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Town of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… – pdf] Audit Objectives Determine whether the Town of Hamburg’s (Town’s) Finance Office credit card purchases … for proper Town purposes. As a result, the former Director of Finance (former Director) made improper credit card … arrested in September 2022 for charges relating to her use of the Town’s credit card. She pleaded guilty to disorderly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109CUNY Bulletin No. CU-782
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by DC37, Local 375 in Bargaining … TG, TJ, TP and SJ are affected. Background: Pursuant to the duly adopted provisions of the Constitution of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-782-district-council-37-dc37-local-375-dues-increaseDiNapoli: NY State Pension Fund Purchases $20 Million in State of Israel Bonds
… strongest allies. I am heartened that so many other public funds have stepped forward to purchase bonds and support … days.” New York joined Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Ohio and other public U.S. funds in purchasing $150 million in Israel bonds in recent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-ny-state-pension-fund-purchases-20-million-state-israel-bondsFranklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… Objective Determine whether Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … State aid for the Adirondack Educational Center (AEC) and North Franklin Educational Center (NFEC) capital improvement … properly claim State aid for the project. As a result, as of January 31, 2024, five component school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… (2016-S-58) According to state rules, costs reported for reimbursement must be reasonable, necessary, directly related … to the program that did not comply with requirements for reimbursement. They also questioned the appropriateness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0XV.2 Fiscal Year Period – XV. End of Year
… The Fiscal Year period in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) is April 1 – … The Fiscal Year period in the Statewide Financial System SFS is April 1 March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv2-fiscal-year-periodXII.9.F Correcting Payments Processed Against the Incorrect Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to … The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9f-correcting-payments-processed-against-incorrect-purchase-orderXIII.10.A Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a State-Issued Check – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… of Taxation and Finance, Division of the Treasury will cancel the check and the Office of the State Comptroller will … if still in effect. Business Units do not need to process any documents to credit their appropriation. Returning the check with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10a-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-state-issued-checkState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved … York State Urban Development Corporation for office space in Erie County. Office of General Services – Design & … new Department of Transportation Regional Sub-Headquarters in Dutchess County. $5 million with Mega Builders Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryLake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were supported by … the Lake Pleasant Central School District District Board of Education Board ensured claims were supported by adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202DiNapoli: Former Ontario Town Water Superintendent Charged With Covering Up Failure to Fix Water Leaks
… by the State Comptroller’s Office, the New York State Police, and Acting Wayne County District Attorney Christopher … issue. The Comptroller then partnered with the State Police and District Attorney to fully expose Peets’ alleged … complaint online at [email protected], or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State Comptroller, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-former-ontario-town-water-superintendent-charged-covering-failure-fix-water-leaksTown of Owasco – Financial Management and Procurement (2021M-70)
… services and playground equipment were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of the taxpayers. Key Findings The … Board did not: Adopt an adequate reserve policy, resulting in the unrestricted general fund balance increasing to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-owasco-financial-management-and-procurement-2021m-70DiNapoli: Audit Details Double-Dipping by Buffalo City School District Technician
… audio visual equipment technician, was paid for full work days at the Buffalo district while he was also clocked in at … did not properly supervise its information technology (IT) technicians or verify their work hours. They also failed … agreed with the Comptroller’s findings. Their response is included in the final audit report, which can be viewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audit-details-double-dipping-buffalo-city-school-district-technicianII.1 New York State Financial Accounting Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… This chapter provides an overview of: The Executive Budget which refers to the structure and process of the constitutional system of budgeting in New York State. These responsibilities are provided in Article VII of the State Constitution and Articles 3 and 4 of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii1-new-york-state-financial-accounting-overviewOpinion 89-22
… AND HIGHWAYS -- Traffic Signals (responsibility of towns to install and maintain) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (responsibility to install traffic signals) TOWN LAW, §64(16); VEHICLE AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22XIX.1 Overview – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Projects are established in SFS to serve a multitude of business processes for State Agencies including facilitating billing to the … ability to use the Project ID and Activity ID for their projects as a whole. Non-onboarding agencies were still under … Projects are established in SFS to serve a multitude of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1-overviewOversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds
… Education Department (Department) is monitoring the use of Smart Schools Bond Act funds to ensure that school … State voters in November 2014, authorizing the issuance of up to $2 billion in bonds to finance improvements to … Under the Act, school districts were allocated a portion of the $2 billion based on the percentage of selected school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/oversight-smart-schools-bond-act-fundsState Contract and Payment Actions in August
… contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.3 billion and approved approximately 2 million payments … rejected 156 contracts and related transactions valued at $230 million and nearly 1,700 payments valued at more than $11.8 million. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-augustDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, in the Supreme Court of … guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree a class A misdemeanor in the Supreme Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeOpinion 93-4
… to issue bonds to finance judgments) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §§10.00, 11.00(a)(33-a), 21.00, 33.00, 35.00: A town … periods of probable usefulness specifically for the payment in a single fiscal year of judgments, compromised … bond resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds for the payment of judgments against the town (Local Finance Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4