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Holtsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… Did the Holtsville Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) adopt budgets with reasonable … the Audit Area A fire district (district) board of fire commissioners (board) is responsible for managing the … the amounts a district will spend and receive, the amount of fund balance that will be available at the end of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4West Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-85)
… required drills or conduct all drills within the required time frames and officials could not support that they met all drill requirements. Officials also did not … instruction and training, District officials cannot ensure that staff and students are prepared for emergencies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/07/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-85Indian Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-16)
… and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … or cooking. Resampled for Cycle Three, the fourth outlet’s test results showed the lead level was reduced below the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/indian-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-16Johnstown City School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-15)
… growth, causing learning and behavioral issues or causing hearing and speech problems which can lead to greater … report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and reporting for lead contamination began in 2016, and subsequent testing cycles have followed: Cycle One: September 6, 2016 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/johnstown-city-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-15Village of Hudson Falls – Information Technology (2025M-10)
… or sensitive information (PPSI). 1 If an IT system is compromised, the results could range from inconvenient to … against unauthorized use, access and loss, and there is an increased risk that officials could lose important data … on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit Report , which you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/25/village-hudson-falls-information-technology-2025m-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 2391
… payroll offices of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2025 Year End Adjustments for Members of the NYS Legislature, … in Administration Pay Period 20C, paychecks dated 12/31/2025. Eligibility Criteria: Departments 04210 and 04220 … who serve only part of the year but are active on 12/31/2025 are also eligible for a year end adjustment in the final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2391-2025-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureAccounting and Financial Reporting for Leases as Required by GASB Statement No. 87
This bulletin provides accounting and financial reporting guidance related to those contracts that meet the definition of a lease, and illustrates how local governments, and school districts will need to account and report these leases in their annual update document (AUD) and the ST-3.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-and-financial-reporting-for-leases-required-by-gasb-87.pdfAccounting and Financial Reporting for Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements (SBITAs) as Required by GASB Statement No. 96
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide accounting and financial reporting guidance for subscription-based information technology arrangements (SBITAs) and illustrate how local governments and school districts will need to account for and report these SBITAs in the Annual Financial Report (AFR)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-bulletin-gasb-96.pdfUnderstanding the Budget Process
This session will explain the budget process, the procedures that should be used in preparing the budget and the resources and tools available to assist with budget development. It will also address the options for amending the budget and monitoring the budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/understanding-the-budget-process-060723.pdfEPI- Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
People living with disabilities face unique daily challenges that can present barriers to employment. The COVID-19 pandemic led to soaring unemployment rates for people with disabilities, and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/disabilities-employment-recovery.pdfPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments (2023-N-2) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development are being maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of residents, and whether funds at these developments are being used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23n2-response.pdfReal Property Portfolio (2022-S-14) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner beneficial to the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s14-response.pdfHomes and Community Renewal: Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program (2023-S-53)
To determine whether project owners are receiving Rural Rental Assistance Program payments only for eligible units and are properly maintaining the units for which they receive RRAP payments, and whether the Housing Trust Fund Corporation is engaging in adequate outreach activities to ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s53.pdfPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments (2023-N-2)
To determine whether Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development are being maintained in a manner that protects the health and safety of residents, and whether funds at these developments are being used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23n2.pdfUpdate on New York City Staffing Trends
New York City employs the largest municipal workforce in the United States. Prior to the pandemic, the City government (which, unlike many local governments, includes its schools), employed about 300,400 full-time employees, an increase of 33,023 employees since City fiscal year (FY) 2012.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-13-2023.pdfOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (2020-S-51)
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation is adequately monitoring the 480/480a private forest programs to ensure forest land is appropriately enrolled and landowners are adhering to requirements to assist in the protection of the environmental benefits of the State's forest ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s51.pdfSupplemental Report on the State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Executive Budget (As Amended by the Governor)
This report details provisions of the New York State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Executive Budget proposal, as amended, and is a supplement to the Office of the State Comptroller’s “New York State Fiscal Year 2022-23 Executive Budget Review” that was published in February 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/executive-budget-report-2022-23.pdfAnnual Report on Local Governments for FYE 2020
This Annual Report on Local Governments provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2020. It highlights the unique challenges that local officials faced from the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/annual-report-on-local-governments-for-fye-2020.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, December 2021
On November 30, 2021, the City released its seventh budgetary update since the COVID-19 pandemic began, its modified November 2021 financial plan. The City’s finances have experienced considerable fluctuation throughout this time, fueled by volatility in everything from employment to federal aid.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-16-2022.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2020-S-11) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and easily usable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s11-response.pdf