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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and appropriated fund balance was not used, resulting in unrestricted fund balance in the general and highway funds that exceeded the town’s … to be legitimate district purposes, when the treasurer does not maintain control of his electronic signature, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Cayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
Determine whether professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/cayuga-onondaga-boces.pdfOpinion 91-34
… Vienna , 105 AD2d 1077, 482 NYS2d 599; Edenwald v City of New York , 86 Misc 2d 711, 384 NYS2d 338, affd 47 AD2d 610, … Bryant , 53 AD2d 229, 385 NYS2d 425; see Tinston v City of New York , 36 Misc 2d 121, 231 NYS2d 899 mod 17 AD2d 311, 234 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-34Opinion 2001-13
… the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (authority of a town to install a tollbooth and charge a fee to certain users of town highways) LOCAL LAWS -- Pre-emption (fees for use of town highways) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -- Powers … 1604 "prohibit localities from excluding persons from the free use of the highways except to the extent such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 94-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … under General Construction Law, §60-a except that it is not registered as second-class matter, may be designated … circulation; (2) be established and ordinarily printed and distributed at least weekly for at least one year; (3) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… on charges including Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C Felony, Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D Felony, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing … said District Attorney Michael E. McMahon . “I would like to thank Comptroller DiNapoli and his team for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandOpinion 2006-6
… (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a leave of absence to the town … the supervisor generally may determine to take time off for personal reasons in his or her discretion. You ask … rules and regulations in relation thereto. Section 92 does not, on its face, distinguish between elective and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… fiscal year ends March 31. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22Opinion 90-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND … a local law which is inconsistent with section 41. In our opinion, a local law which purports to authorize a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry
… 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits … paid by nonprofits in the state were lower than in the public and private sectors, in contrast to nonprofits in the … of the country, where average wages were more in line with public and private sectors. Statewide, three industry sectors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-releases-report-nonprofit-industryOpinion 92-23
… of determining whether a governing board may bind its successors. Indeed, at least one court, subsequent to Matter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … The board and district officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserve funds. The board and district … and did not have adequate supporting documentation. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsWhat is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… With some exceptions, the State’s Property Tax Cap limits the amount local governments and most school … levy limit; and whether they plan to stay within the Tax Cap. Local government boards must pass a local law or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capSchool District Physical Education Compliance (2018-MS-3)
… We also issued 10 letter reports in the School Districts of: Baldwinsville Central , Binghamton City , Brockport … , Corning City , East Ramapo Central , Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free , Plattsburgh City , South Colonie … amount of PE to students in grades K-4, and seven did not do so for grade 5. None of the districts audited had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/12/school-district-physical-education-compliance-2018-ms-3Sherman Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-352)
… of our audit was to examine the claims audit process for the period July 1, 2014 through September 9, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $9.5 … audit process. Develop a comprehensive job description for the claims auditor that explains expectations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/sherman-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-352Sewanhaka Central High School District – Student Fees (2016M-296)
… of our audit was to examine the collection of student fees for test preparation classes, advanced placement exams and driver education classes for the period July 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016. … eight-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $178.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-student-fees-2016m-296Stamford Central School District – Fund Balances (2016M-106)
… Background The Stamford Central School District is located in the Towns of Stamford, Harpersfield, Kortright and Roxbury in Delaware County and the Towns of Jefferson and Gilboa in … funds to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or other reserves in compliance with statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balances-2016m-106Randolph Academy Union Free School District – Financial Management (2015M-248)
… District is a special act school district, created by the State Legislature in 1985, operating in the Town of Randolph … it rebills districts and agencies for services, from the State Education Department (SED) an average of 688 days after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2015mVan Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-63)
… 2015. Background The Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District is located in the Towns of Stark, Columbia, … in Otsego County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 200 students, is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-conditionLancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… of fund balance that was not used. Did not use reserves in accordance with adopted budgets, overfunded two reserves … million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real property tax levies that were higher than necessary. … findings. Appendix B includes our comment on issues raised in the District’s response. 1 Lancaster Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37