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Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (2015-S-86), 90-Day Response
To determine if the State Education Department (Department) is providing effective oversight to ensure school compliance with required fire safety procedures
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s86-response.pdfFund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions
explain the new GAAP reporting requirements for fund balance and special revenue funds, and the effects on AUD school districts ST-3
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/gasb54.pdfReporting Tax Abatements as Required by GASB Statement No. 77
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information to local governments and school districts on the financial statement reporting requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/tax-abatements.pdfAccount Codes for ERS & TRS Reserve Contributions Bulletin
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide updated account code guidance for school districts recording contributions to ERS and TRS.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ers-trs-reserve-bulletin.pdfOpinion 89-18
… from regular job) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to reimburse town assessor for wages lost from regular job … basic course of assessors' training) -- (authority to recover unauthorized payments) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … of training required of assessors. A town is entitled to recover unauthorized payments made to an assessor as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18DiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… for each of those years. Following law enforcement’s discovery of KLEIN’s embezzlement in September 2015, KLEIN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… University noted in a report for the National Science Foundation: Broadband is a net positive good, but its effects … Development; Department of Transportation; New York State Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation; Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateTown of Chazy – Water and Sewer District Financial Operations (2017M-42)
… October 31, 2016. Background The Town of Chazy is located in Clinton County and has a population of approximately … billed, collected and enforced. Customers were not billed in accordance with the Board-established rates, resulting in customers being underbilled by $1,703. Delinquent customer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-chazy-water-and-sewer-district-financial-operations-2017m-42Opinion 2003-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (maximum … compensation for the performance of certain activities in connection with providing fire protection and other … of section 217 of the General Municipal Law provides, in part, that "[a]ny service awards provided to an active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
Determine whether the Board properly managed fund balance.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/meridale-rural.pdfTown of Johnsburg – North Creek Water District Charges (2023M-25)
audit, town, johnsburg
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/johnsburg-town-2023-51.pdfSlate Hill Fire District – Procurement and Claims Processing (2021M-105)
Determine whether the Slate Hill Fire District’s (District) Board ensured that goods and services were procured in accordance with the District’s procurement policy and whether claims were adequately supported, and for a valid purpose before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/slate-hill-fire-district-2021-105.pdfDelhi Joint Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2020M-142)
Determine whether the Delhi Joint Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured receipts were deposited, recorded and reported and disbursements were proper and supported.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/delhi-joint-district-2020-142.pdfImplications for the Future – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… and Uncertainty Remains While the recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was short-lived, employment has … April 2020, nearly 2 million jobs were lost in New York State and, as of August 2021, only 55 percent of those jobs … payments. New Yorkers consistently pay more in federal taxes than the State receives in federal spending, as several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/implications-futureState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… $30.3 million with Bloomingdale Road Investors LLC to lease office space in Westchester County. $4.8 million with Dicaralli Corp. to lease office space in Queens County. Office of Parks, … Fund $6.1 million with Butler Construction Group Inc. to replace windows and storefronts at Jacobson Faculty Tower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberNY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… Federal pandemic relief funds resulted in New York having a positive balance of payments with … the state ranking 42 nd in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 on a per capita basis, according to a report issued today by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesNew York Therapy Placement Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by New York Therapy Placement Services, … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. NYTPS is reimbursed for these services through rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/new-york-therapy-placement-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualPrograms for Little Learners – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Programs For … the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background PFLL is an SED-approved, for-profit special education provider … preschool special education program (Program) that it operated. Key Findings For the three fiscal years ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/programs-little-learners-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHawthorne Foundation, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Hawthorne … the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. Background Hawthorne is an SED-approved, not-for-profit special education provider … one rate-based preschool special education program that it operated. Key Findings For the fiscal year ended June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/hawthorne-foundation-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe New Interdisciplinary School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by The New Interdisciplinary School (NIS) on its Consolidated Fiscal … special education provider located in Suffolk County, New York. NIS provides preschool special education services to … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. NIS is reimbursed for preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/08/new-interdisciplinary-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual