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Oversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… lacked support for a required assessment or documentation, 16 had assessments or documentation completed late, and nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityOpinion 94-26
… district, exclusive of debt service, levied in a given year may not exceed twenty percent of the total "general municipal taxes" levied in that year against the taxable real property in the district. It … the "municipality" is permitted by law to raise in that year by real property tax. It is evident that the terms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 88-12
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … of a joint service. A "joint service" is defined to mean the joint provision of any municipal facility, service, … services (Village Law, §4-412; General Municipal Law, §120-w; 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-307, p 52; 1988 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Use of New York State Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Funds
… Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Fund is used for its intended purpose. Background In 1985, the New York … (Program) administered by Parks. Parks is responsible for authorizing payments, monitoring the Program, and … ending March 31, 2011. In contrast to other TMEs reviewed, all of which used unpaid volunteers, Franklin County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/02/use-new-york-state-snowmobile-trail-development-and-maintenance-funds-0Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider
… Other Related Audit/Report of Interest Department of Health: Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-providerTown of Danby – Town Clerk (2022M-08)
… and not deposited timely or intact and were not remitted to appropriate parties in a timely manner. Although the … they did not properly deposit and remit all collections to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate manner. … Make intact and timely deposits. Secure collections prior to being deposited. Maintain all records, books and papers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-danby-town-clerk-2022m-08Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2024M-35)
… and have not conducted periodic physical inventories in at least 10 years. As a result, officials lack assurance … was still active on the inventory list but was disposed of in October 2018. Key Recommendations Ensure BOCES’ asset … and assets are tagged and recorded prior to being placed in service. Conduct periodic physical inventories. BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/06/21/greater-southern-tier-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2024mVillage of Greene – Investment Program (2023M-112)
… Village earned approximately $5,800 from money on deposit in the Village’s checking and savings accounts, which had an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/01/village-greene-investment-program-2023m-112Marathon Joint Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-76)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Marathon Joint Fire District (District) officials developed and managed a comprehensive investment program. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/20/marathon-joint-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-76Operational Advisory No. 28
… Subject : Guidance for Processing SFS Transactions in Production after Fiscal Year End (FYE) … Processes are Complete Guidance : When FYE processes for SFS are complete, SFS will send a communication to agencies … to the Production environment has been restored. The first priority for agencies once the system is available for use is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/28-guidance-processing-sfs-transactions-production-after-fiscal-year-end-fyeII.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the EXECUTE and EVALUATE phases of the financial cycle. Standards are established in the following categories: Minimum Financial Reporting … that permits the collection of information necessary in the preparation of annual and interim financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewOpinion 2002-3
… district. Town Law §198 sets forth a town board's powers with respect to improvement districts. Subdivision 10 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Opinion 2001-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to … of the municipality or school district (see Sponsor's Memorandum in Support of S. 573 of 1984; letter from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Opinion 2002-4
… a town to expend monies from taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made to dredge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Enroll in a Pension Plan
Enroll in a Pension Plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll/2021/pdf/Enroll-in-a-Pension-Plan.pdfSignal Maintenance, Inspections, and Testing
… (35 percent) required from January 1, 2015 to May 16, 2017 were not done within the required intervals. … that were performed from January 1, 2016 to May 16, 2017, we found that 39,194 (76 percent) were done late. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/17/signal-maintenance-inspections-and-testingMiddle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. Background The Middle Island Fire … OSC or prepare budgets based on reasonable estimates. Due to the continual overestimating of expenditures, the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/middle-island-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-93Chateaugay Central School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-149)
… in Clinton County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 550 students, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/chateaugay-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-149Performance of Duty Disability – Police and Fire Plan
Police and Fire Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 members under Sections 375b and 375c Performance of Duty Disability
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/performance-duty-disabilityUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-112
… agencies of the new dues structure change and dues rate for New York State Court Officers Association members. … Association, OSC has implemented a new dues structure for employees in Bargaining Unit SR with Union Dues (Code 243 … be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. Questions for the New York State Court Officers Association may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-112-dues-structure-change-members-new-york-state-court-officers