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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… – Records and Reports (Essex County) The supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and timely accounting … As a result, the board lacked reliable records and reports to manage the town’s financial operations, account balances … not deposit collections as required, the school did not have access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… at $211 million this year and increase to $652 million in 2028, according to a new report from State Comptroller … its expectations for farebox revenue. While paid ridership in June 2024 was at about 70% of pre-pandemic numbers, it failed to grow at the expected pace in July and August. MTA’s consultant, McKinsey, has predicted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnOpinion 97-14
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … expenditures to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You … a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for furniture for the department's recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-292
… apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the 2020 calendar year for employees who were in a status of Active or … a position in Bargaining Unit SK or SD at any time during calendar year 2020. Unions, bargaining units, values of the … 2020, inactive employees who incur a current year Social Security and/or Medicare tax deficiency as a result of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-292-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsOpinion 88-32
… the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to publish names, office addresses and phone numbers of town officials) TOWN LAW, §§30, 116(13): … public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have asked whether it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Plattekill Library – Budgeting Practices (2017M-95)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Library’s revenue and expenditure … County. The Library, which provides library services to approximately 10,000 residents, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/08/plattekill-library-budgeting-practices-2017m-95Town of Ulster – Town Assessor (2016M-361)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s property tax exemption process for the period January 1, 2015 … The Tax Assessor did not properly grant and monitor property tax exemptions. The Tax Assessor did not file Transfer of Exempt Real Property forms with the county for four of eight properties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-ulster-town-assessor-2016m-361Town of Wright – Financial Operations (2014M-277)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s budget planning and financial management for the … The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns budget planning and financial management for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/04/10/town-wright-financial-operations-2014m-277Waterloo Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-137)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adequately managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/waterloo-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-137Medina Central School District - Tax Collection (2019M-151)
… District officials did not provide sufficient oversight of the tax collection process. The Treasurer did not perform a timely reconciliation of tax collection activities, resulting in undetected errors … deposited, intact. Ensure there is sufficient oversight of the tax collection process. Perform a reconciliation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-tax-collection-2019m-151Medicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Providers
… January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016. Background The Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to … health care needs. The Department administers New York’s Medicaid program. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York’s Medicaid claim costs totaled over $58 billion, of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-payments-ineligible-providersOther Bulletin No. 55.1
… using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-551-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilTown of Amsterdam – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2013M-8)
… Key Findings The Supervisor does not maintain timely or accurate accounting records for the Town. Therefore, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-amsterdam-supervisors-records-and-reports-2013m-8Village of Bemus Point – Clerk-Treasurer (2022M-38)
… deposited, recorded, reported and disbursed Village funds. Key Findings The Clerk-Treasurer did not properly deposit, record, report and disburse Village funds and was arrested in February 2021 and charged with … properly deposited recorded reported and disbursed Village funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/22/village-bemus-point-clerk-treasurer-2022m-38Bloomingburg Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-42)
… checks disbursed were approved by the Board. The Treasurer does not provide check numbers to the Board and no one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/bloomingburg-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialSUNY Bulletin No. SU-211
… report includes the Action/Reason code used as well as the old compensation rate and new compensation rate. Automatic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-211-2014-chancellors-power-suny-performance-incentive-paymentSUNY Bulletin No. SU-228
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2015 … University Professions, provides for a $500 increase to basic annual salary in 2015. Effective Date(s) The 2015 … 10/21/15 (Administration PP15L Pay End Date) are eligible to receive the $500 increase to basic annual salary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-228-2015-chancellors-power-suny-performance-incentive-paymentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-766
… of the July 2023 Increments and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … Law, yearly increments are to be paid in January and July for all eligible Professional Staff Congress (PSC) … The following Control-D report will be available for agency use on 06/15/2023. This will give agencies time to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-766-july-2023-city-university-new-york-cuny-incrementsState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District Branch To Support Community Banking in Red Hook
… District (BDD) and deposited $10 million in public funds to the bank. The BDD program, administered by the Department … branch within the previously designated Red Hook BDD. To encourage participation in the BDD program, the State Comptroller’s office makes public deposits available to banks and credit unions to open or maintain a bank branch. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newII.3.A Planning – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… internal practice. Typically, budget development begins at the program or sub-departmental level, with staff preparing individual program requests. The head of the agency or its chief fiscal officer may hold … veto by a vote of two-thirds of the members of each house. The appropriation bills legally authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3a-planning