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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund by the end of 2024. The board also did not adopt a written multiyear financial plan and written fund balance … actions to maintain the city’s fiscal stability. As a result, the city has significant fiscal stress. Auditors … by 52% to about $244,000 at the end of 2019, and officials had to rely on loans for cash flow. Errors in the 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Appoints First Director of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions
… take advantage of the growth in climate investing may miss out on a chance to strengthen their portfolios,” said the … into investment selection decisions. Siwo has worked on Wall Street for nearly 15 years. Most recently, he was an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-appoints-first-director-sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutionsDetermining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… York State law, pension benefits earned during a marriage are marital assets subject to equitable distribution in the event of a divorce. A member and ex-spouse may establish … NYSLRS does not require use of this formula. There are other ways to distribute pension benefits. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-shareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Water Authority , Town of Seward and the Town of Walton . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … elected officials and 94 employees approximately $26,400 in 2015. Absent corrective action, the county will likely overpay them an estimated $27,000 in the 2016 fiscal year. In addition, the county did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPopulation Data, Resources and Publications
… [xls] 2020 Census Interactive Dashboard Resources Entities Map/Table Inventory of Local Government Entities: Interactive Map and Downloadable Excel file. Fiscal Stress Monitoring … in New York State and accompanies a new online interactive map that provides census population statistics by age, race …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/population-data-resources-and-publicationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2359
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the September 2025 PEF Performance Advances and provide instructions for … in September to eligible PEF employees based on the 04/01/2025 Salary Schedule. Effective Dates: The September 2025 Performance Advances will be paid using the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2359-september-2025-public-employees-federation-pef-performance-advances-andOverview – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Budget enacted in April 2025 resulted in two new sections of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL), which … Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS): Section 383-e of the RSSL provides a new 20-year plan, which is optional … 6 members who joined before July 1, 2025.* Section 383-f of the RSSL provides a new 25-year plan, which is optional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/overviewWarren County – Occupancy Tax and Weights and Measures (2016M-346)
… The purpose of our audit was to assess oversight of the occupancy tax and compliance with weights and measures laws … could have collected an additional $1.9 million in occupancy tax revenue. The Director of the Department of … Strengthen oversight of the enforcement and reporting of occupancy tax and related exemptions. Maintain records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/03/31/warren-county-occupancy-tax-and-weights-and-measures-2016m-346Perry Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-118)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … $1.5 million of fund balance that was not needed to finance operations. The District’s recalculated … that benefits District taxpayers. Update the reserve plan to clearly describe the conditions under which reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/perry-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-118Village of Ravena – Departmental Collections and Leave Accruals (2017M-56)
… collections were adequately supported, recorded in the accounting records and deposited timely and intact, … whether Village employees received and used leave accruals in accordance with Village policies for the period June 1, … 31, 2016. Background The Village of Ravena is located in the Town of Coeymans in Albany County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/09/29/village-ravena-departmental-collections-and-leave-accruals-2017m-56Financial Data: What is the general schedule/cycle of data availability?
Financial Data What is the general schedulecycle of data availability
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/financial-data-what-general-schedulecycle-data-availabilitySchalmont Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2018M-15)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials effectively managed … of operations and fund balance figures were inaccurate due to money being transferred to and accounted for in the general fund that should have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/13/schalmont-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2018m-15Chautauqua Utility District – Banking (2017M-121)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if banking transactions were … Our analysis of electronic transfers to the payroll and pension accounts showed an unidentified balance totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/10/13/chautauqua-utility-district-banking-2017m-121Accounts Payable Advisory No. 50
… the Appropriate Payment Terms Guidance: An early payment discount is an incentive (in the form of a reduction of the invoice amount) offered by a vendor to an agency for making a payment before it is due. Every agency should … in place to ensure accounts payable staff take the maximum discount rate offered by a vendor whenever a discount is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/50-early-payment-discountsBowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. is located in the Town of Lancaster in Erie County. The Fire Company, which has a five-member … to a portion of a fire protection district located in the Town of Lancaster. The Town paid the Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialBabylon Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-323)
… The Babylon Union Free School District is located in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County. The District, which … not use 94 percent of appropriated fund balance, resulting in unrestricted fund balance that exceeds legal limits. The … Recommendations Use the surplus unrestricted fund balance in a manner that benefits District residents, adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/babylon-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-323Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-22)
JasperTroupsburg Central School District Financial Condition 2015M22
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/27/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-22Dalton-Nunda Central School District – Separation Payments (2015M-142)
… Morris in Livingston County, the Towns of Granger and Grove in Allegany County and the Town of Genesee Falls in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/18/dalton-nunda-central-school-district-separation-payments-2015m-142Town of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… Law). Key Findings The Clerk did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County … Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The … did not remit taxes totaling approximately $1.3 million to the Supervisor at least weekly and as required by Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22Canaseraga Central School District – Cafeteria Cash Receipts (2014M-57)
… cash receipts for the period July 1, 2012 through January 29, 2014. Background The Canaseraga Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/canaseraga-central-school-district-cafeteria-cash-receipts-2014m-57