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School Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… review local assessors’ administration of the STAR Program for the period January 1, 2010, through July 31, 2011. … Tax Law provides a partial exemption from school taxes for most owner-occupied, primary residences. Property owners are eligible for one exemption for a primary residence only. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6Helping Students Get Course Credit: Credit Recovery Programs in School Districts (2012MS-8)
… the school districts adequately monitor students’ progress in successfully completing CRPs. Background If a student is … student can earn credit for the course by participating in one of the make-up credit programs. Two of these make-up credit programs, intensive instruction in deficiency areas of the course and on-line study, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/helping-students-get-course-credit-credit-recovery-programs-schoolX.4.D Location – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The “Location” section of the Vendor Record contains payment values defined by the vendor. Agencies should note that Location includes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4d-locationIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… own Federal Grant Projects, Customer Contracts and Awards in SFS Have their Projects and Customer Contracts under their own agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control Module in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Split costs … Award, Project, and Activities have been established in SFS and Project Budgets are created, agencies are able to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesTown of Gardiner – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-67)
… the Town solicited donations totaling $75,000, despite no express authority for the Town to do so, and the payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/07/town-gardiner-selected-financial-activities-2013m-67Town of Black Brook – Financial Condition of Sewer and Water Districts (2012M-216)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Black Brook is located in Clinton County and has approximately 1,500 residents. The … reserve which totaled $106,374 for 2009 and $107,609 in 2011 that is not related to the individual sewer district. … sewer district could experience another operating deficit in 2012 totaling $4,610, which will further reduce unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-black-brook-financial-condition-sewer-and-water-districts-2012m-216XI-A.1.B Category Codes – XI-A. Purchasing
… provides agencies with guidance regarding the proper use of category codes in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). In … track and report spending information. New York State (NYS) uses the United Nations Standard Products and Services … and/or purchase order in the SFS from a condensed list of code values most appropriate to NYS purchases. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1b-category-codesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… decrease in fund balance. Furthermore, the district paid health insurance and retirement system costs for cafeteria … payment. South Kortright Central School District – Retiree Health Insurance Contributions (Delaware County) District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 2001-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14State Agencies Bulletin No. 1930
… including ERAP activities. To facilitate tracking in the NYS Payroll System (PayServ), new Earnings Codes have been created. The tracking of these expenditures in PayServ is separate from tracking employee time and … by employees prior to commencement of work, as specified in the following table: Emergency Rental Assistance Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1930-processing-payments-activities-related-eligibility-determinationsNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: Mothers in the Workforce
The onset of the COVID19 pandemic placed an outsized strain on parents Nationally mothers in the workforce experienced a larger increase in unemployment than fathers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-mothers-workforceDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Third Quarter
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, and the Utility Debt Securitization Authority. The schedule will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-third-quarterComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Willsboro and the York Fire Department . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … engaging the services of professional service providers. In addition, the board did not properly authorize all tuition … Although fund balance increased to approximately $9,000 in 2013, this amount is insufficient to cover unexpected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… District and the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … Town of Candor – Fund Balances (Tioga County) From fiscal years 2011 through 2013, fund balance available for use in each of the four major operating funds has either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsReporting of Billboard Income
… properties with billboards was being accurately reported on the Real Property Income Expense Statements (RPIE) filed with the New York City Department of Finance (Finance). We also determined whether penalties … RPIE. Our audit period included RPIEs due September 1st of 2009 and 2010 and used to compute tax assessments for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/reporting-billboard-incomeDiNapoli: Former Poestenkill Employee Charged With Stealing $3,000 From Town
… herself to video rentals, gifts, groceries and spending money,” DiNapoli said. “Those in public service have a duty … to early 2022. During a routine audit, DiNapoli’s office found that from March 2017 to September 2021, Asquith used … purchase was made using town funds, and submitted a second claim for an expense that had already been reimbursed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-poestenkill-employee-charged-stealing-3000-townDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … pursuant to its borrowing programs. The second quarter new money borrowings are expected to include the following: … New York – bond sales totaling up to $505 million of fixed rate tax-exempt bonds for the month of April and a bond sale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterOther Bulletin No. 55.2
… 2020 SCF CSEA Retroactive 2% Salary Increase: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade … As of the date of this bulletin, there are no positions with a Comp Rate Code of HRY or FEE. Information relating to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-552-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilContract Advisory No. 4
… Unit/ Department ID combinations, but only certain of those combinations are valid for use in creating … ID combination which is valid for contracts. A list of valid Business Unit/Department ID combinations can be … In order to ensure the validity of information included on statutory reporting, agencies must ensure that contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/4-business-unit-and-department-id-combinations-used-create-contracts-statewideOpinion 2002-8
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- … than three years ago, no improvement has been constructed for the district or services provided by the district and no … it to be in the public interest, the town board, on its own motion after public hearing, may dissolve and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8