass a resolution allowing the Treasurer to pay claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/25/schuyler-heights-fire-district-claims-processing-2014m-124Malta Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Controls Over Financial Operations (2014M-178)
… provided adequate oversight of financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014. … The Malta Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Inc. is a not-for-profit organization which is located in the Town of … of Trustees and an Executive Committee is responsible for running the Company’s overall fiscal affairs. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/09/12/malta-ridge-volunteer-fire-company-inc-controls-over-financialState Comptroller Dinapoli Releases Municipal Audit
… operations and the Justice Court did not properly account for court funds. Auditors found 22 claims totaling $132,819 … the clerk-treasurer’s or court’s records and reports. For the court, 70 tickets could not be accounted for, duplicate receipts were not always issued and bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditState Agencies Bulletin No. 1164
… 28, 2012 (Institution) Background NYSCOPBA membership dues for those affected by the contract agreement for 2009-2016 will increase retroactively as follows: … OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Dues (Code 491) and Agency Shop Fee (Code 495). In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1164-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationState Police Bulletin No. SP-151.1
… a Description change to voluntary Deduction Code 482, NYS Police Inv Foundation, established for members of the New York State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA). Affected Employees … Laws of New York, 2013, Chapter 544, the New York State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA) has requested a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-1511-revised-deduction-code-482-new-york-state-police-investigatorsPartial Lump Sum Payment – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Are members covered under Section 383-e or 383-f eligible for a partial lump sum payment at retirement? Yes, eligible … been eligible to retire with a service retirement benefit for at least one year before your date of retirement; and … be based on the amount of your reduced pension benefit. For more information, including the taxability of a PLS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/partial-lump-sum-paymentOpinion 95-3
… the county imposes a 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy, amusement admissions … the county imposes a 3% sales tax on utility services and restaurant meals and the two other cities within the county each impose a 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy and amusement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 95-10
… certain cemeteries and burial grounds); (to maintain cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for … grounds. A town has a duty to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or burial ground, title to which has vested in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10New York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… 2 In addition, nearly 23 percent of the State’s total land area is in agricultural use. 3 In some counties in the … growth in both crop and animal production led total farm employment to climb to a new high of 23,868 in 2021. 4 … to support farmers, including: increasing the investment tax credit for farmers; doubling the farm workforce retention …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesXII.8.A Workflow in the Accounts Payable Module – XII. Expenditures
… a user at the Business Unit with a Workflow Administrator role can override a Hold. A Workflow Administrator has the … role. Pushback - sends a voucher back to the prior stage in the workflow Deny - returns a voucher to the AP … to workflow Approve - sends a voucher to the next stage in the workflow Only an AP Processor can edit a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8a-workflow-accounts-payable-moduleSpecial Disability Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… to bodily fluids that may have involved the transmission of this disease), tuberculosis or hepatitis after contact … who are permanently disabled by certain types of cancer that include melanoma or a condition of cancer … digestive, hematological, urinary, neurological, breast, reproductive, or prostate systems, but who passed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/special-disability-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … – Controls Over Claims Processing (Albany County) Except for some minor exceptions, the claims reviewed were adequately supported and were for proper district purposes. However, the board’s failure to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits