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Nanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that officials did not develop: Written procedures to identify and disable unnecessary network user accounts. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses, which … to officials, we found that: Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no … a disruption or disaster will affect the timely processing of its business functions. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
… goods and services. Ensured compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Key Findings School officials … did not: Establish adequate policies and procedures for credit cards resulting in the circumvention of purchasing … include provisions prohibiting discrimination, procedures for reporting violations or the Dignity Act Coordinator’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real … Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipRensselaer County Capital Resource Corporation (RCCRC) – Establishment of RCCRC and Sale of Property (2021M-71)
… complied with applicable requirements and the RCCRC’s sale of property aligned with its purpose. Audit Results The … establishment met applicable requirements and its sale of property aligned with its purpose. RCCRC officials: … policies. Followed policies and procedures for the sale of property and transferred proceeds totaling $420,713 to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/03/07/rensselaer-county-capital-resource-corporation-rccrc-establishment-rccrc-and-saleTown of Petersburgh – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations and the Justice Court (2015M-169)
… and water funds. Key Findings Aggregated purchases for heating oil and diesel fuel were not competitively bid as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/24/town-petersburgh-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-andWestern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Transfers and Confirming Purchase Orders (2016M-218)
… 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015. Background The Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is … approximately 93,000 students in the western area of Suffolk County. BOCES is governed by a seven-member Board of … Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-budget-transfers-andJefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-171)
… budget. The District entered into an agreement to provide forestry services on lands outside the District to a business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/04/17/jefferson-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-overTown of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 7 – Post-Employment Payments, Claims Processing and Professional Services (2014M-198)
… 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. Background The Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 7 provides garbage collection … to households and businesses in parts of the Town of Hempstead. The District is separate and distinct from the … Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No 7 PostEmployment Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/12/24/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-7-post-employment-payments-claims-processingTown of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton (Trustees) in 1686. The Patent granted the … water, marshland and common areas located in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County (Town). The Trustees comprise … Town of Southampton Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mTown of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… million. Key Findings The bookkeeper accounted for all waste water capital project activity in the sewer operating fund … Ensure that the bookkeeper properly accounts for the waste water treatment project separately from the sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rentalDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… annual report on the MTA’s debt . If riders do not return faster than the MTA projects, or if new sources of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue losses and … increase budgetary gaps.” The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided $350 billion in Coronavirus State and … other local governments across the country used the first of two partial payments of these funds, totaling nearly $224 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… In response to a request from the Troy City Council, New York … State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) under a federal program to help fund its replacement of public and … In response to a request from the Troy City Council New York State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… York City’s finances have stabilized amid declining costs for asylum seekers and strong revenue, largely from growth in … policy changes on the federal level creates uncertainty for the coming years which require fiscal preparation, … “A return to greater budget stability is good news for New Yorkers and should provide the city with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueDiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… taxable sales grew by 18.1% in the first three quarters of the latest sales tax year (STY, March 2022 to February … “The decline in visitors and commuters at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a drop in sales tax … years in a row for the city,” DiNapoli said. “The return of travelers and office workers helped drive New York City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… New York’s Health Department (DOH) and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) can do more to protect the state’s water systems from attacks and the threats posed by natural … New Yorks Health Department DOH and Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services DHSES can do more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersComptroller DiNapoli and State Fiscal Officers Urge Federal Administration to Curb Harmful Immigration Enforcement Actions
… sharpen our concerns, as they have caused disruption to daily economic life. Business leaders have expressed concern … safe to work, to operate businesses, or to participate in daily economic life, our economies suffer and the governments … to ensure the economic stability our communities require. James A. Diossa, Rhode Island General Treasurer Julie Blaha, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-state-fiscal-officers-urge-federal-administration-curb-harmful-immigrationDiNapoli Announces Oil Spill Fund Agreement with Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park
… York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund), Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park to … located at 1381 Route 9G to community green space. The Oil Spill Fund, which is administered by DiNapoli, has paid … will assess whether any additional cleanup is needed. The Oil Spill Fund will then pay for the completion of any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-announces-oil-spill-fund-agreement-dutchess-county-and-town-hyde-parkThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… devices like laptops were missing, and security was lax around the stockrooms where equipment holding potentially … devices are first received and sent out to stockrooms around the state, said stockrooms often did not scan the … confirmed their receipt. Auditors found that stockrooms around the state could not match their records with ITSM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-security