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Town of Guilderland – Information Technology (2025M-61)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Town of Guilderland (Town) officials adequately secure and protect … not adopt an IT contingency plan to help minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of services, periodically test backups, or provide IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-information-technology-2025m-61Opinion 2002-12
… under the supervision of a single superintendent of public works. All officers and employees performing services … would be supervised by a single superintendent of public works. All officers and employees providing services … or contract basis, or for the provision of a joint service. The term "joint service" is defined as the joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Opinion 2001-15
… when assets are sold to town) -- Property (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- … district) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Corporation" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §198[12]) -- "Property" (meaning of for purpose of Town Law §§191, 202-c) -- "Resident Owner" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15City of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Salamanca (City) City Comptroller’s (Comptroller) … 29 deposits totaling nearly $2 million that consisted of 1,835 entries made during our audit period and … approximately $50,000 did not have the correct form of payment (cash or check) listed in the collection records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131Higher Education – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… from the prior year. The State has a higher proportion of private college attendance than most states, or 45 percent compared to 22 percent of students nationwide in Spring 2023, according to the … Costs and Financial Assistance Average costs of tuition and fees for full-time, in-state students for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/higher-educationAutomated Phone Service
… available to you. If you have an open request in process with NYSLRS (for example, a change of address), you will be … Online service For password resets For assistance with registering for Retirement Online For technical assistance with Retirement Online 2 – To access information concerning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/automated-phone-serviceIX.7.K Record Retention – IX. Federal Grants
… federal laws, rules and regulations (e.g., for Department of Health and Human Services, see 45CFR 92.42). Agencies … OSC suggests the records retained include: A copy of the grant application. The grant award document. All grantee requests for funds. Copies of grant expenditure and disbursement records. All notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7k-record-retentionTown of Greene – Justice Court Operations (2021M-95)
… did not perform monthly accountabilities, and Justice Martin was unaware that the cash balance in her account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/10/town-greene-justice-court-operations-2021m-95Town of Lyndon – Town Clerk’s Collections (2021M-117)
… recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk … recorded, remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner. Collections were deposited accurately but the clerk did not always make deposits in a timely manner. Collections totaling $7,050 or 49 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-lyndon-town-clerks-collections-2021m-117Capital – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… A robust, efficiently managed capital investment program can support healthy economic growth, while the … Over the past 20 years, the State has financed an average of 38.9 percent of non-federal capital spending on a … the Division of the Budget projects: Capital spending to average $15.5 billion per year; and The share of non-federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/capitalCapital – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… support healthy economic growth, while the deterioration of capital assets can weaken the State’s economy and its … (56.5 percent). Transportation accounted for 56 percent of all capital projects spending in SFY 2021-22, up from 49.4 … up by $252.9 million (78.5 percent). This category’s share of total capital spending increased from 3 percent to 3.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/capitalAdjustments – Enhanced Reporting
… Learn how to file adjustments to earnings and days worked and how to make adjustments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/adjustmentsCattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… Consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of more than $2 million a year. Allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit of 4 percent. As of June 30, 2021, it was nearly $7.8 million (28 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementVillage of Gowanda - Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-199)
… Key Findings The Board overestimated revenues by $379,000 in fiscal years 2014-15 through 2018-19, resulting in net … in the sewer fund totaling $144,000. The Board did not annually review contractual revenues, resulting in … contractual revenues annually and revise them, as needed, to generate sufficient revenues to cover expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/12/20/village-gowanda-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-199Pine Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-35)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed finances by ensuring budget estimates and surplus fund balance were reasonable. Key Findings The Board overestimated … Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed finances by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/pine-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-35Town of Patterson - Information Technology (2020M-37)
… that sufficiently defines the roles and responsibilities of each party and addresses confidentiality and protection of personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-patterson-information-technology-2020m-37Town of Lloyd - Information Technology (2019M-36)
Determine whether Town officials ensured the Towns IT systems were adequately secured and protected against unauthorized use access and loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-lloyd-information-technology-2019m-36Renewable Electricity in New York State
To carry out the goals and directives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York is pursuing an aggressive campaign to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to levels identified by climate scientists as necessary to limit the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/renewable-electricity-in-nys.pdfTown of Palermo – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-22)
Did the Town of Palermo (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and reports, and did the Supervisor file the Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as required?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/palermo-town-2025-s9-25-22.pdfNew York City Agency Services Update
New York City has the largest municipal budget and public workforce in the nation, with a citywide budget of over $115 billion (FY 2025) and more than 300,000 employees (June 2024) tasked with providing a vast array of services to its more than eight million residents.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-19-2025.pdf