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Town of Lockport – Justice Court (2018M-36)
… New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pending ticket report and the Court’s balance due report were … bail when a defendant fails to appear in Court. Ensure ticket dispositions are properly reported to the DMV in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/07/13/town-lockport-justice-court-2018m-36White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not … factors. Reduce the amount of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Rhinecliff Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-154)
Determine whether the Rhinecliff Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board provided adequate oversight of District financial activities
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/rhinecliff-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-154Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… town-outside-village (TOV) and highway fund TOV, the three main operating funds, during the four-year audit period. As a … retirement contributions by approximately $298,100 in the main operating funds. Recommendations The audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… officials properly approved, monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key … officials did not properly approve, monitor or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, water customers … may have been unnecessarily burdened with unneeded overtime costs and higher pension costs associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain … complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Without accurate, complete and supported financial records and reports, the Town Board’s (Board) and Town officials’ ability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Livingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… for the period January 1, 2014 through April 28, 2016. Background Livingston County is located in central New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… disbursement activities of the Department and its Drill Team. Department officials do not audit the accounts of the Treasurer and the Drill Team’s chief financial officer. Neither the Board nor the … and other financial records, including those of the Drill Team. Ensure that an annual audit of the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesVillage of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… filed as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30, or Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public, as required by GML Section 30 and Village Law Section 4-408. Although our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… written policies and procedures for these duties. As a result, we determined that District officials made payroll … inaccurate and unsupported. Paid five employees $55,407 in overtime payments that could have been avoided or reduced. … which they are entitled. Review payroll errors identified in this report and, if appropriate, consult with the attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Opinion 2007-2
… ( cf., e.g., Education Law §6304[1][c]; Real Property Tax Law §§804[1], 844[1], 900[1], 1314[1], 1402[3][d]; Town … the charge back must be added to the city or town property tax levy because County Law §233-a(3)(e) excludes the charge back from the computation of the county’s tax limit and, in so doing, provides that “[a] tax so levied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-2Opinion 92-14
… upon the invalidity of the lien. In Application of Tumac Realty Corp. , 203 Misc 649, 123 NYS2d 642, (City Court, City … documentation to the chief fiscal officer. In the case of a discharge pursuant to subdivision (1), the … held that such substitution is permissible (see, Tumac Realty Corp. , supra ). In any event, a court is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14Opinion 89-29
… board of trustees of a village... may sell, transfer or lease to or exchange with... the government of the United … ...; and any municipal corporation... may acquire or lease such real property as provided in this section. * * * … a village shall have power: 1. To take, purchase, hold, lease, sell and convey such real and personal property as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-29Opinion 97-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … may enter into a leasepurchase agreement and if so whether the project would be subject to competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10XIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… or more. OSC performs outreach for refund checks issued out of the Comptroller’s Refund Account and for payroll … for agencies to follow the steps below based on which bank account the original check was paid from. Comptroller’s … the calendar year of issuance. OSC will complete this transfer for the Comptroller’s Refund Account and payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1359
… Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Institutional Services Unit (ISU) – BU04 who meet the … Relations (GOER) memorandum dated 11/25/14 provide for a Uniform Maintenance Allowance and Work-Related Clothing … (see GOER memorandum for a list of eligible titles) and is required to wear a uniform on a daily basis in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1359-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2014-work-related-clothingJune 2002: GASB Statement 34
… revenues. The largest governments, those with revenues of $100 million or greater (phase 1) will implement for fiscal … 15, 2002; those with revenues between $10 million and $100 million (phase 2) for fiscal years ending after June 15, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/june-2002-gasb-statement-34Opinion 88-32
… informing the public of the name, office, address, office phone number, and office hours of the town clerk. You have … an advertisement in a local newspaper stating the name, phone number, address and office hours of the town clerk. … stating the clerk's name, office address, office hours and phone number (see Town Law, §30, describing powers and duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32Employee Statuses and Changing an Employees Status in PayServ – Payroll Manual
… without pay due to an illness or disability is terminated by the agency, the separation date is the actual date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payroll-manual/employee-statuses-and-changing-employees-status-payservComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , New Rochelle City School District , Port Jefferson Union Free School District and the Portville … of operating deficits and low unassigned fund balance. Port Jefferson Union Free School District – Information … Central School District New Rochelle City School District Port Jefferson Union Free School District and the Portville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1