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Opinion 88-51

… for a town improvement district may be appropriated only for repairs as discussed above. November 1, 1988 Lewis …

Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)

… of the Board, not supported, not audited or they resulted in overpayments. Key Recommendations Maintain sufficient …

Opinion 95-21

… for) TOWN LAW, §206: A town board may, on its own motion, and must, upon the filing of a proper petition, initiate a proceeding to consolidate two or more sewer districts. The consolidation is subject to public hearing and permissive referendum requirements. You …

Special Disability Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… to bodily fluids that may have involved the transmission of this disease), tuberculosis or hepatitis after contact with members of the public. Firefighters who are permanently disabled by … entry to firefighting service that did not reveal evidence of the disabling condition, may be eligible for an accidental …

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1791

… agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 Employee Retirement System (ERS) members for calendar year 2020 is $20,158.75. Affected Employees … PayServ to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit for 2020 of $20,158.75 for Tier 5 ERS members. Questions …

Department of Health (Department) Examination of Travel Expenses

… expenses were not appropriate. This includes lodging, meal, and fuel expenses for which there was no business purpose, meal allowance expenses the employee was not entitled to receive, meal per diem expenses that exceeded the maximum allowable …

Monroe County – Golf Course Contract Management (2014M-111)

… the effectiveness of the County’s oversight of the golf course operating contract for the period January 1, 2012 … Monroe County Golf Course Contract Management 2014M111 …

Woodbourne Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-98)

… travel and conferences, fund balance, reserves, credit card use and capital assets. Transparently set aside …

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1426

… of AC-230 processing, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in accordance with the processing schedule outlined in this bulletin. Agencies should always forward payroll … Uncashed Payroll Check Outreach, any paychecks issued in 2014 that are not cashed, reversed or reissued will be …

Opinion 93-2

… was to be superseded by the new provisions (see McKinney's Sessions Laws of 1977, p 578). In reaching this conclusion, …

State Agencies Bulletin No. 709

… Purpose To notify agencies of the new processing schedule for AC-230s (Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange). Background To improve the efficiency of AC-230 processing, agencies must submit AC-230s to OSC in … To notify agencies of the new processing schedule for AC230s Report of Check …

Town of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)

… The Board did not: Request or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly cash reports detailing money received and disbursed, monthly bank … Ensure the Supervisor provides adequate monthly financial reports to the Board, that all bank reconciliations are …

State Comptroller Releases School District Audits

… Union Free School District – Information Technology (IT) Assets Inventory (Suffolk County) At the time of initial visits to nine district buildings, auditors were unable to locate … awareness training. Find out how your government money is spent at  Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …

Opinion 2000-23

… service law (emphasis added). As a rule, where words of a statute are clear and unambiguous, they should be construed … see also Opn No. 86-23, supra; 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-20, p 26; Murphy, supra ). On the other hand, some of these … 2000 Arthur B. Williams, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Newark …

Appendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

City of Lockport – Budget Review (B22-1-8)

… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2023. Background Chapter … New York Office of the State Comptroller City of Lockport Budget Review 2022 …

Towns’ Road Management Plans (2014-MR-2)

… [pdf] , Dryden [pdf] , Highland [pdf] , Masonville [pdf] , Newark Valley [pdf] , Oneonta [pdf] , Preston [pdf] , and … and repair needs and financing. Five towns (Dryden, Newark Valley, Oneonta, Schoharie and Preston) had an annual …

Opinion 89-49

… executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged pursuant to SCPA, §2402(7), based on … such a proceeding, there is no actual monetary value, the fee charged would be $27.00. This is in reply to your inquiry … by a Surrogate's Court. Specifically, you ask whether a fee is properly imposed pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 of …

Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)

… Key Findings Because the TCIDA does not employ any staff, they hired the Tompkins County Area Development … process. Therefore, the Board could not be certain if TCAD staff submitted all IDA projects for its approval and projects could have been given IDA benefits without its knowledge. Although, three businesses …

City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B23-5-4)

… benefits between the operating funds using unsupported allocation methods. Three of the City’s seven collective … 2023-24 and modify the budget as necessary. Develop an allocation plan based on detailed analysis that ensures costs …