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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… statement balances differed from the ending cash balances in the accounting records by $638,485. The board also used unrealistic budgetary estimates that resulted in annual operating deficits and a declining fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… goods and services or made purchases that were not in the best interest of taxpayers. For example, of the 195 water … and air-conditioned enclosure purchases were not in the best interest of taxpayers and resulted in $32,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsRetirement Benefit Summary Tier 6 ERS
… A summary of membership benefits for Tier 6 New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/retirement-benefit-summary-tier-6-ersSecurity Delivery Instructions
… securities to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), using one of the approved delivery methods. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/security-delivery-instructionsUnclaimed Funds
New York State has $20 billion in lost money and wants to give it back
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-fundsCity of Dunkirk – Community Development Block Grant Management (2012M-146)
… June 13, 2012. Background The City of Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … March 31, 2012, the City has received over $2 million in CDBG grant funding. Key Findings City officials have … is that some of these transactions have been recorded in a manner to apparently hide the true nature of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2012/11/13/city-dunkirk-community-development-block-grant-management-2012m-146Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… employees was appropriate, we audited a total of $588,029 in travel expenses for 17 Department of Health (Department) … to inadequate Department oversight. Of the $121,727 in travel expenses we examined for the three employees, we … Specifically, the Department overpaid $3,939 due to errors in applying travel rules and other wasteful spending, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/22/selected-employee-travel-expensesImproper Medicaid Payments for Terminated Drugs (Follow-Up)
… prescription and non-prescription drugs. Drugs may be removed from the market (i.e., terminated) for safety or commercial reasons. To ensure terminated drugs will not be dispensed or paid for, CMS requires state Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-terminated-drugs-followX.4.D Location – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… vendor record and select the “Payables” hyperlink. Once in Payables, the payment method is displayed under the … Clearing House,” the payment will be made via ACH. In contrast, if the Payment Method is blank, the payment will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4d-locationBrighter Choice Charter Middle School for Boys – Financial Operations (2013M-348)
… any bearing on the number of students at the School or the State Education Department’s Charter School Tuition rate. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-boys-financial-operations-2013m-348Opinion 88-73
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Reserve Fund … reserve fund for improvement district purposes. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town of the second … capital reserve funds for improvement district purposes. In this regard, we note that General Municipal Law, §6-c, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-73Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees
… the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) identifies and collects fines and fees that are due for parking violations. This audit covered the period from … to February 4, 2019. About the Program DOF is responsible for collecting and processing payments for parking fines for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/04/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-feesOpinion 2000-8
… can help ensure that such contracts are awarded in the best interests of the county (see 1996 Opns St Comp No. 96-6, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-8Opinion 90-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE … town police commissioner) TOWN LAW, §§24, 150; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §9; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-73)
… Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) credits accurately for the period January 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015. … not award the appropriate number of points to volunteers for participation in department responses and accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/31/niskayuna-no-2-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2015m-73Town of Angelica – Justice Court Operations (2018M-11)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town Justice collected, recorded, deposited, disbursed and … Justice did not follow up on pending tickets listed in the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle database. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/04/27/town-angelica-justice-court-operations-2018m-11Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-130
… new deduction code to be used for voluntary participation in a life insurance program administered by Allstate Life of New York. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit SA, represented by the Citywide … of the Civil, Criminal and Family Courts Employees in Bargaining Unit SK, represented by District Council 37, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-130-new-deduction-code-539-allstate-life-new-yorkYorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-4)
… Internet connectivity met the FCC’s recommended bandwidth of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as … Gigabits per second (Gbps) for Internet service. Overall, of the 33 teachers surveyed (10 percent of the population), 11 of 12 teachers responding to our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Fabius-Pompey Central School District – Budget Review (B3-13-5)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal … The Fabius-Pompey Central School District, located in Onondaga County, issued debt totaling $1.5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/fabius-pompey-central-school-district-budget-review-b3-13-5Rye Neck Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-34)
… Free School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe … Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental … of the warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how to access appropriate services. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/rye-neck-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new