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Opinion 2006-6
… Compensation (leave of absence) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §92(1): A town board may not grant a leave of absence to the town … 1961, pp 16, 148). (43 NY2d at 619, 403 NYS2d at 204). 2 We believe the Court’s reasoning applies equally to leaves … an elected official, she may be given a leave of absence. 2 The Court, however, noted the possibility that there could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System for 2021-22
… percent of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 24.4 percent to 28.3 percent of payroll for the … and hurt Main Street, we are fortunate that our state pension fund entered this uncertain time as one of the … assumption next year. In 2019, DiNapoli lowered the state pension fund’s assumed rate from 7 percent to 6.8 percent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-system-2021-22DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry
… nonprofit organizations in 2022 provided 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits increased … 2017-2022, they declined in New York and the number of jobs also fell by 4.1%. “Nonprofits play an important role in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-releases-report-nonprofit-industryDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Operates at Highest Ethical and Professional Standards
… An independent fiduciary and conflict of interest review of the $291.4 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) recognized the Fund for its exemplary investment oversight, risk … Released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, the review concluded the Fund operates with the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-operates-highest-ethical-and-professionalDiNapoli: NYC's Open Streets Program Supported Retail and Restaurant Job Recovery in Manhattan, Brooklyn
… pandemic, helped support the recovery of more than 67,000 retail and restaurant jobs between the first and most recent … Street locations operating for more than one year added retail and restaurant jobs between their first and most … for all five years between 2020 and 2024. Of the total retail and restaurant jobs created during the analysis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-nycs-open-streets-program-supported-retail-and-restaurant-job-recovery-manhattan-brooklynSweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-207)
… July 1, 2012 through March 18, 2016. Background The Sweet Home Central School District is located in the Towns of … Sweet Home Central School District Financial Management 2016M207 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-207Red Hook Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-105)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2014 through December 17, … Red Hook Central School District Financial Management 2016M105 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/red-hook-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-105Red Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… The Red Creek Central School District is located in the Towns of Butler and Wolcott in Wayne County and the Towns of Victory, Conquest and Sterling in Cayuga County. The District, which operates three schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365William Floyd Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-165)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s payroll … Floyd Union Free School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The District, which operates … schools with approximately 8,700 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-165West Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-178)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial operations including the use of unexpended surplus funds and reserve funds for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/06/west-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-178Watervliet City School District – Payroll and Claims Processing (2013M-4)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll and claims processing operations for the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Background The Watervliet City School … overpaid by $11,083 at retirement for 17.5 vacation days to which he was not entitled and a former employee was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/28/watervliet-city-school-district-payroll-and-claims-processing-2013m-4Southold Union Free School District – Claims Processing (2013M-183)
… 1, 2011, to April 30, 2013. Background The Southold Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southold, … Southold Union Free School District Claims Processing 2013M183 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/23/southold-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-2013m-183Rochester City School District – Payroll and Procurement (2016M-435)
… $356,600 in incorrect or unsupported payments. Hundreds of staff routinely made purchases outside the normal requisition … specific responsibilities to the payroll department staff. Develop adequate monitoring procedures to verify that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/10/rochester-city-school-district-payroll-and-procurement-2016m-435Putnam Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial conditions for the period … have not established a reserve fund policy stating how much would be set aside in each reserve, how each reserve would be funded or when the reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/putnam-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-135North Shore Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2017M-89)
… The North Shore Central School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District, … do not have sufficient information to ensure that the log is complete and accurate. Key Recommendations Ensure … maintain a running record of gallons dispensed on the fuel log. Reconcile the fuel log to inventory records. Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/north-shore-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2017m-89Mexico Academy Central School District –Financial Management (2016M-219)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District officials … Academy Central School District is located in the Towns of Hastings, Mexico, New Haven, Palermo, Parish, Richland, … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. The District’s budgeted appropriations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/mexico-academy-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-219Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-240)
… The Merrick Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-240Lynbrook Union Free School District – Special Programs (2016M-45)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District established effective internal controls over … with approximately 2,800 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-special-programs-2016m-45Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Credit Cards (2016M-179)
… a Board-authorized list of fuel card users. District credit cards did not have a maximum spending limit. Key … the policy. Ensure that cash advances on District credit cards are no longer allowed. Maintain a complete list of those employees who are issued credit cards and report this information to the Board at each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-credit-cards-2016m-179Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-300)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … Board appropriated an average of $8.7 million each year to finance operations for the 2013-14 through 2015-16 fiscal … overfunded. Key Recommendations Develop a written plan to reduce the level of unrestricted fund balance to legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-300