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DiNapoli Releases City of Troy Budget Review
… visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-releases-city-troy-budget-reviewCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)
… an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2023-24. Background Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 … is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … 50 City employees. The City faces potential increased salary and wage costs when these agreements are settled. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b23-5-4Accounts Payable Advisory No. 37
… to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 6.Q - Paying and Reconciling Procurement Card Charges , Chapter XII, Section 6.Q - Paying and Reconciling Travel Card Charges and Chapter XII, Section 6.Q - Paying and Reconciling Non-Employee Travel (NET) Charges . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/37-reconciliation-credit-card-transactionsXIX.1.D Project Costing Terminology – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Project is group of activities that has a start and end date or covers a period of time (e.g., grant period) designed to … a unique product, service or result. In the SFS, a project is used to collect and track costs related to those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1d-project-costing-terminologyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." … years' appropriations, exceeding the statutory limit. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0XII.6.J Paying a Refund – XII. Expenditures
… processed using single payment vouchers and single payment Vendor IDs beginning with “02”. A list of refund types and valid Vendor ID’s is included in Chapter X. Business Units needing … must contact the Office of the State Comptroller’s Vendor Management Unit to request a single payment vendor ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6j-paying-refundOpinion 93-28
… except debt service (see Highway Law, §§10-c[5]; L 1993, ch 53 [1993-94 Aid to Localities Budget, pp 230-231]; L 1993, ch 56, §§2-4, 13, 14; L 1993, ch 57, §§199, 200). Highway Law, §284 requires the town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… County) The district has overestimated appropriations for payroll, health insurance, retirement, debt and utilities by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-242)
… Disbursements during 2013 totaled approximately $177,500. Key Findings The Board was not provided with monthly bank … bylaws did not provide guidance for using debit and prepaid cash cards. Key Recommendations Examine bank … and procedures for members to follow when using debit and prepaid cash cards. … West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/west-fort-ann-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-overStockport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-189)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Executive Committee’s oversight of selected financial operations for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/06/30/stockport-volunteer-fire-company-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015mEastchester Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-59)
… the Board’s management of the District’s financial affairs for the period July 1, 2010 through November 6, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $80 million. … Key Findings Budgets did not include estimated amounts for refunds of real property taxes or amounts to fund them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/eastchester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-59Avoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS, as a governmental plan, has discretion to reject a DRO. Orders that are vague, contain inconsistent … for pension distributions at the earliest eligibility age do not apply to governmental plans such as NYSLRS. Lump Sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save … has yet to be fully realized.” MTA spends over $7 billion a year on procurement, covering everything from construction … Procurement Operations, which handles direct purchases of things like parts for train cars and buses, has not changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneySUNY Bulletin No. SU-302
… Unit = 28 Salary Grade = 980 Pay Basis Code = BIW, FEE Payroll Status = Active or Leave with Pay Eligible employees … for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents. Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice The … Earnings Code and the amount paid will be displayed on the Payroll Register. The appropriate Earnings Description and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-302-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesII.3.A Planning – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… outline their budgetary needs. Although agencies begin to analyze their budget needs as early as May or June, the … DOB then analyze the agency requests for those which they have responsibility. Examiners may seek additional … priorities. By the end of October, examination units have also usually determined funding requirements to continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3a-planningPutnam County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-257)
… Development Agency’s (PCIDA) management practices for the period January 1, 2012 to May 3, 2013. Background The … Key Findings In 1996, the PCIDA Board established criteria for approving projects, and for evaluating and recapturing benefits from projects that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/putnam-county-industrial-development-agency-managementState Agencies Bulletin No. 777
… automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Dues (Code 201 ) and Agency Shop Fee (Code 212 ) based on the … $22,000 to $27,999 $17.50 $28,000 to $29,999 $17.83 $30,000 to $31,999 $18.93 $32,000 to $33,999 $19.90 $34,000 to … in a salary decrease. Questions Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/777-civil-service-employees-association-csea-dues-and-agency-shop-feeDepartment of Social Services – Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements (2016-MS-1)
… report - pdf] We also issued six letter reports to the following counties: Cattaraugus , Chemung , Fulton , … (Managers) must ensure that all services are provided in accordance with service provider agreements and that … and Tioga) were not monitoring service provider agreements in accordance with managements’ monitoring expectations. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/07/19/department-social-services-monitoring-service-provider-agreements-2016-ms-1Other Bulletin No. 52
… processing of the Bargaining Unit, Benefit Program and Earnings Program change Affected Employees Payroll … Date(s) The new Bargaining Unit Code, Benefit Program, and new Earnings Program will be set up with the effective … following new data elements with respect to the employees and their positions: A new Bargaining Unit Code will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-52-new-bargaining-unit-code-benefit-program-and-earningsTown of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (2022M-98)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lake Luzerne (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) ensured payroll payments were accurate and in accordance with Town policies. Key Findings The Supervisor … did not ensure payroll payments were accurate or in accordance with Town policies. Town officials: Did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-payroll-2022m-98