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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … in its adopted budgets by about 9 percent over the past three years. As a result, a significant portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Overview – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… (GASB) is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental regulatory body charged with setting accounting and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/overviewTown of Milford – Financial Condition (2013M-355)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Town’s financial condition for the period … recurring revenues. The Board used unexpended fund balance to finance the Town’s increasing expenditures. The Board did … multiyear financial and capital plan, nor did it have any other mechanism in place to adequately address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/21/town-milford-financial-condition-2013m-355Opinion 91-4
… the conveyance of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire … whether fire apparatus of a village could be transferred, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire … authorize the transfer of village firefighting apparatus, for nominal or no consideration, to a newly-formed joint fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4IX.6.F Agency Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… from the federal government, state funds are being used to fund those disbursements. The state not only loses out on the opportunity to earn interest on those funds, but those funds are not available to fund other state payments. Once an agency requests …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6f-agency-draw-proceduresSUNY Bulletin No. SU-336
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions to campuses for processing United University Professions … at the discretion of the Campus President and may be made to employees who are incumbents on the payroll (active or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-336-2022-uup-discretionary-increasesAFR Modernization – Employee and Retiree Benefits Schedule Webinar Presentation
In this session, attendees will learn how to complete the Employee and Retiree Benefits Schedule. Our staff will provide a live demonstration of how to complete this schedule and how to resolve any triggered validation rules.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-employee-and-retiree-benefits-presentation-07-20-22.pdfSelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety
… Purpose To determine if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … safety and cleanliness for the daily riders who use its 469 subway stations is one of Transit’s essential … Develop and implement formal procedures to document how tests of Help Points/CAIs are to be performed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/15/selected-aspects-subway-station-safetySouthern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2024M-38)
… properly safeguarded from inappropriate use and access. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … system and 40 IT assets were not properly recorded in the system. Key Recommendations Develop written … network user accounts. Maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date inventory records. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/09/southern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technologyDiNapoli: College Student Loan Debt Doubled in New York Over Last Decade
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a report on student loan debt which found the average New Yorker with college loans owed $32,200 in … 2005-06 through 2014-15, average costs for tuition, fees, room and board for 4-year institutions rose by more than 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-college-student-loan-debt-doubled-new-york-over-last-decadeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 89-14
… be a charge against the appropriate city, town, village or school district. We expressed the view in 1982 Opns St Comp …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14DiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… national average due to the state’s higher enrollment in public health insurance programs, which provided coverage to … in households with incomes between $25,000 and $49,000. “Public policies over the last decade have had a significant … state begins reprocessing eligibility determinations for public health insurance, continued transparency and reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackSchenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (2023M-65)
… maintained adequate math workbook (workbook) inventories and ordered workbooks as needed. Key Findings District … officials did not maintain adequate inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, … procedures on how workbooks should be accounted for and how the inventory should be monitored. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/schenectady-city-school-district-math-workbook-inventory-2023m-65Many New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… Too many New Yorkers are burdened by high housing costs, according to … housing costs. “The high cost of housing can force some New Yorkers to go without basic necessities or to be evicted. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingFacility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances
… for the oversight of correctional facilities and for responding timely to complaints and inmate grievances. Our audit scope covers the period … 54 State correctional facilities, four Office of Children and Family Services facilities, 74 local correctional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/19/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievancesVillage of Village of the Branch – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-43)
… Background The Village of Village of the Branch is located in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, and has a … of a Village officer, does not reside within the Village. In addition, the Village and this individual have entered … know whether the individual’s compensation is excessive in any given year. If it is excessive (e.g., more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-village-branch-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-43DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… P. DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule for the planned bond sales for the state, New York City and their major public authorities during the second quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterDiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Second Quarter
… York City are not planning any bond issues at this point in time. The planned sales of $2.45 billion include $1.55 … million is for refunding purposes. The anticipated sales in the second quarter compare to past planned sales of $6.92 … is released by the committee to assist participants in the municipal bond market. It is contingent upon execution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-second-quarterAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations … in part to divert such high-volume non-criminal cases from the court system and thereby free the courts to … are given 30 days after the issuance of this follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/accountability-traffic-ticket-surcharges-follow