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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Company and the Watervliet Housing Authority . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … records were not adequate and there were numerous errors in the financial reports. Also, the district’s required … surpluses for the 2015 fiscal year totaling $469,078 in the general fund and $150,449 in the water fund. The city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-322)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the … The Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of Education comprising seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/24/mattituck-cutchogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2013mSt. Anne Institute – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) … personal service costs, consisting of $6,010 in salaries and $1,277 in fringe benefits for employees who were not directly related to the preschool program; and $6,917 in other than personal service costs, consisting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/10/st-anne-institute-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVillage of Smyrna – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-114)
… to February 6, 2013. Background The Village of Smyrna is located in the Town of Smyrna in Chenango County. The … oversight of the Village’s financial operations. If it is not practicable to segregate the Clerk-Treasurer’s duties, establish mitigating controls, such as independent reviews of the Clerk-Treasurer’s work. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/19/village-smyrna-clerk-treasurers-duties-2013m-114DiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… The former highway superintendent for the Town of Erin in Chemung County made personal purchases and used … Roger Burlew was arrested and charged with one count of grand larceny in the second degree, a class C felony, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Sewage … 2019-S-54 ). About the Program New York State is rich in surface and ground water resources, with over 70,000 miles … which impair or impact the quality of State waters and, in turn, pose health risks to those who use them. Two key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutantManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… school principal had not established basic accountability for student funds and that DOE’s guidelines had been ignored. … The GSF account is used to deposit monies collected for extracurricular and co-curricular activities, such as the … events. Our initial audit contained eight recommendations for improving for improving accountability over fund managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-followX.2 Guide to Vendor Management Policies – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… orders, and in general, process voucher payments in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) with vendors that have … Business Units are responsible for submitting requests to the Vendor Management Unit to create a Centralized Corporate Customer. Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x2-guide-vendor-management-policiesFinger Lakes Community College - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2019M-184)
… maximum reimbursement rates, such as GSA per diem rates, for lodging, meals and mileage. Ensure all credit card claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2020/01/10/finger-lakes-community-college-credit-card-and-travel-expendituresLanguage Access Services
… will take to ensure meaningful access to their services for LEP New Yorkers. The Department of Motor Vehicles … contracted vendor, LanguageLine Solutions (Language Line), for interpretation services. According to the Department, … DMVs were not following aspects of the Department’s Plan. For example, 22 County DMVs and one State DMV that we visited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/26/language-access-servicesVillage of Alden – Ambulance Service Billing and Collection (2016M-321)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to review ambulance … reports, issues billing invoices to patients and collects fees for the services rendered. The Board does not formally … to prepare billings or, if the service is to be contracted out, periodically seek competition. Approve and properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/01/06/village-alden-ambulance-service-billing-and-collection-2016m-321SUNY Bulletin No. SU-225
… To explain the OSC and agency procedures for the use of the Leap Year Salary Calculation. Affected Employees SUNY … which February 29th falls, the biweekly salary calculation is changed to calculate the biweekly payment based on 366 … to the Leap Year calculation for affected employees who do not already have an existing 09/01/15 row on Job Data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-225-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2015-16-suny-calCanandaigua City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2015M-133)
… and procedures used to procure professional services for the period July 1, 2013 through June 5, 2015. Background … has approximately 3,600 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $68.7 … Findings The District did not properly seek competition for 14 professional service providers totaling $477,235. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2015mVillage of Brookville – Board Oversight (2015M-45)
… accumulated in operating funds and establish policies that address maintaining a reasonable amount of unexpended surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/06/12/village-brookville-board-oversight-2015m-45Purchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… documentation indicating that Linden Plaza had conducted price analyses or taken any other steps to determine the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… law on November 18, 2009, requires all persons sentenced for DWI on or after August 15, 2010 to install and maintain … with the governing Regulations and the New York City Plan for compliance with the Act. For July 2015, we selected a judgmental sample of 27 reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedWelcome New Members
… If youre a new NYSLRS member you can find handy resources in one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/new-membersCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B21-6-8)
… The Office of the State Comptroller, as Fiscal Agent for the City of Yonkers (City), determined that the City’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2021-22 and the related justification … operating and debt service funding of $663.6 million for the Yonkers Public Schools (District) and $587.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-8Disposal of Electronic Devices
… if electronic devices being surplused by the Department of State had been permanently cleaned of all personal, private and sensitive information, and also … had developed formal processes to minimize the risk of unauthorized disclosure of such information when disposing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/disposal-electronic-devicesSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations (Follow-Up)
… and 45 Customer Assistance Intercoms (CAIs) – intended for customer use in emergencies and for information. SIR’s Electronic and Electrical Maintenance … is not publicly broadcasted, but is monitored, primarily for surveillance and security purposes. CCTV relies on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stations-follow