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Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2013M-364)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board of Directors applied a uniform system for project … Background The Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency is located in the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/04/18/mount-vernon-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalLivingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s financial … County is located in central New York and has a population of approximately 65,000. The County is governed by the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404Clark Mills Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-315)
… District funds, which is not authorized by GML. The Board Chair had a prohibited interest in a contract between the District and a corporation where the Treasurer (the Chair’s spouse) is employed as a part-time sales … Discontinue the contract with the corporation in which the Chair has a prohibited interest. File the delinquent AUDs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/clark-mills-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-315Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… or a reserve fund policy to determine needed amounts for fund balance and specific reserves and to establish plans for periodically reviewing these funds. As a result, … over the next five years might cost up to $822,000. For example, a 2005 pickup truck, 2007 backhoe and 2011 mower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… avoided or reduced. Key Recommendations Ensure employees are paid only for hours worked and leave time to which they are entitled. Review payroll errors identified in this report … made to employees. Ensure that all leave requests are properly approved and supported and that employees take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Barnard Fire Department – Financial Controls (2015M-134)
… cash receipts. The President did not appoint a Finance Committee to perform the key financial oversight duties … prepared required annual financial reports. No Board or Committee members audited bills before they were paid. Key … for cash receipts and disbursements. Appoint a Finance Committee to perform the key financial duties as stated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/09/25/barnard-fire-department-financial-controls-2015m-134Allegany Engine Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-176)
… Company officials to follow during and after fundraising events to ensure that all funds are properly accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/16/allegany-engine-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-176DiNapoli Statement on Legislation Restoring Contract Review Authority
… 18, 2022. “The Comptroller’s independent contract review is an essential and important deterrent to waste, fraud and … Our oversight of billions of dollars of taxpayer money is also a deterrent to those who might try to game the … hard for many years to get this oversight restored. This is a win for good government and taxpayers. “I urge Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-statement-legislation-restoring-contract-review-authorityPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… Navigation Paths for 9.2 . Favorites will be deleted at Go Live. Favorites established for 9.1 pages will need to be … and field changes are effective at PayServ 9.2 Go Live. Agency Actions Agency Payroll Officers should provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92DiNapoli: Health Care Jobs Grow Across New York
… Health care employment rose by more than 18 percent over the past decade, more than double the pace of overall … led with an increase of nearly 33 percent, followed by Long Island (25.1 percent), the Finger Lakes (18.9 percent), … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-health-care-jobs-grow-across-new-yorkDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… with fiscal years ending on Dec. 31, 2017. In New York, all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 150,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Urges State to Improve Nursing Home Equipment Inspections
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "New York state is doing the bare minimum when it comes to inspecting … and reporting deficient practices to the public. But this is New York, and we should be going above and beyond the … certifies nursing home compliance through unannounced, on-site inspections, commonly referred to as surveys. DiNapoli's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-urges-state-improve-nursing-home-equipment-inspectionsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… certified students as eligible for state financial aid awards. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: MTA Needs To Do More To Increase Procurement Efficiencies and Save Money
… since consolidation. DiNapoli’s audit recommended that MTA define the initiatives that are related to its Transformation … It also recommended that Procurement Function clearly define the cost savings and cost avoidance it achieves and … efficiency and savings, and that they are not required to define what savings stem from the Transformation Plan. Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-do-more-increase-procurement-efficiencies-and-save-moneyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … leave records and signing checks. Village officials do not adequately review payroll records, including the treasurer’s timesheet, prior to payroll checks being printed. In addition, the village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 98-15
… discussed in the opinion. HISTORIC PRESERVATION -- Town Building (need for referendum when selling) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (by town of historic building) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for in town when selling historic building) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-dd; TOWN LAW, §64(2): A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Free School District , Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES , Indian Lake Central School District , Liberty Central School … were accurately paid their approved salaries and wages. Indian Lake Central School District – Claims Auditing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAvoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS, as a governmental plan, has discretion to reject a DRO. Orders that are vague, contain inconsistent … or contradictory provisions, or are contradictory to plan requirements or New York State law, will be rejected. … for rejection may include: Qualified Status — References to a qualified status, the Employee Retirement Income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droDiNapoli Releases Economic Profile of New York's North Country Region
… Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by community-based projects led by state and community leaders to expand tourism, improve … Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by communitybased projects led by state and community leaders to expand tourism improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-releases-economic-profile-new-yorks-north-country-regionDiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… (ECC) gave more than $100,000 in raises and bonuses to senior officials without proper approval, according to an … 2010 through February 2015, college officials created 10 senior executive positions with annual salaries averaging … also made questionable compensation payments to two senior executives totaling $77,000 and increased the salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-board