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Addison Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-30)
… Erwin, Lindley, Rathbone, Thurston, Troupsburg, Tuscarora and Woodhull in Steuben County. The District, which operates … During the last three completed fiscal years, the Board and District officials overestimated general fund … operations. Four of the District’s reserves are overfunded and potentially unnecessary. The District’s school lunch fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/addison-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-30Owego Apalachin Central School District – Capital Project and Financial Condition (2014M-109)
… Apalachin Central School District (District) is located in the Towns of Candor, Newark Valley, Nichols, Tioga and Owego in Tioga County. The District, which is governed by an … estimates for expenditures and use of fund balance in the annual District budget. Even though the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/22/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-capital-project-and-financialTown of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 – Board Oversight (2017M-40)
Town of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 Board Oversight 2017M40
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/06/02/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-number-14-board-oversight-2017m-40City of Olean – Budget Review (B1-13-2)
… deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings Based on the results of our review, we found that the significant … budget complies with the property tax levy limit set by statute. Key Recommendations Ensure that the potential water and sewer rate increases be authorized by the Common Council prior to the adoption of the budget. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/03/20/city-olean-budget-review-b1-13-2North Shore Public Library – Financial Condition (2013M-344)
… 2013. Background The North Shore Public Library is located in the Towns of Riverhead and Brookhaven in Suffolk County and is governed by an elected five-member … Key Findings The Library retained excessive fund balance in each of the fiscal years 2006-07 through 2011-12, ranging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/28/north-shore-public-library-financial-condition-2013m-344City of Little Falls – Financial Condition (2021M-54)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Little Falls (City) Common Council (Council) and officials … Determine whether the City of Little Falls City Common Council Council and officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/25/city-little-falls-financial-condition-2021m-54Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-181)
… $321,554 are not properly accounted for by the ECA club. Properly appoint faculty auditors and ensure their … nine activity clubs as ECA clubs. Ensure that each club maintained a separate set of records from those of the … be maintained by the student activity treasurer for each club. District officials agreed with our recommendations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/brookhaven-comsewogue-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityVillage of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… the budgets. As a result, revenues were underestimated by a total of $439,767 and expenditures were overestimated by a total of $287,238 for the audit period. Appropriated … Adopt a fund balance policy and realistic budgets based on historical trends and maintain a reasonable fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Town of Bergen – Town Supervisor (2024M-30)
… of $130,000 in payroll expenditures from the Byron-Bergen Library (Library). Key Recommendations Annually provide sufficient … bank reconciliations. Obtain timely reimbursement for Library payroll expenditures. Town officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-bergen-town-supervisor-2024m-30Chenango County Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-10-F)
… jobs in the community, invest in new buildings or in the renovation of existing buildings, and/or provide other … (PILOTs) to affected tax jurisdictions − municipalities or school districts – to help offset the tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/12/13/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2022m-10-fTown of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… Town of Rutland (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly billed water and sewer charges. Key Findings The Clerk did not properly bill water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in … written policies and procedures to provide guidance on water and sewer billings and account adjustments. No one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Opinion 2001-9
… corporations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 802(1)(f), 803, 805-a: A member of a county governing board who also serves … before county agencies in General Municipal Law §805-a. A county code of ethics may include a provision … additional prohibitions (see General Municipal Law §805-a). Article 18 defines "contract" to include "any claim, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 94-13
… requirements, a municipality may monitor compliance with the employment restriction of section 207-a(6) by … full amount of regular salary or wages to be discontinued with respect to any firefighter who is permanently disabled … to, the circumstances described in section 207-a(2). With certain exceptions not here relevant, section 207-a(6) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-13Opinion 88-39
… v Hickey , supra ) and exists when a criminal action for an offense may be commenced in the court, and when the … Justice Court Fund of the Office of the State Comptroller for distribution pursuant to State Finance Law, §99-a. Unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Former Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced … was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens, and primarily provided services to pre-school children in the communities of Far Rockaway in Queens and Williamsburg and Borough Park, in Brooklyn. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedOpinion 89-64
… -- Gifts and Loans (consideration paid for the purchase of property) REAL PROPERTY -- Acquisition Generally … public funds may be expended. That section authorizes any county, city, town or village, after due notice and public … be paid, for example, the board may obtain an independent appraisal of the real property (see 1973 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64DiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
… (Fund) is investing $7 million (£5 million) in Northern Ireland through the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund (NI). The fund, managed by … Kernel Capital, was established in 2013 by Invest Northern Ireland and Bank of Ireland to assist Northern Ireland based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-irelandComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Albany Public Library Cambria Housing Authority and the Oneida County Department of Social Services
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Hiring Members with the Enhanced Report – Enhanced Reporting
… Using the actual hire date informs us about any uncredited service that may exist for the member. If the employee was … Retirement Online employers are able to report salary and service information for nonNYSLRS members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/hiring-members-enhanced-reportComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Pamelia and the Tompkins County Public Library . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … County) Tenant rental payments were properly recorded in the accounting system and deposited intact and in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1