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Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-58)
… students during the 2012-13 fiscal year. Budgeted general fund appropriations for 2012-13 totaled approximately $90 million. Key Findings Fund balance has declined as a result of planned operating deficits and appropriation of fund balance to finance the planned deficits. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/05/valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-58Piseco Common School District – Claims Auditing (2015M-230)
… effectiveness of the District’s claims auditing procedures for the period July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. Background … districts on a tuition basis. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $1 million. … that claims are adequately documented and supported, are for legitimate District purposes and are approved prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/piseco-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2015m-230Accounts Payable Advisory No. 13
… that failure to utilize voucher matching is unacceptable and that this practice must stop immediately. The voucher … controls including: Prevention of duplicate payments and overpayments; Validation that goods received match goods … that expenditures do not exceed contract amounts; and Assurance that total expenditure against a PO does not go …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/13-voucher-matching-process-required-sfsEast Greenbush Central School District – Claims Processing (2015M-302)
… of East Greenbush, Nassau, North Greenbush, Sand Lake and Schodack in Rensselaer County and the Town of Chatham in Columbia County. The District, … that ensure that claims are adequately documented and supported, for legitimate District purposes and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/east-greenbush-central-school-district-claims-processing-2015m-302Island Trees Union Free School District – Overtime (2016M-389)
… The District does not have written overtime procedures, and employees are not required to obtain written approval … prior to working overtime. Key Recommendation Develop and implement formal written procedures to properly control and monitor overtime by documenting the approval and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/island-trees-union-free-school-district-overtime-2016m-389Minerva Central School District – Payroll (2016M-18)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District officials implemented payroll policies and … through November 30, 2015. Background The Minerva Central School District is located in the Town of Minerva in Essex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/minerva-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-18Morristown Central School District – Claims Audit Process (2016M-257)
… audit was to examine the District’s claims audit process for the period July 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $10.3 … that claims are adequately documented and supported, are for appropriate purposes and are audited and approved prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/morristown-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2016m-257Town of Shelby – Supervisor’s Financial Responsibilities Audit Follow-Up (2021M-121-F)
… the Town of Shelby’s (Town’s) progress, as of May 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in December 2021. Background The Town, located in Orleans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/09/13/town-shelby-supervisors-financial-responsibilities-audit-follow-2021m-121Opinion 96-4
… (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures … (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-016
… codes and deduction codes that will be discontinued in PayServ v 9.2 for Optional Retirement Plans (ORP), the … Affected Employees Employees who are currently enrolled in ORP or VDC plans or who have 403(b) deductions are … to the Savings Plan page (Main Menu > Benefits > Enroll in Benefits > Savings Plans) in order to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-016-new-and-changing-deduction-codes-payserv-92Opinion 98-6
… have a prohibited interest in renewal of such a contract and in any additional contracts entered into with the … by the board of supervisors, would authorize the contracts and that the board of supervisors would audit claims … relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Opinion 89-39
… of any judicial review of such a contract. October 16, 1989 William J. Potskowski, Esq., Town Attorney Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-39VII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… can only be done on an AR Deposit using two sequences that net the deposit total to zero. These corrections should be … can only be done on an AR Deposit using two sequences that net the deposit total to zero. These corrections should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentOpinion 91-44
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Compensation (health … "a paid elective official of the State or paid member of a public legislative body or other local elective official ..." … November 1, 1989, emphasis supplied). We are informed by the Department of Civil Service that the 1989 amendment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44Opinion 2003-1
… within the extension. Towns are authorized to establish and extend water districts upon petition of owners of taxable … of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both articles 12 and 12-A, a public hearing is required (Town Law §§193, … of establishing a water district are assessed, levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-1Opinion 94-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Referendum Requirements (for bonds with proposed … -- Permissive (need for when town purchases real property and constructs town hall) TOWN LAW, §220; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … land for a town hall with current year tax revenues and to construct the town hall using such revenues, each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 960
… On December 10, 2009, the Governor signed into law pension reform legislation (Assembly Bill No. A40026 and … constitutional requirements, only applies to new members of ERS who first join on or after January 1, 2010. Some of the significant changes impacting Tier 5 members include, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/960-new-tier-5-benefit-structure-new-york-state-employees-retirement-systemOpinion 89-9
… deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1310: A municipality may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased … pursuant to this section. You ask about the disposition of an unclaimed paycheck of a deceased county employee who died intestate. According to your letter, the only known heir of the deceased employee is a sister, who has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 88-9
… delegation, the town board must call and conduct a public hearing on the increase or improvement of facilities after … be initiated without petition, the town board shall call a hearing in the manner provided by article 12 of the Town Law, … commissioners. If the town board determines, after public hearing, to authorize the purpose, it may delegate to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 2008-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6