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Travel Advisory No. 4
… after August 21, 2017, SFS will not allow an employee to (1) create or edit an expense report if the official station … approval. XIII.2.A Expense Report Mandatory Header Fields New section created to provide guidance regarding the fields …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/4-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the 19 recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With School Safety … To determine the extent of implementation of the 19 recommendations included in our initial audit report Compliance With School Safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/11/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirements-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1201
… Purpose To inform agencies of changes to the data entry and processing of Rehire, Concurrent Hire, and Transfer transactions in PayServ as a result of SSN Decoupling Affected Employees Agencies entering … To inform agencies of changes to the data entry and processing of Rehire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1201-changes-entering-rehires-concurrent-hires-and-transfers-payservComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Blooming Grove , Village of Cayuga Heights , … , Village of Holley , Town of Olean Fire Company No. 1 and the Plattsburgh Public Library . “In today’s fiscal climate, … and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations
… Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96, Title IV §4004(a), February 22, 2012) (Act), … funds, the Office is responsible for ensuring the State’s compliance with the Act and other associated federal … the appropriate governing authority. We found the Office’s monitoring of EBT transactions to be adequate, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/10/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locationsLocal Government Management Guide Reserve Funds
This guide describes the types of reserve funds that local governments and school districts can establish and maintain. In general, reserve funds have specific intended purposes and requirements as set forth in law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/reserve-funds.pdfOpinion 89-6
… -- Distribution of (fines imposed by a court of record) JUDICIARY LAW, §§791, 796; PENAL LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed … should remain with the locality. Article 20 of the Judiciary Law (§§790, et seq .) governs the collection of … the collection of a fine has been "otherwise made by law" (Judiciary Law, §796). Our research has determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6Opinion 95-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Property (transfer of property from a town to a district without consideration) … Whether in lieu of selling the sand and crediting the proceeds to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17AFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfAdoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… locate and maintain stable and permanent alternative homes for hard-to-place and handicapped foster children. The … may be recoverable. Subsidies were paid to provide support for 25 children who were reported as being deceased per … in seeking restitution from the responsible localities for the overpayments identified in our prior report. With …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-followTransferring or Terminating Your Membership
… less than five years of service credit and have not worked in covered public service for at least seven years; or You … your membership to another public retirement system in New York State. If you previously were a member of the New … System (NYSLRS), or another public retirement system in New York State, your service may be recredited and your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/transferring-or-terminating-your-membershipDiNapoli Urges Department of Labor to Improve Investigations of Hours Worked by Nurses
… Department of Labor (DOL) does not investigate overtime complaints by nurses in a consistent or timely basis, … Department of Labor needs to do a better job investigating complaints from nurses about working overtime to keep … 2015 and May 23, 2017, DOL closed 186 cases regarding 540 complaints. Auditors found DOL lacked effective policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-urges-department-labor-improve-investigations-hours-worked-nursesOpinion 89-8
… to establishment by school district in Adirondack Park) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for … to establishment by a school district in Adirondack Park) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Approval by (for establishment of repair reserve fund by school district in Adirondack Park) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-d; Education Law, §3651: A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266
… because OSC is not a party to the relationship between the unions and its members and because the process for initiating … union membership varies by union, OSC must rely upon the unions for the information necessary to determine whether and … via electronic file submissions to OSC. Currently, certain unions submit membership and dues deductions transactions via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-266-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollDiNapoli: Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Charged in $500K Grant Scheme
… our partnerships with District Attorney Jason Carusone and Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud" York, we have exposed this … Comptroller DiNapoli’s office on this complicated case," Warren County Sheriff York said. "My office opened this … and organizations surrounding Lake George including Warren County, the towns of Queensbury and Bolton and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-charged-500k-grant-schemeIV.2 Governing State Statutes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… accounts for: A revenues, receipts, resources and property of the state and each of its agencies; for all advances to each agency; for all … agency; for all adjustments, segregations and allocations of such appropriations and reappropriations; for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv2-governing-state-statutesTown of Rutland – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-19)
… and check collections totaling $161 were deposited in the bank and whether cash collections totaling $8,224 were … Law (Town Law). The Clerk also did not complete monthly bank reconciliations and accountability analyses (compare … help identify and correct errors. As a result, the Clerk bank account had a cash shortage of $647 as of December 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-19Opinion 2005-4
… 449 NYS2d 30 mot to dismiss granted 56 NY2d 1031; People v Mann , 113 Misc 2d 980, 450 NYS2d 275; 1987 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Opinion 95-28
… LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing investment in vehicle not listed in General Municipal Law, §11) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28VII.10.A Cash Advance Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Section 115 of the State Finance Law authorizes the establishment of cash advance accounts. … Section 115 of the State Finance Law authorizes the establishment of cash advance accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10a-cash-advance-overview