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DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … Also, although the department has established policies for disbursing restitution money retained in a victims’ trust … County) Town officials do not have written procedures for reconciling the water produced by the town’s water system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2001-12
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … of section 18 of the Public Officers Law on employees of a public library: either (1) the board of trustees of the … confer the benefits of section 18 on library employees as a public library expense; or (2) the governing board of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Syracuse City School District – Claims Audit Process (2016M-290)
Syracuse City School District Claims Audit Process 2016M290
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/21/syracuse-city-school-district-claims-audit-process-2016m-290Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Central Business Office Internal Controls (2015M-331)
… (CBO) internal controls over the cash disbursements and payroll processes for the period July 1, 2014 through … is an association of eight component school districts and provides almost 60 educational and administrative … districts. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $33.7 million. Key Finding BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/02/26/sullivan-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-central-business-officeChili Public Library – Board Oversight (2015M-130)
… January 1, 2014 through May 15, 2015. Background The Chili Public Library is a municipal library located in the Town of Chili in Monroe County and provides services to approximately … Chili Public Library Board Oversight 2015M130 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/14/chili-public-library-board-oversight-2015m-130West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
West Islip Union Free School District Payroll 2016M78
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Charter School of Educational Excellence – Middle School Capital Project and Board Oversight of the Management Company (2015M-7)
… oversight of the Middle School construction project and of the management company which assists with the School’s academic and financial operations for the period July 1, 2013 through … of Educational Excellence Middle School Capital Project and Board Oversight of the Management Company 2015M7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/05/08/charter-school-educational-excellence-middle-school-capital-project-andVillage of Sleepy Hollow – Parking Ticket Collections (2016M-408)
… Court. During our audit period, the Village issued 6,005 tickets and collected approximately $255,690 in fines, … with a vendor to assist with the processing of parking tickets and to enforce payment of unpaid parking tickets, but $2.2 million in cumulative unpaid parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-sleepy-hollow-parking-ticket-collections-2016m-408Opinion 91-8
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Powers and Duties (execution of fire district bonds and payment of principal and interest on … §61.00(a); TOWN LAW, §177: When a secretary-treasurer of a fire district performs the functions of executing the … inconsistent. You ask whether the secretary-treasurer of a fire district would have a conflict of interest if he or she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8State Agencies Bulletin No. 1415
… Unit 68 (Lifeguards) will receive general salary increases for 2014 and 2015 and will be paid retroactively in … Basis Code of HRY (Grade 600) whose rate for 2014 or 2015 is less than the rate on the Seasonal Hourly Wage schedule … Hourly employees whose rate in effect for 2014 or 2015 is equal to or greater than the rate in effect on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1415-general-salary-increases-state-university-professional-servicesContract Advisory No. 16
… require State contractors providing consultant services to report annually on employment information related to contracts. The annual employment reports must be submitted … Form Bs received to ensure that all consultant contractors have provided the requisite reporting and used the correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/16-state-consultant-services-contractors-annual-employment-reports-due-may-15thLiberty Central School District – Financial Operations (2016M-25)
… July 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015. Background The Liberty Central School District is located in the Towns of Bethel, Fallsburg, Liberty, Neversink, Rockland and Thompson in Sullivan County. … Liberty Central School District Financial Operations 2016M25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/liberty-central-school-district-financial-operations-2016m-25Long Lake Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-272)
… a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Long Lake, in Hamilton County. The Board of … a debit card which was used to pay expenditures directly from the general fund checking account. The Treasurer has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/long-lake-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-272Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – User Access Rights (2016M-213)
… access controls to ensure proper segregation of duties in the computer system or limited access to users based on … and responsibilities. Duplicate vendor files existed in the system because users created new vendor files when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/19/dutchess-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-user-access-rights-2016m-213Arkport Central School District – Payroll (2016M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of payroll payments for the period … has not adopted written policies and District officials have not developed written procedures over the payment of … Review the calculations for separation payments prior to the payments being made. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/arkport-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-338Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 1 , Niagara Falls Water Board and the City of Olean . “In today’s … one employee $4,928 for unused sick days upon retirement. Niagara Falls Water Board – Financial Management (Niagara … audits of the Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No 1 Niagara Falls Water Board and the City of Olean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… There are four tax classes for property in New York City: Class 1 covers one- to three-unit residential properties; Class 2, residential properties of more than three units; Class 3, most utility properties; and Class 4, commercial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-process-followWainscott Common School District – Financial Condition (2013M-268)
… of the ensuing years’ budgets, or 16 times the amount allowed by statute. For the same time period, the District increased the real property tax levy by more than $325,000. The District has not … realistic estimates for revenues and expenditures based on all information available at the time the budget is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-268Hancock Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-187)
… Background The Hancock Central School District is located in the Towns of Deposit, Hancock and Tompkins in Delaware County. The District is governed by the Board of … 2010-11, these budgeting practices generated $2.76 million in operating surpluses, which caused the accumulated fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/hancock-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-187Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2011 through May 3, 2013. Background The Germantown Central School District is located in Columbia County. The District is governed by a Board of Education which comprises seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230