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Archived: Legislative Session 2019–2020
… the "rollover" period for bond anticipation notes issued in calendar years 2015 through 2021, inclusive; (2) … school districts to spend or temporarily transfer moneys in reserve funds for COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses; and … of interest and ethics laws covering local governments in a number of ways including, but not limited to, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2019-2020Archived: Legislative Session 2015 –2016
… / S.5795 (Marcellino) – To provide increased transparency in school district fiscal operations by requiring publication … – Establishes uniform requirements for all funds in which tax check-off monies are deposited and requires … (Farrell) / S.5299 (DeFrancisco) – Allows for an increase in the dollar amount the Comptroller is permitted to hold in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2015-2016Archived: Legislative Session 2021–2022
… Services to notify, within 24 hours following the discovery of a data breach or receiving notice of a data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/archived-legislative-session-2021-2022Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… budgeting practices were not transparent and resulted in the District exceeding the statutory limit on surplus fund … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit is in effect a reservation of fund balance that artificially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Ardsley Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-13)
… 2017-18 through 2021-22 while it had an operating surplus in each of those years averaging $1.1 million. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/ardsley-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-13Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… Board and District officials’ budgeting practices resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed, a significant accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit and missed opportunities to … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. Six … $5 million had high balances that were not needed or used. For example, the District’s reserve for unemployment … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in each of those five years, totaling $20.9 million. The … totaling $24.5 million that were not needed or used in many years, and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $700,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Comptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program
… District Program – S.8357 (Sanders) - Allows a bank, in the discretion of the comptroller and the commissioner of … and finance, to arrange for the redeposit of moneys, in whole or in part, through a deposit placement program. Community Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislationTown of Shelter Island – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-22)
… examined were properly supported, recorded and deposited in full and that disbursements were proper and supported. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-shelter-island-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-22Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
… examined were properly supported, recorded and deposited in full and that disbursements were proper and supported. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-east-hampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-23Oversight of Telemental Health Services
… that related telemental health activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The audit … mental health services and psychiatric care at a distance. In July 2019, the Office of Mental Health (OMH) expanded the … TMH for the duration of the COVID-19 disaster emergency. In addition, OMH issued a blanket attestation for providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/17/oversight-telemental-health-servicesTown of Bergen – Town Supervisor (2024M-30)
… Board (Board), and filed the annual financial report (AFR) in a timely manner. Key Findings The Supervisor generally … records to the Board for audit and while he filed the AFR in a timely manner, it was not accurate. The Supervisor: … correctly and without verifying that cash balances in the accounting records were accurate. Overstated cash by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-bergen-town-supervisor-2024m-30Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… affect the timely processing of its business functions. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses which we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174An Economic Snapshot of the Bronx - July 2013
The Bronx has come a long way since the 1970s. Both public and private investments have helped create new businesses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-4-2014.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - March 2013
On January 29, 2013, Mayor Bloomberg released his executive budget for FY 2014 and the associated four-year financial plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-13-2013.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - June 2008
New York City’s four-year financial plan was based on what appeared to be very conservative economic and revenue assumption.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-1-2009.pdfA Review of the Proposed Capital Program for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - September 2009
The MTA’s commuter railroads, bridges, and tunnels have been largely restored to a state of good repair, with some exceptions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-10-2010.pdfWestern Suffolk BOCES - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
Determine whether Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials appropriately monitored and approved overtime for clerical employees.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/western-suffolk-board-of-cooperative-educational-services-2023-124.pdfInlet Common School District – Claims Processing (2023M-180)
Determine whether Inlet Common School District (District) claims were adequately supported, for appropriate purposes, audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/inlet-common-school-district-2023-180.pdf