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OSC Audits: Procedures and Common Findings
Print out the presentation to follow allow with the webinar.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/what-to-expect-osc-audit-52919.pdfAccounting for Medicaid Expenditures
Provide updated guidance to counties on accounting for Medicaid expenditures.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-for-medicaid-expenditure.pdfForms Order (RS1165)
For NYSLRS employers to order Retirement System forms and publications.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs1165.pdfFirstEnergy Greenhouse Emissions Shareholder Proposal
Shareholder request that FirstEnergy work to reduce its greenhouse emissions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/first-energy-greenhouse-emissions-shareholder-proposal.pdfOpinion 89-34
… employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … purposes and after such inquiry recommend to the highway superintendent that he censure the employees for such actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34Operational Advisory No. 29
… agency, will still be requested by submitting a completed TD-346 form to [email protected] . Agencies must … will no longer need to email an AC3337 to OSC or a TD-346 to DTF Treasury for stop payment requests they enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspReimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)
… reimbursement of costs related to the administration of social services programs for the period January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012. Background The Department of Social Services (DSS) incurs both direct and indirect program costs in the administration of social services programs and a portion of these costs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/12/13/reimbursement-social-services-costs-2013ms-3Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… for personal items and other questionable items, such as movie tickets to be sold to employees. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-2DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… A 58-year-old Binghamton woman, Joy LaBarr, was charged with … defendant allegedly took advantage of her father-in-law’s death to personally profit, buying clothing, making online … the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… back of retirement services, improper payments being made from the employee benefit accrued liability reserve, … district accumulated a significant surplus of fund balance from 2008-09 to 2011-12. Although district officials included … the result of significant overestimations of expenditures from several years ago. Over the last three fiscal years, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Former Fire Company Treasurer Charged in $20,000 Theft
… back in court on April 18 before Canandaigua City Court Judge Stephen Aronson. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-former-fire-company-treasurer-charged-20000-theftCity of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-16-12)
… $3.9 million in revenue in the 2017 proposed budget from the sale of waterfront property and City officials were … should avoid using nonrecurring revenues, such as proceeds from the sale of real property, to fund recurring operating … tax certiorari costs as routine expenditures and pay them from annual appropriations. City officials should continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/10/14/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-16-12Standardized Forms – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… audit and payment of their reimbursement claim. These forms can be designed in either a manual or electronic … format may facilitate a timelier filing of these forms. A travel reimbursement form should request information … of the information presented on the form. Sample travel forms can be viewed at the Office of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/standardized-formsIV.4.D Debt Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… to debt service appropriations is restricted for Office of the State Comptroller and Public Authorities use only. Click here to download the table below as a Microsoft Excel file . SFS Account Title Description 60401 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4d-debt-service-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Village of Irvington , Long Island Workforce Housing Act and the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0City of Oswego – Community Development (2015M-108)
… formal procedures for addressing the losses that result from uncollectable loans and determining, with advice of … when it is appropriate to write off these loans. Refrain from making gifts of real property to OCRC. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/20/city-oswego-community-development-2015m-108Quogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-196)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District officials … million. Key Findings Unrestricted fund balance increased to $2.9 million as of June 30, 2017, or 37 percent of the … exceeded the statutory limit by 19 to 33 percentage points from 2012-13 through 2016-17. The District’s budgeting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/01/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017mOnondaga Central School District - Financial Condition Management and Fuel Records (2018M-181)
… the District experienced unplanned operating surpluses in two of the three completed fiscal years reviewed. During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/onondaga-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-fuelBrighton Memorial Library – Board Oversight (2015M-116)
… Brighton Memorial Library is a municipal library located in the Town of Brighton, Monroe County. The Library, which received its charter from the State in 1951, is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees … to payment. The Library had accumulated over $760,000 in private funds as of the end of 2014, with no formal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/28/brighton-memorial-library-board-oversight-2015m-116Opinion 97-17
… authorized to promulgate an annual financial disclosure form for completion and filing by library officers and … to complete and file an annual financial disclosure form promulgated by the county. You ask whether a county may … to complete and file an annual financial disclosure form promulgated by the county. If not, you ask whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-17