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Port Jefferson Union Free School District – Information Technology (2014M-039)
… August 31, 2013. Background The Port Jefferson Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County, has … Port Jefferson Union Free School District Information Technology 2014M039 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/port-jefferson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2014mPoughkeepsie City School District – Internal Controls Over Purchasing and Claims Processing (2012M-179)
… Key Findings The District spent more than $50,000 on a contract with a certified public accountant (CPA) to provide … were approved without the necessary documentation to support the claim being audited. The District purchased … the supervisor or the Board as required by law. District staff made purchases totaling $110,010 that did not comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/11/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-purchasing-andVillage of Endicott -- Budget Review (B17-4-7)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village's … Laws of 2004 authorized the Village of Endicott (Village) to issue debt not to exceed $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-endicott-budget-review-b17-4-7Village of Huntington Bay – Compensation of Officials and Credit Cards (2012M-198)
… April 30, 2012. Background The Village of Huntington Bay is located in the Town of Huntington, in Suffolk County … Village of Huntington Bay Compensation of Officials and Credit Cards 2012M198 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-huntington-bay-compensation-officials-and-credit-cards-2012m-198Town of Otto – Town Clerk and Tax Collector (2012M-214)
… evaluate the Clerk’s financial management practices from January 1, 2009, to May 25, 2012. Background The Town of Otto … have not been refunded to the appropriate taxpayers or banks. The Board failed to provide oversight including … payments are refunded to the individual taxpayers or banks to which they are owed. Perform an adequate annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/18/town-otto-town-clerk-and-tax-collector-2012m-214State Agencies Bulletin No. 1858
… A second outreach letter will be sent via certified mail to all employees with a 2019 uncashed payroll check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1858-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksDiNapoli Statement on the MTA's July Financial Plan
… when excluding federal one-time relief, making clear what my office has been saying since September 2021 : the MTA is … of service are good steps forward, but the MTA must show how it intends to use this information to keep the public informed on how it plans to provide quality service for years to come.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-statement-mtas-july-financial-planEducators for Children, Youth and Families, Inc. – Use of Contract Funds (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Educators for Children, Youth … claims amounting to $1.8 million, out of $3.2 million in contract payments, to determine if the claims were … fraudulent transactions to an inactive Board of Directors. In addition, we found no evidence that there were any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/educators-children-youth-and-families-inc-use-contract-funds-followAfton Fire Company Emergency Squad – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-275)
… controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys are … Background The Afton Hose Company Emergency Squad, Inc. is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Afton, … books are consistently reviewed by a disinterested third party who reported that everything was in good order; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/03/afton-fire-company-emergency-squad-internal-controls-over-financialDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… victim, but forced an elderly man and pensioner to live in squalid conditions. Thanks to my partnership with … to take advantage of a vulnerable pensioner, placing them in unlivable conditions. There was no regard for the victim’s … Office, and Schodack Police Department for their work in ending this deceit.” The victim, an 86-year-old New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… fraud, waste and other improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for … most efficient ways to deter fraud, waste and abuse. The federal government, New Jersey and Florida have recognized … due to fraud, waste and other improprieties. Contract and Expenditure Oversight DiNapoli is providing monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberOpinion 90-8
… Builders Association v Town of Guilderland , 74 NY2d 372, 547 NYS2d 627). Where, however, a State statute expressly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 2002-12
… of a joint service (General Municipal Law §119-o[2][i]). The agreement may be for a maximum term of five years, … in connection therewith (see Village Law §4-400[1][c][i]). As to whether each village may establish the position of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12-0Opinion 2002-12
… of a joint service (General Municipal Law §119-o[2][i]). The agreement may be for a maximum term of five years, … in connection therewith (see Village Law §4-400[1][c][i]). As to whether each village may establish the position of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12Opinion 88-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4City of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide … independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2024. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as amended … amount budgeted by approximately $440,000. The proposed 2024 budget includes overtime funding of $500,000 for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27
… in ERS and PFRS, and more than 300 different retirement plan combinations. In the SFY that ended March 31, 2025, NYSLRS paid out nearly $16.8 billion in benefits. … return assumption for public pension funds was 7% in July 2025, according to the National Association of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-sfy-2026-27Opinion 2003-3
… Award Programs (maximum benefit under defined benefit plan) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§217, 219: The maximum benefit that may be provided under a defined benefit plan service award program cannot exceed a monthly payment … A fire district may not establish a defined benefit plan service award program that provides a service award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-3Opinion 95-5
… equipment and costs necessarily incidental thereto, then that proportionate amount of the debt service on those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-5State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… of Civil Service $3 million with OpAD Media Solutions LLC to provide media buying services for continuous recruitment … Consulting Group Inc. for management consulting services to support the New York State Commission on the Future of … State University of New York to establish the Innovation Hub to promote economic development in Western New York. $5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-september