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Lake View Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-342)
… of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Hamburg, located in Erie County. The District is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/lake-view-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-activity-2014m-342Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-141)
… of our audit was to examine whether the Board ensured that cash disbursements and receipts were properly recorded … Background The Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Hardenburgh in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/01/middletown-hardenburgh-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014mTown of Niagara – Justice Court (2015M-218)
Town of Niagara Justice Court 2015M218
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/11/town-niagara-justice-court-2015m-218Lyon Mountain Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2017M-2)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether cash disbursements were made for proper purposes, adequately … Lyon Mountain Fire District Cash Disbursements 2017M2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/17/lyon-mountain-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2017m-2Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B6-13-18)
… reasonable. Background The Town of Deerpark, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $868,000 to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/01/town-deerpark-budget-review-b6-13-18Mechanicville Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2015M-246)
… Background The Mechancville Housing Authority is located in the City of Mechanicville, Saratoga County. The Authority, … Authority officials do not generate and review audit trail reports. Key Recommendations Ensure that each employee … password in the computer system. Generate and review audit trail reports from the financial system to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/01/15/mechanicville-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2015m-246Walworth-Seely Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-260)
… of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of Library operations for the period January 1, 2012 through … January 14, 2015. Background The Walworth-Seely Public Library is located in the Town of Walworth in Wayne County. The Library is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/03/13/walworth-seely-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-260Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… of People with Special Needs left three individuals who had committed serious acts of abuse or neglect against … jobs that involve direct care of patients, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … severely limited, auditors identified three individuals who had been erroneously left off the staff exclusion list …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: Upstate Bus Services Needs Better On-Time Performance
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli analyzed on-time performance of the four major upstate New York transportation … York, met its 84% on-time goal only twice between 2015 to 2024, dropping since the pandemic to 81.2% in 2024. The … shortfalls. CDTA closed a $2.7 million budget deficit in 2025 through service cuts and reduced frequency on certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-upstate-bus-services-needs-better-time-performanceOpinion 2009-1
… to be appointed as treasurer to disclose the relationship, recuse himself or herself from discussions on the appointment … any person from being employed as a teacher by a school district if he or she is related by blood or marriage … any member of the board of education, except by two-thirds vote of the board]). 1 In addition, there is no common law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1Opinion 89-32
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … more than 5% of the stock. Even if the treasurer does not have a prohibited interest in the lease, the treasurer's … be disclosed. You ask whether a county treasurer would have a conflict of interest by virtue of the county's renewal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Opinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) … Regarding the procedure which the county board of supervisors may follow in investigating the possibility of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4NYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… (AHVs). The city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and DOB are the agencies primarily responsible for handling construction noise complaints. DEP is responsible for responding to 311 construction noise … Auditors found there was minimal communication between DEP and DOB regarding noise complaints, and there was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarVI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… do not exceed the available Federal funds. The Project Parent is equivalent to the billing amount for the Federal … Federal grant Budget Control and set up using the Project Guide. For Non-Onboarding agencies, agencies will establish a … XIX, Section 2 Establishing a Project using the Project Guide of this Guide for more information. The Onboarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewOpinion 92-47
… (of E911 surcharge moneys) COUNTY LAW, §307: Emergency 911 (E911) System surcharge moneys need not be segregated in … purpose. You ask whether a county must segregate Emergency 911 (E911) System surcharge moneys in a "separate account". … Whether a county must segregate Emergency 911 E911 System surcharge moneys in a separate account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Area #4 – Contracts and Service Level Agreements for IT Services – Information Technology Governance
… to establish expectations, a service level agreement (SLA) should be used to help further expectation clarity and measurement methods. An SLA is different from a traditional written contract in that … are released throughout the year are installed timely, the SLA should indicate exactly what operating system(s) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-4-contracts-and-service-level-agreements-it-servicesArea #3 – Computer Hardware, Software, and Data Inventories – Information Technology Governance
… available to the public through publications, pamphlets, web content and other distribution methods. Internal Use – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-3-computer-hardware-software-and-data-inventoriesEarly Childhood Learning Center of Greene County – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs reported by Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County (ECLC) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … ECLC’s tuition reimbursement rates. Remind ECLC officials of the pertinent SED guidelines that relate to the … the costs reported by Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/early-childhood-learning-center-greene-county-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 93-6
… -- Fire Protection Contracts (article 5-G of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Fire Protection (article 5-G of the General Municipal Law does not provide authority for town fire … into an agreement pursuant to article 5G of the General Municipal Law under which the village would provide fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6XII.5.B Unique Invoice Number Requirements – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units may encounter this situation when making a partial payment due to a partial delivery. Partial payments should rarely occur because Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5b-unique-invoice-number-requirements