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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Allegany Engine Company , Columbia County and the Town of Tuxedo . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency … P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Allegany Engine Company Columbia County and the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Virgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys … September 23, 2013. Background The Virgil Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … the claims at biweekly Board meetings. However, because it is not reviewing monthly bank statements or bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/17/virgil-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-329Uniondale Fire District – Firehouse Hall Rentals and Questionable Board Practices (2013M-244)
… employees and 126 volunteer members. The District’s budget for 2012 was $4.1 million. Key Findings The Board’s current firehouse hall rental policy and procedures are inadequate, and it did not comply with the provisions in the existing policy. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/uniondale-fire-district-firehouse-hall-rentals-and-questionable-boardHousing Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… housing assistance for renters, subsidized public housing, and a variety of housing support for the homeless. Households … public housing typically must meet certain income limits and pay rent equal to 30 percent of household income, the … benchmark established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2024, there were 1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/housing-assistanceCity of Salamanca – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-284)
… of our audit was to review City officials’ financial management practices and the collection of overdue real property taxes and ambulance service charges for the period … balance totaled approximately 11 times the City’s annual property tax levy. The Comptroller did not provide the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/03/04/city-salamanca-selected-financial-activities-2015m-284State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC's FY 2025 Preliminary Budget
… forward. Continuing the delicate balance of reducing the pace of cost growth in a way that does not hurt the city’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nycs-fy-2025-preliminary-budgetXIII.4.B Travel Advance – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… percent of the work year. In addition, Business Units may advance funds to an employee for a specific travel event. … the Business Unit’s employment with an outstanding travel advance. If necessary, recovery of funds may include … monies due him/her. Travelers must account for a travel advance upon completion of the travel for which the payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4b-travel-advanceVillage of Dannemora – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-7)
… audit was to review the Village’s internal controls over cash receipts for the period June 1, 2011, to August 31, … The Village has informal procedures over the collection of cash receipts for water and sewer rents and property taxes. … the Clerk-Treasurer has the ability to misappropriate cash receipts without detection. The Village has not utilized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-dannemora-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-7Town of Minetto – Financial Condition (2013M-284)
… fund, $434,000 in the highway fund, and $42,000 in the lighting district. Key Findings The Board has adopted budgets … the financial condition of the general, highway and lighting district funds has diminished in recent years, … deficits of $24,853, and $31,823, respectively, and the lighting district fund had unexpended surplus funds of only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-minetto-financial-condition-2013m-284Village of Belmont – Water and Sewer Operations (2014M-101)
… 20, 2014. Background The Village of Belmont is located in Allegany County and has approximately 970 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/22/village-belmont-water-and-sewer-operations-2014m-101Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Clifton Park Water Authority , Cortland County Industrial Development … being spent appropriately and effectively.” Clifton Park Water Authority – Water Charges (Saratoga County) Authority officials did not … announced his office completed audits of the Clifton Park Water Authority Cortland County Industrial Development Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District - Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2017M-199)
… of our audit was to review the District’s cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, 2016 through May 1, 2017. Background The Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District (District) provides services and funds projects to improve and maintain wildlife habitat, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2019/08/09/chautauqua-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-cash-receipts-andTown of Covington – Town Supervisor (2013M-371)
… to review the Supervisor’s financial records and reports for the period January 1, 2012 through November 13, 2013. … elected members The Town’s 2013 budgeted appropriations for all funds totaled $755,985. Key Findings Due to the poor … periodically submit the bank reconciliations to the Board for its review. Ensure that the Supervisor submits detailed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/07/town-covington-town-supervisor-2013m-371Internal Controls for Billed Receivables and User Charges Webinar Presentation
Please join us as we discuss internal control framework for billed receivables and user charges, and go through the elements of a control environment to help ensure these activities are appropriate and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/internal-controls-for-billed-receivables-and-user-charges-08-18-2021.pdfSelected Performance Measures (2018-S-18) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) constituent agencies’ performance measurements are accurate and consistent. In addition, we sought to determine whether the MTA uses relevant metrics to measure its performance.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s18-response.pdfSelected Performance Measures (2018-S-18)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) constituent agencies’ performance measurements are accurate and consistent. In addition, we sought to determine whether the MTA uses relevant metrics to measure its performance.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s18.pdfOpinion 90-32
… Requirements (for DEC ordered construction of town salt storage shed) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(4); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … of bond proceeds for the construction of a town salt storage shed is not subject to referendum under either … expenditure of moneys in excess of $100,000 to build a salt storage shed in settlement of a proceeding against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32Opinion 89-65
… a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her law firm, if the town attorney has any of the … outside counsel, the board may act by simple resolution and a local law is not required. A contract between the town and the town attorney's law firm, however, raises the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Starting Point Services for Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Reports (CFRs) were properly documented, program related, and allowable pursuant to the State Education Department’s … Point’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, and certain expenses claimed on Starting Point’s CFRs for the … the Preschool Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and Special Class Integrated Setting (SCIS) programs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/11/starting-point-services-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThese Our Treasures, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM) and the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR Manual). The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on … to the State Education Departments Reimbursable Cost Manual and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/08/these-our-treasures-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual