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Village of Sag Harbor – Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations (2015M-107)
… operations and to review the Court’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for 2014-15 were approximately $9.1 million. The Village … address the weaknesses associated with properly accounting for parking tickets. Key Recommendations The Board should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/village-sag-harbor-board-oversight-and-justice-court-operations-2015m-107Fillmore Central School District – Reserve Funds (2016M-386)
… those projected needs. Key Recommendations Review all reserves at least annually to determine if the amounts … expenditures in compliance with statutory requirements. If all associated debt has been repaid, the balance should be … an annual report to the Board for reserves that includes all the required elements of the Board’s reserve policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/06/fillmore-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2016m-38615-Day Prompt Payments for Small Businesses
… you’ll begin to receive payments via electronic deposit into the account that you specify. Sign up to send invoices … employees or fewer at the time of the payment. To certify: Log in to the Vendor Self-Service Portal Select the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/15-day-prompt-payments-small-businessesTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus – Employee Fingerprinting (2013M-286)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s … criminal background checks. The School has a policy entitled "Fingerprint Process" in their Onboarding … checks performed prior to working at the School. For one worker, School officials did not obtain clearance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-west-campus-employeeTown of Schaghticoke – Budgeting (2013M-239)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s budgeting practices for the period … The Board routinely relied on unexpended surplus funds to finance town-wide general, and certain water and sewer … adopted budgets that did not provide sufficient revenues to fund expenditures. As a result, unexpended surplus funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/06/town-schaghticoke-budgeting-2013m-239XI.2.I Unilateral Termination Provisions – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will not approve a contract that provides the vendor with the unilateral right … there is no legal prohibition against the use of such a clause, providing a vendor with the unilateral right to … such a clause provides the vendor with the ability to walk away from its obligations under a contract, without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2i-unilateral-termination-provisionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued. Town of Hempstead – Budgeting … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsPersonal Income Tax and Property Tax
… our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds (refunds) and property tax freeze, property tax relief, and school tax relief (i.e., STAR) credits … The objective of our examination was to determine whether tax refunds approved by the Department were appropriate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/12/personal-income-tax-and-property-taxTown of Potsdam – Justice Court (2014M-014)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s records and reports for the period January 1, 2009 through … (Justices’) principle duties involve adjudicating legal matters within the Court’s jurisdiction and … tickets to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as being paid and/or disposed, but did not report them to the JCF. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/10/town-potsdam-justice-court-2014m-014Town of Harmony – Justice Court (2014M-004)
… operations for the period January 1, 2012 through December 24, 2013. Background The Town of Harmony is located … Justice’s records were presented to the Board for audit in December 2012 and that no errors or omissions were found. … financial operations for the period January 1 2012 through December 24 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/18/town-harmony-justice-court-2014m-004DiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Sentenced for $35,000 Embezzlement
… York State Police and Fulton County District Attorney Chad Brown we exposed Hart’s fraud and she has been convicted of a … in partnership with Fulton County District Attorney Brown and the New York State Police. Since taking office in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-sentenced-35000-embezzlementCUNY Bulletin No. CU-657
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY Rate Increase for Supervisor of Mechanics. Affected Employees CUNY … Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for retroactive increases for employees in the title of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-657-cuny-2019-rate-increase-supervisor-mechanicsVillage of Horseheads – Collections (2023M-169)
… In March 2024, the Assistant Clerk pleaded guilty to attempted petit larceny and paid full restitution. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/10/village-horseheads-collections-2023m-169Security Over Critical Systems
… Objective To determine whether security over the Hudson River–Black River Regulating District’s (District) … construct, maintain, and operate reservoirs in the upper Hudson River and Black River watershed, including the … To determine whether security over the Hudson RiverBlack River Regulating Districts District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/security-over-critical-systemsCayuga County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-5)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. … and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for safekeeping. Payments made pursuant to court orders … established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/27/cayuga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-5Village of Copenhagen – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-15)
… Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. The last filed AFR was for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, filed on July 18, … fiscal concerns with the Village’s general fund for the fiscal year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-copenhagen-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-15Town of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… were underestimated and expenditures were overestimated in the general and highway funds generating operating … that was not needed to fund operations, including $439,870 in the general fund for the audit period and $603,395 in four of the five years reviewed for the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Opinion 93-13
… Duties (authority to charge-back to municipalities within county the cost of sheriff's road patrols); (providing sheriff's road patrols on a part-county basis) LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (authority of county to charge-back to municipalities within county the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 92-32
… The town, by local law, may authorize the purchase price to be paid to the town on an installment basis, secured … significant structure which should be preserved as an historic site. The town, however, does not wish to hold title to the depot for historic preservation purposes. The town has contacted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… Board benefits; or (3) are the spouse or dependent child of a person who meets either of the aforementioned … treatments, and qualified for Medicare based on his parent’s work credits. Had the child been enrolled in … time worked and for whom we could not identify a spouse or parent to establish Medicare eligibility. These 4,381 ESRD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-disease