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Opinion 88-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … costs of park facilities may be included as a part of the expense of sewer district improvements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-22X.6 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… transactions to unique vendors. Special Use Vendor IDs are a ten-digit number starting with ”0” and are established for a specific business purpose other than for routine business … when an emergency exists and the vendor cannot be added using vendor add process prior to payment. This Vendor ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6-overviewOpinion 89-3
… the same terms and conditions as the State contract. If material changes are made from the State contract's terms and … specifications, have concluded that a variance which is material or substantial may not be waived, so that all … Law, §104 under these circumstances. A variance is material or substantial when it would impair the interests of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-3Cost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… are large expenses for New York's local governments and school districts. These costs represent nearly 57 percent of … legal counsel, as appropriate. AWS examples Five-day flex schedule: Regular start and end times, but allows for changes … the end of their normal work day. Five-day, eight-hour schedule with alternate shifts: Provides additional coverage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementOpinion 98-16
… are deposited in the fund and/or which will not reasonably be required to pay any such judgment or claim, may be returned to the general fund at any time before the first day of the fourth fiscal year after the … initial deposit, but no later than on that date. You ask how long a school district must hold moneys paid into a tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 1076
… will no longer receive a warning that there will be no updates to Job Data for each incumbent that would be impacted … Bypassed: #, Update Errors: #, Update Warnings: #, Clean Updates #. (24000,230) During the Update incumbent … for whom Job updating was bypassed, those for whom Job updates failed due to error, those for whom Job updates were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1076-changes-position-management-update-incumbent-processTrain On-Time Performance
… line, delays by categories, and on-time performance (OTP) statistics to management and the MTA Board’s Transit and Bus … Division of Car Equipment, and Operations Planning. OTP statistics are reported separately for weekdays and weekends. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/12/train-time-performanceDiNapoli: Municipal Spending on Infrastructure Declines While Needs Go Unmet
… Local government capital spending on roads, bridges and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8 percent between 2010 and 2012 according to a report issued today by … Local government capital spending on roads bridges and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-municipal-spending-infrastructure-declines-while-needs-go-unmetComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … hours of compensatory time valued they were entitled to for the same period. Comsewogue Public Library – Cash … library staff with guidance on procurement methods for professional service providers. Also, the purchasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMedicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… costs billions of dollars annually and the work done by my auditors has found waste throughout the system. My office will continue to diligently examine Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and/or disbursed funds. Town of Hancock – Transfer Station Operations (Delaware County) Town officials are not ensuring that transfer station revenues are sufficient to cover the costs of operating the transfer station. Users of the station were required to obtain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-240
… State Police Investigators Association (NYSPIA), provides for an annual expertise payment. These payments, including those for newly eligible employees, will continue even if there is … Leave of Absence/MLL (Mil Lv) on 11/01/2023 are eligible for the Expertise Pay. An employee who otherwise meets the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-240-2023-state-police-expertise-payOpinion 88-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (whether municipality may compel subdivider to dedicate park land) GENERAL CITY LAW, §§33,34; TOWN LAW, §§277(1), … Opns St Comp 1978 p 154 with regard to the dedication of park land in a subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets reviewed, 148, worth $220,708, were not … would have operating deficits totaling $38 million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 … during the last three fiscal years. For example, the retirement contributions for employees reserve balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government audits were issued. Hicksville Union Free School District – Managing Network User Accounts (Nassau … loss. Officials also did not establish written procedures for granting, verifying, changing and disabling network user … of Johnson City – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training (Broome County) SHP training was not provided to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed at Homeless Shelters
… Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) continues to provide inadequate … said. “In too many cases, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance is failing to ensure a healthy living … included in the audit. Full Report Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance: Oversight of Homeless Shelters Find …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-homeless-sheltersState Police Bulletin No. SP-210
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to describe new Time Entry Earns codes to be used to report and track overtime worked due to the COVID-19 … The purpose of this bulletin is to describe new Time Entry Earns codes to be used to report and track overtime worked due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-210-reporting-overtime-related-covid-19Omni Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. During the 2014-15 school year, Omni served … special education program (Evaluations) and a Department of Health Early Intervention program. However, payments for … and hearing aid services. The New York City Department of Education refers students to Omni and pays for its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/20/omni-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 1967
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2021 CSEA … Employees in Bargaining Unit 03 on 10/01/2021 are eligible to receive the 2021 CSEA OSU Work-Related Clothing Allowance … at least nine continuous months at half-time or greater to be eligible. An employee who otherwise meets the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1967-2021-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civil