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Opinion 2001-2
… DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS … for activities designated by the program sponsor, selected from the list of activities set forth at subparagraphs i-viii of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Opinion 90-36
… 35(1) and 37(1) of the Town Law which require that "all sums of money received and collected [by the tax … to payment by postdated checks. The only reported New York case in point of which we are aware was premised … receiver was not authorized to accept payment by checks at all, let alone a postdated check. In 1987 Opns St Comp 87-34, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36City of Ogdensburg – Budget Review (B3-16-20)
… $1 million for general fund operating expenses and a tax rate increase of 10.55 percent, and another that did not … for operating expenses, but included a 31.8 percent tax rate increase. Neither option included the appropriation … option. The budget option with the 31.8 percent property tax increase would put the City at approximately 97.5 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/12/07/city-ogdensburg-budget-review-b3-16-20Overview – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Employers may withdraw from the CSP if they have paid off all previous amortizations, plus interest. As contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/overviewTown of Seneca Falls – Justice Court (2013M-89)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the Court’s … Key Findings The Justice was absent for the majority of our audit period; during this time, the Court operated with … monthly reports were submitted timely to OSC. The Board does not ensure that a timely annual audit of the Court’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/28/town-seneca-falls-justice-court-2013m-89Village of Kenmore – Wastewater Processing Costs and Information Technology (2013M-73)
… 18, 2013. Background The Village of Kenmore is located in the Town of Tonawanda in Erie County and has a population … from the Town for accuracy. Our review of the sewer camera log maintained by the Village DPW from July 5, 2011, through … 20 sanitary sewer main breaks. However, the corresponding log of sewer line repairs for the same period did not include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/14/village-kenmore-wastewater-processing-costs-and-information-technology-2013m-73Delevan Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-345)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls are adequate to ensure that financial … activity is properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period June 1, 2012 … October 4, 2013. Background The Delevan Volunteer Fire Company provides services for the Village of Delevan in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/26/delevan-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialCayuga County Community College – Information Technology (2013M-291)
… inventory record of software that the College currently owns. There is no formalized plan to review machines for … software inventory list of all software that the College owns. Formalize a policy to perform reviews of College …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/14/cayuga-county-community-college-information-technology-2013m-291Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2013M-364)
… Board of Directors applied a uniform system for project approval and monitored approved projects for the period of … Complete or verify cost benefit-analyses before Board approval. Maintain appropriate records for each project. … Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring 2013M364 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/04/18/mount-vernon-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalEast Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-160)
… Canandaigua in Ontario County. The Department is governed by a five-member Board of Directors. Combined total revenues … audit of the Department’s accounting records, as required by the Department’s bylaws. Prepare monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-holcomb-fire-department-financial-operationsVillage of West Hampton Dunes – Financial Operations (2013M-390)
… Background The Village of West Hampton Dunes is located in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County and has a population of approximately 55. … filing due date. Estimated revenues and expenditures in adopted budgets were not realistic, resulting in annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-west-hampton-dunes-financial-operations-2013m-390Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Payroll (2015M-118)
… The Fonda-Fultonville Central School District is located in the Towns of Amsterdam, Charleston, Florida, Glen, Mohawk, Palatine and Root in Montgomery County; the Towns of Carlisle and Esperance in Schoharie County; and the City of Johnstown and the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-118North Merrick Union Free School District – Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-366)
… May 31, 2013. Background The North Merrick Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau … North Merrick Union Free School District Treasurers Duties 2013M366 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-treasurers-duties-2013m-366Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the general fund $41,540, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Village of Pomona – Financial Condition (2015M-272)
Village of Pomona Financial Condition 2015M272
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/12/31/village-pomona-financial-condition-2015m-272Village of East Hampton – Information Technology (2015M-187)
… policies to address user access, data backups, remote access or password security and management. Officials … procedures to address internal user access, data backups, remote access and password security and management. Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-east-hampton-information-technology-2015m-187Glen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)
… Background The Glen Cove City School District is located in the City of Glen Cove, Nassau County. The District, which … to employees. One Board member had a prohibited interest in District contracts because he owned a business from which … Ensure that the District does not enter into any contract in which a District officer or employee has a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflictOdessa-Montour Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-71)
… The Odessa-Montour Central School District is located in the Towns of Catherine, Cayuta, Dix, Hector and Montour in Schuyler County; the Towns of Van Etten and Veteran in Chemung County; and the Town of Enfield in Tompkins …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/odessa-montour-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-71Oakfield-Alabama Central School District – Budgeting (2016M-172)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s budgeting practices … reserves as a funding source in annual budgets but does not use them, and the Board did not establish an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-budgeting-2016m-172Cicero Fire District – Financial Condition (2023M-132)
… whether the Cicero Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) received adequate financial … The Board did not: Pay the recommended 2022 contribution of $121,981 into the District’s Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). Effectively monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/cicero-fire-district-financial-condition-2023m-132