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Town of Perth – Conflict of Interest (2024M-142)
… Key Findings A Board member was the sole proprietor of an automotive company that did business with the Town. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-conflict-interest-2024m-142DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… of School Psychologists. Among the audit’s findings: Only 1,101 out of 1,524 public schools had at least one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Four State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2018
… To ascertain the total expenses that the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) incurred in administering the Motor … About the Program The Acts help ensure that the operators of motor vehicles driven in New York State possess adequate … To ascertain the total expenses that the Department of Motor Vehicles incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/11/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleLocal Sales Tax Growth in 2017 Highest in Four Years
Local Sales Tax Growth in 2017 Highest in Four Years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-growth-2017-highest-in-four-years.pdfEast Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did East Bloomfield Central School District (District) officials … posted the initial testing results on the District’s website within the required time period, officials did not … audit report. The CAP should be posted on the District’s website for public review. 1 Lead Exposure Symptoms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 38 of the 180 (21 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4Fredonia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-6)
… needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in potable water outlets? Audit Period July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2024 … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary … needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health Law and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/15/fredonia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-6Tupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… the District-contracted Jefferson-Lewis BOCES staff only reported these results through DOH’s Health Electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-5)
… 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since … sampling and how they would be secured against use, and what remedial actions were planned or enacted. Because there … these results to the State through DOH’s Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS), and did not notify staff, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-andDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Arrested
… and preparing checks for payment. Pais allegedly not only knew about Hoffman’s continuous theft and did not report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-arrestedGreenburgh Central School District – Procurement (2024M-147)
… circumstances, a district’s contract may be competitively bid based on a cost per unit/labor hour rather than a fixed … District were accurate and complied with the applicable bid specifications or, in some circumstances, the terms of … were accurate and complied with the applicable contract or bid terms. District officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/greenburgh-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-147Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… and environmental resource of major importance and that only eligible properties receive local tax exemptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… 23 local governments in New York state were designated in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, … These designations were based on the State Comptroller’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) scores. “The number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresTown 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-b7-16-14Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B7-14-18)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, issued debt … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/04/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b7-14-18Town of East Hampton – Budget Review (B7-15-19)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2016 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, issued debt … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/02/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b7-15-19Riverhead Central School District – Financial Operations (2025M-64)
… other than the Treasurer prior to the transaction taking place. This occurred because the Treasurer’s duties were not … CAP should be posted on the District’s website for public review. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/riverhead-central-school-district-financial-operations-2025m-64Seized Assets Program (Follow-Up)
… of the six recommendations included in our original report, Seized Assets Program ( 2013-S-46 ). Background The … seized assets valued at $582.4 million. Our initial audit report, which was issued on December 23, 2014, covering the … the six recommendations identified in our prior audit report. Key Recommendation None Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/seized-assets-program-followOpinion 96-21
… a town beach erosion control district which was damaged by coastal storms. This is in reply to your letter asking … State Comptroller Joseph J. Kelly). Town Law, §202-b(2) does not define what constitutes reconstruction or replacement of damaged, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 99-10
… from "expected useful life") ENERGY LAW, §9-103; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a): The "expected useful life" of energy … to the period of probable usefulness prescribed in Local Finance Law, §11.00(a) for obligations issued for such … by the periods of probable usefulness set forth in Local Finance Law, §11.00. Article 9 of the Energy Law (§9-101 et …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10