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VII.10.C Reducing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… of Appropriation/AP Adjustment Vouchers of this Chapter for the amount of the reduction to the advance. The Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10c-reducing-cash-advanceAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… controls over selected Authority financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. … 428 of the Public Housing Law to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant … Director audits the claims, including payments made for the reimbursement of his own travel costs. Our review of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… of June 30, 2013) to be improperly deposited in types of investments which are not allowed by law, putting Library … to disburse payroll by accessing the Library’s bank account and withdrawing enough funds to cover payroll, … of its investment policy, divest from all improper investments and place all Library moneys in time deposits, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s controls over cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Town of Forestport – Financial Management (2013M-184)
… Ensure that interfund loans between funds with different tax bases are paid with interest to the respective funds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-forestport-financial-management-2013m-184DiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds
… announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District … last September to two counts of federal program theft, for stealing from a school district that received federal … of her actions. My thanks to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York Antoinette T. Bacon and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-school-district-treasurer-sentenced-stealing-fundsOpinion 88-51
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Repair Reserve Fund … lake) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c(1)(b), 6-d: Moneys in a repair reserve fund may be expended for the dredging of … annually or at shorter intervals. Where all moneys in a repair reserve fund have been expended and the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51Opinion 93-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for … county attorney or a deputy county clerk, treasurer or commissioner of public works is entitled to the salary fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1Opinion 95-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing fees paid in Surrogate's Court proceedings seeking multiple relief) … fee or separate filing fees for each type of relief sought in a single proceeding seeking multiple relief will depend on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20DiNapoli: The Mayor's Proposed Budget Takes Large Steps In Addressing Outstanding Labor Contracts
… spending is projected to increase at an average annual rate of 4.6 percent between Fiscal Years 2013 and 2018, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-mayors-proposed-budget-takes-large-steps-addressing-outstanding-labor-contractsCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… may include one or more large containers for solid waste in a centralized location. Transportation costs can make … cost of collection services by reducing manpower. Changes in frequency of service, method of collecting recyclables and … real property tax revenues, taxpayers may resist increases in their tax bills. Seeking Competition A local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsOpinion 99-1
… exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries or for the purpose of defraying the reasonable expenses of the operation and administration of the program" (emphasis supplied). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Opinion 92-53
… is not required to approve a distribution formula adopted by the county. You state that a county imposes a three per cent (3%) sales tax and that the only city within the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-53Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B18-7-9)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $30 million to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/29/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b18-7-9Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B17-7-15)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s tentative budget for the 2018 fiscal year are … reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $30 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general fund as of December 31, 2007, December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/02/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b17-7-15Vendor File Advisory No. 11
… correct address and voucher payments to the correct bank account or address. The “Location” section of the Vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/11-vendor-locationTown of East Hampton - Budget Review (B19-7-10)
… and expenditure projections in the Town’s tentative budget for the 2020 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town … 31, 2009. New York State Local Finance Law requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/08/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b19-7-10Opinion 98-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (commingling of city and dependent school district moneys); (use of city and … 519 NYS2d 395; see also, e.g., Divisich v Marshall , 281 NY 170; Fuhrmann v Graves , 235 NY 77; Board of Education of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 89-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … purchase upon the most beneficial terms, including price, in the public interest. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning a village which embraces …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Alden Central School District , East Aurora Union Free … fund balance, unrestricted fund balance exceeds the statutory limit by nine percentage points. East Aurora Union … for district officials and students or appoint a faculty auditor to ensure that receipts were issued, disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits