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Germantown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-166)
… examine internal controls over the District’s operations for the period January 1, 2013 through March 4, 2014. … expenditures were $273,071 and budgeted appropriations for 2014 are $272,446. Key Findings The Board did not properly award a contract for cleaning services for $4,800 when it renewed its contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/29/germantown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-166Riverhead Central School District – Vendor Master File (2017M-139)
… 31, 2017. Background The Riverhead Central School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead and Southampton in Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education, … any procedures in place to determine whether a vendor name is already included in the master file before creating a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/riverhead-central-school-district-vendor-master-file-2017m-139Kenmore Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-157)
… recovery fund and credit/charge card activities for the period July 1, 2015 through March 22, 2017. … was established in 1970 to provide low-income housing for qualified individuals. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/01/26/kenmore-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2017m-157Dolgeville Central School District – System Access Controls (2016M-265)
… information technology access controls over personal, private and sensitive information in the District’s financial … for their job duties. District officials did not regularly review system logs. Key Recommendations Evaluate all existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/06/dolgeville-central-school-district-system-access-controls-2016m-265Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Procurement (2016M-264)
… million. Key Findings The District’s purchasing policy does not provide guidance for soliciting competition when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-264Village of Brookville – Board Oversight (2015M-45)
… was to examine the Board’s oversight of Village activities for the period June 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $4.4 … funds totaling $2.4 million without a long-term plan for its use. The Board has not annually audited, or provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/06/12/village-brookville-board-oversight-2015m-45Town of Greene – Budget Practices (2016M-409)
… our audit was to examine Town officials’ budget practices for the four major operating funds, which include the general … and the general and highway town-outside-village funds, for the period January 1, 2015 through October 11, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $2.3 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-greene-budget-practices-2016m-409Village of Whitney Point – Cash Disbursements (2013M-69)
… 2011, through January 29, 2013. Background The Village of Whitney Point is located in the Town of Triangle in Broome … Village of Whitney Point Cash Disbursements 2013M69 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-whitney-point-cash-disbursements-2013m-69Village of Millbrook - Financial Operations and Procurement (2018M-135)
… safeguarded. Village officials procured goods and services in accordance with the procurement policy and applicable … subject to the competitive bidding thresholds are made in accordance with General Municipal Law. Village officials … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-millbrook-financial-operations-and-procurement-2018m-135Additional Benefits after 20 Years (Sections 384-e and 384-e [b]) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Under this plan, you will receive additional benefits for service over 20 years if your employer adopted coverage … covered. If your employer chooses to adopt the benefits for a limited period of time, and you enter employment after the expiration date, you would not be eligible for them. Note: This benefit is not available to Tier 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-benefits-after-20-years-sections-384-e-and-384-e-bService Retirement Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… retire with 50% of their Final Average Earnings (FAE) , plus an additional 1% of their FAE for each year of … of creditable service can retire with 55% of their FAE, plus an additional 1% for each year of creditable service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/service-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… A review of six Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York … throughout the project pipeline that contributed to delays and higher costs, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Many of the problems were tied to MTA’s failure to follow its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delaysOpinion 96-23
… other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the … (except in certain instances counties) from the statutory court fees which clerks are required to charge or … this provision would exempt a town from the payment of statutory court fees. The town has asserted that it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State
… in October 2000 for kitchen and bathroom renovations, new sewer lines and sanitary sewer replacements. An additional $1 … $1.1 million, was for the construction of a new “community building.” The construction of a new community building was included in one of this project’s funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-stateComparison of PFRS Benefits
… Contributions. Retirement Age Members in special plans can retire after completing their plan’s minimum service … requirement, regardless of age. Members in regular plans can retire with full benefits at 62 or with reduced benefits … Retirement — Regular Retirement Plan (Sections 375-h, 375-i) Articles 11 and 22: Benefit reduction is permanent, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-pfrs-benefitsTown of Edinburg – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-68)
… and reports? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025 We extended our audit period back to December 31, 2018 … Board. The former Supervisor also did not prepare monthly bank reconciliations or maintain check registers with running … financial condition, including a balance sheet, statement of revenues and expenditures/expenses and changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-edinburg-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-68State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… conditions needed to be improved. These included missing smoke detectors, missing outlet covers, overloaded power strips, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be … complained that they could not register for a desired course; Significantly, 139 of those 252 students (55 percent) indicated they were unable to register for a course that was required for their major; and 103 of those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesOpinion 92-32
… property for immediate reconveyance to an historical society) -- Sale (on installment basis to historical society) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-aa, 119-dd; MUNICIPAL … for fair and adequate consideration, to an historical society for restoration and preservation. The town, by local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… monitoring systems, and managing the risks of security exposure or compromise; as well as the Data Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits