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Village of Addison – Board Oversight (2024M-8)
… of Funds (2024M-19) ). The Board’s failure to fulfill its fiscal responsibilities created a negative … environment that enabled the former Clerk-Treasurer to abuse her position for personal gain. As a result of the … over a 19-year period. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of first degree Corrupting the Government (B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-board-oversight-2024m-8Montauk Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-117)
… received longevity and overtime payments totaling $25,000 in 2023 that were not authorized by the Board. The District’s … with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) in several aspects, potentially inhibiting volunteer … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/montauk-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-117Opinion 91-55
… §123.00; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, 5(C): Depreciation is not a "cost of operation, maintenance and repairs" to be … Local Finance Law, §123.00. You ask whether depreciation is included within the phrase "costs of operation, … estate therein. The purpose of constitutional debt limits is to prevent the imposition of heavy tax burdens on future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55DiNapoli: Recent Federal Actions Will Have Significant Impact on Higher Education in NY
… and development expenditures by New York IHEs in 2023 from all sources were $9.1 billion, second only to California. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-recent-federal-actions-will-have-significant-impact-higher-education-nyOpinion 97-22
… University of New York. Any city, county, intermediate school district, school district approved by the State University Trustees, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 93-28
… which established the CHIPs program (see L 1981, ch 314, §§20, 21). The references to sections 279 and 282, … of State-aid funding (see Bill Jacket for L 1981, ch 314, letter of June 25, 1981 to Counsel to the Governor from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-28DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… in fiscal stress for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2024, up from 14 a year ago, with increases in each category … with non-calendar fiscal years were designated in stress. School district scores are released in January. For FYE 2024, … fiscal stress in FYE 2024 also received a designation in 2023. This includes the cities of Albany, Little Falls, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresCUNY Bulletin No. CU-692
… be returned with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ), original death certificate and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC 1476-P ). If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been previously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-692-cuny-salary-retroactive-rate-increases-carpenters-andUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-287
… of the April 2020 Location Pay, Location Mid-Hudson, and Senior Officer Series Differential Increases. Affected … Association 87 Management/Confidential 86 Unrepresented and Benefits Ineligible Employees 88 New York City Judicial … between the Unified Court System of the State of New York and the affected bargaining units (DR, F8, G9, SA, SD, SG, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-287-april-2020-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… cost of security deposits for tenants entering into new lease agreements. SDA was a temporary initiative started as a … $16 billion in federal funding between April 2017 and July 2024, including about $11.9 billion PBCA funds, $4 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingSUNY Bulletin No. SU-354
… agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the January 2024 minimum wage increases for hourly employees and provide … annual salary is below the annualized equivalent of the minimum wage for their work location. Affected Employees: … Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2023 increased New York State’s minimum wage for those employees in non-governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-354-january-2024-increase-minimum-wage-employees-stateOversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Mental Health (OMH) is ensuring that Rehabilitation Support … furnishings. Clients who need additional services, such as mental health services, receive them through other programs. … Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Office of Mental Health: Sky Light Center Inc. - Supported Housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incOversight of Child Protective Services
… sample cases through September 2022. About the Program The New York State Child Protective Services Act of 1973 was established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… Objectives To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and … The Mitchell-Lama Housing program (Program) was created in 1955 by the Limited Profit Housing Act, to provide … over 105,000 apartments, were built under the Program. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellHoltsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… balanced budgets based on historical data or known trends in which recurring revenues finance recurring expenditures. In preparing a budget, a board must estimate the amounts a … funds. This was 45 percent more than the $2.2 million in transfers planned, with no indication of the Board’s plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4Newburgh Enlarged City School District – Financial Management (2025M-32)
… portion of surplus fund balance, 1 up to 4 percent of the budget, for unexpected occurrences and fluctuations in cash … was needed by appropriating fund balance to balance the budget but generally did not need the appropriations. Because … with taxpayers as they could have been during the budget process. Of the $67 million in year-end transfers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-2025m-32City of Mechanicville – Procurement (2025M-60)
… manner is to seek competition, which is often required by State law or by locally adopted policy. One of the goals of … Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law (GML). Our methodology and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-procurement-2025m-60New York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… in this period. New York’s workforce decline is due, in part, to population changes as well as a smaller share … market — the demand side, or the businesses that provide jobs, and the supply side, or the people who work those jobs. Businesses report full-time, part-time and seasonal employment figures based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksOpinion 88-53
… in determining "final average salary" for purposes of all retirement or pension plans to which the State or its … paid in anticipation of retirement", intended to exclude all payments that are paid or payable only during the final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-330
The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2022 Retroactive UCS Uniform and Equipment Allowance Uniform Allowance payment and Maintenance Allowance Blazer payment Increase and to provide agency instructions for manual processing
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-330-april-2022-retroactive-ucs-uniform-and-equipment-allowance-and