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Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… 5-524 requires, with limited exceptions, a village board to audit all claims against a village before payment is made, … of all claims. Ensure quotes are obtained and attached to the claims to help ensure competition is sought in accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Seaford Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2014M-319)
… controls over its Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. … $1.8 million, and the District’s contribution for the 2013 LOSAP program year was $113,300. Key Findings The District’s LOSAP point system is not consistent with New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/21/seaford-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2014m-319Town of East Greenbush – Justice Court Operations (2016M-60)
… operations for the period January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background The Town of East Greenbush is … financial operations for the period January 1 2014 through June 30 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2016/05/06/town-east-greenbush-justice-court-operations-2016m-60Hermon-DeKalb Central School District – Segregation of Duties (2016M-35)
… purpose of our audit was to determine if controls over the District’s cash receipts and nonpayroll disbursements were … 31, 2015. Background The Hermon-DeKalb Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, DeKalb, Hermon and Russell in St. Lawrence County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 400 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-35Camden Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-51)
Camden Central School District Financial Condition 2016M51
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/camden-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-51Babylon Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-323)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … result in the appropriation of fund balance not needed to fund District operations. Ensure that all reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/babylon-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-323Albion Central School District – Budgeting (2016M-80)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s budgeting practices for the period … Key Findings While the District appropriated fund balance to help finance operations, it was not needed because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/albion-central-school-district-budgeting-2016m-80Town of Saugerties – Justice Court Operations (2015M-47)
… internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through November 3, 2014. … internal controls over the Courts financial activity for the period January 1 2013 through November 3 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/06/12/town-saugerties-justice-court-operations-2015m-47Town of Minden – Budgeting (2014M-366)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, 2011 through July 31, 2014. … population of approximately 4,300. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $1.8 million. Key Findings The … of our audit was to review the Towns budgeting practices for the period January 1 2011 through July 31 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/29/town-minden-budgeting-2014m-366Stockport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-189)
… Columbia County, which contracts with the Stockport Fire District to provide fire protection for the Town. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/06/30/stockport-volunteer-fire-company-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015mPhelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-269)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … 2014-15 and did not use any appropriated fund balance to finance operations. The retirement contribution reserve … reasonable and in compliance with statutory requirements. To the extent they are not, transfers should be made in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/phelps-clifton-springs-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016mOtselic Valley Central School District – Capital Project (2015M-263)
… involvement in the District’s $17 million capital project for the period June 1, 2011 through September 10, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $10.2 … Obtain and review budget-to-actual financial reports for capital projects throughout the life of the projects. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-capital-project-2015m-263Fishers Island Waste Management District -- Purchasing (2015M-292)
… purchasing policy does not require the use of competitive bidding for any purchases. District officials did not always … to ensure it is in compliance with statutory competitive bidding rules. Comply with the purchasing policy and statutory competitive bidding requirements. Document the reason for awarding a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/01/29/fishers-island-waste-management-district-purchasing-2015m-292Jericho Water District – Water Use Charges (2013M-395)
… in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District covers a 37-square-mile area and serves a population of about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/02/28/jericho-water-district-water-use-charges-2013m-395Town of Chazy – Water and Sewer District Financial Operations (2017M-42)
… collection and enforcement of water and sewer charges for the period January 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. … policies and procedures to provide adequate guidance for water and sewer billing and collection. Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-chazy-water-and-sewer-district-financial-operations-2017m-42Opinion 89-34
… the deputy highway superintendent. Following such inquiry, where appropriate, the town board may recommend to the … impose restrictions on the highway superintendent as to where highway equipment is to be used so long as it is being … management and control of the finances of the town" (see Myruski v Town Board of the Town of Goshen , 87 Misc 2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34XII.8.A Workflow in the Accounts Payable Module – XII. Expenditures
… approve a voucher prior to submittal to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) must be the department head or a … for certifying vouchers. Matching will be enforced on every voucher that references a purchase order, except when the Payment Method on the purchase order is the Procurement Card. Matching in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8a-workflow-accounts-payable-moduleThe Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… many plan to go swimming, camping, hiking, hunting or fishing, visit amusements parks, attend outdoor festivals and … Conventional activities such as camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, bicycling, and skiing as well as RVing, … communities on Long Island, as documented in a previous report by the Office of the State Comptroller. 3 FIGURE 1 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsDiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details troubling child poverty trends across the state, including a child poverty rate that is one of the worst in the nation and … shows that poverty presents serious barriers to healthy child development. Despite unstable economic conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsOpinion 90-10
… Lopes v Rostad , 45 NY2d 617, 412 NYS2d 127; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-22, p 48). The duty to maintain highways in a … conditions which reasonably could be expected to result in injury and damage to the public ( Sanchez v Lippincott , 89 … 393 NYS2d 691; Tagg v City of Lockport , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662, affd 254 NY 582; Embler v Town of Wallkill , 132 NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10