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Selected Procurement and Contracting Practices
… SUNY’s requirements to manage cost and could serve as best practice examples if more widely shared among the … to encourage campuses to identify, share, and adopt common best practices to manage costs and ensure efficiency. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/selected-procurement-and-contracting-practicesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-191
… Purpose To provide agencies with guidelines for the payment of the Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Payments for new and existing doctoral student employees and employees … To provide agencies with guidelines for the payment of the Recruitment and Retention Enhancement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-191-recruitment-and-retention-enhancement-payments-academicApproved State Contracts and Payments
… In January, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,575 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.6 billion and approved nearly 2.9 million payments … In January the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1575 contracts for state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1636
… Purpose To inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year … To inform agencies of the procedures for reporting line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1636-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2018-2019Facility Structure, Safety, and Health Code Waivers
… addressing safety and risks related to physical plant standards at health care facilities. This audit covered … that safety and structural risks related to physical plant standards at health care facilities are appropriately … addressing safety and risks related to physical plant standards at health care facil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/18/facility-structure-safety-and-health-code-waiversOpinion 90-51
… installation costs, are intended to be included within the definition of system costs (see Sponsor's Memorandum in … related costs and all other costs not included within the definition of 'system costs' shall be a municipality … by the system, constitutes a "system cost" within the meaning of County Law, §301(8). Further, although the cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Opinion 91-3
… including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal identifying the vehicle as town property. You … those used by the town superintendent of highways, to display a town decal and identification number. You state … implies the authority to purchase and require the display of items of identification on all town property (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3York College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… Purpose To determine whether York College had adequate controls over the time and attendance of Public Safety employees to provide reasonable … To determine whether York College had adequate controls over the time and attendance of Public Safety employees to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffControls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… covers the period January 1, 2013 through October 23, 2015. Background CUNYfirst, which replaced CUNY’s Financial … would be to allow staff to update academic test data for a student. Students and staff are assigned particular roles, … Staff (2013-S-65) CUNY SPS: Controls Over Bank Accounts (2014-S-78) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolOpinion 2002-4
… (authority to use town monies to dredge a privately-owned channel); (authority to utilize the services of the town highway department to dredge a privately-owned channel) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures … of current funds to pay for dredging privately-owned channel) -- Highway Funds (dredging services performed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 2003-1
… within the extension. Towns are authorized to establish and extend water districts upon petition of owners of taxable … original district. Subdivision 5 also makes provision for charging to the properties within the extension a portion of … no corresponding provision in section 202(5), however, for charging any portion of the expense of the extension to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1DiNapoli Offers Proposal to Encourage Better Local Government Budgeting
… provide reimbursement from the state to municipalities for costs incurred for hiring financial advisors to assist in the development of … continued slow economic recovery underscore the need for accurate, balanced budgets reflecting realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-offers-proposal-encourage-better-local-government-budgetingReStacking Occupancy Initiative
… Purpose To determine whether the ReStacking Occupancy Initiative, as executed by the Office of General Services (OGS), has produced savings … to evaluate those savings against program expectations. The audit covered the period April 1, 2011 to June 19, 2014. … To determine whether the ReStacking Occupancy Initiative as executed by the Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/restacking-occupancy-initiativeChild Care Licensing and Inspection
… Purpose To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services’ (Office) child care licensing and inspection activities ensure licensed and registered … To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services Office child care licensing and inspection activities ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/child-care-licensing-and-inspectionTax Check-off Funds
… (Marcellino) – Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax check-off monies are deposited and … Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax checkoff monies are deposited and requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/tax-check-fundsOpinion 2007-6
… to one-time payment made to next ranking subordinate officer) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 207-m: If the permanent full-time police officer who is a member of a bargaining unit and is the … an arrangement with the permanent full-time police officer who is a member of a negotiating unit and who is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6Opinion 2007-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining an annual audit) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Contracts (requirement for audit of fire company) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (audit of fire … Whether a town board may require a volunteer fire company that provides protection to the district under a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2008-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (amount payable to volunteer fire company under fire protection contract); (restrictions on use of money … Is the village required to pay to the fire company any amount of the consideration paid to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Opinion 2011-1
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers and Employees (serving as … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 858 (7), (9), (17): An industrial development agency lacks authority to hire employees and … your request for our opinion as to whether an industrial development agency ("IDA") may hire individuals as IDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2011-1Subway Wait Assessment
… Purpose To determine whether New York City Transit (Transit) provides passengers service on all of … Interest Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit: Train On-Time Performance (2014-S-56) … To determine whether New York City Transit provides passengers service on all of its lines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessment