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Opinion 2008-3
… is no longer needed for capital purposes ( see Town of Evans v Catalino , 103 Misc 2d 261, 425 NYS2d 918, mod on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Greenville Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-106)
… investment program - legality, safety, liquidity and yield - when investing available funds. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/greenville-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-106Lansing Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-62)
… and manage a comprehensive investment program. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not develop and adopt a … savings account, which had an average daily balance of approximately $3.8 million during the audit period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/09/01/lansing-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-62Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Information Technology Governance (2020M-118)
… training for employees who use District IT assets. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-information-technologyMasonville Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-165)
… Board did not: Review adequate supporting documentation for nine disbursements totaling $57,374. Approve 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/03/26/masonville-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-165Coeymans Hollow Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-211)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Coeymans Hollow Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … did not ensure: The service contract with the Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation (Company) was adequate in … Determine whether Coeymans Hollow Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/06/24/coeymans-hollow-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-211Copiague Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2019M-225)
… Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of each claim to ensure that each individual claim is a sufficiently supported valid expenditure and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2019m-225Opinion 93-14
… procedure for town districts). Further, it is a general rule that, since the construction of sewers involves the … v Syracuse , 184 NY 1; 54 NY Jur, Sewers and Sewage §2; 13 McQullin, Municipal Corporations, §37.27). We note, … Union v Greco , 1988, 137 AD2d 816, 525 NYS2d 279, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed a lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14DiNapoli Audit: Drivers for Disabled New Yorkers Drove with Suspended Licenses; Racked up Hundreds of Violations, Including Speeding Through School Zones
… The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has not … agency's disabled clients," DiNapoli said. "The disregard for safe driving is troubling, both for the clients and the general public. Hundreds of thousands … The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities OPWDD has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-drivers-disabled-new-yorkers-drove-suspended-licenses-racked-hundreds-violationsDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… that SED adjust the school’s reimbursements of over-time costs to recoup the money. Finally, the audit … reimbursement. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) refers students to Starting Point based on clinical … and properly documented. The State reimburses DoE 59.5 percent of the statutory rate it pays to Starting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesOversight and Monitoring of the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
… (UPK) programs’ compliance with applicable health, safety, and financial reporting requirements. Our audit scope covered … Commissioner of Education (Regulations) require buildings and classrooms used for UPK to be safe and to comply with applicable fire safety, health, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/oversight-and-monitoring-universal-pre-kindergarten-programWest Hill Fire District No. 3 – Financial Condition (2014M-160)
… this reserve in the late 1990s to fund future costs of new vehicles. However, the Board could not provide us with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/15/west-hill-fire-district-no-3-financial-condition-2014m-160Opinion 89-43
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … §§174(2), 176(2-a): A fire district may change the office of fire district treasurer from an elective to an appointive … Whether the elective office of fire district treasurer may be abolished and replaced by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-43Montrose Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-53)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Montrose Fire District (District) Board of … documentation indicating that the services outlined in the rental agreement were rendered. A claim totaling $17,812 for an automatic … 166 claims totaling $712696 and determined that the Board did not properly audit 78 claims 47 percent totaling $47836 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/17/montrose-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-53Otisco Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2016M-415-F)
… was to assess the District’s progress, as of July 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in February 2017. Background The Otisco Fire District … was to assess the Districts progress as of July 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/11/08/otisco-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-415-fSchodack Valley Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2016M-98)
… adequately supported, properly authorized and for valid District purposes for the period January 1, 2015 through … December 30, 2015. Background The Schodack Valley Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from … Schodack Valley Fire District Cash Disbursements 2016M98 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/05/07/schodack-valley-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2016m-98DiNapoli Issues Preliminary Analysis of 2021-22 Executive Budget
… from federal operating aid will total $76.6 billion in SFY 2020-21, up 30.2 percent from the prior year, largely reflecting measures enacted in 2020. This spending is expected to total $72.3 billion in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-issues-preliminary-analysis-2021-22-executive-budgetWantagh Fire District – Payroll (2013M-176)
… audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll for the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, … $6.1 million. Key Finding Internal controls over payroll ensured that the District employees were paid only … audit was to examine the Districts internal controls over payroll for the period January 1 2012 through December 31 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/20/wantagh-fire-district-payroll-2013m-176Germantown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-166)
… does not have effective policies and procedures outlining expectations for managing District resources, there is an … and Disclosure Policy as they relate to conflicts of interest. Develop policies and procedures over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/29/germantown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-166Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-73)
… determine if the District awarded Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) credits accurately for the period January 1, … officials did not review the entries in the computer program unless the points earned as indicated on the reports … Niskayuna No 2 Fire District Length of Service Award Program 2015M73 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/31/niskayuna-no-2-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2015m-73