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Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Big Flats (S9-21-20)
… and temporarily or permanently reduce staff positions. In addition, some local officials have decided to delay capital projects, which could result in future delays to other projects to maintain and improve … cities, towns and villages across the State. The Town of Big Flats (Town) is one of the local governments included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-big-flats-s9-21-20Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Village of Camillus (S9-21-5)
… an independent evaluation of the Village’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Background The COVID-19 pandemic … The pandemic has also created a difficult environment for officials to develop annual budgets given the unknowns of … future financial impacts. The pandemic increases the need for local officials to more closely monitor their budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-village-camillus-s9-21-5Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… approximately $3,900. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Oversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements (Follow-Up)
… At each of the ten sites we visited, we found foster home records lacked evidence that counties or VAs met certain critical foster home certification/approval and recertification requirements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/03/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirements-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1814
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2019-2020 maximum salary contribution limit for Tier 6 members of PFRS (7W), and ERS (7Y). Background On March 16, 2012, the … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 20192020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1814-maximum-salary-contribution-limit-tier-6-members-following-new-yorkComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Village of Greenwich – Justice Court Operations (2014M-023)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the … 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. Background The Village of Greenwich is located in Washington County and has a … Village of Greenwich Justice Court Operations 2014M023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/05/30/village-greenwich-justice-court-operations-2014m-023State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… (Putnam County) The transportation department’s payroll was not adequately approved, supported and documented. In addition, a staff person received overtime pay that was not properly supported by documentation. Minerva Central … 2018-19 and annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations. Unrestricted fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Town of Ellicott – Justice Court (2015M-111)
… full-time Court clerk did not notify the DMV of unresolved tickets in a timely manner. The Board did not consistently … log with the Court’s caseload activity to ensure that tickets are properly reported and paid to the JCF in a timely … and ensure that the Court clerks update the DMV records of tickets that have been paid. Perform, or hire an independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/11/13/town-ellicott-justice-court-2015m-111Town of Bangor – Board Oversight (2012M-193)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over selected Town … with no Board oversight. The Board’s review of claims was inadequate, resulting in claims being paid prior to Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-bangor-board-oversight-2012m-193Town of Ballston – Water Fund Financial Operations (2012M-258)
… segregation of duties and independent verification or review increase the risk that errors and irregularities … 2. Develop a procedure to determine when to assess or waive the $100 estimation fee. Reassign duties in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-ballston-water-fund-financial-operations-2012m-258Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our … “Bottle Bill.” The Act requires every deposit initiator to collect a 5 cent deposit from consumers on containers of … To determine the extent of implementation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-deposits-followCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B24-5-5)
… report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s … Comptroller, starting with the fiscal year during which it was authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Citys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/13/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b24-5-5Town of Wawarsing – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2013M-202)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine the accuracy of the amounts paid to … Supervisor. The Town’s total budget for fiscal year 2013 was approximately $5.7 million for the general fund and $3.6 … time, and one employee earned leave accruals to which she was not entitled. Highway employees were overpaid $1,861 due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-wawarsing-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2013m-202DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… “Just as local governments are receiving their final round of federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act, they … said given this year’s inflation factor calculation of 7.17%, a majority of New York’s counties, towns and calendar year cities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023XI.15.A Competitive Grants Procurement Record – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Name, the Procurement Record identification number (PR ID) assigned by OSC, and the Reporting Code for the … each contract submitted to OSC and should identify the PR ID and Reporting Code in the "Description" field when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi15a-competitive-grants-procurement-recordTown of Danby – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-127-F)
… audited and approved. Town officials did not solicit bids for five commodities totaling $197,266 or obtain the minimum required quotes for purchases totaling $80,360. The Board approved unsupported claims totaling $223,781 for payment. The Board approved 19 claims twice, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-danby-audit-follow-2022m-127-fGeneral Resources
… – Secretary of State Illinois (IL) – Secretary of State Indiana (IN) - Secretary of State Iowa (IA)–Secretary of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/general-resourcesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.8 Percent in August
… and cities, or $111 million less than in August 2019. This drop in revenue is similar to the decline in July of 8.2 … the pandemic hit, local governments have seen a massive drop in sales tax collections. This is hurting their bottom …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-78-percent-augustContact the Division of Local Government and School Accountability
… Local Government and School Accountability 110 State Street, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12236 Email: … Office State Office Building, Room 1702, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901-4417 Tel 607.721.8306 • Fax … Tioga, Tompkins Counties Buffalo Regional Office 295 Main Street, Suite 1032, Buffalo, New York 14203-2510 Tel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/contact-division-local-government-and-school-accountability