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Opinion 92-47
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (deposit and … 911 (E911) System surcharge moneys need not be segregated in a separate bank account. Interest earned on the investment … segregate Emergency 911 (E911) System surcharge moneys in a "separate account". You also ask whether interest earned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Opinion 2000-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (membership in volunteer firefighters museum) -- Powers and Duties … that the fire district will receive sufficient benefits in furtherance of its statutory purposes to constitute fair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 1666
… Purpose To inform agencies that position pools in PayServ may require updates for SFS lapsing Background Certain chart of accounts strings in SFS that are attached to position pools in PayServ will be lapsing and will no longer be available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1666-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09142018-09282018-lapse-datesNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Federal Tax Reform
… on state and local tax deductions would nullify billions of dollars' worth of deductions claimed by an estimated one million New … to result in higher health insurance premiums or loss of coverage for many New Yorkers. "The legislation will drive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-federal-tax-reform-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 332
… Purpose To inform agencies that they now have access to other query tables in QRY1 Affected Employees Agency users …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/332-query-access-additional-tablesOpinion 88-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to foster parent trainees) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that … are incidental to a lawful municipal purpose (1979 Opns State Comp No. 79-902, p 212, refreshments for the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings Two Board members are the … to the Town, totaling $5,931, during our audit period. In accordance with New York State General Municipal Law … the Board members were deemed to have an interest in each of the contracts. As no statutory exceptions applied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Opinion 88-75
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services … in the lawsuit by another firm but that the principal lawyer representing the city has recently left that firm and … costly, as well as time consuming, to the city for a new lawyer from the prior firm to become expert in the case. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75XIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… covered by the reporting document and will correspond with the end date and time of the travel event. For …
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)
… Project ID Project ID in SFS is an internal identifier to capture costs related to a project. Project IDs are selected on transactions and … implementation of PCIP. Auto-numbering allows the agency to move toward the use of the description, the agency project …
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
… Appropriated transfers move monies originally deposited in one fund to another fund. Operating transfers are … are always completed using a General Ledger Journal Entry in SFS; cannot be bulkloaded and instead MUST be completed in … 10050 and Fund 22901 would be submitted as: Fund Account Amount Fund Affiliate 22118 60810 +300.00 10050 10050 36310 …
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 … with his employment contract. Key Findings Officials could not demonstrate that they complied with competitive bidding … contract. Key Recommendations Require the purchasing agent to monitor compliance with the procurement policy and …
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. … Determine 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
… About NYSLRS The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) is one of the … benefit . New members will lock in the benefits of Tier 6. Other advantages of membership include: Death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/overviewPiseco Common School District – Authorized Investments (2023M-172)
… a result, District investments were at an increased risk of loss. District officials did not adhere to the District’s … account that is not statutorily authorized. The Board of Education (Board) readopted its investment policy … investments were in compliance with the policy’s list of eligible investments. The Board did not develop …
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)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tax Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money … determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. Property tax collections totaling $5.4 million and penalties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81XVI.3.E The Reporting Entity – XVI. Financial Reporting
… significant related party transactions with the State. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 12/27/2024 … New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3e-reporting-entityXII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… 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 House … ACH payments are the primary vendor payment methods in the SFS. Check payments are physical, printed checks that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsTown of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… As a result, an increased risk exists for collections not to be properly accounted for and even lost, stolen or … and invoiced by the hauling company, which equates to the Town of Hurley (Town) collecting approximately $51,800 less in fees than it should have for the collected waste. Over a more than two-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132DiNapoli: New York Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back
… New York State received 84 cents for every dollar it sent in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-york-sending-more-tax-dollars-federal-government-it-gets-back