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Opinion 92-2
… (authority to budget amounts due for preceding and current year under hydrant contract) TOWN LAW, §176(12),(27): General … of hydrants under a contract for both the preceding fiscal year and the current fiscal year. You ask about the permissible means of financing an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-2Opinion 2001-8
… the proceedings may be commenced either upon a proper petition of taxpayers (Town Law §§170[1], 171, 185[1]) or on town board motion and without a petition (Town Law §§170[2], 185[1-a]), subject to public … is not a sufficient reason, pursuant to the provisions of section 176(27), to justify the creation of a zone of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Opinion 2000-19
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax monies to install an … construed this language, as well as similar language in another special act, as authorizing a benevolent association … of a statutory definition or judicial construction, the word "relief" as used in these types of special acts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19What Every Employer Should Know – What Every Employer Should Know
… understanding of the Retirement System and what it means to participate as an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnershipControls Over Computers (Follow-Up)
… Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for the protection of the environmental health, welfare, and … asbestos monitoring and removal. As the agency responsible for the City's environment, the Department also regulates air … the risk that equipment may be misappropriated, or used for personal use outside of the Department, without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/controls-over-computers-followXVI.3.K Interim Reporting – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Fund financial statements and summarized financial data for periods shorter than the State's fiscal year. Generally, … of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances, for the governmental funds only, on an interim basis. In … from cash to GAAP must be completed by department/division for certain State agencies and by function. Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3k-interim-reportingElementary and Secondary Education – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… schools received $4.6 billion of federal education aid in SFY 2022- 23. Schools also received $4.2 billion of … for K-12 education is expected to run through SFY 2024-25. In SFY 2022-23, the $4.2 billion of federal COVID-19 recovery … funding for the same period. New York State Ranks Highest in Nation in Per Pupil Spending For the 2020-21 school year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… period August 15, 2010 through June 25, 2015. Background In New York, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is a serious … Act (Act), signed into law on November 18, 2009, requires all persons sentenced for DWI on or after August 15, 2010 to … to notify the monitoring entity of any unsuccessful start-up or rolling tests. In New York City, persons convicted of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements (Follow-Up)
… material risk that students throughout the NYC public high school system might not have obtained a sufficient Arts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/06/compliance-state-arts-education-requirements-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 899
April 2009 Performance Advances and Longevity Payments for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Designated Management Confidential MC
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/899-april-2009-performance-advances-and-longevity-payments-graded-and-nsState Agencies Bulletin No. 302
To provide a listing of employee addresses that do not meet United States Postal Service standards for bar code mailing
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/302-npay766-employee-address-not-barcodeable-reportSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … spending are appropriate and the dollar thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of … documentation and formal approvals are necessary for such costs. We reviewed 165 payments totaling $280,887. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Transportation Authority’s discretionary spending complied with its guidelines and was reasonable, adequately supported, … thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of supporting documentation and formal … that employees used due diligence to obtain the lowest reasonable cost. We questioned the propriety of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1XI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… these contracts are submitted after the start date and result in late payments to the NFP. Agencies are strongly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contractsTravel Advisory No. 18
… Section 9 - Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS Reference : Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter XIII, … Section 9 – Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated … XIII.9 Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS – Expense Types Added the following new expense types and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/18-gfo-updates-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients
… Program The Department of Health (Department) administers New York’s Medicaid program. Many Medicaid recipients are … For the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019, New York’s Medicaid program paid $8 billion in Buy-in Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipientsTravel Advisory No. 16
… for Processing Payments in SFS Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter XIII, Section 9 of the Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter / Section Name … flooding, public health crises, etc. … The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/16-gfo-update-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsLowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… were adequately documented, were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings Because the … We reviewed 127 claims totaling almost $752,500 and found that 59 claims totaling approximately $68,000 had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mTaconic Hills Central School District – Financial Management (2019M-155)
… Recommendations Adopt budgets with reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amount of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/taconic-hills-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-155Children’s Education Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs that CES reported on its CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. About the Program CES is an … costs must comply with RCM requirements. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, CES reported $725,856 in … service costs reported by CES on its CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 that were ineligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/childrens-education-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual