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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not audit claims before payment to ensure they were for appropriate village purposes, accurate, and adequately … by the board. In addition, one vendor was overpaid $36,905 for snow plowing services due to the vendor’s use of the … customer accounts with unpaid balances totaling $14,458 for water bills from the September 2022 and March 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Wethersfield – Capital Project (2025M-46)
… the Highway Department (Department) building capital project? Audit Period January 1, 2020 – March 5, 2025 We … to review Board meeting minutes related to the capital project. Understanding the Audit Area The Board is … In May 2017, the Board acknowledged the need for a capital project for a new Department building, including a road salt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/15/town-wethersfield-capital-project-2025m-46Applying for Benefits – State University Police Plan
… benefit applications and other documents are required by law to be filed with the Office of the State Comptroller … option election form). As an alternative to visiting our offices to file these time-sensitive documents personally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/applying-benefitsCity of Corning – Foreign Fire Insurance Funds (2017M-143)
… of our audit was to examine the City’s use of foreign fire insurance (FFI) funds for the period July 1, 2015 through … City of Corning Foreign Fire Insurance Funds 2017M143 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/11/22/city-corning-foreign-fire-insurance-funds-2017m-143Overview – What Every Employer Should Know
… you a broader understanding of the Retirement System and what it means to participate as an employer. Our ongoing goal … What every employer should know about NYSLRS and what it means to participate as an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/overviewOpinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-d may be paid, in the first instance, from the county's general fund. … undertaken pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML), §99-d in connection with planning a possible future capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Oversight of Food Service Establishments
… monitors designated health departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State … for overseeing New York State’s more than 90,000 food service establishments (Establishments) and for ensuring that … have a health department; the 21 counties without full-service health departments rely on the Department’s district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… for payment. Sullivan West Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (Sullivan County) District … identify, report or implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by … Auditors found 112 capital assets with an acquisition cost of $60,871 were not recorded on the district’s inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCentral Square Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-292)
… the Towns of Amboy, Constantia, Hastings, Mexico, Palermo, Parish, Schroeppel and West Monroe in Oswego County, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/central-square-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-292Village of Yorkville – Budget Review (B3-13-7)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget … in Oneida County. The Village Board consists of the Mayor and four Trustees. The Village’s tentative 2013-14 general … for certain matters, we found that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/10/village-yorkville-budget-review-b3-13-7Opinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… she earned and used leave that she was not entitled to and paid herself an unauthorized payment for unused leave … also erroneously reported an additional 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to the findings being referred to outside law enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-015
… employee’s Direct Deposit record. Every employee will have only one Direct Deposit record upon conversion to v 9.2. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-015-direct-deposit-updated-business-process-and-ac-2772Village of Ossining – Parking Ticket Collections (2017M-259)
… adequate system is in place to collect outstanding parking tickets for the period January 1, 2016 through September 18, … Village has approximately $1.8 million in unpaid parking tickets outstanding as of September 30, 2017. Tickets have remained on the unpaid parking tickets report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/02/09/village-ossining-parking-ticket-collections-2017m-259Three Village Central School District – Fuel Inventories (2015M-271)
… are in place to control fuel assets. District officials do not review fuel transaction reports or reconcile fuel … assets. Request and review fuel reconciliation reports on a periodic basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/three-village-central-school-district-fuel-inventories-2015m-271Northern Adirondack Central School District – Leave Accruals (2020M-50)
Determine whether the District accurately maintains employee leave records
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2020m-50Rural Roundtable
… A Profile of Agriculture in New York State (November 2024) Rural New York: Challenges and Opportunities (September … Need: The Urgency of Lifting Children Out of Poverty (May 2024) Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic (May 2024) Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/rural-roundtableCity of Norwich - Emergency Medical Services Billing (2019M-112)
… and inaccurately billed 9 incidents totaling $8,300; this equates to approximately $200,000 in lost revenue at the … billed appropriately in accordance with the adopted rate schedule. Routinely reconcile billings to medical services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/08/16/city-norwich-emergency-medical-services-billing-2019m-112Accidental Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Eligibility If you die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful … death benefit may be payable on your behalf, regardless of your years of service credit. "Accident” has a specific meaning with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-death-benefitAccidental Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… Eligibility If you die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful … death benefit may be payable on your behalf, regardless of your years of service credit. "Accident” has a specific meaning with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/accidental-death-benefit