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Allegany County – County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications (2013M-218)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the efficiency of the County's jail operations and to identify cost-savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/01/24/allegany-county-county-jail-payroll-and-inmate-prescription-medications-2013m-218St. Lawrence County – Financial Condition (2013M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the County’s financial condition … County, located in northern New York, has a population of approximately 112,000 and encompasses 32 towns, one city, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/05/02/st-lawrence-county-financial-condition-2013m-46Rockland County – Budget Review (B6-13-22)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of Rockland is authorized to issue debt totaling $96,000,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/11/25/rockland-county-budget-review-b6-13-22Willsboro Fire Department – Financial Operations (2014M-206)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the … The Willsboro Fire Department is located in the Town of Willsboro in Essex County. The Department provides fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/10/willsboro-fire-department-financial-operations-2014m-206Utica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition … school district whose boundaries are the same as the City of Utica in Oneida County. The District is governed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was was to assess the District’s financial … The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Roosevelt Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2025M-40)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Roosevelt Fire District (District) Board of Fire … Determine whether the Roosevelt Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/roosevelt-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2025m-40Essex County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-38)
… transactions to be modified and deleted without audit trails. Key Recommendations Ensure that cash receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/04/19/essex-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsVillage of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review selected Village financial … 1, 2012 through November 30, 2013. Background The Village of Mastic Beach is located in the Town of Brookhaven in … Village of Mastic Beach Treasurers Office and Credit Cards 2014M150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over selected … The Amsterdam Housing Authority is located in the City of Amsterdam in Montgomery County. The Authority was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… the Board of Trustees’ oversight of Library operations for the period July 1, 2011 through August 26, 2013. Background The Newark Public Library is located in Wayne County. A Board of Trustees comprising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s controls over cash … The Comsewogue Public Library, located in the hamlet of Port Jefferson Station in Suffolk County, is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Hicksville Water District – Competitive Quotations (2013M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the internal controls over the … The Hicksville Water District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead, in Nassau County. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/10/25/hicksville-water-district-competitive-quotations-2013m-233VII.10.C Reducing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Reducing a cash advance can be voluntary on the part of the agency or could be required by OSC. Any State agency … to discontinue operations must return the full amount of the advance. Reduce a Cash Advance Prepare a check in the amount of the reduction payable to the Commissioner of Taxation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10c-reducing-cash-advanceDiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds
… announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District … last September to two counts of federal program theft, for stealing from a school district that received federal … of her actions. My thanks to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York Antoinette T. Bacon and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-school-district-treasurer-sentenced-stealing-fundsTown of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… was to determine if Trustees were effectively monitoring cash management to adequately safeguard assets. Background … Findings The Trustees need to improve their monitoring of cash management. The Trustees have not adopted an investment … will not properly accounted for, that moneys could be lost or stolen, or that the Trustees will lose interest that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mTown of Forestport – Financial Management (2013M-184)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Forestport is located in Oneida County and has approximately 1,500 residents. The … revenues. As a result, at the end of 2012, fund balance in the general fund had increased to $741,000 or 67 percent … and sewer districts were not properly funded, resulting in the general fund having to make interfund loans to these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-forestport-financial-management-2013m-184Opinion 95-20
… Fees (filing fees paid in Surrogate's Court proceedings seeking multiple relief) COURTS -- Surrogate's Court (filing fees for proceedings seeking multiple relief) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, … fees for each type of relief sought in a single proceeding seeking multiple relief will depend on the nature of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 93-1
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in … event of a vacancy) COUNTY LAW, §§401(3), 502, 526(1): An assistant county attorney or a deputy county clerk, treasurer … of this Office. In that opinion, we concluded that an assistant county attorney, who becomes acting county attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1What is a Defined Benefit Plan?
… by many private employers. Perhaps the greatest benefit is that, once you meet the minimum age and service … plan, you will receive a monthly pension payment for the rest of your life. How Defined Benefit Plans Work … returns have covered 75 percent of the cost of pensions. With defined benefit plans, retirement assets are pooled, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-plan