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Policies and Procedures for Managing Your Municipality/District Webinar
Please join us as we focus on the many programmatic areas where written policies are either required or highly recommended.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/policies-and-procedures-05-20-20.pdfOrdinary Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… benefit). The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-death-benefitCity of Salamanca – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-284)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review City officials’ financial management practices and … did not submit casino revenue claims in a timely manner to the Seneca Nation. The Comptroller did not enforce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/03/04/city-salamanca-selected-financial-activities-2015m-284Sodus Center Fire District – Board Oversight (2017M-108)
… County. The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town, governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/sodus-center-fire-district-board-oversight-2017m-108Hammondsport Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2024M-54)
… level of surplus fund balance that may be maintained. As a result: District officials maintained surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/hammondsport-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2024m-54Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed circumvents the statutory limit on surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49Annual Financial Report Filing Deadlines
… in a letter signed by the CFO and emailed to AFRFILE@osc.ny.gov , faxed to (518) 486-3146 or mailed to Office of the … Data Management Unit, 110 State Street 12-8-C, Albany NY 12236. … Annual Financial Report Filing Deadlines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-filing-deadlinesDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… of five counties by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found that hundreds of county jail inmates received … about inmates receiving UI benefits. “The state’s social welfare and unemployment insurance programs are … so they cannot recertify benefits through the DOL website. Further, auditors found all outgoing calls from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by 14% in October
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 14.1% in October compared to … the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, local … increase at 173%. However, this growth was mostly the result of a large technical adjustment made to the county’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-14-octoberTransparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… report – pdf] We also issued 10 individual reports to the following Villages: Almond , Cedarhurst , Copenhagen , … villages ranging in size from fewer than 50 residents with a budget of $173,450 to almost 60,000 residents with a budget … current and accessible, residents are able to see how their tax dollars are being spent, and they are given the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1665
… on the NBEN742 should have missing fields verified by viewing the TIAA/CREF Suspense/NRI panel in PayServ. The … cell (Return, Arrow, Tab). Enter comments if necessary. (i.e. Election date prior to Hire date due to waiver, projected … b) until all Terminated/Active rows have been captured (i.e. calculation stops when employee reaches 7 year completion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1665-calculating-breaks-service-orp-participants-apprear-control-d-nben742DiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… controversial, and seemingly counterintuitive, experiment to reduce exposed trash and rats in subway stations by … subway stations saved work and possibly some money for the MTA," DiNapoli said. "It's not clear that it met MTA's goals … except for the fact that riders have a harder time finding a trash can." The MTA's NYC Transit launched …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerVII.1 State Revenues Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Bank Accounts) or remitted directly to the Department of Tax and Finance – Division of Treasury (DTF – Treasury) for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii1-state-revenues-overviewState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Attorney General's Report on Governor
This is a sad day for New York The Attorney Generals report documents unacceptable workplace behavior in the Executive Chamber at the highest level of state leadership
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-attorney-generals-report-governorState Police Bulletin No. SP-106
… scheduled work day, for hours other than the employee is scheduled for, and is given less than two (2) days notice, is entitled to … a Next of Kin Affidavit and Report of Check Exchange forms have been submitted, OSC will accept a photocopy of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-106-new-york-state-police-shift-change-half-time-paymentBuffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… reported on the Center’s 2017 and 2018 CFRs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, as well as Medicaid revenues … its CFR for the Preschool Special Class – over 2.5 hours per day, Preschool Integrated Special Class – over 2.5 hours per day, and Preschool Integrated Special Class – 2.5 hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/buffalo-hearing-speech-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… New York state has one of the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformOpinion 88-6
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority of … .; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1); RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§113, 470: A municipality may not, … contributions will constitute an indeterminate cost and benefits are not payable until retirement. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Cardinal Egan
… Simply put, he made a difference and his legacy will live on." … New York has lost one of our great spiritual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-passing-cardinal-eganComptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… York school districts had inappropriate computer access to sensitive student data and were able to change student grades and attendance records without proper authorization, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databases