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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… communities reviewed: Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – Town of Big Flats (Chemung County) Town of Big Flats officials … contract or contract amendment. East Meredith Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (Delaware County) The board … debt to pay for recurring costs is imprudent. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 921
… Transportation District (MCTD). The MCTD is comprised of the counties of New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, … This is an employer tax. All employee payroll expenses of agencies located in downstate New York (in the MCTD) are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/921-metropolitan-commuter-transportation-mobility-taxRensselaer City School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-153)
… Background The Rensselaer City School District is located in the City of Rensselaer in Rensselaer County. The District is governed by the Board … District’s extra-classroom activity fund recorded $72,645 in receipts and $70,470 disbursements. Key Findings The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/rensselaer-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomCambridge Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2014M-63)
… internal controls over extra-classroom activity funds for the period of July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … The Cambridge Central School District is located in the Towns of Cambridge, Easton, Jackson, Salem and White … with approximately 885 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year total $18.8 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/cambridge-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomAccessibility for People With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report , Accessibility for People With Disabilities (Report 2022-S-3 ). About the … included in our initial audit report Accessibility for People With Disabilities Report 2022S3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/accessibility-people-disabilities-followIX.6.F Agency Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… loan authority has been granted which allows the use of state funds for federal program spending with the … actions that can be taken to improve the cash management of their grants. OSC BSAO recognizes that different federal … different guidelines and requirements on the reimbursement of their grants. This will be taken into consideration when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6f-agency-draw-proceduresDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Sentenced for Pension Double-Dipping
… and perform 200 hours of community service today for defrauding the New York State pension system by concealing his unlawful post-retirement public income and for stealing from the village through sham requests for … and perform 200 hours of community service today for defrauding the New York State pension system by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-sentenced-pension-double-dippingEdwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (2016M-151)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s transportation State aid procedures … in a timely manner for all the transportation State aid to which it was entitled for new bus purchases and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/edwards-knox-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-reserveDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility … companies, with one in eight customers in arrears as of March 2022, according to a report released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicMassapequa Union Free School District – Budget Practices and Reserve Funds (2017M-113)
… schools with approximately 7,100 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. General fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/massapequa-union-free-school-district-budget-practices-and-reserve-fundsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health paid pharmacy providers for controlled substances … Controlled Substances Act, which limits the quantities of controlled substances that pharmacies can dispense under … 2009 through December 31, 2013. Background The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsXIII.1 Employee Expense Reimbursement Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… reimbursement to a State employee will be processed by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii1-employee-expense-reimbursement-overviewDiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… racial diversity among the qualities it will actively seek in its board members. When the Fund filed its request for … board diversity, the company had just one female director. In January, it added a second female director to its now … Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated assets of $178.3 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directorsSalem Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-394)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess internal controls over … located in Washington County and is governed by the Board of Education which comprises five elected members. The … The student treasurers’ records were lacking one or more of the following items: profit and loss statements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/salem-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomOlean Firefighter Charged With Stealing Over $116,000 From City's Fire Department
… State Police announced the arrest of Terry Gaylor Jr., for allegedly stealing over $116,000 from the City of Olean … the New York State Police, he will face the consequences for his actions.” Gaylor Jr., 41, of Olean, was charged with … account, which he then used to withdraw cash and pay for personal expenses. Gaylor Jr. is due back in court on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/olean-firefighter-charged-stealing-over-116000-citys-fire-departmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 832
… Purpose To inform agencies of the availability of Control-D report … eligible employees for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions for submitting transactions for … Federation provide for the payment of a merit step to eligible PEF employees. After an employee receives a Merit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/832-september-2008-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsState Agencies Bulletin No. 918
… of the availability of Control-D report NPAY779 (Merit Step Eligibility Listing) that lists potentially eligible employees for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions for submitting … of the availability of ControlD report NPAY779 Merit Step Eligibility Listing that lists potentially eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/918-september-2009-merit-step-listings-and-payments-certain-graded-and-nsOpinion 2008-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … and Expenditures (authority to make cash refunds of unexpended monies in a capital reserve fund) -- Powers and … Whether absent a special act of the State Legislature the fire district may return monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 96 - 14
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest … prohibited by article 18 of the General Municipal Law if, in any fiscal year, the college purchases supplies from a … the consideration under other contracts with the college in which the trustee has an interest exceeds $100. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Briefing for School District Officials
Presenters will provide an overview of how the system evaluates fiscal stress, what a change in score or designation does or does not signify, and common issues that appear to be affecting school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-schools-01-12-23.pdf