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Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-13-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Village of Hempstead, located in Nassau County, issued debt totaling … Village of Hempstead Budget Review B71313 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/24/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-13-13Village of Interlaken - Water and Sewer Financial Operations and Information Technology (2019M-74)
… comprehensive, written multiyear financial or capital plan to address needed repairs. We estimate that, for residents … would initially increase from a combined $320 per year to about $950 per year to finance new debt for infrastructure repairs and continuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/14/village-interlaken-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-and-informationSayville Union Free School District - Purchasing (2019M-69)
… a competitive bid as required by District policy. Due to the District’s inconsistent purchasing policies, officials do not have clear guidelines to follow when making purchases … vendor. District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations but indicated they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/sayville-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2019m-69State Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in reconciling employees’ Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security … Officers must reconcile Social Security Numbers and names in PayServ with SSA. Internal Revenue Code §6721 imposes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1604
… Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in reconciling employees’ Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social Security … Officers must reconcile Social Security Numbers and names in PayServ with SSA. Internal Revenue Code §6721 imposes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1604-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal stress designation, the same as a year ago, … municipalities have failed to file required financial data with my office, diminishing the transparency and … In March, DiNapoli announced that six local governments with non-calendar fiscal years were designated in stress. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresTitle I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… allocated to the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and local charter schools through four statutory … education in each state. Within a school district (like DOE), Title I funds are targeted to those schools with the … most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards. DOE must set aside portions of its awarded Title I funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesOpinion 96-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Beach Erosion Control Districts (increase or improvement of facilities) -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities … Whether the procedures of Town Law 202b authorize the replenishment of sand and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 93-28
… the town board and town highway superintendent which is required by section 284 of the Highway Law. Section 10-c of … the town board and town highway superintendent which is required by section 284 of the Highway Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Opinion 91-44
… -- Appropriations and Expenditures (health insurance for fire commissioners) INSURANCE -- Health Insurance … or the individual. The State health insurance plan is operated pursuant to Article XI of the Civil Service Law … purpose, the term "employee" includes "a paid elective official of the State or paid member of a public legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44State Agencies Bulletin No. 702
… Purpose To provide agencies with information and procedures regarding the calculation of … Employees Employees who move between bargaining units with different raise percentages in the fiscal year in which … To provide agencies with information and procedures regarding the calculation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/702-recalculation-salary-when-there-movement-between-bargaining-unitsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 43
… Payment Interest and more Update : The below sections of the GFO were updated and are effective April 1, 2017. … the most significant changes: Chapter Name Description of Change X.3.A Online Vendor Add Portal Updated to include … New section giving detail about important parts of the “Identifying Information” tab of a vendor record X.4.A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/43-gfo-updates-supplier-prompt-payment-interest-and-moreDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 23 local governments in New York state were designated in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Finds Increase in Entities Designated in Stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… management company to facilitate the school’s procurement of IT assets and services and to maintain inventory records, … County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations, placing department resources at risk of waste and theft. The board generally did not review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Capital assets include land, buildings, construction in progress, equipment, library books, artwork and historical treasures, and intangible assets. To improve … programs. A prior audit, issued in October 2021 found, with few exceptions, that ESD did not evaluate its economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsVII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… ‘Control Total Amount’ must be equal to the total amount of the deposit and is displayed as a positive amount (except in the case of a reversal). The ‘Count’ should reflect the number of Payment ID sequences an agency has entered. On the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and could not demonstrate that $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the … balance ranging from $2.4 to $3 million (10.3 to 12.8%) of the next year’s budget (during the same period), which … funded by $304,641 and a debt reserve, with a balance of approximately $1 million, was not used to pay debt-service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… by Payroll Bulletin No. 1945.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of several process changes to Workers’ Compensation Leave in … Teachers from Workers’ Compensation leave at the end of a contract. Affected Employees Employees on Workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… “In addition to the Tappan Zee bridge replacement, many of the Thruway Authority’s aging roads and bridges require … system. Since 1992, the authority has also had control of the 524-mile New York State Canal System. During parts of the past decade, auditors note the Thruway’s fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsXII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… Due date or Net Due date on the voucher. Two-day ACH is the preferred payment method because it is the most … one-day ACH payment when the State has a business need for a next day payment. One-day ACH payments require the … agency-approved voucher must be entered into SFS by 11:00 AM on the business day prior to the requested payment date. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methods