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Opinion 88-75
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (contract with city attorney's profit corporation law firm) GENERAL … authorize or approve the contract, or to appoint someone with those powers, unless exceptions in General Municipal … officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his municipality if he receives a direct or indirect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75XIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… periods to be open simultaneously. The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) issues monthly operational advisories … goods were received or services were completed and the State incurred a liability (accounts payable) or the date … maintenance, contracts, and rent are generally made based on contractual or other types of agreements. The obligation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesXIX.2.A Project IDs and Description – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… issues that will occur for agencies who manually name their Project IDs. Using the federal grant number as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2a-project-ids-and-descriptionVIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… Operating and Appropriated transfers move monies originally deposited in one fund to another fund. Operating transfers are … authorization to do the transfer. Due to specific SFS and reporting requirements, these transactions: are always … Operating and Appropriated transfers move monies originally deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfersGenesee Community College - Procurement, Cash Disbursements and College President's Compensation (2019M-81)
… Determine whether: Goods and services were procured in a manner consistent with the procurement policy. Cash … and approved. The President’s salary and benefits were in accordance with his employment contract. Key Findings … function. The President received approximately $142,000 in monetary benefits over six years that were not clearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2019/10/04/genesee-community-college-procurement-cash-disbursements-and-collegeVillage of Red Hook - Procurement and Claims Auditing (2019M-100)
… whether Village officials procured goods and services in compliance with the procurement policy. Determine whether … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. … whether Village officials procured goods and services in compliance with the procurement policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/11/village-red-hook-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2019m-100Overview – Membership and Enrollment
… New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) is one of the largest retirement systems in the United States with … and beneficiaries. NYSLRS has long been recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems … The Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). Benefits of NYSLRS Membership NYSLRS membership provides many benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/overviewPiseco Common School District – Authorized Investments (2023M-172)
… Common School District (District) officials invested in accordance with statutory requirements. Key Findings District officials did not invest in accordance with statutory requirements. As a result, … to the District’s investment policy and invested $35,000 in an investment account that is not statutorily authorized. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/piseco-common-school-district-authorized-investments-2023m-172Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. The Tax Collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. Property tax collections totaling $5.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81XII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section advises agencies on payment methods available in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). There are four available payment methods in the SFS: check, two-day Automated Clearing … Check and two-day ACH payments are the primary vendor payment methods in the SFS. Check payments are physical, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsTown of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… without detection. For example: The amount of municipal waste collected, as recorded by the transfer station, was 238 … $51,800 less in fees than it should have for the collected waste. Over a more than two-year period, the former transfer … transfer station collection procedures that did not address segregation of incompatible duties with respect to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132XVI.3.E The Reporting Entity – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Section 2100 – Defining the Financial Reporting Entity Process and Document Preparation: BACKGROUND New York … funds. Such agencies are logically part of the reporting entity due to the direct relationship between the agency and … consists of all the organizations that make up its legal entity, including all funds, organizations, institutions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3e-reporting-entityTown of Barton - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-8)
… did not: Adequately safeguard highway assets, including scrap metal, which may have resulted in at least $1,700 in scrap metal proceeds being used for inappropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/19/town-barton-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-8DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … towns and one village. Ten of those municipalities are in the highest ranking designation of “significant fiscal stress.” “Nearly six million New Yorkers are living in a community struggling with fiscal stress. My Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresAmagansett Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-206)
… Determine if the District procures goods and services in accordance with its procurement policy. Key Findings 12 … Determine if the District procures goods and services in accordance with its procurement policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/28/amagansett-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-206SUNY Bulletin No. SU-181
… on the employee’s September 30, 2007 salary rate. The amount calculated will be rounded to the next whole dollar … are currently employed at University Center campuses, the minimum stipend for academic year 2007-2008 shall be $8,336. … Employee Record Number. Retroactive Adjustments for Time Entry Earnings Time Entry earnings codes that are calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-181-october-1-2007-and-october-1-2008-stipend-increasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1666
… Purpose To inform agencies that position pools in PayServ may require … Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS that are attached to position pools in PayServ will be lapsing and will no … with a chart of accounts string that is scheduled to lapse on 09/14/2018 or 09/28/2018. Agency Actions Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1666-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09142018-09282018-lapse-datesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-134
… Purpose To provide instructions to agencies for processing stipend increases for Graduate Students in GSEU. Background Article 5, Section … York and the Graduate Students Negotiating Unit provides for stipend increase for eligible GSEU employees. Affected … To provide instructions to agencies for processing stipend increases for Graduate Students in GSEU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-134-april-1-2007-stipend-increase-employees-representedImproper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up) (2023-F-12)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (Report 2020-S-61).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f12.pdfTitle V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (Follow-Up) (2020-F-13)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Environmental Conservation to implement the recommendations contained in our audit ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-20f13.pdf