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Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-234)
… access to review the Department Treasurer’s records, they do not do so. The Board does not review any of the bank … prepared by the Department Treasurer or annually audit or cause to be audited any of the Treasurers’ records. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2013/02/15/lakeville-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overOverview – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… To make sure your employees receive the benefits they’re due, you need to correctly report the time they work to NYSLRS. This presentation describes the specific … Elected and Appointed Officials Theres a process to detrmine how many days these officials work if they dont …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/overviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 1786
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletins 456 and 908 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to identify … outstanding payroll checks that have not been negotiated and provide procedures for agencies to resolve the … affected. Background Section 102 of the State Finance Law and Section 1315 of the Abandoned Property Law clarifies that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1786-non-negotiated-andor-undeliverable-new-york-state-payroll-checksPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… he/she decide to contest a Notice of Violation (NOV or summons). TAB also handles the actual processing of the NOVs, … efforts on uncollected violations 18 months after a summons issue date, although a substantial amount of fines … months of 2015, TAB purged $66.8 million of uncollected summons fines and fees because their 20-year limit had been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesDeposit Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-204)
… Audit Objective Determine whether District officials took action to effectively manage the financial condition of the … Determine whether District officials took action to effectively manage the financial condition of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/08/deposit-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-204DiNapoli: Improved Guidance Needed for State Agencies Using AI To Avoid Risks
… AI systems as well as lack of staff training also create opportunities for inadvertent noncompliance and contribute to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-improved-guidance-needed-state-agencies-using-ai-avoid-risksOpinion 91-8
… and interest on bonds) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2),(3), 801; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §61.00(a); TOWN LAW, §177: … and employees (see General Municipal Law, §800[4],[5]). A municipal officer or employee has an "interest" in any … Law, §802 is applicable (General Municipal Law, §801[1]). Any contract willfully entered into in which there is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8Oversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (2019-S-29)
To determine whether current State Education Department (Department) career and technical education activities are sufficient to meet high-demand, high-growth, and high-salary job market needs; and what the Department, school districts, and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services can do to ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s29.pdfDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… to the public’s health and safety have languished in the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit examined the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programInvestors Renew Call on Exxon to Address Climate Risk
… portfolio of public and private equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments. About the Church … held in a diversified portfolio including equities, real estate and alternative investment strategies. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/investors-renew-call-exxon-address-climate-riskDiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… a significant amount of funding to the campuses for salaries and other forms of compensation, some in addition to state salaries. Auditors found neither foundations' payroll-related … million by UBF. Four of these individuals each received salaries exceeding $100,000 from both the University at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain an accurate and complete … the Program New York City Transit (Transit) and the MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus) are two related entities under the Metropolitan … To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain an accurate and complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehiclesAbout the Record of Activities – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… to submit an ROA? It’s been more than 180 days since the official took office, and I still haven’t received the official’s record of activities. What if an official takes a two-week vacation during the time period he or she is keeping a record of work-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/about-record-activitiesDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… information such as the offender’s name, age, exact address, employment address, photograph and physical … Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Steuben and Warren counties; city police departments in Buffalo, Mount Vernon, Ogdensburg, … examined (53 percent). Auditors found that the city of Mount Vernon did not investigate why a level 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringX.1 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… to register vendors and customers with New York State. VENDOR The Statewide Vendor File is a centralized repository designed to … a New York State assigned ten-digit vendor identification number instead of their Federal Tax Identification Number. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x1-overviewDiNapoli: The South Bronx Sees Economic Growth Despite Pandemic Challenges
… increase in jobs and businesses, respectively, led by the health care and social assistance sector. While the area lost … community, every local business, and all the dedicated organizations that have played a pivotal role in this … concerns on crime, affordable housing, physical and mental health care, and quality of life. DiNapoli encourages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-south-bronx-sees-economic-growth-despite-pandemic-challengesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-207
… payments for CUNY faculty who have been awarded a research grant. Affected Employees Full-time CUNY Instructional staff … OSC Actions OSC has created the Earnings Code CGR (CUNY Grant Recipient) to be used for reporting these payments on … report. The agency must enter the Earnings Code CGR (CUNY Grant Recipient) on the Additional Pay page with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-207-grant-payments-summer-researchOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… districts, and other programs to ensure they are complying with legislation and regulations governing school safety … not sufficiently monitoring School Districts’ compliance with the requirements for school safety planning and, … annually adopt their safety plans in accordance with Department guidance, hold public hearings on the plans, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… staff’s ability to properly assess the physical and mental health of youth at intake as physical altercations, illegal … and found 53 lacked evidence of at least one required screening having been completed. Medical admission checklists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesOpinion 93-6
… provide fire protection services (see Village Law, article 10). As a rule, however, towns do not have the power to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6