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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to safeguard district assets. A majority of the board does not audit claims prior to the treasurer releasing … totaling $400,000 for its four administrators. State law does not authorize water districts to offer whole life … enforcement of occupancy taxes due could be improved as it does not have formal procedures to ensure exemptions claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Oswego Teacher Charged With Stealing Over $4,000 From CiTi BOCES
… Nigrelli announced that Oswego County adult literacy teacher William Fisher was charged with falsifying his time … Nigrelli announced that Oswego County adult literacy teacher William Fisher was charged with falsifying his time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-oswego-teacher-charged-stealing-over-4000-citi-bocesPrivacy and Security of Student Data
… it manages, processes, or stores, some of which contain student PII. We identified weaknesses in technical controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… issued. Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance (Nassau County) The board did not effectively manage fund balance. The board also did not develop or adopt a fund … Clerk (Otsego County) The clerk properly recorded all the fees auditors reviewed and remitted all fees collected during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Homeland Security Grant Program – Federal Funding and New York
… 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. Funds to New York City The City’s latest … to address targets in urban areas and states. All counties in New York State receive SHSP funding. OEM also … Mexico borders and international water borders. Sources: NYC Office of Management and Budget; OSC analysis FIGURE 2 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/homeland-security-grant-programOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department of … Program. Our audit covers the period August 15, 2010 to May 19, 2015. Background In New York, Driving While … If a person is convicted of DWI, the offender is subject to a range of sanctions, including license suspension or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Chenango Forks Central School District , Hamburg … and the Tri-Valley Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … (Erie County) The district was not transparent in its use of capital project funds. The district set aside over $6.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0City of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… 170 City employees. The City faces potential increased salary and wage costs when these agreements are settled. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3Annual Wage for New Tier 6 Employees
… Wage In order to ensure the correct contribution rates are applied to the earnings of your Tier 6 employees, it is … employee is expected to earn for the year at the time they are hired. This should include all wage types that will be … pay) Increased hiring rate pay For employees who are hired to work less than full-time, if the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/annual-wage-new-tier-6-employeesLocalities’ Procurements of Paper Ballots
… the number of ballots needed for each election. In fact, about 14.3 million (62.3 percent) of the nearly 23 million … Boards we visited could have saved, in the aggregate, about $10 million during the audit period by competitively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/30/localities-procurements-paper-ballotsCorcraft's Textile Procurement Practices
… at competitive prices. Corcraft employs about 2,000 of the State's 55,000 incarcerated offenders in the industry … facilities. Sales were about $49 million for the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. We focused our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/corcrafts-textile-procurement-practicesState Police Disability (Section 363-b) – State Police Plan
State Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 2 5 and 6 members under Sections 381b State Police Disability Section 363b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/state-police-disability-section-363-bReal Property Tax Cap Information - Glossary
… local governments are permitted to increase their real property tax levies. Either two percent or inflation, … Real Property Tax Cap Information Glossary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-information-glossaryCost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services
… A fire district could have saved $3,805 when purchasing propane; A school district paid almost $2,000 more for milk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-using-state-contracts-acquire-goods-or-servicesDual Employment
… across the State. As of September 1, 2012, DOCCS had 29,796 employees. To ensure adequate staffing at its … employed by either more than one DOCCS facility or a DOCCS facility and another government agency, earning over … payments for time not worked. These three cases showed a pattern of routine, improper activity such as claiming to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2Retirees Contribute to New York State's Economy
… in good times and bad, helping to build a stronger New York. During 2024, approximately 79 percent of NYSLRS … Approximately 79 percent of NYSLRS retirees live in New York State During 2020 NYSLRS retirees were responsible for $192 billion in economic activity in New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/retirees-contribute-new-york-states-economyTown of Berne – Audit Follow Up (2021M-77-F)
… was to assess the Town’s progress, as of October 2022, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in September 2021. Background The Town, located in Albany … review was to assess the Towns progress as of October 2022 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/01/06/town-berne-audit-follow-2021m-77-fHorseheads Central School District – Audit Follow-Up Letter (2016M-138-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Districts progress as of June 2021 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in August 2016
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/horseheads-central-school-district-audit-follow-letter-2016m-138-fVillage of Delhi – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-204-F)
… - pdf ] | [ read complete 2020 report - pdf ] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the Village of Delhi's (Village) progress, as of April 2022, in … The purpose of our review was to assess the Villages progress as of April 2022 in implementing our recommendations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/20/village-delhi-audit-follow-2019m-204-fTown of Webb – Audit Follow-Up (2018M-188-F)
… for 2018 totaled approximately $6.7 million and ski area revenues for 2017 totaled approximately $357,000. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-webb-audit-follow-2018m-188-f