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Bloomingburg Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-42)
… duties or implement sufficient compensating controls. The Treasurer performs all aspects of the cash disbursements … the checks; and preparing the bank reconciliations. The Treasurer also is responsible for performing online bank transfers. The Treasurer performs all of these duties without sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/bloomingburg-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialPine City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activities (2017M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Department officials ensured that … accountability. Individual claims were not reviewed prior to payment approval. The Department does not have a code of … required by statute. Key Recommendations Amend the bylaws to provide for adequate segregation of duties and oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/10/13/pine-city-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activitiesBridgehampton Fire District – Length of Service Award Program and Purchasing Practices (2017M-251)
… District’s adopted LOSAP point system does not comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). 2016 LOSAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/03/02/bridgehampton-fire-district-length-service-award-program-and-purchasingHaldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… the Town of Phillipstown in Putnam County and the Town of Fishkill in Dutchess County. The District, which operates two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationRed Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… of overestimated expenditures. The District's reserve plan does not include the District's specific long-term intentions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365Albany County Department of Weights and Measures – Potential Revenue Enhancement and Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-278)
… measure commodities that are sold on the basis of their weight, volume or size. Key Findings The Department may not … implemented. Current weights and measures software does not have audit trail capabilities. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/albany-county-department-weights-and-measures-potential-revenue-enhancement-andCity of Olean Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-93)
… adopted a comprehensive investment policy. The Authority does not have a written agreement with the brokerage firm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/07/29/city-olean-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-93Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… the Town and the private citizen’s group so that it does not appear the Town is fundraising. Ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-287)
… service fund. The District’s long-range financial plan does not show detailed projections and their effect on fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-287Malone Central School District – Payroll (2017M-278)
… Background The Malone Central School District is located in the Towns of Bangor, Bellmont, Brandon, Burke, Constable, Duane, Franklin, Malone and Westville in Franklin County. The District, which is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/16/malone-central-school-district-payroll-2017m-278Ellenville Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-18)
… from the date of our test. Established written procedures for granting, changing or disabling network user accounts. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling user access. Maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/ellenville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-18Peekskill City School District - Network User Accounts (2021M-195)
… not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … we found District officials should have: Disabled 133 of the District’s 821 network user accounts. These accounts consisted of 56 individual and 77 generic unneeded network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/peekskill-city-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-195Smithtown Central School District – Claims Processing and Travel-Related Expenses (2021M-25)
… the Board could have saved the District $1,855 by adopting federal per diem rates for travel expenses. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/smithtown-central-school-district-claims-processing-and-travel-relatedBriarcliff Manor Union Free School District - Procurement (2020M-173)
… professional services. We tested 14 vendors paid a total of $3,961,336 and found that District officials used a … we reviewed, they did not seek competition for three out of the six professional service providers in the past five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/26/briarcliff-manor-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-173State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Passage of Legislation Increasing Oversight of Industrial Development Agencies (A.07915/S.05867)
… IDA's in New York's communities seek to generate economic activity and … by my office over the years. Equally important, these new oversight and accountability measures will also help … proposal and helping implement reforms that will ensure New Yorkers are receiving the economic results that they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passage-legislation-increasing-oversight-industrial-developmentOpinion 98-14
… Area Builders , supra ). The intent to pre-empt may be express (see Jancyn Manufacturing Corp. v County of Suffolk , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-14Opinion 88-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … comply with constitutional equal protection guarantees (NY Const, art I, §11). Therefore, in answer to your first … membership in a retirement system. Affirming the Appellate Division's decision, the Court of Appeals held that health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Corporate Governance
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s Corporate Governance Bureau helps ensure … Recent Highlights: New York state comptroller asks Boeing CEO to explain handling of MAX 9 fallout New York Asks Realty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/corporate-governanceDiNapoli Releases Recommendations From Decarbonization Advisory Panel
… Serafeim : Serafeim is an author and professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. He has served on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-releases-recommendations-decarbonization-advisory-panel