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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not bill 70 accounts. Town of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (Orange County) The board did not … the town’s financial condition of the water and sewer funds. The board did not monitor and amend the budgets, and … $370,229, and the water fund owes $490,922 to other funds. Loans from other funds were not repaid by the end of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Standardized Forms – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… she attests to the accuracy of the information presented on the form. Sample travel forms can be viewed at the Office of the New York State Comptroller’s website at www.osc.state.ny.us . From our … are exempt from paying State and local sales or use taxes on hotel occupancy purchased within New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/standardized-formsSelected Financial Management Practices
… Purpose To determine if the Hudson River Park Trust has established adequate controls over the following financial management functions: revenue and … River waterfront, generally from the northern boundary of Battery Place to the northern boundary of 59th Street in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/selected-financial-management-practicesRailroad Bridge Inspection Program
… bridges. Department data shows that 38 railroads own or have maintenance responsibility for almost 3,000 railroad … requirements. For example, the bridge management plans on hand are an average age of 10 years old and some may no … relevant. Also, the Department has incomplete information on the inventory of railroad bridges and their inspections. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/09/railroad-bridge-inspection-programDiNapoli: Comcast Agrees To Disclose Political Spending
… (Fund), DiNapoli filed a shareholder resolution calling for the company to make public its political spending. The … important than ever that shareholders continue to call for greater transparency when it comes to political … of Comcast’s largest shareholders, we applaud the company for agreeing to disclose corporate political spending. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-comcast-agrees-disclose-political-spendingXII.8.A Workflow in the Accounts Payable Module – XII. Expenditures
… in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) whenever it is practicable. Completing approvals in the SFS will ensure … except when the Payment Method on the purchase order is the Procurement Card. Matching in the SFS is an automated process that compares the voucher to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8a-workflow-accounts-payable-moduleOpinion 95-3
… in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of amount set aside for county or educational purposes when … the county imposes a 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy, amusement admissions … imposed in the area of the county outside the city must be allocated to the area of the county outside the city in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3DiNapoli Applauds as Exxon Finally Agrees to Protect LGBT Rights
… fought to have Exxon adopt comprehensive equal rights owe thanks to President Obama, whose executive order motivated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-applauds-exxon-finally-agrees-protect-lgbt-rightsOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc.
… one of the nation’s largest and most diverse programs for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance … Palladia merged with and began operating under Services for the Underserved (SUS), an organization that offers … According to the contract, OASAS reimburses Palladia for its net operating expenses, up to the maximum budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-incVIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… revenue deposit or appropriated expenditures of the funds involved. An appropriated transfer moves monies from … must use account codes 60810 “Operating Transfers to Other Funds” in the sending (debit) journal entry chartstring and 36310 “Transfers from Other Funds” in the receiving (credit) journal entry chartstring. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfersVII.10.F Cash Advance Reconciliations and Annual Confirmation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… > Query > Query Viewer 'VENDOR ID’ – Leave blank to return all advances for your agency’s GLBU 'BUSINESS UNIT’ - Agency … confirmed 'ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION’ – Leave blank to return all advance types The query results must be sorted and … The form preparer will be contacted for the resolution of all discrepancies. BSAO may also request additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10f-cash-advance-reconciliations-and-annual-confirmationInternal Control System Components
… January 1, 2013 through December 1, 2015. Background In 1987, the Legislature passed the New York State … control, and issuing the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government (Standards). The Standards form the minimum expectations for internal control in State agencies and public authorities and provide guidance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/internal-control-system-componentsOpinion 88-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Park Land (conveyance of lands subject to … without special legislation. However, a special act and extinguishment of the private right are necessary for … of a frustrated attempt to construct a swimming pool and that the property is not now being used for any municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (School-Age Program): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (NYSARC), also known as AHRC NYC, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-school-age-program-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… a result, they may not have procured them in a manner that is in the best interests of taxpayers. Officials did not seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOpinion 88-70
Whether a city may conduct a referendum to poll voters on issues such as whether to fluoridate city water or improve the city water or sewer system
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Borrowing Against Your Contributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… and 30 days after issuance, loans are fully insured in case you die before repaying them. How Much You Can Borrow … and 30 days after issuance, loans are fully insured in case you die before repaying them. How Much You Can Borrow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/borrowing-against-your-contributionsOpinion 93-2
… election at either a general or special village election for village officers. A village board, on its own motion, may … Election Law, §15-104[1][c], which prescribes a procedure for village elections in certain villages to be conducted by … village election" as the annual or biennial election for village officers (Election Law, §15-102[1]). It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 2006-3
… cable television franchise fees are credited) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Accounting (fund to which town cable television … town board, after a public hearing, to grant franchises “for the use of the streets, highways, and public places or … thereof or the space above or under them or any of them, for any specific purpose authorized by law upon such terms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Final Average Earnings
… on or after: April 1, 2024, for Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Tier 6. April 20, 2024, for Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Tier 6. Previously, your FAE was the average of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/final-average-earnings