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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… award payment and land acquisition deposit vouchers that supplement eminent domain acquisitions. It also specifies the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-paymentsOpinion 92-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (imposition of … or fees, however, may not be imposed to generate revenues in excess of such cost for the purpose of offsetting the general cost of county government. This is in reply to your letter concerning user fees imposed for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40Town of Scio – Highway Fund Financial Condition and Records and Reports (2013M-279)
… were incurred. The general fund also made interfund loans, totaling more than $101,000, to the highway fund to … Ensure that a comprehensive plan is developed for future capital projects, which includes detailed cost estimates and … each project. Develop a plan to repay the interfund loans to the general fund and address any deficit that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/14/town-scio-highway-fund-financial-condition-and-records-and-reports-2013m-279Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Gowanda Central School District (District) Board of … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserves. The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… been issued. Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2017M-199) The … disbursements were properly supported and approved for District purposes. The Assistant Treasurer admitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsWest Seneca Fire District #6 – Financial Management (2013M-14)
… of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over District financial operations for the period January 1, 2009, … through November 28, 2012. Background The West Seneca Fire District #6 is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from … of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over District financial operations for the period January 1 2009 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/west-seneca-fire-district-6-financial-management-2013m-14Town of Gardiner – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-78)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Gardiner (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) … accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk generally recorded and reported collections accurately; however, the Clerk did not deposit and remit clerk fees and tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/10/11/town-gardiner-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-78Hammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Hammond Central School District (District) Board of … managed fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserve funds. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pension Fund's Ranking as Top U.S. Investor Battling Climate Risk
… to make the Agreement’s goals a reality. The fight to rein in rising global temperatures has opened the doors to … Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States, with an estimated $209.2 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2018. The Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pension-funds-ranking-top-us-investor-battling-climate-riskTown of Westfield - Real Property Acquisition (2019M-119)
Determine whether Town officials properly acquired real property for a Town purpose.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/westfield-2019-119.pdfCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B23-6-6)
… and $698.2 million for the City. The 2023-24 budget is $52.1 million more than the City’s budget for 2022-23, an … settlements in the 2023-24 fiscal year. Tax certiorari is the legal process by which a property owner can challenge … agreements are reached. The City’s contingency reserve is less than 1 percent of the City’s general fund budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/07/city-yonkers-budget-review-b23-6-6City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B25-6-6)
… Background The Office of the State Comptroller, as Fiscal Agent for the City of Yonkers (City), determined that the … in material compliance with the requirements of the Fiscal Agent Act (Chapter 488 of the Laws of 1976). The City’s … legal process by which a property owner can challenge the real property tax assessment on a given property to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b25-6-6Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the Town of Caroga , Town of German Flatts , Town of Jasper , Town of Mamakating , City of Oswego , Town of Owego … on revenue anticipation notes to fund operations. Town of Jasper – Financial Management (Stueben County) The town is … audits of the Town of Caroga Town of German Flatts Town of Jasper Town of Mamakating City of Oswego Town of Owego Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi – Financial Management (2024M-21)
… million, or 10.4 percentage points, as of June 30, 2023.For perspective, the recalculated surplus fund balance as of … fund 22 full-time employees’ unemployment expenditures for the maximum benefit. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/delaware-academy-central-school-district-delhi-financial-management-2024mOpinion 90-39
… section further provides that the town board shall make no change in the estimate submitted by the board of fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Citywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… difference to DOF’s attention, DOF was not aware of it and then could not provide documentation to explain this … they were logged into an informal tracking sheet and then held for up to 19 days before they were recorded in DOF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsCity of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-139)
… City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency (GCIDA) Board of Directors (Board) and officials properly approved and monitored projects with appropriate and measurable goals and took action when goals were not met. Key Findings The Board and … the City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency GCIDA Board of Directors Board and officials properly approved and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/16/city-glen-cove-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2020mAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (2017-S-88)
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate systems and practices in place to allow it to effectively collect Real Estate Transfer ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s88.pdfOpinion 2008-3
… NYS2d 918, mod on other grnds 88 AD2d 780, 451 NYS2d 523, app dsmd 58 NY2d 601, 458 NYS2d 1025, app dsmd 58 NY2d 687, 458 NYS2d 543, rearg den 58 NY2d 824, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Chautauqua County – Financial Condition (2023M-111)
… funding District operations instead of just the real property owners who benefited from the District’s services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/12/22/chautauqua-county-financial-condition-2023m-111