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Town of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (2022M-98)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-payroll-2022m-98Purchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report Purchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama … we identified in the initial audit. Of the initial audit report’s six recommendations, four were partially … of implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report Purchsing Practices at the Linden Plaza …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/23/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-development-followNY State Comptroller Announces Appointment of Emerging Managers Director
… announced the appointment of Sylvester (Sly) McClearn as director of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s … (Fund) Emerging Manager Program. He was appointed Interim Director of the Program in February 2023. “Sylvester McClearn … announced the appointment of Sylvester Sly McClearn as director of the New York State Common Retirement Funds Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-state-comptroller-announces-appointment-emerging-managers-directorDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in a timely … If not, the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last seven years, … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsOpinion 95-2
… a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a municipal "fee" falling within the exemption of … Housing Law, §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a "franchise fee". You state that the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Village 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-25Ramapo Catskill Library System – Procurement (2015M-84)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library System’s procurement processes for the period January … through December 5, 2014. Background The Ramapo Catskill Library System is a nonprofit cooperative public library system located in the Town of Wallkill, Orange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/03/ramapo-catskill-library-system-procurement-2015m-84Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2023M-16)
… Determine whether Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … 40 employees received unearned wages totaling $25,948 of which $19,985 was not recouped. In addition, it cost BOCES … opportunities. Work with collective bargaining units to revise BOCES’ pay schedule or frequency to eliminate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-payrollTown of Queensbury – Justice Court (S9-14-2)
… the Court operated with two Justices, Robert McNally and Michael Muller, and four Court clerks. According to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-queensbury-justice-court-s9-14-2Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… 2015. Background The Copenhagen Fire Department is located in the Town of Denmark, Lewis County. The Department, which … audit committee. Consider the use of credit cards in place of debit cards or preauthorize purchases so the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… fire insurance tax moneys and spent $53,322 of these funds on membership benefits and administrative costs. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxLoans – Divorce and Your Benefits
… reductions. Unless the DRO provides the ex-spouse with a share of the pension calculated without reference to any outstanding loans, the ex-spouse’s share will also be reduced. NYSLRS cannot apply a … be able to provide an ex-spouse with their full equitable share of the pension if the reduction for a member’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/loansXI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Only the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) can close a contract in the Statewide Financial System (SFS), … status on SFS will be “Closed.” No further transactions can be processed against a contract in the “Closed” status. … Only the Office of the State Comptroller can close a contract in the Statewide Financial System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… revenue shortfall increases pressure to find added funding from public coffers and for the MTA to better account for its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetOpinion 95-11
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m; CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §§64, 65: An individual appointed either temporarily or provisionally … Civil Service Law as head of a village police department is not a "permanent full-time head of the police department" … to General Municipal Law, §207-m. You have asked whether an individual appointed either provisionally or temporarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11Opinion 89-60
… OF INTEREST -- Building Inspector (engaged in private business of performing home inspections) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … (c): Although a building inspector engaged in the private business of performing home inspections for prospective … for which he or she serves, the conduct of the private business could violate General Municipal Law, §805-a, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 91-26
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Architectural Services (provided to public library by firm employing daughter of library board … 806: A member of a public library board of trustees does not have an interest in a contract between the library and an … in the firm, that the board president's daughter is not a partner in the firm, and that the board president has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Accounts Payable Advisory No. 6
… Subject: Making Payments to Time Warner Cable Guidance: Consistent … Making Payments to Time Warner Cable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/6-complex-entity-time-warner-cableAccounts Payable Advisory No. 16
… Subject: Making Payments to Long Island Power Authority Guidance: Consistent with the Guide … vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable to Long Island Power Authority may delay payment crediting. Also, … For information on how to process payments to Long Island Power Authority, please refer to the GFO, Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/16-complex-entity-long-island-power-authorityUlster County – Financial Condition (2014M-27)
… our audit was to review the County’s financial condition for the period of January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. … 182,000 residents. General fund appropriations for 2013 totaled approximately $290 million. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/09/ulster-county-financial-condition-2014m-27