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Accounting for Capital Assets
A municipality's inventory of capital assets often represents its most significant investment of resources. This session will cover the proper accounting for these valuable assets. We will also discuss best practices to ensure these assets are properly safeguarded from theft or loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/accounting-capital-assets-110624.pdfAccounting for LOSAP
This session will discuss accounting principles and work through journal entry examples to ensure the proper recordkeeping for length of service award programs (LOSAP). Participants will also learn about the establishment of the programs, applicable GASB criteria and reporting requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/accounting-losap-120424.pdfOffice Real Estate in New York City: A Review of Market Valuation Shifts
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shift to hybrid office work arrangements have raised questions about the health of office commercial real estate and its potential impact on the economy and the finances of governments reliant on its tax revenue.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-11-2025.pdfCorporate Governance - Discrimination Proposal
Shareholders request the Board of Directors oversee the preparation of an annual public report describing and quantifying the effectiveness and outcomes of efforts by Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., (Chipotle) to prevent harassment and discrimination against its protected classes of employees.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/corporate-governance/pdf/chipotle-discrimination.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (2024-S-12)
to determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by DHCR are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes. Our audit covered the period from January 2019 through December 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-24s12.pdfUsing Open Book New York
Join us for a demonstration of Open Book New York and learn how to access public municipal financial data for your own analysis. We will highlight the various reports available in Open Book New York and discuss potential uses of the data.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/using-open-book-new-york-12-14-22.pdfHomeownership Rates in New York
In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, with only 53.6 percent owning a home in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/homeownership-rates-in-ny.pdfFranziska Racker Centers, Inc. dba Racker: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-5) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Franziska Racker Centers, Inc. dba Racker (Racker) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s5-response.pdfStreet Construction-Related Permits (2020-N-6)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) ensures that all street construction permittees have complied with the application requirements and permit conditions, including completing the project by the scheduled permit expiration date. We also determined whether DOT...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20n6.pdfKids in Action of Long Island, Inc. - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-13) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Kids in Action of Long Island, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s13-response.pdfNYC Health + Hospitals Check-Up: The Impact of COVID-19
NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) is the largest municipal public health system in the country and New York City’s largest provider of care to Medicaid patients, mental health patients, and uninsured patients, serving more than 1 million New Yorkers within the five boroughs.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-9-2022.pdfCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
Determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the City took appropriate action to implement or resolve recommendations from our budget review issued in May 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6.pdf2020 Annual Report on Preschool Special Education
In 2020, OSC completed 10 audits of preschool special education providers' expenses submitted to SED. These audits cumulatively identified over $4.4 million in recommended disallowances, or more than 3 percent of the total claimed expenses of $139.3 million for the audit period.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/seit-annual-report-2020.pdfOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc. (2019-S-60) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health ensures that costs reported by providers such as Independent Living, Inc. on Consolidated Fiscal Reports are allowable, properly calculated, and adequately documented in accordance with Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/2020-19s60-response.pdfAccounting and Reporting Update
This session will provide an overview of recent GASB statements as well as miscellaneous accounting updates implemented by OSC. The session will discuss how local governments will need to account for and report these changes in the Annual Financial Report (AFR).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/osc-accounting-and-reporting-update-042926.pdfDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… for the New York Racing Association (NYRA) years after a reorganization that was intended to strengthen its finances … those of an audit released in June 2007, prior to NYRA’s reorganization under bankruptcy court protection. DiNapoli’s … for the New York Racing Association NYRA years after a reorganization that was intended to strengthen its finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report, based on the most recent data … primarily defines a small business as one with fewer than 500 employees. Among the more than 465,000 businesses in New … to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageHomeowners Association, Inc.
… for personal purposes. For example, Homeowners purchased a desktop computer to produce professional quality documents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/homeowners-association-incDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme; Over $48,000 in Restitution Recovered
… Executive Director Jan Hoffman was sentenced yesterday for a scheme that allowed her to steal over $48,000 in WCHA funds, New York State … S. Mills, the HUD Inspector General, and the State Police for partnering with my office to hold them accountable for … Executive Director Jan Hoffman was sentenced yesterday for a scheme that allowed her to steal over $48000 in WCHA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-sentenced-embezzlement-scheme-overOpinion 91-3
… OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and Duties (control of highway equipment) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (management, custody and control of town property) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(2); TOWN LAW, §§32(1), 64(3): The town … and exclusive authority over the vehicles used by the highway department. Both the town board and the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3