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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1920
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for new … Unit (APSU) – BU31 are affected. Background Chapter 55 of the Laws of 2021 which implements the 2015-2019 Agreement between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1920-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-agency-policeOpinion 2008-5
… for the services of a village fire company: (1) there is no statutory requirement that any portion of the … fire company purposes. Any such fire protection contract is subject to the consent of the fire company under General … to a town fire protection district. The fire protection is provided by an incorporated volunteer fire company, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5DiNapoli Releases Economic Report on the Bronx
… the Bronx Spanish Version Tendencias recientes e impacto de la COVID-19 en el Bronx Find out how your government money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-bronxWhat is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… With some exceptions, the State’s Property Tax Cap limits the … data to compute the tax cap; and establishing requirements for reserves of excess funds. For more information, see Overview of the Office of the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capWest Babylon Union Free School District – Claims Audit (2024M-62)
… not perform a proper audit of claims. As a result, there is an increased risk that goods and services may not have … million had one or more deficiencies, including confirming purchase orders (POs) (issued after goods or services were … million were not audited prior to payment in accordance with New York State (NYS) Education Law Section 1724. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/20/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-62Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… care students enrolled at the District. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, officials had not billed $95,210 of the $129,538 (73 percent) in tuition to which it was … billed. District officials did not: Provide oversight of the employees who prepared the tuition bills. Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingTown of Shelby – Supervisor’s Financial Responsibilities (2021M-121)
… December 31, 2020. Provide the Board with adequate monthly reports that included cash balances and the detail of revenues received. Ensure annual financial reports were filed on time. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 annual financial reports were filed from 106 to 194 days late. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/03/town-shelby-supervisors-financial-responsibilities-2021m-121DiNapoli Releases Analysis of SFY 2024-25 State Budget
… new funding and policy changes to spur the creation of much needed housing, but the state’s financial outlook … 2024-25 are projected to total $227.2 billion, a decline of $7.3 billion, or 3.1%, from the prior year. The decrease … revenue fund receipts, as well as the expected depletion of funds from the federal American Rescue Plan. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-sfy-2024-25-state-budgetVII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… ‘Control Total Amount’ must be equal to the total amount of the deposit and is displayed as a positive amount (except in the case of a reversal). The ‘Count’ should reflect the number of Payment ID sequences an agency has entered. On the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… provided to the Board did not include an estimate of fund balance remaining at year end, which helps determine how much … excessive unexpended surplus funds by adopting a fund balance policy, establishing a contingency and tax … anticipated expenditures and available appropriated fund balance. Ensure that the Treasurer provides budgetary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… The Germantown Central School District is located in Columbia County. The District is governed by a Board of … District officials consistently overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $5.5 million. As a … four years, District officials appropriated $3.2 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budgets, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Opinion 2000-1
… officers arising out of allegations of misconduct. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of … offense arising out of the performance of his or her official duties in the absence of pre-existing authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Homer Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-306)
… Background The Homer Central School District is located in Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Tompkins Counties. The District is governed by the Board … reserved are necessary, reasonable, and in compliance with statutory requirements. Develop a plan for the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/homer-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-306Hancock Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-187)
… Background The Hancock Central School District is located in the Towns of Deposit, Hancock and Tompkins in Delaware County. The District is governed by … during this fiscal year ending 2013-14. This, combined with the over-funded reserves, will bring total available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/hancock-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-187State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Whitney Point Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … funds were about 11 percent of the appropriations in the 2015-16 budget. The district also maintained five … unit employees that worked 100 overtime hours or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. Auditors found no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-236)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if leave accrual records were … Union Free School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/26/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-236West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process … Islip Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Otisco Fire District – Financial Operations (2016M-415)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine whether the Board had adequate financial management procedures in place to annually report the District’s financial activity, review … did not present bank reconciliations and bank statements to the Board for review. Key Recommendations Ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/17/otisco-fire-district-financial-operations-2016m-415Town of Plattsburgh - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-163)
… select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings All 23 properties tested with agricultural exemptions … had an incorrect ownership or residential percentage used in calculating the exemption. Key Recommendations Ensure all applications are complete and supporting documentation is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/14/town-plattsburgh-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-163State Agencies Bulletin No. 288
… card and verify the completeness, accuracy and legibility of Federated Fund Code, Amount of Deduction, Employee's Agency Code, Social Security Number … pre-printed Federated Code, which appears at the top right of the form, should be used as the deduction code. Cards, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/288-2002-sefa-campaign