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City of Binghamton – Apparent Misappropriation of Parks and Recreation Department Funds (2013M-169)
… to January 5, 2013. Background The City of Binghamton is located in Broome County and has 47,400 residents. The seven-member Common Council is the City’s legislative branch. John Whalen was a City … all receipts and disbursements from a bank account that is controlled and monitored by the City Comptroller’s office. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/10/03/city-binghamton-apparent-misappropriation-parks-and-recreation-department-fundsCity of Lockport -- Budget Review (B7-1-14)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2018. Background Chapter … City of Lockport Budget Review B7114 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/11/01/city-lockport-budget-review-b7-1-14Town of Monroe – Water System Accountability and Electricity Cost Savings (2012M-227)
… Town has not established written procedures that clearly define the process for issuing permits allowing property … standards. Develop written procedures that clearly define the process for tapping permits. Periodically conduct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/15/town-monroe-water-system-accountability-and-electricity-cost-savings-2012m-227Town of Babylon – Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over Selected Town Operations (2013M-115)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition and internal … 2011, the general fund’s results of operations aggregated to net operating deficits of $8.9 million, mainly due to over-estimation of certain revenues in adopted budgets. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/22/town-babylon-financial-condition-and-internal-controls-over-selected-town-operationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-294
… information for the manual processing of the Ratification Bonus. Affected Employees Annual and hourly employees in … of New York and NYSNA which calls for a Ratification Bonus. Effective Date(s) Ratification Bonus Payments may be processed for all eligible annual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-294-ratification-bonus-payment-employees-represented-new-yorkCUNY Bulletin No. CU-106
… employee's Job Data record each time a retroactive action is requested on the Job Request Panel to determine if additional rows need to be corrected. It is the agency's responsibility to correct all rows by … and data changes) for each row on the Job Data panel that is subsequent to the effective date of a retroactive change. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-106-new-bargaining-unit-union-code-earnings-program-and-benefitOpinion 2002-6
… Faragiano v Town of Concord , 96 NY2d 776, 725 NYS2d 609, Kiernan v Thompson , 73 NY2d 840, 537 NYS2d 122, Lopes v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 95-28
… moneys by local governments, including towns. Insofar as is relevant here, section 11 authorizes local governments to … the United States of America. Each of the regional FHLBs is a separate corporation, owned by those savings and loan … The issuing bank's obligation under the letter of credit is, however, independent of any underlying contractual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… homeless individuals with specialized needs in appropriate shelters where they could receive the support they need to … Health, Substance Abuse, Employment and Senior. General shelters do not offer specialized staffing or services, while … found instances where clients were assessed and placed in shelters that did not match the information documented by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthXIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… agreements. The obligation date should follow the payment schedule in the contract or agreement. In the absence of a defined payment schedule, the first day the service begins is the Obligation Date. Grant Payments … the Obligation Date is the last date of the travel event covered by the reporting document and will correspond …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesWestchester County Department of Social Services - Contract Monitoring (2018M-35)
… Westchester County Department of Social Services Contract Monitoring 2018M35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/18/westchester-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-2018m-35Greater Amsterdam School District – Capital Project (2022M-50)
… properly planned, authorized contracts and accounted for the ongoing project. However, we found: While the … expenditures, she did not provide them to the Board for review. The claims auditor did not audit and approve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/greater-amsterdam-school-district-capital-project-2022m-50Bradford Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-102)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we found online banking transactions were appropriate, District officials did not secure access to online banking. In addition to sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/bradford-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-102Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Real Property Leasing (2015M-312)
… of our audit was to examine BOCES officials’ process for leasing real property used to facilitate BOCES’ off-campus … option and, if so, analyze whether purchasing, rather than leasing, was the more cost-effective option. Key Recommendation Prior to leasing real property, perform a comprehensive cost-benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/05/13/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-real-propertyVillage of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
Village of Granville Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund 2018M49
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49King Center Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-61)
… or questionable computer use on six computers. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … training to personnel who use the School’s IT resources. In addition, we confidentially communicated key IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/20/king-center-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-61Opinion 2003-4
… power to bind the [local government]" ( Seif v City of Long Beach , 286 NY 382 at p 388). 2 Further, it is also well established that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 91-46
… §201; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE XIII, §7: A county clerk is not a State officer for purposes of the State … Opn No. 84-45, supra , we concluded that the county clerk is not a "state officer" for purposes of article XIII, §7 of … characterization of a district attorney as a State officer is conceptually incompatible with the broad authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… announced the felony conviction and sentence of Herbert Friedman, former Chief Financial Officer of the Metropolitan … Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council). Herbert Friedman, together with other co-conspirators, stole … York City grants, legislative member items and contracts. Friedman, 80 years old, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2014, before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerOpinion 94-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWNS -- Powers and … state the views, opinions or positions of such individuals on matters involving the board on which they serve. Moreover, … NYS2d 675; Schulz v State, 148 Misc 2d 677, 561 NYS2d 377 app dsmd 175 AD2d 356, 572 NYS2d 434, lv den 78 NY2d 862, 578 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5