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Sea Breeze Fire District – Board Oversight (2018M-269)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sea Breeze Fire District (District) Board provided adequate oversight of the District’s … corrective action. … Determine whether the Sea Breeze Fire District District Board provided adequate oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/19/sea-breeze-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-269Laurens Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-43)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Laurens Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) established … corrective action. … Determine whether the Laurens Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/02/laurens-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-43Berkshire Fire District - District Operations (2020M-40)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether District officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Determine whether District officials established adequate controls to safeguard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/12/berkshire-fire-district-district-operations-2020m-40Fly Creek Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2022M-115)
… purposes, competitively procured and audited prior to payment. Key Findings While the District’s non-payroll … supported, for proper District purposes and audited prior to payment, the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not … The Board did not ensure competition was sought prior to approving purchases, and it did not develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/23/fly-creek-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2022m-115Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (Report 2016-S-39 ). About the Program The … is responsible for administering the Advantage After School Program (Program). The Program offers a range of … activities that integrate what happens in the school day with less formal learning experiences and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-program-followMilestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by the Milestone School for Child Development (Milestone) on its Consolidated … fiscal years ended June 30, 2012. Background The Milestone School for Child Development provides full-day preschool … the ages of three and five years. During the 2012-13 school year, Milestone serviced about 110 students. The New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/17/milestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSunshine Developmental School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the Sunshine Developmental School on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … ended June 30, 2011. Background The Sunshine Developmental School (Sunshine Developmental) provides special education … York City Department of Education (DoE), as well as other school districts and counties whose children are served by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/10/sunshine-developmental-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUniversity Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
Determine whether University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (School) officials accurately compensated employees.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/university-preparatory-charter-school-for-young-men-2023-123.pdfWhat is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… Tax Cap limits the amount local governments and most school districts can increase the tax levy (the total amount … least a 60 percent vote to override the Tax Cap. Voters in school districts can override the cap with a 60% vote. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capFine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/fine-fire-district-2023-81.pdfSpecial District Threshold Notice
Special District Threshold Notice
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/pdf/special-district-threshold-notice.pdfLansing Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-62)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/lansing-fire-district-2023-62a.pdfMarathon Joint Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-76)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/marathon-joint-fire-district-2023-76.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… East Fishkill , Village of Galway , Huntington Manor Fire District , Massapequa Water District , Otsego County and Sullivan County . “In today’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Arlington Fire District , Town of Athens , Baldwin Fire District , Beaver …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … authorizing payment. Although payments appeared to be for district purposes, when checks are routinely disbursed … a significant risk that payments could be made in error or for unauthorized purposes. Town of Moira – Fiscal Oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 88-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … discussed in the opinion. WATER DISTRICTS -- Improvement of Facilities (procedure for acquisition of real property by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 2003-2
… as a deed to be recorded by resident taxpayers owning taxable real property aggregating at least one-half of the … assessed valuation for state and county taxes of all the taxable real property in that part of the proposed district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Town or County Water and Sewer Districts
… of probable usefulness" (see New York State Local Finance Law Section 11.00). This type of capital reserve does not … located wholly within a town governed by the Suburban Town Law (see New York State Town Law Article 3-a). The fund may be used for a specific object …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-and-repair-reserve-funds-town-or-county-water-and-sewer-districtsOpinion 90-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … CONTRACTS -- Bidding Monetary Threshold (computation of for fuel oil) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: If it is known or … for sums below the monetary threshold (see, e.g., Walton v Mayor , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615; 1A Antieau, Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35