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Other Bulletin No. 48
… employee remains in an eligible position. Calculating the New Compensation Rate The salary on each inserted row will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-48-april-2019-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilOversight of Registered Apprenticeship Programs
… learns a trade. Each Program requires 1 or more years of on-the-job training and hands-on work experience supplemented by related instruction … have more than one Program, but each Program must focus on a single skilled trade and be approved by DOL. According …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/31/oversight-registered-apprenticeship-programsCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-16-17)
… are outstanding. Key Findings The City continues to rely on one-time revenue from the sale of real property which, if … the tax levy limit. Key Recommendations Reduce reliance on one-time revenue from the anticipated real property sale. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-16-17Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B17-7-6)
… an independent evaluation of the Village’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Background Chapter 642 of the … local government is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-hempstead-budget-review-b17-7-6Town of Stony Point – Budget Review (B6-13-15)
… and expenditure projections in the Town’s tentative budget for the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/15/town-stony-point-budget-review-b6-13-15Oversight of Private Career Schools
… Education Department's (Department) Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (Bureau) provided sufficient oversight of … Education Departments Department Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision Bureau provided sufficient oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/07/oversight-private-career-schoolsWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have already … a timely manner. The District also claimed $8,569 in aid to which it was not entitled. District officials also did … education students. Review all unclaimed State aid and submit any eligible claims for reimbursement. Review all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… do not claim approximately $1.5 million in eligible unclaimed project expenditures, seven districts will not … submitted in a timely manner. Review all the identified unclaimed project expenditures and submit corresponding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectErie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… we reviewed were approved by the Board after the employee began work. Properly monitor hours worked by PTEs . … Key Recommendations Adopt clear and comprehensive written payroll and personnel policies and procedures governing PTEs … corrective action. … audit boces erie 1 parttime temporary employee payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollTown of Somers – Justice Court (2013M-198)
… The Town of Somers is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately 20,400. The Town is … by the Town Board which comprises the Town Supervisor and four elected Board members. The Town Court operates with two Justices and two court clerks. The Court collected approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-somers-justice-court-2013m-198Essex Fire District No. 2 – Cash Disbursements (2015M-167)
… internal controls over the District’s cash disbursements for the period January 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. … Findings The Board has not adopted policies or procedures for cash disbursements; the Board did not ensure that claims … not filed the required annual financial reports with OSC for the past two years. Key Recommendations Adopt policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/10/30/essex-fire-district-no-2-cash-disbursements-2015m-167East Kingston Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-191)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Company’s financial activities for the period … check images. The Board did not require the Treasurer to submit an annual report and did not annually audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/12/15/east-kingston-volunteer-fire-company-financial-activitiesVillage of Clayville – Board Oversight (2015M-115)
… Board’s oversight of the Village’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. … elected five-member Village Board. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $491,000. Key … accounts. Annual financial reports were not filed with OSC for the 2011-12 through 2013-14 fiscal years. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/10/23/village-clayville-board-oversight-2015m-115Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… the additional work. Officials did not seek competition for $3.2 million paid for change order work and professional services. Therefore, … York State Education Department (SED) in a timely manner for approval. Recommendations The audit report includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… For example, the Board did not use competitive methods to purchase a used 2008 brush truck (mini pumper) that cost … controls over key financial areas. The Treasurer did not submit periodic financial reports to the Board, including monthly bank reconciliations, monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Opinion 93-24
… (construction of permanent outdoor competitive sports facility) -- Powers and Duties (construction of permanent outdoor competitive sports facility) PARKS AND RECREATION -- Facilities (construction of outdoor competitive sports facility by fire district) TOWN LAW, §176(14): A fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Opinion 95-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of … 1210(a),(b), (c), 1223, 1224(b), (k), 1262(a), (c), (d): In the absence of any applicable special law, when a county … tax on the types of transactions taxed by the city imposed in the area of the county outside the city must be allocated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… Chief Fiscal Officer, the Comptroller is responsible for ensuring State and local governments use taxpayer money … and other vendors. The recent Enacted State Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 allowed at least $11 … to statutorily restore certain OSC oversight authority for billions of dollars in contract spending should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… The district had no registration or residency information on file for 44 of these students and registration information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… Major changes to the federal tax code being considered by the President and Congress would … state and local taxes, which has been part of the federal income tax since its inception in 1913, would be eliminated. … tax plan includes a proposal to double the standard deduction, which was first enacted in 1944 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayers