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Controls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… that its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York State – have a safe, efficient, balanced, and … and are responsible for overall management of vehicles in their region, including repairs and procurement of parts … repair shops either perform maintenance and service in-house or use the authorized private repair shops for parts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesVI.2.A Appropriation & Segregation Overview – VI. Budgets
… purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders. Any amount in the reserve is not available for any type of financial … included and identify any amounts that should be set aside in the reserve segregation. This new business process means … agency’s responsibility to correct any negative balances in a timely manner. Agencies should use NYKK0264 – Negative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2a-appropriation-segregation-overviewDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… $150 billion federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) could have been better aimed to the localities, especially New York City, that suffered … that found the communities with high infection rates have spent most of their CRF while other communities with low …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-280
… bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2019 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees … year Social Security and/or Medicare tax deficiency as a result of the application of the prepaid legal benefit, will … advice. Questions Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox … The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-280-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2212
… be issued to the employee until the SFS blackout period has ended. Paper Check Stops, Reissues and Exchanges OSC … when SFS becomes available. Therefore, checks will not be reissued until the SFS blackout period has completed. Note : The Payroll Check Notification Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2212-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… improvements, had not been updated for eight years, and little action had been taken to implement the plan’s … and when those parks were visited, it was observed that little had been done to address the complaints. Additionally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 271
… and advise agencies of view access to the Retro Pay Review and Update panel, Retro Pay Summary panel, and the … that the OK to Pay should be disabled and that the Paid Out** field should be enabled, the summary panel will reflect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/271-agency-access-view-retroactive-payment-panels-and-workers-compensationOpinion 99-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … inspecting or enforcing the permitted activity (see, e.g., NY Tel. v City of Amsterdam , 200 AD2d 315, 613 NYS2d 993; … the cost of general governmental functions (see, e.g., NY Tel. , supra , in which the court, quoting from Torsoe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Opinion 89-9
… of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- … deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1310: A municipality may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased … estate of, or to a beneficiary designated by, any natural person..." (SCPA, §1310[1][a][iv]). Clearly, then, wages or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Town of Elmira – Financial Condition (2015M-226)
… August 12, 2015. Background The Town of Elmira is located in Chemung County, has a population of approximately 6,940 … and the reasonable level of fund balance to be maintained in each fund to meet the Town’s needs. Implement a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/01/08/town-elmira-financial-condition-2015m-226Town of Cincinnatus – Financial Operations (2016M-238)
… 29, 2016. Background The Town of Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County and has approximately 1,040 residents. The … Findings The Board has not updated its procurement policy in almost 20 years and did not ensure that Town officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/28/town-cincinnatus-financial-operations-2016m-238What is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… Tax Cap limits the amount local governments and most school districts can increase the tax levy (the total amount … least a 60 percent vote to override the Tax Cap. Voters in school districts can override the cap with a 60% vote. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capTown of Tonawanda – Recreation Fees (2017M-133)
… 18, 2017. Background The Town of Tonawanda is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 74,000. … properly accounted for, recorded accurately or deposited in a timely fashion. The Board did not ensure that an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-tonawanda-recreation-fees-2017m-133Village of South Corning – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2017M-114)
… accounting records. The Board did not receive reconciled bank statements with the financial reports. The … accurate and timely accounting records. Include reconciled bank statements with the monthly reports provided to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/11/17/village-south-corning-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2017m-114Florida Union Free School District – Information Technology (2017M-146)
… The Florida Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Goshen and Warwick in Orange County and operates two schools with approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/03/florida-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2017m-146Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Youth Recreation Commission – Financial Activities (2017M-68)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Commission’s … Recreation Commission was established in 1973 by the Towns of Ballston, Charlton and Glenville to provide a summer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2017/10/06/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-youth-recreation-commission-financial-activitiesTown of Shandaken – Employee Compensation and Benefits (2017M-289)
… employees and whether amounts withheld and paid for employee benefits were accurate for the period January 1, … $4.8 million. Key Findings Town officials overpaid health insurance buyout incentives to two employees by more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/13/town-shandaken-employee-compensation-and-benefits-2017m-289Columbia County – Payroll (2014M-121)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if controls over employee time and attendance … The auto-pay payroll system resulted in payments to part-time attorneys for hours not worked. The County does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/14/columbia-county-payroll-2014m-121Aloma D. Johnson Charter School – Leave Accruals (2017M-218)
… Aloma D. Johnson Charter School is a public school located in the City of Buffalo that is not under the control of the … year totaled approximately $3.9 million. Key Findings Sign-in and sign-out sheets did not agree with leave request … employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances recorded in the employee leave records and found that 12 of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2017/12/29/aloma-d-johnson-charter-school-leave-accruals-2017m-218Center Moriches Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2017M-174)
… totaling $74,393 because the services were provided by a therapist who did not have the licensing required to be … are provided by, or under the supervision of, a licensed therapist as required for Medicaid reimbursement. … Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2017m