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Town of Dayton – Supervisor's Records and Reports Audit Follow-Up (2019M-189-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Dayton’s (Town’s) progress, as of November 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of Dayton – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2019M-189), released in January 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2025/pdf/dayton-town-2019-189-f.pdfFranziska Racker Centers, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-5)
To determine whether the costs reported by Franziska Racker Centers, Inc. dba Racker on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s5.pdfEmployee Incentive and Bonus Payments (Follow-Up)
… Erie County Medical Center Corporation: Employee Incentive and Bonus Payments (Report 2016-S-29 ). Background Erie … they were entirely appropriate. Key Finding We found ECMCC has made progress addressing the issues identified in the … Erie County Medical Center Corporation Employee Incentive and and Bonus Payments Report 2016S29 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/03/employee-incentive-and-bonus-payments-followOversight of Hotels and Motels Used for Homeless and Mixed-Use Temporary Residency (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Hotels and Motels … Urban Development 2017 data, of the 89,503 homeless people in New York State, 13,002 live in areas outside of New York City (NYC). Counties throughout …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-hotels-and-motels-used-homeless-and-mixed-use-temporary-residency-followDiNapoli: New York Jobs Top 9 Million, New Statewide High
… New York reached its highest employment level ever of more … the nation in seven of 11 major industry sectors. Long Island added more than 57,000 jobs, and western New York … Moderate rises occurred in education and health services, construction, financial activities, information and trade, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-jobs-top-9-million-new-statewide-highOpinion 93-4
Whether a town board may adopt a bond resolution for the purpose of financing a tax certiorari judgment and if so whether the resolution is subject to referendum or a supermajority vote of the board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-4Opinion 93-23
… employee, individually or as a member of a board, has the power or duty to: (a) negotiate, prepare, authorize or … over which he has jurisdiction or to which he has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee ... In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 90-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (method of … §1262(d),(f); REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§840(1), 844(1): In the absence of a special act requiring otherwise, the … the assessed value for county purposes of the property in the village as listed on the town assessment roll by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-3Opinion 95-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m. This is in response to your letter concerning the starting salary of … law or administrative code to the contrary, and except in police departments which employ five hundred seventy-five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-31Opinion 95-23
… based on review of documentation) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (permitting statement supporting voucher to be … on review of documentation) TOWN COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (permitting statement supporting voucher to be … relating to the claim. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the form of vouchers presented to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23XII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to record as much … Business Units should use the functionality available in the SFS, including: using individual invoice lines for … distribution lines (which are referred to as charge lines in Legacy Systems) to provide as much information as possible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsXI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing
… Section Overview and Policies: According to the Standards for Internal Control in New York State … various employees and subunits. This separation helps to reduce the risk of error, waste, or wrongful acts pertaining to various functions within an agency. The procure-to-pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1a-separation-dutiesImproper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… information, including the assignment of CINs, from the NY State of Health and the downstate and upstate Welfare … their systems were not fully integrated so there was no central tracking database. We recommended that the Department … all Medicaid cases; evaluate the feasibility of building a central tracking database of potential duplicate CINs; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/improper-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification-numbersOversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… to ensure the proper management of waste tires in the State. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followDiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. “The nearly zero growth in the tax cap will limit budget options for school and … cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate … city school districts) will have about $308 million less in levy growth compared to what they had in 2015-16 when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroCity of Little Falls – Financial Condition Audit Follow-Up (2021M-54-F)
… City of Little Falls’ (City’s) progress, as of March 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in June 2021. Background The City, located in Herkimer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/07/03/city-little-falls-financial-condition-audit-follow-2021m-54-f2022 Women’s History Month Celebration
… Month theme, “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” Watch a replay of the event. Select the Play icon below to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-womens-history-monthXI.2.I Unilateral Termination Provisions – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… (OSC) will not approve a contract that provides the vendor with the unilateral right to terminate the contract for … against the use of such a clause, providing a vendor with the unilateral right to terminate a contract can create … be provided. In short, such a clause provides the vendor with the ability to walk away from its obligations under a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2i-unilateral-termination-provisionsOpinion 88-38
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees … of clerks, no clerk shall charge or collect a fee from the state, or an agency or officer thereof, for any service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38