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Allegany County – County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications (2013M-218)
Allegany County County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications 2013M218
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/01/24/allegany-county-county-jail-payroll-and-inmate-prescription-medications-2013m-218St. Lawrence County – Financial Condition (2013M-46)
… 2012. Background St. Lawrence County, located in northern New York, has a population of approximately 112,000 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/05/02/st-lawrence-county-financial-condition-2013m-46Rockland County – Budget Review (B6-13-22)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of Rockland is authorized to issue debt totaling $96,000,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/11/25/rockland-county-budget-review-b6-13-22Utica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. … members. The District’s general fund budgeted expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year are $138.8 million. Key Findings … from the prior year, the District has very little cushion for managing unforeseen events. To meet short-term cash flow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… audit was was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014. … The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are $47 million. Key Findings For the last four years, the Board and District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Hicksville Water District – Competitive Quotations (2013M-233)
… 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Background The Hicksville Water District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead, in Nassau County. The District provides water to about 48,000 customers each year. A three-member … Hicksville Water District Competitive Quotations 2013M233 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/10/25/hicksville-water-district-competitive-quotations-2013m-233Town of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… to manage approximately 25,000 acres of underwater land, rights of ways to the water, marshland and common areas … primary function is to protect, preserve and regulate the land and water ways that are under the Trustees’ control. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mTown of Forestport – Financial Management (2013M-184)
… of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. … The Town’s 2012 operating expenditures totaled $867,387 for the general fund, $1,035,144 for the highway fund, $79,388 for the water fund and $44,158 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-forestport-financial-management-2013m-184Village of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… prior to over-expending budget lines. While the credit card policy includes documentation requirements and addresses … controls. The policy does not define how many credit card accounts may be established, limit the number of credit … Village funds. Consider revising the Village’s credit card policy to include identification of those individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… Library’s controls over cash disbursements and procurement for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background … which comprises five elected members. Expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.1 million. Key … one signature. The Board also did not provide guidance for goods and services not required to be competitively bid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Newark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… 26, 2013. Background The Newark Public Library is located in Wayne County. A Board of Trustees comprising seven elected … million as of June 30, 2013) to be improperly deposited in types of investments which are not allowed by law, putting … from all improper investments and place all Library moneys in time deposits, certificates of deposit, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Housing Authority is located in the City of Amsterdam in Montgomery County. The Authority was established pursuant to Section 428 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsCredit for Previous or Military Service – State University Police Plan
… to obtain credit for your previous public employment or military service. It is very important that you claim all the … employer before you joined the Retirement System. Military Service 1 You may be able to receive credit for some or all of your military service. To determine your eligibility and the cost, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/credit-previous-or-military-serviceOpinion 89-64
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Gifts and Loans (consideration paid for the purchase of property) REAL PROPERTY -- Acquisition Generally … Concerning a village which embraces the entire territory of a town and operates principally as a village see Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Opinion 98-12
… from any source which are held in the custody of the chief fiscal officer of the municipal corporation and are not … must include an amount reasonably estimated as interest ( id .). We are advised that the Uniform System of Accounts … that the school fund is a "fund" of the city within the meaning of section 9-a. Ordinarily moneys in a city's general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 95-3
… a 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy, amusement admissions or any combination … a 3% sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy and amusement admissions. In view of the … a limited sales tax on utility services, restaurant meals, hotel room occupancy, amusement admissions, or any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Opinion 92-53
… to approve a distribution formula adopted by the county. You state that a county imposes a three per cent (3%) sales … 40% will be allocated among the city, towns and villages. You have requested the State Comptroller's approval, pursuant … the city, subject to approval by the council as a whole. You have informed us, however, that no sales tax agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-53Opinion 99-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER … of the program" (emphasis supplied). Therefore, based on the express statutory language of section 217(j), it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-1Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… the highest quality of service for the lowest possible cost. To determine if your community’s system of collection is the most cost-effective, evaluate different methods and estimate the cost of each option. The local government, when considering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether FFI tax money was spent in accordance with special act … of the State of New York (FASNY). FFI is generated from a tax imposed on the premiums of fire insurance policies … in the State. The insurer will collect and remit the tax money generally to NYS Department of Financial Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5