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… and other audit responsibilities, see Required Audits . For audits older than 2013, contact us at [email protected] . For audits of State and NYC agencies and public authorities, see Audits . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/auditsCenter Moriches Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-155)
… were accurately paid. We questioned the reasonableness of payments for 258 chaperoning and sports scorekeeping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-155Opinion 88-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use … and small holes, and clean and refinish the interior of a water storage tank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c: Whether moneys in a capital reserve fund may be expended to fix dents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 2005-8
… to render emergency ambulance services. November 18, 2005 Robert N. Going, Esq., Corporation Counsel City of Amsterdam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8Chittenango Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-294)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2014 through … have not established a formal plan defining how and when the majority of the reserves will be utilized. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/chittenango-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-294Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Financial Condition (2016M-341)
… 30, 2016. Background The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau … Board of Education appointed from the following elementary school districts: Bellmore Union Free School District (UFSD), North Bellmore UFSD, Merrick UFSD, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-financial-condition-2016mGoshen Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … funds to be reserved, how each reserve will be funded and when the balances will be used to finance related costs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/goshen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-46Brunswick Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-002)
… the Towns of Brunswick, Pittstown, Grafton, Schaghticoke and Poestenkill in Rensselaer County. The District is … in the District, with approximately 1,200 students and 200 employees. Budgeted expenditures for the 2013-14 … balance to finance operations. The District’s reserves have grown from about $978,000 to more than $2.4 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/brunswick-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-002Pride 2022
… anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riot and uplifts lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer voices. Pride month is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/pride-2022Opinion 2006-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- … property and facilities, is subject to referendum. You state that the town is proposing to transfer assets of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Payroll (2017M-94)
… $4.6 million, or 16 percent. The employee benefit accrued liability reserve (EBALR) was excessive when compared to the … better align funding levels with the District’s long-term liability. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-andMoravia Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-4)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if cafeteria operations were properly managed … productions when planning future meals, which contributed to the cost of producing a meal exceeding the price charged. … revenues and potentially decreasing expenditures to a level that allows the fund to be self-sustaining, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/moravia-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-4Odessa-Montour Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-71)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … reserve policy. Develop a multiyear financial plan to estimate the future costs of ongoing services based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/odessa-montour-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-71Opinion 92-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … (applicability of General Municipal Law, §207-m to salary of deputy police commissioner); (salary of individual … section 207m a deputy commissioner who upon the death of the commissioner is appointed to fill the vacancy in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-29State Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… that many of the companies participating in the Excelsior Jobs Program met their obligations or even justify giving the … companies did not meet expectations to not verifying if jobs were full-time or part-time. ESD also could not produce evidence that several companies actually created jobs and did not simply shift jobs. “New York state gives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programMount Vernon Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2013M-364)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the … and the health, general prosperity and economic welfare of the community. Key Findings Officials did not … Project documents, such as signed leases, and one project application were not on file. Officials did not adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/04/18/mount-vernon-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalFloral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-359)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. … Floral ParkBellerose Union Free School District Financial Management 2013M359 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/14/floral-park-bellerose-union-free-school-district-financial-managementAfton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… whether the Afton Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … from fiscal years 2019-20 through 2021-22 by an average of $1.1 million or 7 percent. Surplus fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately $2.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Tonawanda Housing Authority – Housing Occupancy and Information Technology (2016M-381)
… several key IT areas, including acceptable computer and Internet use. Key Recommendations Provide appropriate … and thoroughly removed. Adopt and enforce a computer and Internet use policy that defines appropriate and prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/05/25/tonawanda-housing-authority-housing-occupancy-and-information-technologyEast Hampton Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2017M-33)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board's … of Commissioners. The Authority, which was created in 1983 to create and perpetuate affordable housing opportunities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/03/24/east-hampton-housing-authority-board-oversight-2017m-33