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Opinion 88-5
… opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover retired employees); (retirees reduction of benefits) PUBLIC … may provide health insurance coverage at town expense to retired officers or employees, or a group of retired officers or employees, including retired elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Avoca Central School District – Payroll (2025M-14)
… contracts and board-established rates. The payroll clerk is responsible for entering and adjusting employee salary, pay rates and … of the CAP must begin by the end of the next fiscal year. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-payroll-2025m-14Hillsdale-Copake Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2025M-111)
… the claims audit process, Adequately supported, and Made for an appropriate District purpose. However, the Board did … its adopted written disbursement policies were followed. For example: Ten checks totaling $249,004, requiring the … signatures had only the Treasurer’s signature. One check for $4,267 payable to the Treasurer was not signed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/09/hillsdale-copake-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2025m-111Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… office completed audits of the Brookhaven Fire District , Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department , Town of Ira and the … address remote access to the district’s financial system. Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight … office completed audits of the Brookhaven Fire District Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department Town of Ira and the Lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… clubs did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for 28 remittances totaling $36,079. District officials are … reviewed, totaling $7,098, did not have requisition forms. For access to state and local government spending, public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… went without enough to eat. Data from the first three months of 2024 indicate some decreases in food insufficiency. … 9.5% Households with Children U.S. 14.6% 12.5% 14.2% 14.5% 13.4% NYS 15.1% 14.0% 16.0% 15.1% … State Comptroller excludes missing data (i.e., “Did Not Report” totals) from the denominators of applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at 2% for 2025
… Property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for 2025 for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … with state law, DiNapoli’s office calculated the 2025 inflation factor at 3.30% for those local governments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-2-percent-2025Town of Schroon – Internal Controls Over Transfer Station Operations (2013M-24)
… of our audit was to determine if internal controls over transfer station operations for the period January 1, 2011, … money collected with the amount of trash disposed at the transfer station. We found that over a three-month period in … of trash accounted for as being received at the Town’s transfer station, resulting in approximately $10,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-schroon-internal-controls-over-transfer-station-operations-2013m-24DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … Also, although the department has established policies for disbursing restitution money retained in a victims’ trust … County) Town officials do not have written procedures for reconciling the water produced by the town’s water system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … the highway superintendent with bonuses totaling $1,200 for services already rendered. Further, the board … as committees, but as one individual making decisions for the entire company without sufficient oversight. Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … and Justice Court (Seneca County) The board needs to adopt long-term financial plans to effectively manage the town’s finances. The board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … credits because officials did not grant the appropriate number of points to volunteers for participation in department responses nor accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that former Family Service Society (FSS) Chief Operating Officer Jennifer … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced that former Family Service Society FSS Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Thurber …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-former-non-profit-executive-pleads-guilty-falsifying-business-recordsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Village of Attica , Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures , … is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Village of Attica – Justice Court (Wyoming County) The village justices … announced his office completed audits of the Village of Attica Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Alden – Town Supervisor (2024M-105)
… monthly bank reconciliations. As a result, the total cash balance in the 2023 Annual Financial Report (AFR) was overstated by over $76,000 when compared to the cash balances of the accounting records (book balances). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-supervisor-2024m-105Afton Fire Company Emergency Squad – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-275)
… books are consistently reviewed by a disinterested third party who reported that everything was in good order; … financial information. Stop contracting with its current third party to review the Treasurer’s records and provide for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/03/afton-fire-company-emergency-squad-internal-controls-over-financialVillage of Kenmore – Wastewater Processing Costs and Information Technology (2013M-73)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the wastewater service agreement … 1, 2011, through January 18, 2013. Background The Village of Kenmore is located in the Town of Tonawanda in Erie County … Village of Kenmore Wastewater Processing Costs and Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/14/village-kenmore-wastewater-processing-costs-and-information-technology-2013m-73State Agencies Bulletin No. 502
… represented by CSEA who sustain a Workers’ Compensation injury on or after 7/1/04 may now be eligible to receive a … date of the Leave Without Pay on the Incident and Injury Details pages, respectively. Reporting Information on the Incident and Injury Details Pages Using the Monitor Workplace path ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/502-eligibility-and-processing-instructions-workers-compensationNorth Merrick Union Free School District – Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-366)
… purpose of our audit was to examine the Treasurer’s Duties for the period July 1, 2011 through May 31, 2013. Background … of Hempstead, Nassau County. The District is governed by a Board of Education which comprises seven elected members. … Education Law. The Board should ensure that this designee does not sign checks on a regular basis, but only in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-treasurers-duties-2013m-366Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up)
… made in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and … Federal and State laws prohibit Medicaid payment of drugs for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (herein collectively referred to as ED) for all Medicaid recipients, including registered sex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-and-supplies-provided