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Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B7-16-14)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2017 fiscal year are … reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, issued debt totaling $30 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general fund as of December 31, 2007, December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/11/02/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b7-16-14Opinion 91-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … (GSA) contracts. General Municipal Law, §103 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Except as otherwise expressly … the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section ... General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Riverhead Central School District – Financial Operations (2025M-64)
… our office within 90 days, pursuant to Section 35 of the New York State General Municipal Law, Section 2116-a (3)(c) of the New York State Education Law and Section 170.12 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/riverhead-central-school-district-financial-operations-2025m-64Millbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… also did not: Periodically review and disable unneeded network user accounts. 46 students were no longer enrolled but had active network user accounts. 13 individuals left employment between 2013 and 2020 but had active network user accounts. Nine generic accounts were last used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsGreenburgh Central School District – Procurement (2024M-147)
… School districts (districts) periodically seek competition for certain goods and services which are anticipated by the … is unable to provide precise quantity requirements for a particular project due to indeterminate needs … (Board) designated a purchasing agent to be responsible for overseeing the District’s purchasing function. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/10/24/greenburgh-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-147DiNapoli: Audit Finds Additional $150,000 Stolen by Beekman Town Official
… Beekman Comptroller Frederick D. Knapp Jr. pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree Friday in Dutchess … corruption. My office routinely advises local governments to follow the money. Sometimes, they follow it too late.” … recreation department. Knapp previously pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing $390,178 by using the town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-additional-150000-stolen-beekman-town-officialDeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 … (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4East Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… 1, 2023 for Cycle Three. 3 Public Health Law section 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-5)
… 2023 for Cycle Three. 3 Public Health Law section 1110; 10 NYCRR subpart 67-4 – Lead Testing in School Drinking Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-andTupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary remediation. Testing and … sampling and testing on the District’s website. This final report includes eight recommendations to that effect. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14Fredonia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-6)
… and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – … the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since been identified as toxic to people, … which can lead to greater difficulty performing well in school and beyond. 1 To aid in combating lead poisoning, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/15/fredonia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-6Public Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… dropped 2.2 percent. Property crimes include: Burglary (down 16.6 percent to its 2019 number following the same percentage jump in 2020); Larceny (down 1.3 percent); and Motor vehicle theft (rising for the … which include: 44 State correctional facilities (down from 50 following the closure of six State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyOpinion 94-9
… matter but designated as official newspaper prior to 1940) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION … as an official newspaper of a village from prior to 1940 through 1970, and which would otherwise qualify as a … newspapers and may submit claims for compensation pursuant to Public Officers Law, §70-a. You ask whether the amendments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Sidney, located in Delaware County, issued debt totaling $2.5 million to … review, we found that revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The Town’s preliminary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13Arlington Fire District – Station Number 5 Renovation (2022M-54)
… interests in leasehold agreements. Key Findings Members of the Board did not use competitive methods to renovate … reduced rent rate provisions. In addition, a member of the Board who also serves as a Trustee of the Croft Corners Fire Company (Company) failed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/10/21/arlington-fire-district-station-number-5-renovation-2022m-54Village of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B24-6-1)
… projections in the Village of Washingtonvilles Villages 202425 tentative budget were reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b24-6-1Opinion 2001-2
… designated by the program sponsor, selected from the list of activities set forth at subparagraphs i-viii of section 217(c). Several categories of activities on the list include specified point maximums (e.g., GML §217[c][i], … activities designated by the sponsor, selected from the list set forth in section 217(c). Further, the last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2New Yorkers in Need: Homelessness in New York State
Having safe and adequate housing is a necessity.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-homelessness-nys.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 734
… of the procedure to return employees in the titles of Forest Ranger 1, 2 and 3 to the original bargaining units of … Affected Employees Employees in positions with titles of Forest Ranger 1 and Forest Ranger 2 who are currently in Bargaining Unit 81 will … of the procedure to return employees in the titles of Forest Ranger 1 2 and 3 to the original bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/734-return-certain-arbitration-eligible-employees-bargaining-units-31-and-61Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… training and safety technique requirements for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and make rules and … District to certify to the Department that its school bus drivers have successfully completed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-follow