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Gold Coast Public Library District – Claims Audit (2014M-237)
… January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. Background The Gold Coast Public Library District is located in the Towns of … Gold Coast Public Library District Claims Audit 2014M237 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/10/08/gold-coast-public-library-district-claims-audit-2014m-237Ramapo Catskill Library System – Procurement (2015M-84)
… was to examine the Library System’s procurement processes for the period January 1, 2013 through December 5, 2014. … member libraries’ board members. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $4.4 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/03/ramapo-catskill-library-system-procurement-2015m-84City of Gloversville – Parking Violation Operations (2016M-231)
… April 30, 2016. Background The City of Gloversville is located in Fulton County and has approximately 15,000 residents. The City is governed by an elected eight-member City Council. General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/09/30/city-gloversville-parking-violation-operations-2016m-231West Hempstead Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-116)
… July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. Background The West Hempstead Union Free School District is located in the … West Hempstead Union Free School District Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/18/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-116Central Square Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-292)
… Constantia, Hastings, Mexico, Palermo, Parish, Schroeppel and West Monroe in Oswego County, the Towns of Cicero and Clay in Onondaga County and the Town of Vienna in Oneida County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/central-square-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-292Fort Edward Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-67)
… Background The Fort Edward Union Free School District is located in the Village of Fort Edward in Washington County. The District is governed by a Board of Education and has approximately 100 … the District’s use of fund balance to ensure that action is taken, if necessary, to identify other funding sources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/fort-edward-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-67Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B6-16-8)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget … accumulated deficit in the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. Local Finance … are outstanding. Key Findings Significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b6-16-8Town of Blooming Grove – Board Oversight of Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2014M-360)
… through June 17, 2014. Background The Town of Blooming Grove is located in Orange County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/04/town-blooming-grove-board-oversight-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2014m-360Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-95
… Purpose To notify the Unified Court System of the change in … Unified Court System, OSC will modify Deduction Code 300 to allow members of Bargaining Unit SK to participate in a voluntary permanent life insurance … To notify the Unified Court System of the change in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-95-change-eligibility-metlife-whole-life-insurance-certainOpinion 92-4
… the type of conditioning necessary for the firefighters to efficiently fulfill their firemanic functions, the nature … assurance that it is realizing sufficient benefits to justify the expenditure and the cost is reasonable in relation to the benefits received by the district. You ask whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Pension Payment Option Election – Divorce and Your Benefits
… All options will pay the member a monthly benefit for life. The Single Life Allowance is the maximum benefit available. Or, a member … “pop up” to the maximum amount payable under the Single Life Allowance option, and all payments will stop when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/pension-payment-option-electionUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-171
… will no longer receive a warning that there will be no updates to Job Data for each incumbent that would be impacted … Bypassed: #, Update Errors: #, Update Warnings: #, Clean Updates #. (24000,230) During the Update incumbent … for whom Job updating was bypassed, those for whom Job updates failed due to error, those for whom Job updates were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-171-changes-position-management-update-incumbent-process-unifiedDue Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… to New York State. This process, called due diligence, is not only required by the New York State Abandoned Property Law (APL), but is good customer service. Requirements in addition to the … diligence requirements 90 days before your final report is due Send a notice by first class mail to every person or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsOpinion 88-1
… in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); (necessity of special act … (of village parking lot) -- Gifts (of parking lot to U.S. Postal Service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-h: The … that a village should obtain special legislation prior to conveying a village parking lot to the U.S. Postal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Opinion 88-33
… may not be used to pay the cost of the improvements. This is in reply to your letter concerning the authority of a … The cost of constructing the necessary laterals is estimated to be $8,000. You state that the town does not … you indicate that the cost of operation and maintenance is raised on an ad valorem basis. However, under section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Opinion 90-31
… composed of a member from each town board. The committee is empowered to acquire necessary real property in the name … No. 88-49, p 98) performing a public duty. Further, there is nothing in the General Municipal Law which suggests an … Therefore, we believe General Construction Law, §41 is applicable and that, unless the towns may provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 93-3
… LAW, §§103, 104-b: A fire district is not required to advertise for sealed bids to contract for the services of physicians to give physicals to volunteer firefighters of the fire … Whether a fire district is required to advertise for sealed bids to engage the services of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3Opinion 94-28
… with advance planning to study feasibility of county-wide wastewater treatment) COUNTY LAW, §250 et seq.; GENERAL … of the feasibility of providing comprehensive, county-wide wastewater treatment. Presently, there exists only one sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 2004-5
… distribution and use of foreign fire insurance tax monies is governed by sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law, … initial recipient of the foreign fire insurance tax monies is required, in turn, to distribute the amount received to … to making a direct cash payment. Accordingly, it is our opinion that foreign fire insurance tax monies may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5