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Fonda-Fultonville Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility - Board Oversight (2019M-252)
… Board did not: Act in accordance with the inter-municipal agreement. Ensure that the former Chairman and former Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2020/03/20/fonda-fultonville-joint-wastewater-treatment-facility-board-oversightTown of Wawarsing - Financial Oversight of Select Activities (2018M-239)
To examine the adequacy of internal controls over selected financial activities to properly account for and safeguard Town funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-wawarsing-financial-oversight-select-activities-2018m-239Office of Operations: 2025 Virtual Fall Conference
… these responsibilities effectively. Presenters: Christine Wemette (Bureau of Financial Reporting and Oil … Presenters: Mike Breen, Jon Golden, Stephen N. Raptoulis, Christine Wemette and Daevia Williams (Bureau of Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/outreach/office-operations-2025-virtual-fall-conferenceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… purpose of this report was to ascertain the total expenses that the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) … were agreed to by the Board, to ascertain the Board’s expenses. Annual expenses to administer the Program totaled $215.3 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOperational Advisory No. 8
… will result in Agencies receiving requests to replace or cancel checks throughout the year rather than once a year. … that Agencies reissue any checks due to recipients or cancel any inappropriate payments upon returned letter from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/8-state-check-outreachState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: State Education … its three rate-based preschool special education programs. New York City Department of Finance: Reporting of Billboard … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… It is important to maintain offline copies of backups in case a cyberattack renders online files unusable. Some … applications and/or operating systems. If that is the case, the organization should have a written agreement with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0XI-A.6 Auto-Sourcing Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing
… creating a purchase order (PO) from an approved contract release or purchase requisition. This section does not apply … needed to generate 11 additional POs. To stage a contract release, the Contract Processor will access the release link on the contract header and define the contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a6-auto-sourcing-purchase-ordersTown of Westerlo - Information Technology (2020M-33)
… a contract describing specific services to be provided by the Town’s third-party IT vendor. In addition, we communicated … user accounts. Develop a service level agreement with the third-party vendor to address the Town’s specific needs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-westerlo-information-technology-2020m-33DiNapoli: Vendor Boosted Fuel Costs During Superstorm Sandy Recovery
… emergency response to Superstorm Sandy, the state Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) used a catering company … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “In times of disasters, most New Yorkers pull together to help each … as an unnecessary middleman by purchasing 18,960 gallons of fuel, adding nearly $20,000 to the purchase price and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-vendor-boosted-fuel-costs-during-superstorm-sandy-recoveryYates County Industrial Development Agency - Receipts and Disbursements (2019M-182)
… Findings Although we did not find any significant errors in how cash receipts and disbursements were recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/01/03/yates-county-industrial-development-agency-receipts-andSelected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… (NCPA) operates in compliance with governing statutes and guidelines. Our audit covers the period January 1, 2010 … estates of individuals who die intestate (without a will) and leave either no known heirs or heirs who are not … the estate. They are responsible for collecting, securing, and liquidating each assumed estate’s assets in order to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2296
… State Deferred Compensation Plan for the calendar year 2025 Background: Pursuant to IRS IR-2024-285, released on … for employees aged 50 and over remains at $7,500 for 2025 for a combined maximum contribution limit of $31,000 in 2025. Effective January 1, 2025, Section 109 of the Secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2296-deferred-compensation-maximum-contributions-limits-calendar-year-2025DiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
… the undeliverable addresses. For toll payers to be treated fairly, they must be notified of the amount of payment due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collectionsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 11
… Subject: Business Units must not combine Citibank payments. Policy: Guide to Financial Operations … updated with the following information. In order to help Citibank apply credit card payments properly, Vendor ID … so that SFS will not combine Business Units’ payments to Citibank. Accordingly, when Business Units create a voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/11-separate-payments-citibankTown of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… written preapprovals. A vendor $12,382 more for tires than prices bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, competition … that provide these services to the Town and ensure that prices paid for services and purchases are in accordance with written agreements and prices bid by the vendor. Except as mentioned in Appendix A, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Information Technology Governance (2020M-118)
… training for employees who use District IT assets. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-information-technologyPort Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-209)
… action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-information-technology-userCity of Yonkers - Internal Controls Over Cash Collections (2018M-14)
… 30 percent of its revenues ($17,241) collected from credit card payments due to the credit card vendor improperly … work with the credit card vendor and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to recover funds withheld. Provide oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/22/city-yonkers-internal-controls-over-cash-collections-2018m-14XI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to advise Business Units that the Office of the State … enhancements are implemented in October 2015. Prior to establishing tolerances, if a Business Unit entered a … fail matching. This situation required Business Unit staff to create a change order for the PO to correct the voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerances