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City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B17-7-9)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year are … or resolve recommendations from our budget review issued in May 2016. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/11/city-long-beach-budget-review-b17-7-9Opinion 89-43
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Opinion 88-73
… -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (creation of by town for … other than suburban towns to establish capital reserve funds for improvement district purposes. In this regard, we … authorizes towns generally to establish capital reserve funds, specifically provides in subdivision (3)(a) that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Government-Wide Financial Data – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Program revenues include: Charges to customers or others for services related to the program; Grants and contributions that can only be used to pay for the operations of a particular function or segment; and … taxes and other items not included as program revenues. For prior years’ comparative government-wide data, please see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/government-wide-financial-dataTown of LaGrange – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-107)
… and internal controls over the Town’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012. … documented. Further, 166 cases were not reported to the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund. The Town also did not … procedure for the deactivation of user accounts as soon as employees leave Town service. Develop a comprehensive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/12/town-lagrange-selected-financial-activities-2013m-107City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B25-5-5)
… Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for … all the recommendations in our previous budget review letter when preparing the 2025-26 proposed budget. The Mayor … is not structurally balanced because it includes a subsidy from the general fund to finance its operation. The proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/15/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b25-5-5Opinion 2000-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (membership in volunteer firefighters museum) -- Powers and Duties … that the fire district will receive sufficient benefits in furtherance of its statutory purposes to constitute fair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20Opinion 89-26
… complete and file annual financial disclosure statements. Chapter 813 of the Laws of 1987, known as the "Ethics in … corporation or other district (General Municipal Law, §800[4]). A "political subdivision" is defined to mean a county, … is not a "political subdivision" to adopt a local law, ordinance, or resolution either: (i) promulgating its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-26Opinion 89-60
… home inspections) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a(1)(b), (c): Although a building inspector engaged in the private business of … employee from disclosing confidential information acquired by him or her in the course of his or her official duties or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60II.4.C Cash and Basic Financial Statements – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… and final cash basis financial plans for the fiscal year as well as actual inflows, outflows, and balances stated … cash flows. Taxes are recognized as revenues in the year in which they are earned. Grants, entitlements, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4c-cash-and-basic-financial-statementsOpinion 88-52
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … which purchases real property from county) -- Interest in Contract (community college officers and employees who are … held by the county for the college will have an interest in the purchase contract. The interest must be disclosed as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Opinion 88-67
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of a village mayor is appointed to the position of village attorney, the mayor … of General Municipal Law, §800(3) if the mayor's partner is hired independently of the partnership and is paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims – Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber Report 2013S4
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriber-followCity of Olean – Budget Review (B18-1-1)
… multiyear financial plan, and make both plans an integral part of the budget process. Add $40,000 to the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/19/city-olean-budget-review-b18-1-1City of Lockport -- Budget Review (B18-1-10)
… 31, 2013. The Act requires the City to submit to the State Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b18-1-10Opinion 92-45
… fire district fire department may impose a fee on certain persons to whom they provide service. General Municipal Law, … and to fix a schedule of fees or charges to be paid by persons requesting the use of such services). Accordingly, a … fire district fire department may impose a fee on certain persons to whom they provide service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-45Driver Responsibility Assessment Program
… laws enacted to promote safety and protect consumers. In an effort to prevent the repeated behavior of problem drivers and to improve traffic safety, in November 2004, the State Legislature amended the Vehicle … Department to assess and collect a fee of $250 per year for three years on drivers convicted of alcohol- or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/09/driver-responsibility-assessment-programMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2020 Through September 30, 2020
… 7, 2015. About the Program The Department administers the State’s Medicaid program. The Department’s eMedNY computer … prior to, but billed during, the Coronavirus Disease state of emergency that would have been denied had certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2020-through-september-30-2020City of Lockport - Budget Review (B19-1-7)
… 31, 2013. The Act requires the City to submit to the State Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b19-1-7Parsons Child and Family Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/parsons-child-and-family-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual