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Tompkins County Public Library – Financial Management (2015M-250)
… Finding Library officials have not developed structurally balanced budgets, and the Library experienced operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/15/tompkins-county-public-library-financial-management-2015m-250Plattsburgh Public Library – Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-8)
… cash receipts recorded in the system or the cash register and stated that one employee was required to count the cash … Recommendations Establish comprehensive written policies and procedures that provide adequate guidance and internal controls over collecting and remitting cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/04/03/plattsburgh-public-library-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015m-8Sidney Memorial Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2014M-252)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s financial operations for the period … Key Finding The payroll vendor has unrestricted access to one of the Library’s bank accounts. Key Recommendation Do not allow the privately contracted payroll vendor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/28/sidney-memorial-public-library-cash-disbursements-2014m-252Cohoes Public Library – Governance and Operations (2015M-259)
… 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. Background The Cohoes Public Library is a municipal public library located in the City of Cohoes in Albany … Cohoes Public Library Governance and Operations 2015M259 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/04/01/cohoes-public-library-governance-and-operations-2015m-259Clarence Public Library – Audit of Claims (2016M-355)
… Public Library is located in the Town of Clarence in Erie County. The Library, which received its charter from the … and it remitted $22,398 of fine and fee revenue to the Erie County Library System in 2015. Key Findings The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/12/16/clarence-public-library-audit-claims-2016m-355Bethlehem Public Library – Selected Cash Receipts (2014M-254)
… May 31, 2014. Background The Bethlehem Public Library is located in the Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, and is governed by the Board of Trustees, which comprises seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/07/bethlehem-public-library-selected-cash-receipts-2014m-254Opinion 88-11
… a special act and extinguishment of the private right are necessary for such land to be conveyed to a party other … all times, be used for a Public Park for the Village ... " You state that the surviving grantor is willing to release … property if the land is in fact dedicated for park use, even where it was never actually used as a park (1980 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1114th Annual Emerging Manager & MWBE Conference
… for attendees to connect with New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) investment staff and partners. In a new virtual environment, this year’s … retirees and beneficiaries of the New York State & Local Retirement System. At the conference, attendees learned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/emerging-manager/14-annual-conferenceState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Einstein College of Medicine for the study of early blood cancer detection in World Trade Center first responders. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyOpinion 99-14
… constitutes indirect expenditure) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103; TOWN LAW, §198(12): An agreement by a town on behalf of … to competitive bidding under General Municipal Law, §103 if it involves a direct or indirect expenditure in excess … subject to the competitive bidding requirements of section 103 of the General Municipal Law. General Municipal Law, §103 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14Opinion 88-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ACTIONS AND … or governmental powers of the town are affected. You state that a citizens group has requested the town board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19State Contract and Payment Actions in November
… Comptroller approved 2,063 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $32.5 billion and approved nearly 2 million payments worth more than $13.3 billion. The office rejected 189 contracts and related transactions valued at $401 million and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… Troop L headquarters in Nassau County. Department of Health $88.9 million with KPMG LLP for technical advisory … $5.7 million with Revvity Health Sciences Inc. for newborn screening reagents and test kits. $1.8 million with New York … Health for the administration of the Empire Plan’s mental health and substance use disorder program. State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-mayDiNapoli and William Glasgall Op-Ed
… — the dollars sent to the federal government compared with the amount given back — for the first time in recent … era, and will state budget practices be transformed along with it? At the core of these questions is one main issue: … we saw first-hand how a lack of transparency — coupled with generous spending and an over reliance on debt and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-and-william-glasgall-op-edState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… effectively monitor available fund balance, resulting in the unrestricted fund balance deficit increasing to as … period, the district earned $539 from money on deposit in the district’s checking and money market accounts, which … Chadwick Bay Intermunicipal Water Works (CBI), resulting in a balance owed of $1.4 million; spent $5.2 million from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsMental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… school districts (Districts) used resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against … Key Findings The 20 Districts we examined did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school … that staff were, at a minimum, trained on recommended mental health components such as the 10 mental health warning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Opinion 92-27
… (for charitable contributions) -- Wage Assignment (to charitable organizations) PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW, §§45-a, … make a charitable donation by assigning his or her right to receive salary to the charitable organization. A local government may, … Whether the city may honor a council members request to donate his salary to a charitable organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27State Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Comptroller approved 1,072 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $11.9 billion and approved more than 20.1 million payments worth more than $12.6 billion. The Office rejected 109 contracts and related transactions valued at $337 million and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. The scores are based on … ending on June 30, 2015. This is the third year DiNapoli’s office has assessed and scored the financial stability of … include scores for the dependent school districts in the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: 90 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… This is the second year DiNapoli’s office has assessed and scored the financial stability of school districts. The second round of scoring designated 10 school districts in “significant fiscal stress,” 27 in … a pattern of operating deficits and limited cash on hand. In addition, DiNapoli’s office found high-need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-90-school-districts-fiscal-stress