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Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… school year by September 15, 2020, as required by New York State Education Department (SED) regulations. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Opinion 95-32
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (use of model security and custodial agreements provided by the … STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (preparation of model security and custodial agreements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … ask whether a fire district is required to enter into the model security and custodial agreements prepared by this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Red Hook Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-105)
… actual results or trends compare to the current budget for departmental budgets. As a result, the Board adopted inflated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/red-hook-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-105Commack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… properly monitored and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings At the time of our initial visits to … District buildings, we were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took between 11 and 55 days from our initial visits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 3
… the Correct Address Sequence Vendors that provide goods and services statewide through regional offices located at … New York State (e.g., entities such as Time Warner Cable and Verizon) have experienced difficulty receiving payments and applying them to the appropriate accounts. The Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/3-address-sequenceCity of Dunkirk – Community Development Block Grant Management (2012M-146)
… and lack the most fundamental paperwork, such as a signed loan document. All told, we determined that more than $1.1 … used to meet the program’s objectives. Inspect the DLDC’s loan files to ensure adequate documentation is on file prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2012/11/13/city-dunkirk-community-development-block-grant-management-2012m-146State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (FRE) and victim assistance program (VAP) grants were made only to eligible victims and for eligible victim services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 96-3
… 5-524). Article 18 contains no exception for contracts let pursuant to competitive bidding or, in the case of contracts exempt from competitive bidding, let pursuant to the alternative competition requirements of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Mohawk Valley Faces Challenges But Bright Spots Exist
… and Rome." The report examines the counties of Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida and Schoharie in the … many of whom live in Utica (60,635) and Rome (32,473). Hamilton County has the smallest population of any county in … which range from $97,300 (Herkimer County) to $165,500 (Hamilton County), are quite low compared to the statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/mohawk-valley-faces-challenges-bright-spots-existNorwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of $534, … officials have not adopted a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment inventory. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Compliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… CDTA’s responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and to determine if CDTA is in compliance with … services. Article 6 of the New York State Public Officers Law provides for public access to government records. The … to FOIL requests within the time frames required by law. Grant or deny access to FOIL requests within five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/16/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Strong Growth for Local Sales Tax Collections Halfway Into 2018
… first six months of 2018, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through June, … first six months of 2018 according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-strong-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-halfway-2018Moravia Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-2)
… 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since … sampling and how they would be secured against use, and what remedial actions were planned or enacted. Because there … results of their testing through DOH’s Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS), they did not notify the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/20/moravia-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-2Town of Windsor – Capital Project (2025M-52)
… of an entire town, including a village. TOV funds are used only for the benefit of residents in the portion of the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/29/town-windsor-capital-project-2025m-52Buffalo United Charter School - Financial Management (2018M-197)
Determine whether the Board ensured School funds are used in the most effective and economical manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/03/22/buffalo-united-charter-school-financial-management-2018m-197Opinion 91-25
… payment of longevity increments or steps and holiday pay only if these items are considered to be "regular salary or … amendment adding section 207-a(2) was intended to affect only the source and not the amount of payments to disabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Village of Ilion – Information Technology (2015M-34)
… of inappropriate Internet use. Update and periodically test the disaster recovery plan. Adopt a breach notification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/31/village-ilion-information-technology-2015m-34Opinion 94-9
… is no language in the amendment restricting the exception only to a publication which was previously designated as the … a newspaper falling within the exception to submit a claim only if it has been designated for publication of concurrent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9Opinion 93-33
… §60(a): A publication entered as second-class matter at a post-office located outside the boundaries of a school … a publication which is entered as second-class matter at a post office located outside the boundaries of the school … a publication which is entered as second-class matter at a post office located outside the boundaries of the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations
… ensures that safety and security equipment, such as cameras and Help Point Intercoms, are working, tested, … security purposes. CCTV relies on strategic placement of cameras and observation of the cameras’ input on monitors off … develop a preventive maintenance program once all the HPIs have been installed, which is estimated to be in mid-2018. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stations