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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Although the board approved the credit card bills for payment, it did not ensure the related voucher packets … the board did not establish written policies or procedures for discretionary spending, and as a result, 353 purchases may not have been for proper department purposes. Main-Transit Fire Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsContract Advisory No. 25
Electronic Documents Submission System EDSS
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/25-electronic-documents-submission-system-edssEmerging Manager Definition and Life Cycle
… including a Universal Definition and Life Cycle Stages to assist in consistent screening, monitoring and progression … proposed strategy Manager orientation towards investing to build an institutional investor-ready firm Sound … a portfolio approach, the Fund and program partners seek to diversify exposure by stage of emerging manager life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/emerging-manager/emerging-manager-definition-and-life-cycleReal Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… budgets are passed. The State Comptroller determines the form and manner of this report. Prescribes Requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… addition, the city plans to borrow up to $13 million for tax certiorari settlements in the 2015-16 fiscal year. The … The city’s proposed 2015-16 budget complies with the property tax levy limit. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-243)
… The Board failed to adopt comprehensive written guidance on credit card usage combined with the Department officials’ … ensure the Department’s accounting records were audited on an annual basis by a CPA, as is required by the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/crystal-beach-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsCity of Amsterdam – Records and Reports (2013M-266)
… purpose of our audit was to review the City’s accounting records and financial condition for the period June 1, 2011 … failed to maintain accurate and complete accounting records. We identified significant inaccuracies in balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/01/03/city-amsterdam-records-and-reports-2013m-266State Police Bulletin No. SP-148
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of State Police Hazardous Duty Pay. Affected Employees … Officers in Bargaining Unit 17 Background Chapter 69 of the Laws of 2009 provides for an annual Hazardous Duty Payment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-148-2013-state-police-hazardous-duty-payState Police Bulletin No. SP-137
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of State Police Hazardous Duty Pay. Affected Employees … Officers in Bargaining Unit 17 Background Chapter 69 of the Laws of 2010 provides for an annual Hazardous Duty Payment to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-137-2011-state-police-hazardous-duty-payEarly Childhood Education Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) on its … services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. Pursuant to the State Education Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/early-childhood-education-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSchoharie County – Stream Restoration Project and Contract Process (2015M-87)
Schoharie County Stream Restoration Project and Contract Process 2015M87
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/08/14/schoharie-county-stream-restoration-project-and-contract-process-2015m-87City and Town of Poughkeepsie Joint Water Project – Board Oversight (2014M-236)
… entered into an intermunicipal cooperative agreement in 1991 to form the Poughkeepsie Joint Water Project, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/12/12/city-and-town-poughkeepsie-joint-water-project-board-oversight-2014m-236Putnam Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-135)
… be used. Officials budgeted for and levied taxes to pay retirement, tax certiorari and liability claim expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/putnam-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-135Town of Riverhead – Allocation of Administrative Costs (2012M-247)
… and included certain administrative charges – such as payroll, Justice Court, and municipal garage – in allocations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/01/town-riverhead-allocation-administrative-costs-2012m-247Village of Castleton-on-Hudson – Internal Controls Over Information Technology and Online Banking (2013M-59)
… controls over information technology and online banking for the period of June 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. … an elected Mayor. The Village’s budgeted appropriations for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $2 million. … breach notification procedures, or adopted procedures for data backup. Although audit logs are available through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/24/village-castleton-hudson-internal-controls-over-information-technology-and-onlineCity of Poughkeepsie – Fiscal Stress and Council Oversight (2013M-30)
City of Poughkeepsie Fiscal Stress and Council Oversight 2013M30
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/05/22/city-poughkeepsie-fiscal-stress-and-council-oversight-2013m-30Richland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… District’s general fund checking account and commingled with the District’s other funds. An annual foreign fire insurance report has not been filed with OSC for the last four years. Claims were not reviewed … in a separate bank account so it will not be commingled with other District funds. Prepare and file annual foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374VII.10.A Cash Advance Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… of cash advance accounts. The moneys are to be used in accordance with rules prescribed by the Comptroller which … receipts and disbursements to bank statements as described in Section 10.F - Cash Advance Reconciliations and Annual … funds should never be commingled with any other moneys in the custody of the agency or facility; and Annual review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10a-cash-advance-overviewV.3.H Category Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… line. Since Category Code will be used for reporting, the integrity of the Category Code to Account code relationship …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3h-commodity-codeSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected … waste and abuse. The audit covers the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State's executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0