Showing posts with label Comptroller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comptroller. Show all posts

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Checking in with NYS Government Updates

Checking in with NYS Government Updates:

Executive Branch:

Governor Cuomo Announces the Appointment of H. Carl McCall to Serve as Chairman of SUNY Board of Trustees

Governor Cuomo Announces MTA and Transportation Appointments

Governor Cuomo Puts Forth Port Authority Appointments and Reorganization Plans

Career Outreach from NYS :

http://labor.ny.gov/careerservices/CareerServicesIndex.shtm

Business Outreach from NYS:

http://www.nyfirst.ny.gov/

Legislative Branch:

State Senate - The Updates to the New York State Senate Website are looking great - positive steps towards supporting open government in NYS.

A Sampling of events:

Public Hearing: Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting 10/27/11 at SUNY Old WestBury LI


Some Senate Bills under review:

Judiciary Committee - S4008-2011: Eliminates the $5,000 limit on small estates for which a public administrator must file an informatory accounting

Rules Committe - S414-2011: Enacts a balanced budget requirement and creates the New York state governmental accounting review board

S4637-2011: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit #CPA #Audit of #MTA passed in senate and was referred to referred to corporations, authorities and commissions committe in Assembly at 6/15/2011 - see assembly bills.

Rules Committee - S5875-2011: Directs the port authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit of such authority #CPA of #Port #Authority

In Assembly:

NYS Public Hearing Calendar as Published 10/19/11

Ways and Means Committee - A1210-2011: Changes the fiscal year to begin on the first of May; requires the use of generally accepted accounting principles in the state fiscal plan

A3794-2011: Enacts a balanced budget requirement and creates the New York state governmental accounting review board

Higher Education Committee:  A4039-2011: Prohibits accountants from providing accounting services to certain corporations for 5 years after such accountant performs an audit on such corporation.      ***  Note A4039-2011 is a bill of interest to ALL NYS Public Accountants we will be following this one closely.***

Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee: A7856-2011: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit  #MTA #Forensic #Audit from #CPA bill in House  corresponds to S4637-2011 which was forwarded to assembly from senate at 6/15/2011.


Judicial Branch:

NYS Court Structure http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/structure.shtml

New York Court Help: Glossary of  Common Legal Terms

NYC:

NYC Civil Court Resolving your case through Mediation

New York City Civil Court in General

Comptroller:

Comptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program   - Supporting Government Accountability in NYS to help improve Efficiency in State Government.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

TFOG - New York State (Today from Our Government) - Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Comptroller - recent events.

This is today's look around at some relevant points in New York State from Our State Government for our TFOG entry:

Executive:

Governor Cuomo Directs Flags to Half-Staff  - Honoring Fallen New York City  Soldier

Legislative:

Public Hearing: To examine mechanisms for better notification procedures in instances where sewage and other pollutants have been released into our water.

As many of us will not soon forget this summer a Fire Induced Fail at the Upper Manhattan Sewage treatment plant led to releasing some 200 + Million Gallons of Raw Sewage into NY Harbor - a set back to Summer Recreation along the shores and to the Recovery of the New York Harbor Estuary.

The NY State Senate is listening and this is a chance to be heard on the important effort to protect NY Waterways and consider the key message that one of the key Capital Projects we need downstate in NYC and Nassau County is new sewage treatment facilities that are up to the task.  Here is our chance to be heard on this in NYC the NYS senate committee will be with us:

Date: Friday, October 14th, 2011, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm


Senate Hearing Room
250 Broadway 19th Floor,
New York, NY
Phone:Ibrahim Khan (212) 544-0173
You can send written remarks or go in person as best suits your needs. Some people will say why does it matter - but the answer is it does - NY Has amazing Natural Resources and great seashore - the way to enjoy it is to protect it with reasonable protective procedures for Public Health and Recreation. This one is too important to let sit silent so we are weighing in - we hope it's something that you'll care about too.

Judicial:

New York State Unified Courts  - per chance an Accounting case recently decided at NY Supreme Court in New York County:

Phillips Gold & Co., LLP v Speiser

A decision involving a dispute between an Accounting Firm and a Former Partner.

Comptroller:

DiNapoli's Office Completes School Audits

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits