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Conferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… by officers and employees while attending conferences. A “conference” is defined as a convention, conference, or school conducted for the betterment of any local government or school district. A conference also includes any convention or conference of … A conference is defined as a convention conference or school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesCenter Moriches Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-113)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Center Moriches Fire District … (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) obtain an annual audit of the District’s records and ensure that the Treasurer … (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC)? Audit Period December 31, 2019 – June 30, 2025. We extended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/center-moriches-fire-district-fiscal-transparency-2025m-113Town of Palermo – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-22)
Did the Town of Palermo Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisors Supervisor financial records and reports and did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report AFR with the Office of the State Comptroller OSC as required
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/01/30/town-palermo-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-22Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-33)
… adopted budgets that annually overestimated appropriations by an average of $1.3 million (9 percent) per year, or a … upcoming year’s budget, which exceeds the statutory limit by 8 to 19 percentage points. At the end of the 2023-24 … was $1.9 million, which exceeded the statutory limit by nearly $1.3 million. Further, despite having excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025mAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… procurement policies and procedures. When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods … procurement policies and procedures When officials do not solicit competition during the procurement of goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29Contract Advisory No. 4
… combinations are valid for use in creating contracts. New contracts (Amendment Sequence “0”) created in the SFS … Contracts Subject to OSC Approval OSC will not approve any new contract where the SFS Audit ID includes a Business … re-entering the contract in SFS, must submit to OSC a new Single Transaction Summary (STS) or AC340-S, accompanied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/4-business-unit-and-department-id-combinations-used-create-contracts-statewideCUNY Bulletin No. CU-694
… Safety Sergeant Be in Active pay status for at least 100 working days from June 1 to November 30 $780.50 Campus … Assistant (full-time) Be in Active pay status for at least 100 working days from June 1 to November 30 $361.50 Campus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-694-cuny-december-2020-uniform-allowance-payment-0XII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section advises agencies on payment methods available in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). There are four available payment methods in the SFS: check, two-day Automated Clearing … Check and two-day ACH payments are the primary vendor payment methods in the SFS. Check payments are physical, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsJune 2002: Advance Refunding Bonds
… bonds are used currently (immediately) to redeem the old debt. In an advance refunding, the refunding bonds are … account pending the call date or maturity date of the old debt. Why do a debt refunding? A debt refunding is … Account Group, should report the new debt, but not the old debt. How is debt service paid on the refunded bonds? …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/june-2002-advance-refunding-bondsDiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs
… An audit of Social Adult Day Care (SADC) programs found questionable Medicaid … “Many vulnerable New Yorkers rely on social adult day care services to help them stay in their own homes and … where it claimed attendance exceeded its capacity. For one day, the SADC submitted claims for services to 530 people, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-stronger-oversight-needed-social-adult-day-care-programsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… assets went unreported in SFS AM, including forklifts, a ticket booth, garages, and dump trucks; and auditors found … and matches individual job seekers to jobs, generates Ticket to Work program (TTW) documentation, and provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-370
… Agencies should refer to the CUNY RF Payment Authorization Form and the Summer Research Lag Payment Schedule for initial … CUNY RF Payment Authorization 2009 Summer Salary Awards Form prior to the submission of the payment. Any changes made … the grant(s) to be paid per CUNY RF Payment Authorization Form. Goal Balance: Leave blank for the first payment. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-370-2009-cuny-research-foundation-grant-payments-summerDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… errors and irregularities, from adjudicating traffic tickets to recording, collection and deposit, and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 90-30
… offered for recording by the mortgagor or other interested party on his behalf. Social Services Law, §106 provides that … offered for recording by the mortgagor or other interested party on his behalf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30Opinion 89-29
… sale of its land. This is in reply to your letter in which you ask whether, in furtherance of an agreement between a … property needed for construction of a village street. You state that the value of the two parcels is approximately … any charter, ... the board of trustees of a village... may sell, transfer or lease to or exchange with... the government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (July 1, 2021)
… (“proprietors’ income”), dividends, interest and rent, and transfer receipts to individuals, totaled nearly $1.6 … are two causes for concern: The growth is primarily due to transfer receipts, which account for more than 20 percent of … the pandemic, have not yet returned to pre-2020 levels. Transfer Receipts Bolster Personal Income Figure 1 shows the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-july-1-2021DiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… million (£5 million) in Northern Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI). The fund, managed … established in 2013 by Invest Northern Ireland and Bank of Ireland to assist Northern Ireland based SMEs to … years to come.” Welcoming the announcement, First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster MLA said: “This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-irelandOpinion 96-22
… Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys to contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund); (use of moneys in fund … reserve fund may not be transferred to a contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund. Following the abandonment of … a town landfill may be transferred into a contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund if the town no longer needs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 99-2
… purchase contracts involving expenditures in excess of $10,000 and all contracts for public work involving … and ventilating and air-conditioning apparatus; and (3) electric wiring and standard illuminating fixtures. The … of the salt storage shed (compare Highway Law, §10-c[4][e] and Transportation, Economic Development and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2DiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2023-24 Enacted State Budget
… The $229 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 includes new recurring spending for schools, mental health services, and health care, as well as resources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and for … The $229 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year SFY 202324 includes new recurring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2023-24-enacted-state-budget