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Opinion 89-50
… Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a … under the circumstances, the town may expend moneys to pay for the improvements necessary to alleviate the drainage … drains, culverts, ditches, sluices and other channels for the passage of water for the purpose of drainage and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Land Banks Enter the Fight Against Blight
This report explains what land banks are, discusses how they can help local governments cope with high concentrations of vacant and abandoned properties
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/landbanks1016.pdfEdwards-Knox Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-92)
… Medicaid-eligible and received speech, occupational or physical therapy services during 2019-20. Had these services been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/edwards-knox-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-92CUNY Bulletin No. CU-354
… Purpose To explain processing of the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for tax purposes for the … Staten Island 103XX New York State Zip Codes Nassau County 110XX, 115XX, 116XX, 117XX, 118XX Suffolk County 117XX … Control-D report NPAY771 (Time Entry Payment Report) will list all employees for whom the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-354-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesFrewsburg Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-327)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the … the establishment, use and maintenance of reserve funds and could not demonstrate the reasonableness of reserve … validating the amounts retained. District officials also do not have a comprehensive payroll policy supported by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/frewsburg-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedDiNapoli: Federal Relief Funds Should Have Been Better Targeted to Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
… said the $150 billion federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) could have been better aimed to the localities, … with high infection rates have spent most of their CRF while other communities with low infection rates at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-federal-relief-funds-should-have-been-better-targeted-communities-hardest-hit-covid-19State Agencies Bulletin No. 747
… Geographic Pay Differential is not reduced by the amount of the Merit Step payment (see Payroll Bulletin No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/747-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information-employees-representedIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… are then paid to the State the next business day via the ACH system. Rejected requests are deleted from the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemLegal and Regulatory Authority To Do Business
… a prospective vendors legal and regulatory authority to do business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/legal-and-regulatory-authority-do-businessXI.7.A Revenue Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… into the Customer Contracts Module. All agencies, both Online and Bulkload, must create contract transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7a-revenue-contractsDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… The state Dormitory Authority (DASNY) for the past four years overstated the amount of business it … officials have not properly set annual participation goals for minority- and women-owned businesses and need to improve … and authorities are supposed to establish annual goals for MWBE, make a good faith effort to achieve those goals, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationControls Over the Collection of the Public Safety Communications Surcharge
… the Department acquires the names and contact information for, and appropriately pursues payment from, customers who … upgrades to call centers, such as the federal mandate for Next Generation 911 systems. The current Surcharge … York State is required to act as a State collection agent for the Surcharge. Providers are responsible for adding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/04/controls-over-collection-public-safety-communications-surchargeCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B20-6-4)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … of 2014 requires the City to submit its proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Education for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/05/21/city-yonkers-budget-review-b20-6-4Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up) (2022-F-1)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Report 2019-S-54).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f1.pdfTown of Rensselaerville – Financial Operations (2012M-168)
… The Town of Rensselaerville is located in Albany County and has a population of about 1,800. The Town Board (Board) … The Town’s accounting records are in poor condition and do not provide an accurate portrait of its financial … because the Town did not properly account for property and sales tax revenue. The Supervisor did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-rensselaerville-financial-operations-2012m-168Annual Lease Value Table
Annual Lease Value Table
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/payroll-bulletin-2059-att4.pdfManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… (Kennedy) had poor controls over its General School Fund (GSF) bank account. In addition, we concluded that the school … funds and that DOE’s guidelines had been ignored. The GSF account is used to deposit monies collected for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-followDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Tracking Close to Projections Through First Half of the Year
… State tax receipts totaled $54.6 billion through the first six months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25, $682.1 … of the year, risks including global unrest, labor market weakness, or adverse weather could negatively impact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-tracking-close-projections-through-first-half-yearOpinion 2006-4
… FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (term of an irrevocable letter of credit issued as security by a qualifying federal … that limit to ninety days the term of an “eligible letter of credit” issued as security for local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-4DiNapoli: Former Fire Company Treasurer Charged in $20,000 Theft
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Ontario County Sheriff Philip C. Povero. Former Company and Auxiliary … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-former-fire-company-treasurer-charged-20000-theft