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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… New York state totaled $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), an increase of 3%, or nearly $167 million, compared to the same period … Collections were more robust in the first quarter of 2023, growing 7.1%. “Growth in local sales tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterHelping Students Get Course Credit: Credit Recovery Programs in School Districts (2012MS-8)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released 8 letter reports to the following School … is unable to complete a course satisfactorily, the student can earn credit for the course by participating in one of the … of students in CRP courses. … Helping Students Get Course Credit Credit Recovery Programs in School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/helping-students-get-course-credit-credit-recovery-programs-schoolSchool Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… number of exemptions to individuals or entities not eligible to receive them. Our tests of one class of … STAR exemptions for multiple parcels). Local assessors do not have the ability to search the Office of Real Property … New York State does not aggressively partner with other states to identify individuals who improperly claim a STAR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6IT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… , Gloversville Enlarged School District [pdf] , Kings Park Central School District [pdf] , Lewiston-Porter Central … Manhasset Union Free School District [pdf] , Mechanicville City School District [pdf] , Newfield Central School District [pdf] , Norwich City School District [pdf] , Parishville-Hopkinton Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2Finger Lakes United Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Finger Lakes … Lakes region of central New York, is authorized by SED to provide preschool special education services to children with disabilities from three to five years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/finger-lakes-united-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualX.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… been established for processing expenditures to unique vendors. The VMU will work with the New York State Business … are also able to monitor the approval of their requested vendors by using the following SFS report: New Added Vendors – Business Units can query the Statewide Vendor File …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit … ). About the Program Mechanical ventilation is the use of a device to inflate and deflate a patient’s lungs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-services-followAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… for auditing claims will vary depending on the type of locality. Generally, the governing board is responsible … or county auditor. County Law Sections 575, 577 and 600 Town or Special District Town Board, or for improvement … No authority to create a claims auditing position. City May be the governing board, if provided for in the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-13-21)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/20/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-13-21Opinion 88-69
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by village … a private volunteer ambulance service with which the town, in which the village is located, also contracts. You ask … No. 80-85, unreported), town residents who also reside in a village within the town are paying for and entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Ossining Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-176)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District … Union Free School District is located in the Village of Ossining, in Westchester County. The District has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/ossining-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-176Village of Milford – Board Oversight (2018M-25)
Village of Milford Board Oversight 2018M25
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/20/village-milford-board-oversight-2018m-25Bellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
… fire protection services for the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5Town of Ashford – Water District (2015M-343)
… cost of District operations. Key Recommendations Develop and monitor a detailed project plan to ensure that the water … water rates to ensure that rates are assessed in a fair and equitable fashion and revenues will sufficiently cover expenditures. … Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/25/town-ashford-water-district-2015m-343Hornby Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-78)
… and reporting of the Company’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2012 through February 6, 2014. … bank reconciliations. The Secretary did not issue receipts for all cash collected. Key Recommendations Ensure that … Committee. Prepare bank reconciliations. Issue receipts for all cash collected. … Hornby Fire Company Inc Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/11/hornby-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-95
… Insurance. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit SK represented by Local 1070 of District Council 37, American … Deduction Code 300 to allow members of Bargaining Unit SK to participate in a voluntary permanent life insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-95-change-eligibility-metlife-whole-life-insurance-certainTown of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… select real property tax exemptions are properly supported by adequate documentation. Key Findings We reviewed 58 out of … documentation as required, to ensure the exemptions were in compliance with State or local laws. Key Recommendations … findings. Appendix C includes our comment on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231Woodgate Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-120)
… Inc. is located in the Town of Forestport, Oneida County, and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors. … prepares a written annual report of all moneys received and disbursed. Appoint an Auditing Committee to audit the … only after bills have been approved by the membership and that checks include two signatures. … Woodgate Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/07/03/woodgate-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014mState Agencies Bulletin No. 1562
… overtime earnings limit for fiscal year 2017-18 is 15% of member’s regular annual wages as per Tier 6 legislation. … Employees who are Tier 6 members of the Police and Fire Retirement System (Plan Type 7W) Effective Date(s) Institution and Administration Paychecks for fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1562-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-fiscal-year-2017-18Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2023M-16)
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials accurately compensated employees. … bargaining units/departments. Key Recommendations Review payroll processes for efficiency improvement opportunities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-payroll