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DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… The state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is not ensuring … non-verbal autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a state facility. Before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawFormer Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… New York to protect taxpayers’ money.” Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… will continue to receive contract payments from the State in an amount sufficient to recover the alleged amount due and … the Business Unit should send notice to the contractor in the form of written correspondence that describes the … is sound and can be executed as seamlessly as possible. In addition to the consequences of offsetting contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesCounty of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) – Oneonta Rail Yards Acquisition (2021M-38)
… The Board decided this was not in County residents’ best interest due to cost and environmental factors. A lack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/02/11/county-otsego-industrial-development-agency-coida-oneontaNiagara Falls City School District - Out-of-District Tuition Billing (2020M-73)
… in out-of-district programs were accurately calculated and properly supported. Key Findings Tuition billings for … for 36 special education students by approximately $71,000 and may have overpaid for three students in foster care and three students in McKinney-Vento status by approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/21/niagara-falls-city-school-district-out-district-tuition-billing-2020m-73Town of Rush – Board Oversight (2014M-193)
… to examine the Board’s oversight of financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through April 30, 2014. … and four council members. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 total approximately $2.6 million. Key Findings The … of all Town officers who received and disbursed cash for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Key Recommendations Conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/10/town-rush-board-oversight-2014m-193Town of Jefferson – Selected Financial Operations (2014M-332)
… for Town purposes and that all water rents were properly received and deposited. The Clerk maintained the old … risks associated with the collection of water rents and disbursement of Town funds. … The purpose of our audit was to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/13/town-jefferson-selected-financial-operations-2014m-332Town of Perrysburg – Supervisor’s Fiscal Responsibilities (2014M-169)
… perform virtually all of the Supervisor’s financial duties with little oversight. The Clerk typically provided the Supervisor with claim abstracts that were incomplete or unsigned. The … Supervisor should attend training to familiarize himself with the requirements of his elected duties, properly monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/10/town-perrysburg-supervisors-fiscal-responsibilities-2014m-169Town of Murray – Capital Projects (2014M-086)
… to review the Supervisor’s financial records and reports for the period January 1, 2008 through February 25, 2014. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 total approximately $2.2 million. Key Findings The … oversee the Town’s accounting firm’s work. Debt proceeds for two water districts were deposited in a bank account for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/11/town-murray-capital-projects-2014m-086Town of Milford – Justice Court Operations (2014M-279)
… internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through July 9, 2014. … by an elected five-member Town Board, which is responsible for the general oversight of the Town’s financial activities, … internal controls over the Courts financial activity for the period January 1 2013 through July 9 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-milford-justice-court-operations-2014m-279Town of Amsterdam – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2013M-8)
… was to review the Town’s accounting records and reports for the period January 1, 2010, through July 31, 2012. … and four Council members. The Town’s budgeted expenditures for 2012 were approximately $3.7 million and were funded … State aid, water and sewer rents, and real property taxes for fire protection. Key Findings The Supervisor does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-amsterdam-supervisors-records-and-reports-2013m-8Town of Virgil – Board Oversight (2015M-40)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Town’s internal controls and … 1, 2013 through November 3, 2014. Background The Town of Virgil is located in Cortland County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-virgil-board-oversight-2015m-40Accounts Payable Advisory No. 71
… for the 2020 tax year to accommodate the creation of Form 1099-NEC. Payors now report non-employee compensation … implement updates to the SFS to accommodate the creation of Form 1099-NEC and changes to Form 1099-MISC. Upon … for the 2020 tax year to accommodate the creation of Form 1099NEC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/71-processing-payments-subject-federal-reportingTown of Wilson –Purchasing (2014M-077)
… Town’s internal controls over purchasing for the period January 1, 2012 through February 11, 2014. Background The … the Towns internal controls over purchasing for the period January 1 2012 through February 11 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/25/town-wilson-purchasing-2014m-077Town of Schroeppel – Cash Disbursements (2014M-296)
… the Town’s controls over cash disbursements for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. Background The Town … the Towns controls over cash disbursements for the period January 1 2013 through March 31 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/01/09/town-schroeppel-cash-disbursements-2014m-296Town of Saugerties – Justice Court Operations (2015M-47)
… over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through November 3, 2014. Background The Town … controls over the Courts financial activity for the period January 1 2013 through November 3 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/06/12/town-saugerties-justice-court-operations-2015m-47Town of Austerlitz – Internal Controls Over Payroll and Fuel Inventory (2014M-365)
… 25, 2014. Background The Town of Austerlitz is located in Columbia County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-austerlitz-internal-controls-over-payroll-and-fuel-inventory-2014m-365Opinion 95-29
… of the property and facilities of the water district must be placed in a reserve fund for the purpose of retiring the outstanding debt on behalf of … district, for which indebtedness remains outstanding, may be sold to a water authority, and the district then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Opinion 96-10
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer into general fund) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (transfer from capital reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-10Opinion 91-4
… City of Elmira , 308 NY 248). As suggested in your letter, after the formation of the joint fire district, the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-4