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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner; remit real property tax collections … for sufficient budget appropriations, which could result in budget lines being overspent; 58 totaling $1.6 million did … sufficient supporting documentation, which could result in paying a claim that is not valid and legal; and 11 lists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsBath Central School District - Online Banking (2018M-79)
Bath Central School District - Online Banking (2018M-79)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-school-2018-bath.pdfVillage of Deposit - Nonpayroll Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement (2018M-99)
… were supported and for proper purposes. Began to effectively enforce the collection of delinquent real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/03/village-deposit-nonpayroll-disbursements-and-real-property-tax-enforcement-2018mOpinion 88-65
… paying the tax and the charging of a fee therefor. This is in reply to your letter which asks our opinion as to whom … Tax Law which states, in part, the following: "1. .... Where a tax is paid by a mortgagee which is subject to the … this state; national banking association; federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association; federal credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Mount Morris Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-99)
… ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we found online banking … Monitor computer use with the acceptable use policy and regulations. Key Recommendations Ensure the written bank … use to ensure compliance with the acceptable use policy and regulations. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/04/mount-morris-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-99South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (2021M-164)
… the employees involved in online banking received Internet security awareness training. Key Recommendations Discontinue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/south-seneca-central-school-district-online-banking-2021m-164North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Audit Objective Determine whether North Babylon Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Real Property Leasing (2015M-312)
… of our audit was to examine BOCES officials’ process for leasing real property used to facilitate BOCES’ off-campus … option and, if so, analyze whether purchasing, rather than leasing, was the more cost-effective option. Key Recommendation Prior to leasing real property, perform a comprehensive cost-benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/05/13/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-real-propertyTown of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive … building exemptions. As a result, the property owner incorrectly received $15,231 in tax reductions. … buildings were not supported. As a result, the property owner may have incorrectly received $80,126 in tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Town of Lysander - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-221)
… the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed 116 … the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/25/town-lysander-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-221Town of Augusta - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-230)
… Key Findings We reviewed 76 agricultural, senior citizen and veteran properties with exemptions and found 49 (64 percent) lacked supporting documentation … (e.g., applications, renewal forms, income support and military records) to verify taxpayer eligibility. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/24/town-augusta-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-230Town of Lenox - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-242)
Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-lenox-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-242Suffolk County Community College - Information Technology (2018M-130)
… website are not required to attend cybersecurity training. In addition, sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2018/11/30/suffolk-county-community-college-information-technology-2018m-130Opinion 2005-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by … (General Municipal Law §2). 3 Therefore, section 72-j does not provide authority for a school district to … to sell “any real estate … and the buildings thereon ..”, does not encompass a sale of property that it is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Update Your Contact Information
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2024Town of Milan - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-257)
… and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings Real property taxes totaling $3.1 million in 2017 and $3.0 … one to 19 days late. Key Recommendations Ensure that all real property taxes are deposited and remitted to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/08/town-milan-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-257Town of Hartford – Online Banking and Information Security (2016M-385)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review online banking transactions and determine if the electronic … million. Key Findings The Town does not have an online banking policy or a written agreement with the Clerk's … plans. Key Recommendations Adopt a policy for online banking and obtain an updated banking agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-hartford-online-banking-and-information-security-2016m-385Opinion 92-23
… the circumstances (1A Antieau, Municipal Corporation Law, §10.16). The term may not be so long as to "cede away control … (see 10A McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, §29.101; 10 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations, §28.42.35). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Opinion 88-1
… enterprise under the Act (see Beneficial Finance v Dallas , 571 F2d 125; Chait v Active Fire , 101 Misc 2d 533, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1