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Pollution Testing on Exhaust Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… with DMV and DOT to ensure such data was maintained for all aspects of the program. We also questioned whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/pollution-testing-exhaust-emissions-heavy-duty-diesel-vehicles-followDutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… officials: Continued using an energy service company (supplier) after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES … (kWh) rate than if it had contracted with the supplier awarded the new bid through a competitive process or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andLansing Central School District – Procurement (2021M-213)
… may have saved at least $3,700 on fuel costs by using a State contract. Key Recommendations Update the procurement … Periodically compare prices for goods and services to State contracts and contracts bid by other governments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/lansing-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-213Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. The Town’s accounting records were not reliable. $2,082,924 in revenues and $673,497 in disbursements were not recorded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Seymour Public Library District – Over-the-Counter Cash Receipts (2015M-102)
… Board has not established policies and Library officials have not documented procedures for handling and recording … opening staff, closing staff and management all have access to the safe. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/24/seymour-public-library-district-over-counter-cash-receipts-2015m-102Red Flags – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… skeptical, especially of claims that are not routine. In today’s electronic environment, anyone with a computer and … as completed by your architect or engineer Unusual delays in providing requested information Tips or complaints about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/red-flagsRipley Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2021M-53)
… were not properly reviewed or approved, as required. In addition, the payroll clerk (clerk) did not deduct a total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2021m-53Village of Middleburgh – Fiscal Operations (2013M-10)
… have allowed the Clerk-Treasurer and Deputy to perform all of the financial functions including billing, collecting, … of the Clerk-Treasurer, at least annually, to verify that all moneys due to the Village are collected and deposited and that all disbursements are for proper Village purposes and have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-middleburgh-fiscal-operations-2013m-10Transportation – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Slightly Improved in the Past Year After Declining Since 2016 The State is responsible for maintaining more than … increase since 2019. Bridge Conditions Have Improved Since 2016, But Are Worse Than in Other States In 2020, New York … is unsafe or likely to collapse. A poor bridge, when left open to traffic, typically requires posting for weight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/transportationWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Marketing and Promotional Program (2021M-65)
… and targeting prospective customers the Corporation could have increased player participation and related revenues and … recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate or have already initiated corrective action. Appendix B includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-marketing-andEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to … systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to … The District did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolTown of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Glen (Town) officials properly managed water and sewer fund financial operations. Key Findings Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Village of Cato – Water Financial Operations (2023M-145)
… Health Department forced the Board to submit a plan. In addition: $42,696 in unauthorized billing adjustments were made. Of 464 water … that should have been billed and collected and $1,296 in overbillings. 27 percent of the water produced (at a cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/03/22/village-cato-water-financial-operations-2023m-145Le Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… $2 million held in four reserves was reasonable or needed. For example, as of June 30, 2021, the unemployment insurance … enough to pay average annual unemployment expenditures for more than 200 years, and the employee benefit accrued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… Fire District (District) officials ensured employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, monitored, … Findings District officials did not ensure all employee payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, monitored, … (Board) did not provide adequate oversight, segregate payroll duties or develop compensating controls or develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96State Agencies Bulletin No. 917
… health insurance should be referred to the agency Health Benefits Administrator or the Department of Civil Service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/917-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersOpinion 92-7
… behind in several payments to creditors and is requesting funds to help him through this "slow period". For purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, establish a database of reported allegations and a Staff Exclusion List, and … Background The Center was established by the Protection of People With Special Needs Act (Chapter 501 of the Laws of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationOpinion 94-14
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … any assistance prior to the date on which this act shall have become a law [October 19, 1993] whether or not such … to article 18-A would not apply, even if the projects have been "modified". If, however, the projects located …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street's 2020 Bonuses Rose Amid Volatility
… The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry grew by 10 percent in 2020 to $184,000, in line with the city’s most recent 9.9 percent projection, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-streets-2020-bonuses-rose-amid-volatility