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Cleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… The Cleveland Hill Union Free School District is located in the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District, which operates three schools … budgeted appropriations. Budgeting practices resulted in the District’s unrestricted fund balance exceeding the 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235Romulus Central School District - Financial Condition Management and State Transportation Aid (2018M-136)
… four years (2013-14 through 2016-17) without using this money for debt service payments. District officials did not … $148,672, which could have been used to reduce real property taxes or for other purposes, was delayed. Key … comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plans. Use money in the debt service fund to pay related debt service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/05/romulus-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-stateSUNY Bulletin No. SU-173
… tax-sheltered annuity plan deductions: 404 Supplemental Retirement Annuity Program 408 SUNY TDA Fidelity 415 SUNY … of employees of the State University Construction Fund Effective Date(s) Paychecks dated 9/1/10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-173-expanded-eligibility-suny-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plansX.3 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… or services to New York State must be registered in the Statewide Vendor File. An agency must register a vendor at the time of … entities in the Statewide Vendor File. add a significant number of vendors at one time. resolve various issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewTown of Greenfield – Golf Course Collections (2021M-133)
… Golf course collections were not properly recorded in the form collected, remitted to the bookkeeper in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-greenfield-golf-course-collections-2021m-133Ballston Lake Fire District – Length of Service Awards Program Service Credit (2016M-379)
… awarded firefighters Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) service credit for the period January 1, 2015 through … contribution of $700 each to which they were not entitled. LOSAP points were not awarded in accordance with District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/17/ballston-lake-fire-district-length-service-awards-program-service-creditNewburgh Enlarged City School District - Financial Management and Information Technology (2017M-169)
… Key Recommendations Adopt budgets with reasonably estimated appropriations and use excess fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-andUnion-Endicott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-100)
… be used. Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or … fund balance, as appropriate, and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits District resident … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/union-endicott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-100Hannibal Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-23)
… Background The Hannibal Central School District is located in Cayuga and Oswego Counties. The District, which is … District officials overestimated operating expenditures in each of the last three fiscal years and appropriated nearly $5 million in fund balance, 97 percent of which was not needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/hannibal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-23Minisink Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-26)
… the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2015. Background The Minisink Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Greenville, Minisink, Mount Hope … operates five schools with approximately 3,900 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/minisink-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-26Alden Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-372)
… The Alden Central School District (District) is located in the Towns of Alden, Lancaster, Marilla and Newstead in Erie County; the Town of Darien in Genesee County; and the Town of Bennington in Wyoming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/alden-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-372Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… realistic budgets. As a result, unrestricted fund balance in these funds increased to levels between 85 and 182 percent … determined that estimated revenues were underestimated in the general and highway funds, and budgeted appropriations were overestimated in the general fund, resulting in operating surpluses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Oversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… the food services at certified homeless shelters in New York City, and whether the meals served meet State … provide meals that are balanced, nutritious, and adequate in amount to meet the dietary needs of residents. Such meals … Regardless of where it is prepared, all food served in New York City shelters must comply with New York City Food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… From 2014 through 2016, Broome County depleted its fund balance to dangerously low levels jeopardizing public … fiscal stress score in the state. "A healthy fund balance is a key measure of a municipality's financial … that leave $255,000 as a cushion for a general fund operation in excess of $247 million (as was adopted for 2017) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made improper Medicaid payments for transportation services. … process of removing non-emergency transportation services from the mainstream Medicaid managed care benefit package and … pay transportation managers. Review the Medicaid payments made to the two taxi providers and recover any improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… amount of $2,213 included food for staff and adult-size T-shirts. Some agency administrative expenses (food for staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … following local government audits have been issued. Town of Bennington – Financial Management (Wyoming County) … the board did not approve and monitor vendor contracts. City of Hudson – Payroll and Accrued Leave (Columbia County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2002-8
… must be recorded in the county clerk's office and filed with the State Comptroller within ten days of the board's … duly recorded in the office of the county clerk, and filed with the State Comptroller, within ten days after the … taken by the board in relation thereto (id.). The filing with the State Comptroller is for informational purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Opinion 93-27
… LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (superseding sales tax provisions) SALES TAX -- Use (for reduction of townwide taxes within town … village area) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, §1262(c): When a town and the villages within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and officials are also projecting deficits in 2024. The 2025 proposed budget includes a planned deficit in water, … liabilities totaled more than $20.5 million and the 2025 proposed budget does not provide for satisfying these … collections totaling $238,032 did not indicate the form of payment (cash or check). Auditors found 358 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0