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Otisco Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2016M-415-F)
… Fire District (District) is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Otisco, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/11/08/otisco-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-415-fCentereach Fire District – Procurement (2016M-342)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s procurement practices for the … provides fire protection and emergency rescue services to approximately 31,500 residents and is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/11/18/centereach-fire-district-procurement-2016m-342Opinion 95-18
Whether a village in connection with the operation of a villageowned cemetery may impose a onetime maintenance fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18Opinion 93-4
… by a two-thirds or three-fifths vote because in either case a minimum of five affirmative votes are required (see 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4XII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… in the SFS: check, two-day Automated Clearing House (ACH), one-day ACH and wire payments. Check and Two-Day ACH Payments Check and two-day ACH payments are the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsOpinion 90-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police … by the town board. If no term of office is provided in the local law, the deputy appointed by the board would … Law, §150, may appoint a deputy police commissioner to act in the absence or inability of the commissioner. If so, you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Opinion 2006-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … a town may pay an employee on the morning of the last day of the payroll period even though such employee has not … Whether a town may pay an employee on the morning of the last day of the payroll period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-1Opinion 88-76
… Taxes (applying private source moneys to reduce) EDUCATION LAW, §259(1); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: Interest earned on the investment of public moneys … fund and not to the village general fund. EDUCATION LAW, §§226(6), 255(1); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11: Moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-76Opinion 97-2
… of risks covered under the plan, without regard to age, sex, health status or occupation and such that refunds, rebates, credits or dividends based on age, sex, health status or occupation are not permitted" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2Opinion 2000-8
… interest. The real estate partnership has not rented and does not currently rent space to the county. Also, the not-for-for-profit corporation presently does not rent space from the partnership, although in the … the foregoing, since the real estate partnership presently does not rent property to the not-for-profit corporation, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Red Flags – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Claims with certain characteristics may have a higher risk of error or fraud. Officials should use common sense and … reasonable skepticism when any claim appears to be out of the ordinary. Even when all required documentation is … receipts attached All travel and conference claims, as they are inherently risky Alterations or questionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/red-flagsLowville Academy and Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-220)
… power revenues. District officials have been using reserve funds as repositories for excessive fund balance. Key … prudent use of future wind power revenues. Review reserve funds at least annually to determine if amounts reserved are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015mTown of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… services to the Town for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Town of Dover is located in Dutchess County and has a population of approximately … himself from voting on the contracts. The Board did not hold a public hearing for the ambulance contract. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… properly approved or adequately supported, and nearly all the charges lacked support to show they were for a valid … totaling $117,567 and determined that almost 98 percent of them lacked documentation to demonstrate the charge’s necessity or the School-related purpose of the charge . For example, charges totaling $22,276 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… company (supplier) after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES paying a higher per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate than if it had … through October 2022. Did not detect billing discrepancies in the invoices for electricity supplied and paid duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andXIV.14.C Necessity for General Capital Assets Reporting – XIV. Special Procedures
… assets of the State. Capital assets will be depreciated over defined useful lives as indicated in Section XIV.14.E - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14c-necessity-general-capital-assets-reportingTravel Advisory No. 14
… to Audit Questions & Voucher Denial Codes Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following sections in Chapter XII of the Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter/Section Name …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/14-gfo-updates-responding-audit-questions-voucher-denial-codesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 73
… Sales Tax and Freight Amounts informs State agencies about the payment of sales tax and freight charges and how to enter the amounts … voucher when applicable. The section also informs agencies of invoice retention requirements for freight charges. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/73-paying-sales-tax-and-freight-amountsOperational Advisory No. 26
… purposes. The OOO requires agencies to keep the OSC Online Contact System current by updating required contacts … complete the bi-annual verification of contacts in the OSC Online Contact Management System by June 30, 2025. If you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/26-updating-agency-contactsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 53
… regarding purchases from value-added resellers, applying credits and recording trade-in allowances. Reference: Guide … regarding purchases from valueadded resellers applying credits and recording tradein allowances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/53-purchase-requisitions-and-purchase-orders