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Summitville Fire Company – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-423)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Company … that all disbursements were approved and paid to the correct payee in the correct amount. Company officials did … sufficient documentation to indicate the amount of money received at each fundraising event and did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/10/summitville-fire-company-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2016m-423Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)
… was to review the IDA’s process for approving, monitoring and reporting projects for the period January 1, 2013 through … Board of Directors that is appointed by the County and includes four members that are County Legislators. Key … organization, to perform all TCIDA’s administrative and financial services based on a memorandum of understanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-boardColumbia County Department of Weights and Measures –Internal Controls Over Revenue Collection (2013M-400)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the … period January 1, 2012 through October 9, 2013. Background Columbia County is governed by a Board of Supervisors which … Columbia County Department of Weights and Measures Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/02/columbia-county-department-weights-and-measures-internal-controls-over-revenueAnnual Wage for New Tier 6 Employees
… Registration form (RS5420) or the Police and Fire Membership Application form (PF5022) . We cannot enroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/annual-wage-new-tier-6-employeesSchuylerville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … the employee benefit accrued liability reserve (EBALR) to the general fund causing the fund balance to exceed the statutory limit at year-end. District officials have not developed a plan to document their intentions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/schuylerville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-113Oversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for victims of domestic violence to ensure these programs are … To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/24/oversight-residential-domestic-violence-programsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2022-23 Enacted State Budget
… Historic federal aid and better-than-expected revenues allowed for a steep … of the year-over-year growth will be for new initiatives and more funding for existing programs. DiNapoli expressed concerns about the growth in capital spending and debt. He also cautioned that many provisions weaken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2022-23-enacted-state-budgetBinghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant – Sewage Operation Costs (2015M-213)
… whereby the City and the Village jointly own a sewage treatment plant and related facilities located in the Town of … BinghamtonJohnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant Sewage Operation Costs 2015M213 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/binghamton-johnson-city-joint-sewage-treatment-plant-sewage-operation-costs-2015mState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC's FY 2025 Preliminary Budget
… following statement on New York City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Preliminary Budget: “The release of New York City’s $109.4 billion FY 2025 preliminary budget shows the pathway to budgetary … projected migrant spending , will be used to close the FY 2025 budget gap. “Despite these positive developments, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nycs-fy-2025-preliminary-budgetElmwood Village Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-174)
… Background The Elmwood Village Charter School, located in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, is governed by a Board … We also reviewed the relevant factors included in the calculation for all five final billings to the school … the School’s residence verification process. The School does not verify student information by periodically requiring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/08/23/elmwood-village-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-174Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District - Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2017M-199)
… that receipts were properly recorded and deposited in the bank and that disbursements were properly supported and … cash receipts were properly recorded and deposited in the bank and that disbursements were properly supported and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2019/08/09/chautauqua-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-cash-receipts-andVirgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… for the period January 1, 2012 through September 23, 2013. Background The Virgil Fire District is a district … meetings. However, because it is not reviewing monthly bank statements or bank reconciliations, the Board cannot verify if it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/17/virgil-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-329Uniondale Fire District – Firehouse Hall Rentals and Questionable Board Practices (2013M-244)
… 2012. Background The Uniondale Fire District is located in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County. The District is governed by an elected … to credit cards. The District’s capital asset policy does not provide adequate guidance regarding appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/uniondale-fire-district-firehouse-hall-rentals-and-questionable-boardState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… – College Readiness (Follow-Up) (2025-F-12) Nearly half of all students who complete high school and go to college … graduate. In general, college readiness refers to the set of skills, behaviors, and knowledge a high school student should have before enrollment in their first year of college, as well as the ability for high school students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 89-53
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES--Recipients … enactment of chapter 293 of the Laws of 1988, two court cases addressed the question of how foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Responding to an OSC Audit Report: Audit Responses and Corrective Action Plans
… reports explaining the planned corrective action, audits are the effective management tools they should be. As … and recommendations. Our draft audit report tells you what we found based on our audit testing and what we … recognize that a formalized, well-thought-out CAP can take time for officials to develop. Nonetheless, officials may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/responding-osc-audit-report-audit-responses-and-corrective-action-plansOpinion 88-6
… and a local bank constitutes a local retirement system for purposes of section 113(a) of the Retirement and Social … municipalities from establishing a local retirement system for its officers or employees after April 12, 1922. The plan, … Initially, we note that there is no statutory authority for a town, by resolution, to establish the type of plan at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6SUNY Bulletin No. SU-229
… 340 of the Laws of 2013, which implemented the 2011-2016 Agreement between the State of New York and the United … and must include the payment amount. The roster must be signed by the campus president and forwarded to SUNY System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-229-2015-discretionary-award-psnu-employees-represented-unitedCUNY Bulletin No. CU-414
… up employees in PayServ who are hired under the HIRE Act, and to explain how the Office of the State Comptroller … records for employees previously hired under the HIRE Act. Affected Employees Employees hired under the HIRE Act by … in PayServ, on or after November 4, 2010 Background The US Congress and President of the United States enacted the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-414-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-actOpinion 90-54
… discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (equitable distribution of benefits in matrimonial actions) DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, §236; RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§110, 410: Certain … Concerning the procedures for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable from the New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54