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Opinion 91-7
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 92-39
… of good drinking water and that tenants may indirectly pay for water through increases in rents. Subsequently, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Town of Owego Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-26)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight of cash disbursements, assets and fuel inventories for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/town-owego-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-26Eggertsville Fire District – Financial Activity (2017M-27)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … adequate oversight of District financial activities to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/24/eggertsville-fire-district-financial-activity-2017m-27Hagedorn Little Village School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Background HLVS, a not-for-profit organization located in Seaford, New York, is an SED-approved provider of … programs to 317 children from school districts located in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The counties pay tuition to … services using reimbursement rates set by SED. The State, in turn, reimburses the counties 59.5 percent of the tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/hagedorn-little-village-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-d may be paid, in the first instance, from the county's general fund. … undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 2002-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (when no … requirements, if the town board determines it to be in the public interest. Certified copies of the board's determination must be recorded in the county clerk's office and filed with the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Opinion 2024-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. NY CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, § 1, ART. VII, § 8(1); LOCAL … derived from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (commonly and in this letter referred to as the … programs essential to addressing the problems of modern life, unless such programs are ‘patently illegal’’. As such, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1Opinion 97-26
… in other areas of fire district); (disposition of upon dissolution of zone assessment) -- Dissolution (disposition of property upon dissolution of zone of assessment) -- Taxes (authority … disbursing unexpended moneys raised by taxes levied only upon the property in a zone of assessment, and disposing of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-26Aurora-Colden Fire District No. 6 – Financial Activity (2017M-208)
… distinct and separate from the Towns of Aurora and Colden in Erie County. The District, which is governed by an elected … and retain quotes and bid documentation for purchases in accordance with the purchasing policy. … AuroraColden Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/12/29/aurora-colden-fire-district-no-6-financial-activity-2017m-208Clark Mills Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-315)
… general fund budget totaled $67,000 for the 2014 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board did not adopt an investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/clark-mills-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-315Endwell Fire District – Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-277)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over … The Endwell Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Union …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/endwell-fire-district-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-277West Seneca Fire District #6 – Financial Management (2013M-14)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over District … The West Seneca Fire District #6 is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of West …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/west-seneca-fire-district-6-financial-management-2013m-14Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… purpose of our audit was to determine whether BOCES was in compliance with State Education Department (SED) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalThe Academy Charter School - Credit Card Expeditures (2019M-80)
… Objective Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card charges were adequately supported and were for legitimate purposes. Key Findings School officials did … had no receipts attached to the claims. 39 receipts in our test, totaling $25,342, were not itemized to show the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/09/06/academy-charter-school-credit-card-expeditures-2019m-80Crown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29)
Determine whether the Crown Point Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) adequately oversaw the District’s financial operations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/crown-point-fire-district-2024-29.pdfOpinion 97-18
… 275: Pursuant to County Law, §215, real property acquired for a county sewer district, that is no longer needed for public use, may be sold, upon a two-thirds vote of the … You ask whether the sale of the real property used for a county sewer district must be approved by a majority of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18Opinion 92-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4Lakeville No. 2 Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
… totaling $22,010 for a storage building on Department property were not permissible by law. The Board entered into … Recover the cost of building the building on Department property or consider entering a lease for the use District’s property. Properly negotiate future contracts and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/17/lakeville-no-2-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25Pearl River Fire District – Purchasing (2016M-407)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s purchasing … The Pearl River Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County. The District is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/03/pearl-river-fire-district-purchasing-2016m-407