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Economic Benefits of Open Space Preservation, March 2010
One tenet of the “smart growth” movement is that communities should strive to preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty and critical environmental areas.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-open-space-2010.pdfDetermination of Residency for Tuition Purposes (2019-S-58)
To determine whether SUNY has adequate assurance that campuses are making accurate residency determinations for students and thus charging the correct tuition rates.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s58.pdfTown of Morris – Justice Court Operations (2021M-66)
Determine whether the Town of Morris (Town) Justice collected, deposited, disbursed, recorded and reported fines and fees in an accurate and timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/morris-justice-court-2021-66.pdfTown of Randolph – Justice Court Operations (2021M-76)
Determine whether the Town of Randolph (Town) Town Justice (Justice) accurately recorded, deposited, disbursed and reported all fines and fees in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/randolph-jc-2021-76.pdfTown of Ithaca – Justice Court Operations (2021M-13)
Determine whether the Town of Ithaca (Town) Justices collected, deposited, disbursed, recorded and reported fines and fees in an accurate and timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/ithaca-justice-court-2021-13.pdfTown of New Hudson – Tax Collection (2021M-2)
… not: Remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) weekly, as required. Key Recommendation Remit all real … tax collections, penalties and interest to the Supervisor weekly. Town officials agreed with our recommendation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/01/town-new-hudson-tax-collection-2021m-2Town of Plainfield – Road and Equipment Maintenance (2016M-307)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Town … properly maintained Town roads and highway equipment for the period January 1, 2015 through July 7, 2016. Background … The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Town officials properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/23/town-plainfield-road-and-equipment-maintenance-2016m-307Town of Ephratah – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-138)
Determine whether the Town of Ephratah (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/ephratah-town-2022-138.pdfRockland County - Sale of Estate Real Property (2019M-233)
Determine whether the Acting Public Administrator disposed of estate real property in accordance with Office of Public Administrator guidelines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/rockland-2019-233.pdfDirectory of Frequently Purchased Commodities & Services by NYS Agencies
The directory presents and tracks individual agency expenditures by categories such as supplies, equipment, maintenance and repairs, and more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/vendors-directory-commodities.pdfTown of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
Determine whether the Town of Pittsfield’s (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/pittsfield-town-2024-80.pdfMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (2018-S-19)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit complied with maintenance and inspection requirements pertaining to...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s19.pdfTown of Marathon – Claims Audit Process (2022M-124)
… Comply with competitive bidding and Town policy quote requirements. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-claims-audit-process-2022m-124Town of Richford - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2019M-236)
… Collector (Clerk) properly remitted and deposited money in a timely manner. Key Findings Real Property Taxes … Treasurer in a timely manner. Deposit real property tax money and clerk fees in a timely manner. Town officials … ClerkTax Collector Clerk properly remitted and deposited money in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/27/town-richford-town-clerktax-collector-2019m-236Town of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… of the bookkeeper. Provide detailed monthly financial reports to the Board. Review monthly bank reconciliations. Prepare and file the annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020 with the Office of the State … the work of the bookkeeper to ensure the records and reports are adequately maintained. Provide monthly financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) properly audited claims. Key Findings … the Board did not perform a thorough and deliberate audit of individual claims. The lack of a proper claims audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Town of Seneca Falls - Information Technology (2018M-218)
… did not: Adopt IT policies and procedures to adequately address acceptable computer use, user access rights, disaster … Adopt policies and procedures to adequately address acceptable computer use, user access rights, disaster … awareness training to personnel who use IT resources. Address the IT recommendations communicated confidentially. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/29/town-seneca-falls-information-technology-2018m-218State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara Announce Arrest of Joseph Grossmann for Defrauding New York State Pension Fund of Over $130,000
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the arrest of JOSEPH GROSSMANN for fraudulently obtaining the pension of a deceased former … Thomas P DiNapoli and Preet Bharara the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-us-attorney-bharara-announce-arrest-joseph-grossmannHealth Insurance Coverage in New York State
Public policies over the last decade have had a significant impact in reducing the number of uninsured people nationally and especially in New York, where the share of those without health insurance declined to 5.2 percent in 2021, well below the national average of 8.6 percent.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/health-insurance-coverage-in-new-york-state.pdfCUNY Bulletin No. CU-842
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the 2023 PSC three percent 300 and 2024 PSC three percent 300 Salary Increases and to provide instructions for payments not processed automatically
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-842-2023-2024-professional-staff-congress-psc-retroactive