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City of Lockport -- Budget Review (B7-1-14)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the “Act”), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/11/01/city-lockport-budget-review-b7-1-14Town of Monroe – Water System Accountability and Electricity Cost Savings (2012M-227)
… and an elected Town Supervisor. The Town reported general fund expenditures of $4.9 million for the fiscal year ending … process for tapping permits. Periodically conduct energy price comparisons and seek competitive quotes to ensure that … the Town is purchasing needed electricity at the lowest price. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/15/town-monroe-water-system-accountability-and-electricity-cost-savings-2012m-227Town of Babylon – Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over Selected Town Operations (2013M-115)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition and internal … 2011, the general fund’s results of operations aggregated to net operating deficits of $8.9 million, mainly due to over-estimation of certain revenues in adopted budgets. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/22/town-babylon-financial-condition-and-internal-controls-over-selected-town-operationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-294
… Purpose To provide agencies with information for the manual … Nurse (hourly) or Nurse Practitioner Background Pursuant to the 2003-2007 Memorandum of Agreement between the City … Criteria An $800 retroactive Ratification Bonus payment is to be paid to all eligible annual employees who are Active or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-294-ratification-bonus-payment-employees-represented-new-yorkCUNY Bulletin No. CU-106
… Purpose To explain OSC processing for a New Bargaining Unit, Union … Affected Employees Employees in certain job codes tied to Bargaining Unit U2 and Union Code U2N Reason for Change To properly report to District Council 37 employees in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-106-new-bargaining-unit-union-code-earnings-program-and-benefitOpinion 2003-4
… for public roads) -- Powers and Duties (authority to purchase holiday decorations for public roads) … TOWN LAW §176(4-a), (9): A fire district is not authorized to purchase holiday decorations for public roads within the … of local governments. Similarly, here, it is not apparent how the purchase of holiday decorations for public roads …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 91-46
… against in-term changes in compensation payable to state officers named in the Constitution. Compensation payable to the county clerk may be increased during his or her term of office, subject to the provisions of County Law, §201. You ask whether 1984 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Westchester County Department of Social Services - Contract Monitoring (2018M-35)
… Department officials monitored community-based agencies to ensure that services provided and payments made were in … officials obtained and reviewed backup documentation to verify that services were performed as required before … with this agency did not have clear guidelines for actions to take upon the agency’s failure to perform as agreed. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/18/westchester-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-2018m-35Greater Amsterdam School District – Capital Project (2022M-50)
… financial reports that documented the project’s budget-to-actual expenditures, she did not provide them to the Board for review. The claims auditor did not audit and approve seven claims totaling $873,056 prior to payment. Key Recommendations The Board should: Ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/greater-amsterdam-school-district-capital-project-2022m-50Bradford Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-102)
… were appropriate, District officials did not secure access to online banking. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses that we confidentially communicated to District officials, officials did not: Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/bradford-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-102Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Real Property Leasing (2015M-312)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine BOCES officials’ process for leasing real property used to facilitate BOCES’ off-campus operations for the period … Educational Services is a public organization created to provide shared educational programs and services to 15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/05/13/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-real-propertyVillage of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
… budgets for the sewer fund and took appropriate action to maintain the Village’s overall fiscal stability. Key … water and sewer fund all experienced cash flow issues due to the sewer fund’s financial problems. The Board has not … Adopt budgets that include adequate recurring revenues to finance recurring expenditures. Formulate a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49King Center Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-61)
… and School officials do not have formal procedures to address breach notification, disaster recovery, data … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to School officials. Key Recommendations Adopt written IT policies and procedures to address breach notification, disaster recovery, backups, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/20/king-center-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-61Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence Of Former Met Council Chief Financial Officer For Role In Stealing $9m In Kickback Scheme
… Matthew Croghan, and Supervising Investigative Analyst Paul Strocko of the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-former-met-council-chief-financial-officerOpinion 94-5
… facing the town board. Town Law, §116(13) authorizes towns to publish and distribute a report relative to the fiscal affairs and official acts, programs and … 116(13) expressly limits the contents of the town's report to the affairs of boards, commissions, departments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5XI.8.A Centralized Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Finance Law requires agencies use centralized contracts to purchase commodities and services that meet agencies’ … should refer to the OGS website for information on how to use a specific centralized contract and should refer … terms of the centralized contract and OGS’ instructions on how to use the contract. At a minimum, this should include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi8a-centralized-contractsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … Baker, auditors found that controls were not adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … As a result, it appears the treasurer was able to misappropriate approximately $8,500 from January 1, 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … County) The board did not audit and approve claims prior to payment. The library’s bylaws do not address the … director reviews and approves invoices and provides them to the library’s senior clerk, who then prepares checks. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Village of Churchville – Procurement (2025M-140)
… and services are acquired in a cost-effective manner is to create as much competition as possible. One of the goals of seeking competition is to foster honest competition to obtain quality goods and services at the lowest possible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/03/village-churchville-procurement-2025m-140State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 230 charges had one or more exceptions that could have led to potentially inappropriate card use, including … $38,000 in charges were not properly approved prior to the card being used; and approximately $12,000 in charges did not have adequate support to show what was purchased. Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0