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DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2024
… develop and balance their budgets for the coming year.” In accordance with state law, DiNapoli’s office calculated the 2024 inflation factor at 6.26% for those local governments with a calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2024Fort Hunter Fire District – Capital Reserve Funds (2022M-202)
… the source of funding for the capital reserves as a part of the budgeting process. Key Recommendations Establish … funding goals. Include funding of capital reserves as part of the budgeting process or as authorized by Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/fort-hunter-fire-district-capital-reserve-funds-2022m-202Upper Jay Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-24)
… The Board, as a whole, did not audit and approve claims for 57 check disbursements totaling $37,561 before payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/upper-jay-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-24Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-175)
… fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with taxpayers and the District levied more taxes than needed … to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. … or targeted funding levels. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they will initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022mVillage of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… Board (Board) action to support the contribution rates for dental insurance. Four employees overpaid a total of $1,400 because the Clerk and Deputy Clerk Treasurer (Deputy) did not adjust deductions for plan changes timely. Two retirees overpaid a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… Determine whether highway service labor costs associated with the Town of Chemung (Chemung) and Town of Ashland … Ashland. Had Chemung officials monitored costs associated with the Agreement, Chemung may have avoided incurring … Agreement’s effectiveness. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Village of Islandia – Procurement (2021M-203)
… findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on issues Village officials raised in their response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/06/village-islandia-procurement-2021m-203Brighton Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-132)
… Board of Directors (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. The Department lacked detailed financial procedures and the Board did not enforce compliance … Board of Directors Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-financialCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
… service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process. Key Findings … services or professional services or ensure no conflicts of interest existed. No competition was sought for … service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/copiague-fire-district-procurement-2020m-114Washington County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-57)
… adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program. Key Findings Corporation officials did not provide … adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program: Six of the 11 loans reviewed were approved and paid … adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/30/washington-county-local-development-corporation-revolvingSouth Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 million. Two Board members were employed by corporations that were awarded … capital project. They both worked on the project as part of their private employment and the District paid $3.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Town of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… annual budgets. Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, needed reserves and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
Determine whether Village officials effectively managed the billing collecting enforcing and accounting for water and sewer charges
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Bolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … reserve policy, including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Town of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
Determine whether the Board adequately managed the Towns financial condition and received accurate financial reports to help it do so
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-parish-financial-condition-and-supervisors-records-2019m-58Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… As a result, the general fund realized operating deficits in four of the five years and general fund balance declined … action. Appendix B contains our comment on an issue raised in the Village’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29West Seneca Central School District - Community Education (2019M-241)
… the District did not initially receive more than $5,500 in fees recorded as collected but not remitted by a vendor in January 2019. In January 2020, the vendor reimbursed the District for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/west-seneca-central-school-district-community-education-2019m-241Town of Beekman – Misappropriation of Cash Receipts (2015M-41)
… of $390,178 from the Town and, on March 5, was charged with grand larceny related to additional theft uncovered in … were not deposited within 10 days, as required by law, with some deposited between 11 to 67 days after collection. … receipts. Ensure that deposits are timely in accordance with applicable laws. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/04/17/town-beekman-misappropriation-cash-receipts-2015m-41New York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… or the people who work those jobs. Businesses report full-time, part-time and seasonal employment figures based on persons on the … to the labor force, or underutilized (involuntary part-time), comprised a larger share (5.3 percent) of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Election of Carl Heastie as Speaker
… "Our state is facing great opportunities and challenges in the year … and understands the need to get back to work. My office is prepared to help him through this transition and to make … Our state is facing great opportunities and challenges in the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-election-carl-heastie-speaker