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Eastport Fire District – Procurement (2025M-50)
… fire district (district) purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One method for ensuring that goods and services are acquired in a cost-effective manner is to create as much competition as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/05/eastport-fire-district-procurement-2025m-50Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… instructional school building (building) evacuation and lockdown drills and emergency bus drills (bus drills). … such as fire, gas leak, roof collapse or flooding. Lockdown drills practice the essential steps necessary to lockdown in an emergency. Bus drills are conducted to learn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)
… County, issued debt totaling $2.5 million to liquidate a portion of the cumulative deficit incurred by the Town due … related to the Town-owned hospital for the fiscal year that ended December 31, 2005. New York State Local Finance Law requires all local governments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13Opinion 88-53
… employer who were such employees on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy three." [Emphasis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… oversight to ensure that completed bank reconciliations are correct. Key Recommendations Ensure compliance with New … supporting documentation. Ensure that required reports are provided to the Board and that bank balances are correctly reconciled to District account balances. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Henderson Fire District – Financial Activities (2025M-67)
… 1, 2023 – February 27, 2025 We extended the audit period to review the District’s 2019 through 2024 Annual Financial … as of August 20, 2025. Understanding the Audit Area To help ensure the District’s financial resources are … should ensure accurate accounting records are maintained to capture all transactions and monitor financial activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/henderson-fire-district-financial-activities-2025m-67Bright Start Pediatric Services, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Bright Start Pediatric Services, LLC (Bright Start) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were … covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Background Bright Start provides preschool special education services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/bright-start-pediatric-services-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… initially planning to override New York’s property tax cap in 2016-17 has nearly doubled when compared to last year, but … cap, which first applied to local governments beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate … show they will be able to levy a total of $19.4 billion in 2016-17. This represents a 0.89 percent increase over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-capDiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 0.12 percent above current levels for the … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The latest calculation affects the tax cap calculations for 677 school districts as well as 10 … Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroPublic Health – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… restrictions on disenrollment during the COVID public health emergency. Federal restrictions during the pandemic … Yorkers Benefited from Medicaid, Essential Plan or Child Health Plus In March 2023, nearly 9.4 million individuals or … were enrolled in Medicaid, the Essential Plan or Child Health Plus (which provides coverage for children under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-healthSouth Hornell Fire Protection Company, Inc. – Disbursements (2025M-108)
… officials and company members to make purchases using debit cards, the board should ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the risk of unauthorized debit card use. The Company’s 302 disbursements totaled $300,953 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/04/10/south-hornell-fire-protection-company-inc-disbursements-2025mContract with EBSCO Subscription Services, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in … books, journals, magazines, and other literary materials to State agencies, political subdivisions, and other … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/contract-ebsco-subscription-services-inc-followSelected Payments for Special Items Made to Arden Hill Hospital From January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011
To determine if BlueCross BlueShields Empires payments to Arden Hill Hospital Arden Hill for special items were made according to the provisions of the ag
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-arden-hill-hospital-january-1-2011-through-march-31Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… BlueCross BlueShield's (Empire's) payments to St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital (St. Luke's) for special items were made … if BlueCross BlueShields Empires payments to St Lukes Cornwall Hospital St Lukes for special items were made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-lukes-cornwall-hospital-january-1-2011-throughSelected Payments for Special Items Made to Mount Sinai Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… between Empire and Mount Sinai. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government and school district … certain special items (such as implants, drugs, and blood) that are not covered by the standard fee schedules. Per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-mount-sinai-hospital-january-1-2011-through-march-31Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Peter's Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
To determine if BlueCross BlueShields Empires payments to St Peters Hospital St Peters for special items were made according to the provisions of the
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-peters-hospital-january-1-2011-through-march-31Town of Butternuts – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-24)
… We extended our observation of annual AFR filings forward to November 28, 2025, and back to fiscal year 2019. Understanding the Audit Area To help promote transparency, a town board should conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/29/town-butternuts-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-24XI.11.A Agency Contracts, Non-Personal Service and Capital Spending Controls – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… New York State Division of the Budget (DOB) Bulletin B-1184, titled Agency Contracts, Non-Personal Service and … contract and amendment transactions submitted to OSC for pre-audit and contract reporter exemption requests … submitted to OSC for approval must be accompanied by a properly completed B-1184 Attachment A, B or C. Any such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11a-agency-contracts-non-personal-service-and-capital-spending-controlsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Cuomo's Executive Budget Proposal
… is far from over, and it continues to have damaging effects on our revenues and spending. While our state economy … is far from over and it continues to have damaging effects on our revenues and spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-cuomos-executive-budget-proposalOverview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… oftentimes referred to as a “revenue contract”, is found in State Finance Law §112(3) which reads: “A contract or … shall first be approved by the comptroller and filed in his office.” This requirement extends to repayment … over the entire term of the agreement exceeds $25,000. In circumstances where consideration flowing from the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7-overview