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Town of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)
… bookkeeping, auditing and water testing services. As a result, Board members may not have known about other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58Churchville-Chili Central School District – Procurement (2025M-18)
… school district purchases should be made in the taxpayers’ best interest. One method for ensuring that goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/churchville-chili-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-18NY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Wells Fargo Needs to Pull Back the Curtain on Its Incentive Pay Program
… (the Fund), today announced that he has written to fellow Wells Fargo shareholders urging them to support his call for … been identified as contributing to the multiple crises at Wells Fargo," DiNapoli said. "Investors need to know whether … and investors at risk. If investors don't hear from Wells Fargo, we will be left to wonder when the next headline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-wells-fargo-needs-pull-back-curtain-its-incentive-pay-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… balance policy that addresses what level of fund balance is needed or how any surplus funds will be used and the timeframe for doing so. In addition, the unrestricted fund balance grew …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-20
… Contracts (by town for a particular level of service) -- Fees (authority to collect from insurance companies) FEES -- Collection of (ambulance service fees from insurance … basis. The town or, if so provided in the town's rules and regulations, the ambulance service provider, may send to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 88-62
… authorizes town boards to establish capital reserve funds for the purpose of financing all or part of the cost of the … Town Law, §221(1) authorizes town boards to provide for the collection, separation, treatment, processing and disposal of solid waste and, for these purposes, to construct, operate and maintain "solid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62XVI.3.B Fund Accounting – XVI. Financial Reporting
… General Fund Federal Special Revenue Funds General Debt Service Other Special Revenue Funds Other Debt Service Funds … the Government-wide Financial Statements - Statement of Net Position. Capital Projects Fund Capital Projects Funds … in the Government-wide Financial Statements – Statement of Net Position. The required financial statements for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3b-fund-accountingXVI.4.A Cash and Investments – XVI. Financial Reporting
… References: GASB Statement No. 40 – Deposit and Investment Risk Disclosures (an amendment of GASB Statement No. 3) (GASB … and GASB Statement No. 72 require various disclosures of risk exposure arising from the State’s cash and investment … of deposit and investment policies related to credit risk, concentration of credit risk, interest rate risk, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4a-cash-and-investmentsPerformance of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State - 2021 Annual Report
This report summarizes data for fiscal year 2019, the most recent data reported by IDAs through the Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS). The report also contains a brief discussion of local development corporations (LDCs), a related type of local authority.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ida-performance-2021-annual-report.pdfOverview – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… claims in school districts, counties, fire districts, libraries, towns and villages and pertinent legal references. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/overviewXIII.12 Procedure for Reporting Taxable Employee Expense Reimbursements for Prior Open Tax Years – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section discusses how to process adjustments to an employee’s … to comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reporting requirements. On occasion, Business Units may need to make … This section discusses how to process adjustments to an employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii12-procedure-reporting-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursements-prior-open-tax-yearsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 51
… assist agencies in determining whether claims for payment from vendors and state employees are appropriate to pay. … assist agencies in determining whether claims for payment from vendors and state employees are appropriate to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/51-supporting-informationOpinion 88-70
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … statutory authority ( McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401, 153 NE 849; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213, 114 NE 65; Greene v … moneys may not be expended for such purposes (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-80, p 120; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-8, p 14; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70XI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the original contractor … OSC will update the New York State Vendor File information for the defaulted contractor to route future payments under … amends the original contract, route the transaction to OSC for approval, and submit the following to OSC: Surety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… whether a contract-related transaction must be approved by OSC. It also provides general policies and procedures for … contract types and Purchase Orders subject to OSC review (OP Transactions), there may be unique processes or … the specific modifications being made to the agreement by that transaction (see XI.2.E Submission of Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Food Safety Monitoring (2015-F-10) An audit report issued in January 2014 found the department was unable to meet the … preparing food prior to obtaining the required inspection. In addition, the department’s staff of 82 inspectors was below recommended staffing levels. In a follow-up, auditors found department officials made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Paid Consultant's Questionable Hotel and Dining Tabs
… in which Downstate’s then administration failed to act in the state’s best interest by eliminating certain cost … a six-day birthday bash for PMA’s chairman, prompting a referral by the Comptroller to the state Joint Commission on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-suny-downstate-paid-consultants-questionable-hotel-and-dining-tabsOpinion 88-4
… service - refreshments to foster parent trainees) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A … Opns State Comp No. 77-226, unreported, refreshments for senior citizens as incidental to a recreation program; 28 Opns State Comp,1972, p 48, refreshments for volunteer firefighters at the scene of a serious fire). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Pandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)
… and immune dysfunction; are more susceptible to infectious diseases; and are at greater risk for more severe outcomes … staff at State-operated facilities and voluntary agencies that deliver direct care to people with IDD. One component of … pandemic, OPWDD did not take proactive steps to ensure that all homes—either State- or voluntary agency-operated—had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-followCost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… with a credit card than to fill out a procurement request form and wait for it to be approved. This also saves time and … a credit card policy and a system of internal controls in place. Review our best practices below as a reference for … procurement duties among staff, such as approval, verification and payment of claims. Never allow anyone to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraud