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Colesville Fire District #1 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-276)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over financial operations for the period January 1, 2011 to August 6, 2013. Background The District is a district … the Board minutes consistently indicate their approvals to pay these claims. However, the Board does not see check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/12/20/colesville-fire-district-1-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsGlobal Concepts Charter School – Cash Disbursements (2017M-126)
… during the 2016-17 school year. The School, which is a public school financed by local, State and federal … that is not under the control of the local school board, is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees. … The School’s charter states that checks over $5,000 must have dual signatures and may be signed by the Board Chair or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/02/02/global-concepts-charter-school-cash-disbursements-2017m-126Ordinary Death Benefit – Career Plan
… beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit, in lieu of a monthly pension, if your death is not … pension benefit. The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-death-benefitCost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… CostSaving Ideas Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… on a five-year basis/term. Consider changing the audit firm to ensure independence and fresh prospective. (We … provide an affirmative statement that the individual or firm is independent of the district as defined by Generally … deputy claims auditor The district’s internal auditor Any firm or individual whose hiring would result in a conflict of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorMonroe County – Golf Course Contract Management (2014M-111)
… County did not enforce the contractual provision requiring daily deposits of golf-fee revenues into a County bank … to enforce deliverables. Inspect and audit detailed daily cash receipts and revenue records and require the operator to make daily deposits into a County-designated bank account. Require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/11/monroe-county-golf-course-contract-management-2014m-111Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… whether town assessors were properly administering select real property tax exemptions for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Background All real property in New York is subject to taxation unless specific legal provisions grant it exempt status. Real property tax exemptions are granted on the basis of many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… prepares annual reports accurately and files them with appropriate entities as required. Annually audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-147
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the SOS increase. Affected Employees Eligible employees in … State Court Officer-Sergeant who are currently receiving SOS earnings will have their SOS earnings increased to $2,645.00 or a prorated amount … To explain OSCs automatic processing of the SOS increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-147-senior-officer-series-sos-differential-increase-eligibleUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-158
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of the SOS increase. Affected Employees Eligible employees in … State Court Officer-Sergeant who are currently receiving SOS earnings will have their SOS earnings increased to $2,751.00 or a prorated amount … To explain OSCs automatic processing of the SOS increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-158-senior-officer-series-sos-differential-increase-eligibleVested Retirement Benefit – New Career Plan
… retire depends on your tier. Tier 1 Full vested benefit as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. Tier 2, 3 and 5 Full vested benefit at age 62.Early retirement with a reduced benefit as early as the first of the month following your 55th birthday. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/vested-retirement-benefitOrdinary Death Benefit – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… benefit. The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently exempt … you are on the payroll; While you are on an authorized medical leave of absence (with or without pay); While you are … receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits, for up to two years (which may be extended for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/ordinary-death-benefitOpinion 92-17
… TAX -- Agreements (right of towns to receive share) TAX LAW, §1262(c): A sales tax agreement between a county and cities within the county need not, as a matter of law, include a share of county sales tax revenues for towns. … of this Office. In that case, a town brought suit against the county and the State Comptroller challenging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 96-5
… St Comp, 1946, p 290; see also People v Brooklyn Garden Apartments , Inc. , 283 NY 373, 381 [1940]). We have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5Opinion 96 - 11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sales (authority of town board to submit … REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for when selling town real property); (on town board motion in lieu of petition) … obtaining one or more appraisals and utilizing a real estate broker to identify potential buyers (see, e.g., Opn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-11Opinion 2000-19
… insurance tax monies to facilitate access to its meeting room and offices by disabled members of the association … would provide transportation to the association meeting room and office area, and would be made accessible to … insurance tax monies to facilitate access to its meeting room and offices by disabled members of the association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Management of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively managing selected special revenue funds to … 31, 2015. Background The Department’s stated mission is to protect, improve, and promote the health, productivity, … designated administering agency, the Department is responsible for implementing the programs that these funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 991
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new Time Entry code and to provide instructions for payment … employee’s percentage on the eligibility date. OSC Actions New Time Entry Code OSC has created a new Time Entry earnings code to pay the 2009 Retroactive … To inform agencies of a new Time Entry code and to provide instructions for payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/991-2009-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-lifeguardsOpinion 91-16
… of calculating charges on the basis of an actual count of lines, "[d]isplay advertising shall be charged agate measurement, fourteen lines to each inch...". "Agate measurement" is a standard of … illustrations, maps, pictures, and varying arrangements of lines of unequal lengths, different styles or sizes of type …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 2002-7
… 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library v County of Erie , 171 … 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-399, unreported; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library , supra ; compare Korn … or statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7