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Town of Dannemora – Town Hall/Highway Garage Capital Project (2013M-230)
… May 31, 2013. Background The Town of Dannemora is located in Clinton County. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board (Board) comprising a Town Supervisor and four Board members. The Town’s 2013 … $2 million. Key Finding In 2008, the Town Board approved a five-year capital plan to construct a new Town Hall/highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/13/town-dannemora-town-hallhighway-garage-capital-project-2013m-230Medicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Long-Term Care Plans
… the Department of Health (Department) made improper fee-for-service (FFS) payments for certain services covered by managed long-term care (MLTC) … managed care premiums and, in return, MLTC plans pay for all MLTC covered services. The Medicaid program should … of Health DOH made improper feeforservice FFS payments for certain services covered by managed longterm care plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-long-term-care-plansOpinion 89-62
… (signing multiple nominating petitions) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Mode of Selection (signing multiple … ten days prior to the date of such fire district elections and in addition may provide by resolution that such … shall specify the names of the candidates duly filed and in addition provide proper blank spaces for each office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 92-42
… is paid to the town under a contract (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-37, p 51; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-103, p 127; 29 Opns St Comp, 1973, p 122). It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 91-63
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in which the store is located, but has no relationship with … councilman would have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchases by the town from a hardware store if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 2002-14
… the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Compromise and Settlement (incurrence of reasonable expenses to evaluate … appropriateness of settlement) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (work performed on private property in connection … In order to assist in assessing the merits of the claim and the possibility of settlement, the village is considering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… to health care (including physical and mental health), treatment for substance abuse, childcare services, and … the client may need, such as life skills coaching and medical, mental health, and/or substance abuse treatment. The … as follows: 1 of 2 cases requiring medical services (50%). 6 of 13 cases requiring substance abuse services (46%). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentAverill Park No. 2 Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-183)
… 2014. Background The Averill Park No. 2 Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County. The District, which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Commissioners, serves a population of approximately 3,500. The 2014 general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/26/averill-park-no-2-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activity-2014m-183Aurora-Colden Fire District No. 6 – Financial Activity (2017M-208)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District established adequate controls to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and reported and to safeguard District money for the period January 1, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/12/29/aurora-colden-fire-district-no-6-financial-activity-2017m-208Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department - Financial Operations (2018M-23)
… Prepare and provide monthly bank reconciliations for the membership’s review. Department officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/05/11/montezuma-volunteer-fire-department-financial-operations-2018mTerryville Fire District – Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-136)
… duties for the period January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. Background The Terryville Fire District is a district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/09/08/terryville-fire-district-treasurers-duties-2017m-136Walton Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-238)
… with significant variances in appropriations. The District does not have a documented fund balance policy or capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/02/23/walton-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-238Barnard Fire District – Financial Condition (2015M-145)
… adequately managed the District’s financial condition and operations for the period January 1, 2013 through … District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Greece, Monroe County, in which it is located. The District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/barnard-fire-district-financial-condition-2015m-145Gloversville Public Library – Claims Processing (2014M-81)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library’s internal controls over claims processing for the … December 31, 2013. Background The Gloversville Public Library is located in the City of Gloversville, Fulton … of the Gloversville Enlarged School District. The Library received its charter as a school district public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/27/gloversville-public-library-claims-processing-2014m-81Operational Advisory No. 35
… Financial System (SFS). Advance payment to an employee for personal services is not intended to supersede normal … refer to Payroll Bulletin No. 2205, Updated Guidance for Issuing Salary Advances . Reference: Payroll Bulletin: No. 2205, Updated Guidance for Issuing Salary Advances Guide to Financial Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/35-personal-service-salary-advancesOperational Advisory No. 36
… been renamed to Shipping, Postage and Mail Services and should be used when shipping any type of package using any … not be available in SFY 2024-25 , and account code 55220 should be used for any shipping expenses. Account 57032, Office Supplies, should be used for the purchase of postage stamps. Reference: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/36-gfo-updates-postageshipping-account-codesOpinion 2001-15
… the requirements set forth therein, "provided that the period of three years shall have elapsed since the date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center (Just Kids), on its … years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14. Background Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center (Just Kids) is a Suffolk … To determine whether the costs reported by Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center on its CFRs were reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/just-kids-early-childhood-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 97-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of moneys to pay death benefit upon death of firefighter's … may be expended to provide a death benefit to a member of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4Opinion 91-61
… such an approved plan. We have been asked whether town and village justice courts must collect the additional one … or village court shall be paid to the State Comptroller, and that "the additional one per centum of such bail moneys … as provided in subdivision three of this section, and shall be used to fund the alternatives to incarceration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61