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Opinion 95-26
… Benevolent Association (use of tax moneys to rent room); (use of tax moneys to pay accountant or attorney); … expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a meeting room if the purpose of the meeting relates to the care and … rental paid should be no more than fair market value and a room should be rented only if the Association's own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 96-22
… to the establishment of tax certiorari reserve funds by school districts), pursuant to General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 … being underpaid $731. Leave time was not always accrued in accordance with employment contract (contract) or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick days and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71MetroPlus Health Plan: COVID-19 Enrollment Trends
… care workers of City agencies, and private plans through NY State of Health (NYSOH, the State’s online marketplace) … Additionally, MetroPlus experienced an increased market share in mainstream Medicaid Managed Care and Essential Plan enrollment in the City. The MetroPlus share of citywide enrollment in mainstream Medicaid managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/metroplus-health-plan-covid-19-enrollment-trendsLittle Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… (District) officials properly recorded and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) … did not ensure fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly. A physical inventory check has not been … contributed to: 231 assets that cost $48,700 were not in the District’s inventory records. 175 assets that cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-145)
… officials adequately managed and secured network user accounts. Key Findings The Technology Department could improve how they manage and secure network user accounts. Specifically: They did not establish comprehensive written procedures for managing network user accounts. Forty-eight network user accounts, including 22 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/10/highland-falls-fort-montgomery-central-school-district-network-userVeterans Day Message from State Comptroller DiNapoli
… to those now stationed in troubled regions around the globe and are protecting us from modern day threats, we owe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/veterans-day-message-state-comptroller-dinapoliTown of Groton – Highway Department Asset Accountability (2022M-117)
… (Town) officials adequately safeguarded and accounted for Highway Department (Department) assets. Key Findings Town officials did not adequately safeguard and account for Department assets. Officials did not maintain an … approval for all disposals or dispose of Department assets in accordance with the Town’s capital asset policy. Sixteen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-groton-highway-department-asset-accountability-2022m-117XVI.3.A Financial Statements – XVI. Financial Reporting
… GASB Codification Section 2200 – Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (formerly comprehensive annual financial … external to government. The users of these financial statements are numerous and varied. They have different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3a-financial-statementsLoan Payroll Deductions – Enhanced Reporting
… will list the amount to be deducted from the member’s salary on future payrolls. If the member has more than one loan, a single loan deduction amount will be provided for the total of all loans. Please use the new amount … Rev. 11/23 … NYSLRS members repay loans through salary deductions Retirement Online notifies employers when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/loan-payroll-deductionsTown of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… The Clerk did not: Properly record dates of collections for Clerk fees on 21 of 29 daily collections totaling $438 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Town of Hancock – Justice Court Operations (2021M-6)
… unidentified cash balances. Justice Court officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/05/21/town-hancock-justice-court-operations-2021m-6Marlboro Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-33)
… were appropriate or needed to be disabled. 79 percent (71 network user accounts and 14 generic and/or shared user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/23/marlboro-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-33Genesee Community Charter School Non-Payroll Disbursements (2020M-34)
… were adequately supported, properly approved and for School-related purposes. Key Findings The Board did not … with nine providers paid $267,432; and did not monitor for contract compliance, which resulted in apparent overpayments of $2,180. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/07/24/genesee-community-charter-school-non-payroll-disbursements-2020m-34Chenango Forks Central School District – Nonresident Tuition (2020M-69)
… to the policy. Key Recommendation Clarify the “Admission of Non-Resident Students” policy (Policy) to include all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/20/chenango-forks-central-school-district-nonresident-tuition-2020m-69State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision
… “The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision today grants same-sex marriages the … is truly historic and worthy of celebration." … The US Supreme Courts landmark decision today grants samesex …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decisionVillage of Windsor - Water Operations (2019M-210)
… Findings Village officials do not periodically read all customer meters to ensure customers are accurately billed. … methodology for estimating water bills. Estimated and customer-submitted water usages used by Village officials to … to measure unmetered water usage and periodically read customer meters. Continue to work on identifying leaks and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/24/village-windsor-water-operations-2019m-210Brewster Central School District - Professional Services (2019M-235)
… whether the District procured professional services in accordance with Board policies and applicable statutory … Key Finding District officials did not seek competition for professional services from three of the 10 professional … of professional service providers to determine the need for new requests for proposals (RFPs). District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/brewster-central-school-district-professional-services-2019m-235SUNY Bulletin No. SU-294
… and Retention Payments. Affected Employees Employees in the State University Graduate Student Negotiating Unit … Program Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Fund based on the number of employees in BU28 to facilitate the recruitment and retention of new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-294-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesSullivan West Central School District - Retiree Health Insurance (2019M-196)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether District officials and personnel ensured that health … properly billed, collected and deposited.. Key Findings District officials did not provide sufficient oversight to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/sullivan-west-central-school-district-retiree-health-insurance-2019m-196