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Hancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition (2021M-208)
… non-resident tuition (NRT) rates in the best interest of District taxpayers. Key Findings Officials did not establish NRT rates in the best interest of District taxpayers. We found: While the Board can contract … (SED)’s maximum allowable NRT rates and actual Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) costs by a total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/hancock-central-school-district-non-resident-student-tuition-2021m-208NFC Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-11)
… confirm the 18 businesses that agreed to create or retain a total of 96 positions actually did so. Three of the eight loans reviewed had delinquent payments totaling $39,000. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/05/28/nfc-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Lyndon – Town Clerk’s Collections (2021M-117)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lyndon (Town) Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited, … collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk generally recorded, remitted and reported … a timely manner. Collections were deposited accurately but the clerk did not always make deposits in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-lyndon-town-clerks-collections-2021m-117City of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Salamanca (City) City Comptroller’s (Comptroller) collections were recorded … Determine whether the City of Salamanca City City Comptrollers Comptroller collections were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131East Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… occurred in the leave records maintained for 13 of the 26 (50 percent) employees tested. Key Recommendations … time sheets prior to paying employees. Ensure overtime is approved prior to employees working overtime and monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mTown of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… a third-party ambulance company to retain and use all fees collected for ambulance services, which is not … disbursement process. Ensure that all ambulance service fees collected are remitted to the Town. Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-financial-oversight-and-ambulance-services-2018m-161Tuckahoe Common School District - Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (2018M-229)
… between 11 and 14 days after the date the faculty advisor brought the funds to the Business Office. We reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-eca-funds-2018mWest Seneca Fire District #4 – Procurement (2020M-52)
… proposals or quotations may not be in the best interest of the District, purchases not required to be bid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/18/west-seneca-fire-district-4-procurement-2020m-52Town of Gorham – Procurement (2024M-7)
… an increased risk that the Town paid more than necessary for goods and services or made purchases that were not for Town purposes. For example, we reviewed: 65 individual and aggregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-procurement-2024m-7City of Yonkers - Budget Review (B19-6-5)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … of 2014 requires the City to submit its proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Education for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b19-6-5Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B19-6-3)
… Background The Village of Suffern, located in Rockland County, issued debt not to exceed $5 million to liquidate the … are settled. The tentative budget includes a tax levy of $12,281,362 which is $1,078,728 above the limit … be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase to no more than the tax levy increase as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/16/village-suffern-budget-review-b19-6-3DiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… New York City a less noisy and healthier place in which to live." From 2010 through 2015, New Yorkers made 1.6 million … fall under the City's direct authority to regulate, unlike air traffic noise for example. In February 2016, DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeDiNapoli: The State May Have Your Money
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today urged New Yorkers to see if any of the $12.5 billion in lost and forgotten money currently being held by his … map created by DiNapoli’s office shows the number of outstanding accounts and monetary values by county. “Every … Thomas P DiNapoli today urged New Yorkers to see if any of the $125 billion in lost and forgotten money currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-may-have-your-moneyDiNapoli Releases State Cash Report
… totaled $11.1 billion at the end of June, almost $1.9 billion higher than projected. “Tax collections were robust … tax receipts of $20.6 billion for the quarter were $1.9 billion higher than the same period last year, an increase … by a 23.9 percent decline in business tax collections as a result of increased refunds and the absence of large audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-releases-state-cash-reportOpinion 89-7
… the changes in assessments determined by the board ( id .), and mail to each complainant a notice of the board's … if adopted, must fix the amount of compensation ( id .; see also Town Law, §27[1]). Article VIII, §1 of the … see Timmerman v City of New York , 69 NYS2d 102, affd 272 App Div 758, 70 NYS2d 140; cf . AFSCME v City of Plattsburgh …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-7Opinion 93-30
… SHERIFF -- Powers and Duties (transportation of individual after arraignment) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (liability … jail) CORRECTION LAW, §500-c; COUNTY LAW, §657-a: If, after an individual is arraigned by the village justice court … individual from a village justice court to a county jail, after the individual has been arraigned in village justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30New York One of Only Seven States to Owe Money to Federal Unemployment Trust Fund
… insurance (UI) funds that are in debt to the federal government, and the $8.1 billion owed in the outstanding loan … claims, necessitating continued borrowing from the federal government beginning in May 2020. If New York’s outstanding … Economic and Policy Insights Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/new-york-one-only-seven-states-owe-money-federal-unemployment-trust-fundDiNapoli: City of Corning's Economic Development and Smart Growth Initiatives Build on Stable Fiscal Picture
… Plan. The updated plan, expected to be completed in 2025, will engage the community in promoting smart growth, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-city-cornings-economic-development-and-smart-growth-initiatives-build-stable-fiscal-pictureDiNapoli Releases Review of Executive Budget
… Although the state Division of the Budget (DOB) forecasts in the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 Executive Budget that the budget will remain in balance for the next five years, the direction of the pandemic, … Although the state Division of the Budget DOB forecasts in the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-releases-review-executive-budgetDiNapoli Releases Report on Pre-Pandemic Migration Trends
… The Comptroller’s Office will continue to monitor the trends as the data is updated. Policymakers can utilize this … linked to attracting and retaining taxpayers. Monitoring trends is critical and further analysis of migration trends during and after the pandemic will be needed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-report-pre-pandemic-migration-trends