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NYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with assets of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexTown of Plymouth – Board Oversight (2016M-190)
… to protect the Town’s data, including PPSI, against loss, theft or abuse. We found no evidence that Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/26/town-plymouth-board-oversight-2016m-190Town of Cincinnatus – Financial Operations (2016M-238)
… for the general, highway, water and lighting funds total $656,407 for 2016. Key Findings The Board has not … completed for the departments that received or disbursed funds. Key Recommendations Annually review and update the … Town officials and employees who receive or disburse Town funds are audited annually. … The purpose of our audit was to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/28/town-cincinnatus-financial-operations-2016m-238Village of East Rockaway – Justice Court Operations (2017M-206)
… and Court officials could not determine the source of the funds. The Court did not properly record and deposit $1,400 in funds received during the audit period. Key Recommendations … bail records to determine how to disburse the existing funds in the bail account. Review cash receipt documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/12/15/village-east-rockaway-justice-court-operations-2017m-206Pembroke Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-31)
… the District’s reserves appear to be overfunded or contain funds that are improperly restricted, and District officials … expenditures that could have been paid for with reserve funds. Key Recommendations Develop realistic estimates of … Develop a written policy that indicates the amount of funds to be reserved, how each reserve will be funded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/pembroke-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-31Sodus Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-392)
… detailing the appropriate and necessary levels for reserve funds and how they are to be monitored, analyzed and … result in the appropriation of fund balance and reserve funds that will not be used. Adopt an adequate reserve plan … for the long-term accumulation and use of reserve funds. Develop a comprehensive multiyear financial plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/sodus-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-392Schuylerville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-113)
… the District transferred more than $1.4 million in excess funds from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve … the District’s reserves or the future use of the reserve funds. Key Recommendations Ensure that the amount of the … Develop a plan for the future funding and use of reserve funds and ensure amounts reserved are reasonable. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/schuylerville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-113Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… (TOV) general, TOV highway and town-wide (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years … $253,603 to the TW highway fund before reducing the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied in TOV funds, creating taxpayer inequities. Key Recommendations Use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Cohoes City School District – Budgeting (2016M-111)
… how much should be accumulated and how and when the funds will be used. As of June 30, 2015, the District’s … that details funding levels and planned uses of reserve funds. Use surplus funds to fund one-time expenditures, fund needed reserves or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/cohoes-city-school-district-budgeting-2016m-111New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District – Financial Management (2014M-7)
… budgets and then used $3.5 million of unexpended surplus funds to increase the retirement reserve without including … the five-year period, $4.8 million of unexpended surplus funds were used to fund the capital reserve fund. Key … Develop a plan to use excess unexpended surplus funds in a way that benefits District taxpayers such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/new-hyde-park-garden-city-park-union-free-school-district-financialHewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-402)
… limit. The Board overfunded six of the District’s reserve funds by almost $30.5 million and did not have documentation … is not needed to fund District operations. Ensure reserve funds are financed in accordance with District standards and use any excess funds identified to benefit District residents in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/27/hewlett-woodmere-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-402Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… the tentative budget for the general, electric and parking funds are reasonable. The water and sewer funds’ tentative budgets are not balanced and include a … Recommendation Address the deficits in the water and sewer funds to avoid adopting unbalanced budgets that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7Town of Warwick - Water and Sewer Fund Financial Condition (2018M-259)
… Town officials effectively managed the water and sewer funds’ financial condition to ensure the sustainability of … Town officials effectively managed the water and sewer funds financial condition to ensure the sustainability of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-warwick-water-and-sewer-fund-financial-condition-2018m-259Public Housing Modernization Program – Administration of Selected Projects Outside of New York City
… of Public Housing Modernization Program (Program) funds awarded to selected public housing authorities located … and kitchens. DHCR is responsible for awarding Program funds to authorities and providing general Program oversight, while HTFC disburses the Program funds pursuant to “funding contracts” between DHCR and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/12/public-housing-modernization-program-administration-selected-projects-outside-new-york-cityLancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… not use a debt reserve, with a balance of $8.3 million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Greenwich Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2021M-20)
… adequately safeguarded extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds and collections and disbursements were properly … Key Findings District officials did not ensure that ECA funds were adequately safeguarded or that ECA collections … adequately safeguarded extraclassroom activity ECA funds and collections and disbursements were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/greenwich-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2021m-20DiNapoli Calls on Aetna to Disclose Corporate Political Spending
… is trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, which holds 1,249,849 shares in Aetna, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, valued at $135.6 million. “In the aftermath of the … State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States, with $176.8 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-calls-aetna-disclose-corporate-political-spendingDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… occurred. Other proposals broadly authorize shifts of funds and spending authority among state agencies, public … to bypass the independent oversight of public dollars. All Funds tax receipts are projected at $77.4 billion in SFY … year, DiNapoli said. DiNapoli's report notes that All Funds spending in the coming fiscal year is projected at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetDiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2022-23 Enacted State Budget
… the three prior state fiscal years. Spending Overview All Funds spending in SFY 2022-23 is projected to be 5.3% higher … homeowner and landlord assistance. Revenue Overview All Funds revenues for SFY 2022-23 are projected to total $210.6 … increases will sunset in 2023 and 2027, respectively. All Funds revenues are projected to decrease by $33.8 billion, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2022-23-enacted-state-budget