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Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Financial Condition (2020M-91)
Determine whether Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District (District) officials effectively managed the District’s financial condition.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-2020-91.pdfMiddlesex Fire District – Procurement (2025M-135)
Did Middlesex Fire District (District) officials ensure the procurement of goods and services in an economical manner?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/middlesex-fire-district-2025-135.pdfDiNapoli: Former West Hurley Fire District Chief and Chairman Plead Guilty in Corruption Probe
… Woodstock Landscaping & Excavating business. Former chief David Gutierrez and Michael “Bucky” VanValkenburgh, a current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-former-west-hurley-fire-district-chief-and-chairman-plead-guilty-corruption-probeTown of Chesterfield – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-331)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the financial operations of the Port Kent Water District 1 and internal controls over … The purpose of our audit was to review the financial operations of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-chesterfield-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2014m-331Monsey Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-62-F)
… Municipal Law financial filing and audit requirements. For seven consecutive years, an annual financial report … five-member Board governs the District and is responsible for its overall financial management. The Board appoints a … as the District’s chief fiscal officer and is responsible for receiving, maintaining custody of, disbursing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/monsey-fire-district-audit-follow-2020m-62-fMontauk Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-117-F)
… mandated Annual Financial Report (AFR) for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023, and filed the 2020 AFR nearly 1,200 days late. Employees received longevity and overtime payments totaling $25,000 in 2023 that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/montauk-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-117-fCrown Point Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-29-F)
… Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Crown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29), released in May 2024. The audit determined that: The Board of Fire … Point Fire Districts District progress as of October 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Crown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/09/crown-point-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-29-fJericho Fire District – Professional Services (2012M-236)
… million. Key Findings The District’s procurement policy does not require the use of competitive methods when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/02/01/jericho-fire-district-professional-services-2012m-236Stanley Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-259)
… as investments, cash receipts and disbursements, credit cards, claims processing, capital planning, and information … affairs. The District has no internal controls over credit cards. Key Recommendations Attend and complete the mandatory … the need for credit cards. If credit cards continue to be used, adopt a comprehensive credit card policy and review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/stanley-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-259Opinion 2006-2
… Requirements (procedures when increase in maximum amount to be expended is funded by private contribution) WATER … Establishment (procedures when increase in maximum amount to be expended is funded by private contribution) TOWN LAW … procedures set forth in Town Law §§202-d or 209-h in order to increase the maximum amount to be expended for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 2000-12
… fixing the salaries of relatives who are town officials and, even if the code of ethics does not require abstention, … board members should recuse themselves from discussion and abstain from voting on matters relating solely or … that relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Among other things, article 18 prohibits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… through October 31, 2015. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance … with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims from health care providers for services … on the claim to United, thereby causing United to issue a check for $25,798 for the claim. Auditors determined that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… of special items on the hospitals’ gross charges (i.e., no limit); and 16 did not allow for additional reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) The New York State Health Insurance Program … Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021 (2021-M-2) The acts help ensure that the operators of motor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… of the FIDA’s expenses and not those of other entities; Cease making commercial loans directly or through the FLDC … of the FIDA’s startup capital from the FLDC and cease providing gratuitous cash payments to the FLDC; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… Fire District (Orange) and West Seneca Fire District No. 5 (Erie). LOSAP point systems are developed locally and … In most instances, the law also specifies the number of points that can be granted each time an activity is performed and the maximum number of points that can be earned for performing each activity over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-programOpinion 2002-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts … districts. Subdivision 10 of section 198 provides, in pertinent part, that, except as otherwise provided by law, … one hundred ninety-eight". There is, however, nothing in section 198, or any other State statute, that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Fairview … Key Findings District officials did not ensure all employee payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, … approved and supported. This occurred because the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Town of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of District financial operations for the period January 1, … Town of Champion Great Bend Fire District Internal Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialOpinion 2003-2
… the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Joint District (authority to form in coterminous town/village) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Fire Protection (authority to form joint fire district in coterminous town village) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to form joint fire district in coterminous town/village) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2