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State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following municipal audits have been issued. Procurement of Electricity and Natural Gas … sheets electronically instead of printing them out only to have paper copies on file in order to save the time and … P DiNapoli today announced the following municipal audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsOpinion 91-49
… -- Powers and Duties (conveyance of abandoned county highway property) COUNTY LAW, §215; HIGHWAY LAW, §§118-a, 131-b: A county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale by the adoption of a resolution … Whether a county may convey an abandoned county highway by private sale to either the adjoining owner or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Town of Amsterdam – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2013M-8)
… to balance with the Town's cumulative cash balance versus the cash attributable to each individual fund. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-amsterdam-supervisors-records-and-reports-2013m-8Tax Exemption Administration - Town of Smithtown
To determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/smithtown-town.pdfTax Exemption Administration - Town of Brookhaven
To determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/brookhaven-town.pdfTax Exemption Administration - Town of Babylon
To determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/babylon-town.pdfTax Exemption Administration - Town of Huntington
To determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/huntington-town.pdfTown of Plattsburgh - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-163)
Determine whether the Town Assessor is properly administering select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/plattsburgh.pdfTown of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
Determine whether the Town Assessors are properly administering select real property tax exemptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/rensselaerville-2019-207.pdfReporting of Billboard Income
… two years. If the average is applied to the 235 properties then we estimated that property owners did not report $19.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/reporting-billboard-incomeState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… Management $12 million with 59 Maiden Lane Associates LLC for office space in New York County. Office of General … Act performance audits. $4.1 million with Public Health Law Center Inc. for development and implementation of the … to Computer Technology Services Inc. and $7.4 million to 26 other vendors. $1.7 million for purchases to support the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneSouth Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations and did not adopt or enforce key financial policies. As a … lacked guidance to adequately perform financial duties and thus: did not maintain sufficient banking or purchasing records, funded and disbursed money from reserves without authorization and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155Worcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
Determine whether the Worcester Central School District District Board of Education Board and officials effectively managed fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75Opinion 89-48
… the opinion. COUNTY CLERK -- Powers and Duties (custody of bonds to discharge liens executed under Lien Law, §37) LIEN LAW, §37: Bonds executed to the county clerk pursuant to Lien Law, §37 … in accordance with subdivision 10 of section 37. The bonds should be considered a court record and permanently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48South Mountain Hickory Common School District – Financial Management (2022M-49)
… could have used surplus fund balance to reduce the tax levy, rather than increasing the 2021-22 school year levy … balance limit established by New York State Real Property Tax Law Section 1318. Develop accurate and reliable annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/south-mountain-hickory-common-school-district-financial-management-2022mComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… DMV has designed effective internal controls over accounts to ensure that funds are properly accounted for and payments … three cash advance accounts are overfunded in comparison to their apparent business needs. Department of … $1.4 million at least six years past due. DOT needed to improve communications between and guidance given to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsTown of Porter – Capital Projects (2013M-352)
… reported and sequestered in the capital projects fund because the Board and Supervisor did not close completed capital projects and transfer the remaining … capital project and ensure that any completed projects are closed. Ensure that financial activity is recorded in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/28/town-porter-capital-projects-2013m-352OSC's Online Government Accounting Schools
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/oscs-online-government-accounting-schoolsVillage of Weedsport – Financial Management (2025M-76)
… (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) effectively manage fund balance? Audit Period March 1, 2022 – June 6, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A village’s fund balance, the difference between revenues and … time, is a key measure of a village’s financial condition. Fund balance should be effectively managed to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/12/12/village-weedsport-financial-management-2025m-76Lansing Fire District – Financial Condition (2013M-80)
… The Lansing Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Lansing and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/lansing-fire-district-financial-condition-2013m-80