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Watertown Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Claims Processing (2012M-221)
… funds, which are impermissible. Key Recommendation Refrain from making gifts of public funds to employees or retirees. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/01/watertown-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-claims-processing-2012m-221Cassadaga Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-249)
… The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition and the use of fund balance and reserve … fund for four of the last five years, totaling $1,100,434, leading to unexpended surplus fund balance exceeding the statutory limit of 4 percent of the ensuing year’s operations for the last two fiscal years. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/cassadaga-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-249Village of Munnsville – Financial Operations (2012M-239)
… 31, 2012. Background The Village of Munnsville is located in the Town of Stockbridge, Madison County, and has a … year ended May 31, 2012, were approximately $157,000 in the general fund. Key Findings The Board has not … and other unanticipated occurrences. For example, in two of the last four fiscal years, Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-munnsville-financial-operations-2012m-239Village of Liberty – Financial Condition (2013M-109)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition for the period June 1, 2011, to May 31, 2013. Background The Village of Liberty is located … rarely receives that total amount, making it necessary to use more fund balance than planned to offset that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/10/04/village-liberty-financial-condition-2013m-109Oversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Hazardous … Oneonta, and Cobleskill), we found significant variation in the adequacy of controls over hazardous materials. At most … These weaknesses prevent proper monitoring and accounting for hazardous materials, compliance with legal requirements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followVillage of Belmont – Water and Sewer Operations (2014M-101)
… 20, 2014. Background The Village of Belmont is located in Allegany County and has approximately 970 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/22/village-belmont-water-and-sewer-operations-2014m-101State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. County of Greene – Information Technology The county legislators … were communicated confidentially to officials. Town of Oyster Bay – Financial Condition Management (Nassau … need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the town’s financial condition. Three of the town’s funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Ellery – Justice Court (2014M-269)
… was to examine the Justice Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2009 through August 6, 2014. … payments received. The Board did not perform or provide for an annual audit of the Justices’ records since July 2011. … the Clerk’s duties. Ensure that signed receipts are issued for all moneys collected and compare duplicate receipts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/06/town-ellery-justice-court-2014m-269College of Geneseo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary … travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. Many of these employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-geneseo-selected-employee-travel-expensesDiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… in rooting out pension fraud.” Bunn left his father in the Nassau County morgue for more than a year while pocketing $7,542 in … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsMain-Transit Fire Department – Credit Cards (2024M-77)
… and for proper Department purposes. Key Findings Of the credit card purchases totaling $216,961 that we … $70,042 were not adequately supported, and $62,903 in discretionary purchases did not follow any specific … written policies or procedures to clarify the types of discretionary spending (meals, entertainment or gifts) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-credit-cards-2024m-77-0Village of Montgomery – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-50-F)
… of Montgomery’s (Village’s) progress, as of July 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Village of Montgomery – Board Oversight of the Treasurer’s Office (2021M-50), released in July 2021. The audit determined that the Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/04/village-montgomery-audit-follow-2021m-50-fTown of Perth – Conflict of Interest (2024M-142)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Perth (Town) Board (Board) members had prohibited interest … Key Findings A Board member was the sole proprietor of an automotive company that did business with the Town. … Therefore, the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest which means they did not follow New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-conflict-interest-2024m-142Alternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… under the State Police retirement plan (Section 381-b) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Alternative Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death … you have not yet retired, and you die less than one year after leaving public employment, your beneficiary would … during that time, or if you die more than one year after leaving public employment, your beneficiary may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsDiNapoli: MTA Faces Its Greatest Challenges in Decades
… five-year capital program, which could include the first five years of the subway modernization program. It is … through July 2018. (Weekday ridership fell in 2017 for the first time since 2009 and is expected to drop again this year, the first two-year decline since 1992.) The MTA believes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-its-greatest-challenges-decadesState Agencies Bulletin No. 618
… which will default work schedules depending upon the Pay Basis Code. Affected Employees All employees Background … Code used by the PayServ system has a particular work schedule. This work schedule default is either YYYYYYY which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/618-automatic-entry-default-work-schedules-pay-basis-codeOpinion 91-37
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Disposition of Parking … Law, §235). Such tribunals may also have jurisdiction in other specific instances (see Vehicle and Traffic Law, … Fines and penalties collected by a PVB are civil in nature and are enforceable in the same manner as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 2006-8
… in an employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund to pay for lump sum “retirement awards” paid upon retirement to … district may use monies in an employee benefit fund to pay for awards paid upon retirement under collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8