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DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low Among Villages
… to fiscal stress." "Our indicators show fiscal stress is relatively low among New York's villages," said DiNapoli. … 17 cities in New York with non-calendar fiscal years. This is the fifth year DiNapoli's office has assessed levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-among-villagesOpinion 93-18
… the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority to require referendum on establishment of service award … VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (authority to require referendum on establishment of program) GENERAL … MUNICIPAL LAW, §216(2): A town board is not required to conduct a mandatory referendum on a proposal to establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Opinion 94-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (celebration of district fire department's anniversary) TOWN LAW, §176-d: A board of fire commissioners of a fire district generally may not … Whether a board of fire commissioners of a fire district may expend fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Pipeline Safety Oversight
… its authority to states and provides partial reimbursement for the costs they incur. In New York, the PSC operates a federally certified safety program for intrastate and interstate pipelines. Inspections are … procedures to identify instances when Operators fail to report incidents as required and update the Manual to reflect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds
… 1,115,632 1,074,831 16,812,584 Fund balances: Reserved for: Inventories 182,821 182,821 Liens … $13,616,035 $10,478,037 $10,698,303 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets … Other long-term assets are not available to pay for current-period expenditures and therefore are deferred in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-2DiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, many types of retail gift cards sold after August 22, 2010 are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardDual Employment
… Purpose To determine whether Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) employees who are dually … 2013. Background DOCCS is responsible for the confinement and habilitation of approximately 56,000 offenders at 60 … allows employees to work full-time at one facility and then work additional time at another facility (referred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… compensating controls, such as reviewing monthly reports or reviewing the administrative assistant's work. … purposes, when checks are routinely disbursed prior to or without board approval, there is a significant risk that payments could be made in error or for unauthorized purposes. Town of Moira – Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Facility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Facility Planning Bureau Project Review ( 2018-S-2 ). About the … on procedures established by the Department’s Facilities Planning Bureau (Bureau), and, upon completion of review, … included in our initial audit report Facility Planning Bureau Project Review 2018S2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followSecurity and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems
… and merge State agencies and streamline services. ITS is responsible for providing centralized information … services to the State and its governmental agencies and is headed by a Chief Information Officer. ITS’ Enterprise Information Security Office (EISO) is responsible for oversight and coordination of security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/19/security-and-effectiveness-department-motor-vehicles-licensing-and-registration-systemsOpinion 88-32
… informing the public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have … an advertisement in a local newspaper stating the name, phone number, address and office hours of the town clerk. … stating the clerk's name, office address, office hours and phone number (see Town Law, §30, describing powers and duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… The objectives of our examination were to determine if payment requests and payments DOL approved were appropriate … 69,646 transactions for audit, including: (i) high risk payment requests DOL approved in 2015; and (ii) prior year payments related to those 2015 payment requests. For example, we analyzed the daily UI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City shrank 7.9% from 491,102 to 452,298 from 2007 through … workforce outside New York City decreased by 50,000 workers (11.1%) since the end of the Great Recession. While … The number of fulltime local government workers employed outside of New York City shrank 79 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Clerk (Madison County) The former clerk did not properly account for, deposit, report or remit collections. As of April 13, 2022, the former clerk could not account for cash totaling $3,869. The former clerk also did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Medicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify … To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Final State Budget
… backdoor borrowing. General aid for local governments is largely flat, despite growing signs of fiscal strain at … The time to develop a strategy and structural reforms is before a crisis, yet this budget includes no serious cost … containment measures, particularly in Medicaid, where it is most needed. In these uncertain and disruptive times, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passage-final-state-budgetCVS Health – Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (Follow-Up)
… report, CVS Health: Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil … in the Empire Plan and Medicare have their prescription drug coverage under Empire Plan Medicare Rx, a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan with expanded coverage designed especially for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/27/cvs-health-accuracy-empire-plan-medicare-rx-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civilTax Cap Compliance
… General Information for Filing: File tax cap compliance form online (Accessible only to filing entities) Property Tax Filing website Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Instructions for reporting tax cap compliance data [pdf] Education Law 2023-b [pdf] … Find information on Tax Cap Compliance below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/tax-cap-complianceOpinion 88-28
… Town Law, §64(11). The place of publication of a newspaper is a question of fact [1982 Opns St Comp, No. 82-307 superseded in part]. You ask whether a town is required or permitted to designate as its official … or, if no such designation is made, to publish official notices in any of three newspapers which are circulated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28Payroll Users Group Organizational Charter
… Article I. NAME The name of this organization will be the New York State Payroll Users Group. Article II. Mission The New York State Payroll Users Group is a partnership between … whose purpose is to act as consultant and advisor to the New York State Office of the State Comptroller's Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payroll-users-group-organizational-charter