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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… (Saratoga County) District officials properly accounted for employee leave accruals and made accurate separation … exceptions with the calculation of wages and salaries for employees. Mount Pleasant Blythedale Union Free School … district’s operating budget and normalize future tax levy increases. For access to state and local government spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … vehicles or ensure that they were used primarily for actual and necessary district purposes in an efficient … vehicles were purchased in mid-2015, no use was recorded for either vehicle in the vehicle use log until May 2016. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCity of Mount Vernon – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-163)
… City Comptroller (former Comptroller) properly accounted for these disbursements. Key Findings The City Council, the … Comptroller did not properly or transparently account for all non-payroll disbursements. Her failure to provide … reputation with its vendors was damaged and the City paid for additional, potentially unnecessary, disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/01/31/city-mount-vernon-non-payroll-disbursements-2021m-163Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … aid which may not be realized. In addition, appropriations for overtime may not be sufficient. Finally, metered water … justices did not ensure that court moneys were accounted for. The court did not properly prepare bank reconciliations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Former Throop Supervisor Pays Full Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Felony for Stealing $11,000 from Town
… P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Letitia James, and the New York State Police announced today. William Tarby pleaded … New York State Police for their work in partnering with us to bring him to justice. My office will continue to work … country to protect taxpayers from corruption.” “Every New Yorker should be able to trust that the officials elected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-throop-supervisor-pays-full-restitution-after-pleading-guilty-felony-stealing-11000Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-43
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the FY2023-2024 Shift Lump Sum Payment. … shall receive a lump sum payment. The Agreement provides for an increase in the payment amount from $400 to $750 in fiscal year 2023-2024. Employees eligible for the 2023 Shift Lump Sum Payment of $750 shall not receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-43-fy2023-2024-shift-lump-sum-payment-winter-maintenance-seasonState Agencies Bulletin No. 1455
… Purpose To inform agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2016 and other related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1455-summary-tax-related-changes-2016State Police Bulletin No. SP-191
… Affected Employees Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Officers in Bargaining Unit … implements the 2018-2023 Agreement between New York State and the Police Benevolent Association and provides for retroactive General Salary increases and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-191-april-2018-and-april-2019-retroactive-salary-increases-state-policeState Agencies Bulletin No. 747
… Listing) that will list potentially eligible employees for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions on how … of 2004 which implemented the negotiated agreement between PEF and the State of New York for 2003-2007 and a GOER side … the merit step becomes part of the employee’s base salary. An employee’s Geographic Pay Differential is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/747-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information-employees-representedOpinion 2005-3
… is not authorized to construct, or enter into a lease for the construction of, a parking garage to be used primarily for commercial purposes. In addition, a union free school district may not sell a building currently in use for school district purposes, to be reacquired by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… was to evaluate the Fire Company’s financial management for the period April 1, 2012 through November 7, 2014. … the Company approximately $1.14 million in 2012 and 2013 for fire protection services. Key Findings The Company made more than $426,000 in payments for inappropriate and questionable transactions and there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialWarren County – Occupancy Tax and Weights and Measures (2016M-346)
… tax and compliance with weights and measures laws for the period January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. … County’s Department of Weights and Measures is responsible for protecting consumers by inspecting certain weighing and … and verifying pricing and scanning accuracy. Expenditures for all funds in 2015 totaled approximately $144 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/03/31/warren-county-occupancy-tax-and-weights-and-measures-2016m-346Financial Data: What is the general schedule/cycle of data availability?
… There is a lag between the end of a locality’s fiscal year and when … a class is completed, LGSA compiles financial tables for each class. Fiscal year end dates generally drive the … filed (in preliminary form) and reviewed. … Financial Data What is the general schedulecycle of data availability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/financial-data-what-general-schedulecycle-data-availabilityChautauqua Utility District – Banking (2017M-121)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if banking transactions were … Utility District, which is located within the Town of Chautauqua in Chautauqua County, provides water, sewer and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/10/13/chautauqua-utility-district-banking-2017m-121Perry Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-118)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through February 24, 2017. … with approximately 850 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $18 million. Key Findings For the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 fiscal years, the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/perry-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-118Village of Ravena – Departmental Collections and Leave Accruals (2017M-56)
… used leave accruals in accordance with Village policies for the period June 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $3.3 … Collections at the pool were not adequately accounted for or remitted timely to the Clerk-Treasurer. Collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/09/29/village-ravena-departmental-collections-and-leave-accruals-2017m-56Baldwin Union Free School District – Non-instructional Overtime (2017M-128)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s overtime for non-instructional employees for the period July 1, 2015 … is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Salary appropriations were approximately $68 million for the … fund budget, of which $9 million was for non-instructional salary. Key Findings The District did not establish a policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/baldwin-union-free-school-district-non-instructional-overtime-2017m-128Town of Angelica – Justice Court Operations (2018M-11)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town Justice collected, recorded, deposited, disbursed and reported all fines and fees in a timely and accurate manner for the period January 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/04/27/town-angelica-justice-court-operations-2018m-11Schalmont Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2018M-15)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials effectively managed … of operations and fund balance figures were inaccurate due to money being transferred to and accounted for in the general fund that should have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/13/schalmont-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2018m-15State Agencies Bulletin No. 1187
… automatic Dues and Agency Shop Fee increase and a one-time retroactive adjustment. Affected Employees Employees who are … 2012 (Administration) Background NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 will increase … a file from NYSCOPBA to automatically implement a one-time retroactive Dues/Agency Shop Fee adjustment for members in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1187-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-association