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Skaneateles Central School District - Online Banking (2019M-2)
… online payments and transfers totaling $72 million during our audit period were appropriate. The online banking policy does not clearly indicate how online transfers will be … awareness training. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/skaneateles-central-school-district-online-banking-2019m-2Opinion 2001-14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Contracts … meaning of General Municipal Law, article 18) -- Interest in Contract (municipal officer or employee not deemed to have interest in intermunicipal agreement) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 89-35
… 11 of the General Municipal Law. Since it is evident that only an official having custody of moneys may be authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35Opinion 89-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt service) -- Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of … town sewer districts); (authority to sell excess capacity in sewage treatment plant) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c, 6-d, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 2007-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining … audit of the books and records of the fire company and, in connection with its authority over the fund raising … books and records of the fire company for audit. Also, in accordance with General Municipal Law § 209-z, any fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 89-39
… is employed. You state that the board member is neither an officer nor a director of the agency but that he is the … Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his … of that contract. In addition, regardless of whether an officer or employee receives a direct or indirect pecuniary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-39Opinion 88-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION - Municipal Funds … of joint service) VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (change in fiscal years) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o(2)(a), … The respective governing boards of municipalities engaged in a joint service need not be directly responsible for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-40X.6 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… State agencies of established Special Use Vendor IDs used in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Vendor Management … one can be requested by following the procedures outlined in the sub section following this section overview. The … schema and details for the assigned Special Use Vendor IDs in the Statewide Vendor File: Vendor ID Usage How to Request* …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6-overviewXIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… rejected). Online agencies must use the attachment feature in the SFS to store electronic copies of documents in support of Travel and Expense transactions. If a … is determined to be incomplete during the review process in SFS, the transaction in its entirety should be returned so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… with Special Use Vendor IDs as well as the Centralized Customer ID for Business Units to use when processing … Unit A leases office space and allows Business Unit B to use some of the space as its own. Business Unit A will … to pay the lessee for the space, and Business Unit B will reimburse Business Unit A for its share of the space …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… for DME rentals that exceeded established monthly caps. In addition, noting that Medicare imposes a 36-month cap on … SUVs, trailers, trucks, and vans – used by 26 departments in their day-to-day operations. It also maintains 43 pieces … TPHI was liable instead, identifying more $37.4 million in improper Medicaid payments that had not been pursued for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Corporate America Must Show Progress on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… America must foster and protect racial and gender equity in the workplace, in company policies and in how it interacts with customers,” DiNapoli said. “When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-corporate-america-must-show-progress-diversity-equity-inclusionDiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… In a report released today , State Comptroller Thomas P. … its 2025-2029 Capital Program. The MTA must find billions in new funds even as the state tries to resolve the $15 billion gap in revenue created by the pause on congestion pricing. The … In a report released today State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosOpinion 2000-12
… of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). Based on these principles, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12State Agencies Bulletin No. 2168
… with this reason requesting the employee provide proof of updated information to the agency Personnel or Payroll Office … changed his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … Information>Modify a Person will automatically be updated (effective the day before the Effective Date on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2168-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedArtificial Intelligence Governance
… governance structure over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems. The audit … as AI generates value, it is also giving rise to a host of unwanted, and sometimes serious, consequences. New York City (NYC or City) and some of its agencies have been using AI to aid their operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 2060
… should retain a copy of each letter and any response from the employee for four (4) calendar years in the event of … his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … made aware that an employee who has previously separated from State service is deceased, the agency must report this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2060-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2378
… should retain a copy of each letter and any response from the employee for four (4) calendar years in the event of … his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … made aware that an employee who has previously separated from State service is deceased, the agency must report this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2378-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2275
… should retain a copy of each letter and any response from the employee for four (4) calendar years in the event of … his or her name and has not yet obtained a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for … made aware that an employee who has previously separated from State service is deceased, the agency must report this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2275-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… and policies for agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), leaving it vulnerable to misguided, inaccurate or biased … acts on my office’s recommendations to help ensure the AI being used by the city is not at risk of bias or … with responsibility for the oversight and governance of AI, which in the previous administration had been under an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programs