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Town of Chautauqua – Fiscal Stress (2013M-220)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, through July 16, 2013. … five-member Town Board is the legislative body responsible for managing Town operations. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year were approximately $1.3 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-chautauqua-fiscal-stress-2013m-220Watertown Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Claims Processing (2012M-221)
… effective, we found the Authority’s management provided weekend trips for five retirees costing $4,962, which … of long and faithful service. However, the values of these weekend trips were more than nominal amounts and we believe beyond tokens of appreciation. Accordingly, the weekend trips could be considered as gifts of public funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/01/watertown-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-claims-processing-2012m-221Village of Horseheads – Claims Auditing and Disbursements (2023M-134)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Horseheads (Village) officials properly audited claims and … disbursements. Key Findings Based on our sample of $1.1 million in claims and disbursements reviewed, Village … Village officials did not: Ensure an independent review of Parks and Recreation Department (Department) claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/10/village-horseheads-claims-auditing-and-disbursements-2023m-134Town of Philipstown – Financial Management (2024M-100)
… operations and used the Town’s general fund to pay for the Garrison Landing Water District’s (GLWD’s) operation … Specifically, the Board did not: Appropriately budget for GLWD operations. For example, although the Town had a GLWD water fund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-philipstown-financial-management-2024m-100Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency – PILOT Program (2013M-161)
… Agency (SCIDA) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program for the period January 1, 2012, to April 10, 2013. Background … extended benefits totaling approximately $7.1 million for 58 projects during our audit period. Key Findings The … IDA (SCIDA) has established a Uniform Tax Exempt Policy for both general and specific-purpose projects. The policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2013/08/30/sullivan-county-industrial-development-agency-pilot-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to … the district did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic school students and cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 953
… page. Background The General Comments page is available for all Payroll users to store or communicate supporting … page when additional information is required by OSC for processing a transaction. The General Comments page may also be used by agencies for internal record keeping purposes and is used by OSC to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/953-changes-general-comments-page-payservState Agencies Bulletin No. 683
… of recent arbitration awards. Background Increment Codes for employees represented by NYSCOPBA and Council 82 have … Codes have been created to reflect only one meaning for each Increment Code. Under the previous Increment Code … on the Increment Code. FIS salaries will be used only for employees with Increment Code 0008 who are due a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/683-revision-increment-code-system-security-employeesTeacher Days Worked Calculator
… Employees must work a total of 150 days to be eligible for a performance advance. Please refer to the Salary Manual, Payroll Bulletins and Bargaining Agreements for additional information. Calculator Instructions Enter the first date of work and the day after last date of work for the academic year, and then select Calculate . (Repeat …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/teacher-days-worked-calculatorMadison County Probation Department – Restitution Payments and Revenues (2014M-093)
… whether probation supervision fees were being collected for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2013. … The Probation Department is the designated agency for collection of court-ordered restitution and surcharges for probation and non-probation cases. Key Finding Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/06/madison-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-and-revenues-2014m-093Town of Kingsbury – Water Fees (2016M-400)
… The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s process for billing and collecting water fees for the period January 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. … by an elected five-member Town Board, which is responsible for overseeing Town operations, including establishing water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-kingsbury-water-fees-2016m-400Village of Sharon Springs – Water Accountability (2014M-148)
Village of Sharon Springs Water Accountability 2014M148
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/09/26/village-sharon-springs-water-accountability-2014m-148Hampton Bays Union Free School District - Claims Processing (2018M-68)
… and/or a policy governing employees’ use of the District’s Amazon Prime (Amazon) account. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/hampton-bays-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-2018m-68Chenango Bridge Fire Company – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-300)
… to review controls over cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, 2013 through September 8, 2014. … Chenango to provide fire protection services. Expenditures for 2013 totaled approximately $234,000. Key Finding … to verify the amounts that should have been collected for fund-raising events. Key Recommendation Consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/30/chenango-bridge-fire-company-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsOpinion 89-28
… the expenditure of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital improvements. If the … district, when established, must reimburse the town for the cost of the plans. TOWN LAW, §§192-a, 194-a, 202, … existing water district has expressed a willingness to pay for the construction of a new storage tank to serve the homes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Opinion 88-14
… AND LOST PROPERTY -- County Sheriff (disposition of unclaimed county prisoners' property) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Trust and Agency Funds (transfer of abandoned property to) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS -- Unclaimed Funds (county prisoners) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14Opinion 90-60
… REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- Solid Waste Facility (validity of installment purchase contract to finance recycling center … under General Municipal Law, §120-w) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Installment Purchases (to finance construction of recycling … MUNICIPAL LAW, §§109-b, 120-w: A county may enter into an installment purchase contract to finance the construction of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 94-9
… NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (publication not registered as second-class matter but designated as official newspaper prior to 1940) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, … LAW, §60(a): A publication which was designated as an official newspaper of a village from prior to 1940 … 725 of the Laws of 1975 permit a county to designate as one of its official newspapers a publication which is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9Brownfield Cleanup Program
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is effectively … or environmental standards applicable to the expected use of the property (e.g., residential or commercial). These substances may pose a range of hazards to human health and the environment, but left …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 682
… Section 131.5 and clarifies the computation of salaries for certain employees who move from unallocated or … to statutorily graded positions. The legislation calls for a new option for calculating salaries for affected employees in addition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/682-implementation-new-method-calculating-salaries-employees-upon-movement