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East Irondequoit Central School District – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-18)
… not provided to all employees and any Board members. Of the 110 total individuals we tested (101 selected employees … 15 employees or 15 percent of employees tested and the nine Board members did not complete the annual SHP Training. Additionally, the District excluded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-sexual-harassment-preventionFinn Academy: An Elmira Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-141)
… including the importance of physical security and protection of personal, private, sensitive information (PPSI). Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/11/02/finn-academy-elmira-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-141Opinion 94-31
… Inc., 30 NY2d 122, 331 NYS2d 17; cf. Board of Education v Ramapo Teachers Association, 153 Misc 2d 834, 586 NYS2d 852 … of Education, 34 AD2d 351, 312 NYS2d 252; Coates v City of New York, 76 Misc 2d 769, 351 NYS2d 906). Accordingly, in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… Specifically: Seventeen IT assets (11 Chromebooks and six Apple devices) with estimated total costs of $5,820 based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Suffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and … notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse all victim restitution payments. As a … notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9Wayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… always make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. In addition, officials did not maintain a complete list of … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the County’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and Water Conservation District and the City of Yonkers . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … were approved before payment or for proper purposes. In addition, auditors found the village began to effectively … enforce the collection of delinquent real property taxes in March 2016, but $172,900 remains outstanding as of Feb. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… awards. NYCIDA is supposed to conduct a feasibility analysis for businesses’ proposed projects, but in 17 of the 23 applications reviewed, auditors found the analysis either was not done or was done incorrectly for the … 15 that the IDA performed. The IDA did not complete the analysis for eight of them because it lacked the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationChallenging a Determination – Regional State Park Police Plan
… denied or improperly calculated, you may request a hearing and redetermination to be held before an independent hearing officer. Your request must be in writing and directed to the Hearing Administration Bureau within four months of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/challenging-determinationJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Opinion 97-23
… LAW, §10-1006: There is no statutory prohibition on an individual becoming a member of a fire company and a member … ambulance corps at the same time. You ask whether an individual may be a member of a fire company and a volunteer … Law. Although each of these provisions prohibits an individual from being simultaneously a member of more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… evacuation routes and evacuation sites. Evacuation is used in response to various building emergencies such as fire, gas … drills practice the essential steps necessary to lockdown in an emergency. Bus drills are conducted to learn the … instructions and training to help respond appropriately in an emergency. Responsibilities for the emergency drills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79West Irondequoit Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-85)
… section. Audit Summary District officials did not conduct all required drills or conduct all drills within the required time frames and officials could not support that they met all drill requirements. Officials also did not conduct all … District officials did not conduct all required drills or conduct all drills within the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/07/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-85Opinion 88-40
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL COOPERATION - Municipal Funds … of joint service) VILLAGES -- Fiscal Year (change in fiscal years) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-o(2)(a), … The respective governing boards of municipalities engaged in a joint service need not be directly responsible for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-40Opinion 95-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Public Burial Grounds (duty of … to erect a fence encircling a cemetery or burial ground in the first class described in Town Law, §291(1), that is, a cemetery or burial ground, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10DiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Twenty-three school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State … ending on June 30, 2021, down from 31 school districts in fiscal stress the prior year. “Fewer of New York’s school districts were scored as under fiscal stress in 2021, but the operational issues caused by the pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… While the MTA has identified a targeted $100 million in unspecified efficiency savings, this will not be enough to close its projected deficit of $1.6 billion starting in 2024 as pointed out by DiNapoli in October . DiNapoli urged the MTA to expand on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… continue to update and expand the COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker to support this effort. Monitoring Risks to Economic … Federal and State Relief Spending COVID 19 Relief Program Tracker New York State Personal Income Taxpayer Migration … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planOpinion 2006-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Expenses (charging … and zoning board of appeals) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §11: In the absence of any statutory direction to the contrary, … derived from the rental of town real property located in the area of the town outside of any incorporated village, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-14) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual and ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s14-response.pdf