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County Medicaid Costs
… billion in 2005, or 5.9 percent – more than twice the rate of inflation. A major portion of this increase is driven … in 1993 to $2.3 billion in 2003, an average annual growth rate of 8.6 percent during that period. For some counties, … grow to over $3.6 billion by 2010 if the average growth rate experienced in the last ten years continues. If property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… New York City Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for assessing all real property throughout the City – … of the property determines how property value is assessed. For Tax Class (TC) 2 properties, which include rentals, … property on a daily basis such as fuel, insurance) data for most rental and other income producing properties through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… of time. Any new construction or alteration of an existing station after October 1991 was also subject to this … indicating where the closest handicapped-accessible PATH station is located. PANYNJ’s website did not follow DOJ’s … the PABT, so that they are wheelchair accessible. If the station cannot be made wheelchair accessible, the reasons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesVillage of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
Village officials paid salaries and wages as authorized but did not maintain adequate employee time records or ensure separation payments were accurate or adequately supported Furthermore employees were paid for overtime that in some instances was not adequately documented or consistent with la
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… a balance of approximately $1 million, was not used to pay debt-service costs during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Carthage-Wilna Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-191)
… supply trash pickup, health insurance, office supplies, auto parts, payroll accounting services, and fire-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/16/carthage-wilna-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsCortlandville Fire Department – Internal Controls (2014M-3)
… November 2013 the Treasurer had not recorded the monthly lottery transactions since February 2013. The board did not … Implement mitigating controls over the Treasurer’s and Lottery Account Clerk’s financial activities, such as … by-laws by auditing the records monthly and reporting the results of those audits to the membership in June and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/21/cortlandville-fire-department-internal-controls-2014m-3Ausable Valley Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-299)
… over departmental cash receipts and information technology for the period July 1, 2011, through May 31, 2013. Background … access rights (administrative rights) to the financial application, we found that the School Business Executive has been granted administrative rights to the financial application. Audit logs were not generated and reviewed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/ausable-valley-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedBaldwinsville Public Library – Private Funds and Employee Leave Accruals (2014M-256)
… was to review internal controls over the Library’s private funds and employee leave accruals for the period of July 1, … over the reporting, receipt and disbursement of private funds. Errors occurred in the receipt and disbursement of funds due to the lack of established policies and procedures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/12/05/baldwinsville-public-library-private-funds-and-employee-leave-accruals-2014m-256Elba Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-240)
… and Stafford in Genesee County. The District is governed by a Board of Education, which comprises seven elected … officials consistently over-estimated expenditures by a total of $5.5 million. These budgeting practices … 2013, unexpended surplus funds exceeded statutory limits by $949,184. Although District officials appropriated on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/elba-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-240State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… in writing, as required. Finally, officials posted the test results of the potable water outlet sampling on the … level, as required. Finally, the district did not post the test results of the resampled potable water outlets on their … actionable lead levels were still in service without a test showing they were now below the lead action level or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Opinion 94-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … district) LOCAL LAWS -- Improvement Districts (authority of county to chargeback salaries to district) SEWER DISTRICTS … Whether a portion of the salaries of county employees who perform services for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 2006-2
… 12-A of the Town Law (§209-a, et seq .). Under both articles 12 and 12-A, a public hearing is required and, in … hearing (Town Law § 209-d[1]). Since there is nothing in articles 12 or 12-A that limits the statements of maximum … 26, 2006 David J. Wukitsch, Esq., Town Attorney Town of New Baltimore 1 The State Comptroller’s approval is required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-2Opinion 89-16
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (publication of newsletter) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Except as otherwise provided by … members of each company, must determine how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 97-10
… LAW, §109-b: A fire district may not enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build … to General Municipal Law, §109-b, may enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build … as amended by chapter 258 of the Laws of 1994, as "any lease purchase agreement, installment sales agreement or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10XIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Policy References Reconciling travel card charges and out-of-pocket expenses is an integral part of creating and submitting travel expense reports in the Statewide Financial System … (SFS). These reports should detail all expenses for the travel event, including expenses that are on the State travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationOpinion 89-6
… LAW, §190.60: A fine imposed following a conviction in Supreme Court, for a violation of section 190.60 of the Penal … and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of a county following a conviction under … of fines imposed by a court of record, such as the Supreme Court, unless a special provision for the collection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6XI.6.B Quick Contracting – Construction – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Quick Contracting Program for construction contracts, the State agency must provide a … certification and use an approved boilerplate contract for each transaction submitted under the program. The … in three business days or less. Guidance on requirements for Quick Contracting for non-construction contracts is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6b-quick-contracting-constructionII.4.A Minimum Financial Reporting Requirements – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Statements of Cash Receipts, Disbursements and Changes in Fund Balances for all funds of the State Combining … Statements of Cash Receipts, Disbursements and Changes in Fund Balances for all funds of the State, by fund group … Statements of Cash Receipts, Disbursements and Changes in Fund Balances – Budget vs. Actual Detail schedules of Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Charges Against Georgia Resident for Stealing Over $200K in NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … York or Atlanta, Georgia, where Mr. Cook lives. I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for his hard work and … and robs retirees who rely on their hard-earned pensions,” Attorney General Schneiderman said. “Through our Operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-charges-against-georgia-resident-stealing-over-200k