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Sherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
… adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts … found: District officials did not perform an annual audit of FFA records during our audit period. Collections did not … $264,624. There was no supporting documentation for 15 out of 78 check disbursements tested totaling $5,871. FFA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sherrill-city-school-district-future-farmers-america-extra-classroomTown of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… with policy. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically reviewing user access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220Opinion 89-50
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … benefits the private owners. Also, if the property owner or the adjoining owner has a good faith claim against … NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d 29; Denihan Enterprises v O'Dwyer , 302 NY 451; Rodrigues v Town of Beekman , 120 AD2d 724, 502 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Opinion 88-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and … and dental benefits to its employees by participating in a self-insured plan operated jointly by the city for which the authority was established and the county in which the city is located. The question arises because of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64Opinion 2000-22
… or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22DiNapoli: Technology Changing How Local Governments Serve Residents
… Local governments across New York state are turning to new technologies to save money, communicate with residents and allow taxpayers to make payments, according to a report released today by … Local governments across New York state are turning to new technologies to save money communicate with residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-technology-changing-how-local-governments-serve-residentsOpinion 90-22
… (of consumer deposits for municipal water utility) PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, §§89- 1 , 117; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: A … Law, §117 provides, with certain exceptions, that a gas, electric, gas and electric, water, steam, telegraph, or telephone corporation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 92-20
… which runs the fair. You ask whether a town may impose a license fee on concerts which take place during the running … the town. Pursuant to section 136, a town has the power to license, among other activities, "... the giving of … relative to a local government's authority to regulate or license occupations or businesses by local law). Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 94-7
… Municipal Law, §209-b[2][j]; emphasis supplied). Since only the State Legislature may enact general and special … language of section 209-b clearly suggests that it is only the State Legislature which may supersede the provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-7DiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… crimes (51%). In 2019, of the 2,524 subway felonies, only 935 (37%) were considered violent. Even though there are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… that despite the scarcity of affordable housing, vacant apartments were generally not filled within the 120-day time frame, with 1,286 apartments taking, on average, 222 days to fill, including … vacant for a year or longer. Protracted delays in filling apartments cost the developments about $9.1 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsRequired Documentation
… (W2 and 1099 forms), school, insurance, medical, military; Legal papers such as divorce decree, separation agreement and … Acquisition Copy of Certificate of Change filed with the Department of State; Articles of Incorporation showing … your claim form and you’re still unsure or have questions, contact us . Step 1. Prepare Your Requested Documents Create …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/required-documentationOpinion 2000-4
… local retirement systems whose indeterminate costs would only be felt in the future" ( NYPIRG v City of New York , 89 … would exist where, inter alia , benefits are payable only upon retirement after a designated minimum period of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4Terms of Service
… by OSC from time to time without notice. The most current version of the TOS is accessible by clicking the link at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/terms-serviceResponding to an OSC Audit Report: Audit Responses and Corrective Action Plans
… ensure the timely processing of the report. We will accept only one audit response from your local government or school. … – do you agree or disagree with what we reported? The only exception to the one response rule is if our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/responding-osc-audit-report-audit-responses-and-corrective-action-plansOpinion 88-16
… the poundage collected will be a percentage of not only the principal of the debt due to the judgment creditor … withheld as poundage, the judgment creditor will receive only $95 from such execution. Under these circumstances, the … and that therefore, the 5% poundage should be applied only to that amount of each installment which is to be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Almond Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Shortage (2014M-113)
… internal controls over its financial operations for the period January 1, 2009 through March 13, 2014. … governing body with the following positions responsible for Department operations: President, Vice President, Chief, … Department bylaws state that the Treasurer is responsible for all financial activity, they do not detail the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/08/almond-volunteer-fire-department-cash-shortage-2014m-113Stanley Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-259)
… controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys … The Stanley Fire District, located in Ontario County, is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Di …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/stanley-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-259South Fallsburg Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-181)
… recorded and reported and to safeguard District moneys for the period January 1, 2012, to May 13, 2013. Background … general fund budget totaled approximately $306,000 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings While the District … however, the last completed audit was performed in 2010 for the 2008 fiscal year. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/13/south-fallsburg-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsExamination of Official Station Designation
… official station will normally be the employee’s main place of business (i.e., the place where the employee … of the State. Instead of designating the employee’s main place of business, where the employee spent 61 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/examination-official-station-designation