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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… Update: The below sections of the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) are either new or were updated to reflect changes in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) … Description of Change XII.5.F.1 Basis Date New section to address how the Basis Date on the vendor record impacts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1343
… Purpose To inform all agencies of upcoming changes to the PayServ … with the new chart of account strings. Agencies will have the ability to compare the same data across both PayServ … the account code string on the Position Pool page as they do currently. OSC is currently working to complete design …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1343-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialOpinion 99-11
… district to retiring teachers as a token of appreciation for long-time service to the school district, so long as the … frame is of nominal value. You ask whether it is proper for a school district to pay for the framing of a cancelled bond issued by the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 98-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Contracts (imposition … the town board to fix such a schedule of fees or charges for the services to be provided on a town-wide basis or … an ambulance district and contracted with a not-for-profit ambulance company to provide services within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 98-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (delegation of duties in connection with … treasurer (see County Law, §§369[6][b], 577[3], 600[1]). From the foregoing, it is apparent that if the office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 91-51
… -- Inter-fund Advance (from county sewer district fund to general fund) COUNTIES -- Fund Transfers (inter-fund advance from sewer district fund to general fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§9-a, 453; COUNTY … county sewer district user fees and benefit assessments to any other county fund in the manner prescribed by General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 92-4
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised physical fitness training for … realizing sufficient benefits to justify the expenditure and the cost is reasonable in relation to the benefits … The training would take place at a local health and fitness center. If the fire district may expend its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 685
… to current agency queries to obtain valid results for the full Agency Law Enforcement Services Unit and the Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/685-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codes-non-arbitration-eligibleOpinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … 611 NYS2d 488; New York State Pub. Empls. Fedn. v City of Albany , 72 NY2d 96, 531 NYS2d 770). Relevant to this … improvements would be prohibited for a further reason. In Albany Area Builders Association v Town of Guilderland , 74 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 2000-9
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to make payment pursuant to performance evaluation program) WORDS AND PHRASES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9DiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington
… of potential changes in federal programs for health care, public welfare, transportation, education and other services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-new-york-state-gets-91-cents-every-dollar-sent-washingtonWestford Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-270)
… 1, 2012 to August 1, 2013. Background The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … policies and procedures. While the Board has adopted a code of ethics, it has not adopted purchasing and … not conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s records nor do they contract with an independent auditor to perform such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/westford-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSylvan Beach Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-76)
… separate from the Towns of Vienna and Verona, and located in Oneida County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of … maintained complete and accurate financial information in order to provide the financial information necessary to … showing budget-to-actual activity to assist the Board in monitoring the District’s financial condition. Adopt an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/07/sylvan-beach-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsSwan Lake Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-258)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 to June 27, 2013. Background … The District's general fund budget totaled $264,600 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board's oversight … one payment, totaling $9,999, made as the final payment for a $29,997 equipment installment purchase contract, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/29/swan-lake-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSummit Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-264)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District … to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the … a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Summit, and is located in Schoharie County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/summit-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-264Stanley Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-259)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to August 20, 2013. Background The Stanley Fire District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/stanley-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-259South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-155)
… The South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Byron, in Genesee County. The Company is governed by a five-member … credit card purchases, did not have adequate documentation on file. Key Recommendations Adopt and maintain a policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/south-byron-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialRidgeway Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-196)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Company controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2011, to June 11, 2013. Background The Ridgeway Volunteer Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/28/ridgeway-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialGrahamsville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-117)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board … and separate from the Town of Neversink, and located in Sullivan County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/09/grahamsville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsColdspring Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-229)
… activities. The Board has not adopted procurement or code of ethics policies in accordance with GML. The Board … did not maintain journals, ledgers, subsidiary revenue or expenditure accounts. The Treasurer also did not document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/coldspring-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m