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City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-6)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable. Key Findings The … Public School District’s budget request is $604.8 million for appropriations. The District has appropriated all of the … budget request does not include an appropriation for textbooks, and underestimates the appropriation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/18/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-6School of Professional Studies – Procurement Card and Travel Card Purchases
… expenses increased from $8.11 million to $16.55 million for the same period. Over 70 percent of SPS’s revenues come … to provide employees with an efficient method to pay for workrelated travel expenses and reduce the amount of … expenses when traveling on behalf of the agency. For the period April 1, 2009 to June 13, 2013, CUNY SPS made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/25/school-professional-studies-procurement-card-and-travel-card-purchasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1657
… due to these changes. Employees’ personal tax returns for 2018, that employees file in 2019, may be affected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1657-federal-withholding-change-tax-year-2018DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Reaches Record High of $183.5 Billion
… Securities **Funded during fiscal year; full year return not available A graph showing the Fund’s value since 1993 is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-reaches-record-high-1835-billionUse of State Appropriations
… and Markets (NYSDAM). Its most recent contract was for $3.7 million and covered the four years ending March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsWayland-Cohocton Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (2024M-118)
… not have a sampling plan to identify all potential outlets for sampling. District officials also did not have a remedial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/17/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-2024mOpen Educational Resources (2023-N-4)
To determine whether the City University of New York is using Open Educational Resources (OER) funds to establish, sustain, and enhance new and ongoing OER initiatives at its colleges to help defray textbook costs for students, and whether the OER initiatives adequately engaged faculty in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23n4.pdfOpinion 88-78
… in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Contract for (additional protection by county to village); (additional … village) -- Financing (exemption of village from town tax for town police services) -- Police Chief (necessity for in village) -- Police Department (abolishment of in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Opinion 2001-8
… fire protection district) -- Taxes (setting of lower rate for owners of multiple parcels) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- … fire protection district. (2) There is no authority for a fire district to establish a scale of tax rates so that … (Town Law §185[1-a]; Report to the Governor on Legislation for L 1966, ch 907, Department of Audit and Control, June 17, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Performance Incentive Program
… Incentive Program (Program) to reward its employees for meeting performance goals. A series of legal opinions and … transitioned the Program to one based exclusively on collective performance. Upper management’s incentives were … team at levels that often exceed those of its peers. Based on our comparison of these authorities’ ridership and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programAlbany Community Charter School – Financial Operations (2013M-185)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the process … July 1, 2011, to February 28, 2013. Background The School is located in the City of Albany. The School is governed by the Board of Trustees, which currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/albany-community-charter-school-financial-operations-2013m-185Town of Holland - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-232)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether select real property tax exemptions are properly supported by adequate … corrective action. … Determine whether select real property tax exemptions are properly supported by adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-holland-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-232Town of Addison - Supervisor's Fiscal Responsibilities (2019M-03)
… performs all financial duties, including online banking, on her personal computer. Adequate accounting records were … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/26/town-addison-supervisors-fiscal-responsibilities-2019m-03Town of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… budget officer. The Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that day-to-day financial activities are … The Town’s 2023 appropriations totaled $5.9 million for all funds and the surplus fund balance at the end of 2023 … adequate oversight. The Board adopted unrealistic budgets. For example, the Board continuously adopted budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Village of Farmingdale - Procurement, Claims Audit and Check Signing (2018M-100)
… the bidding threshold. The Board conducts a proper audit of claims. The Village’s check signing process is adequate. … Village officials did not seek competition for nine of 10 professional service providers paid $733,497. The Board … individual claims. The Mayor does not maintain custody of his signature stamps. Key Recommendations The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/10/26/village-farmingdale-procurement-claims-audit-and-check-signing-2018m-100Accounts Payable Advisory No. 46
… agencies must reject the invoice. It is a best practice for agencies to notify the vendor within one business day of … information. See the Guide to Financial Operations XII.4.F for more detail. Reference : For additional information on a proper invoice, please refer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/46-proper-invoiceOpinion 95-6
… -- Distribution by State Comptroller (fines and penalties for speeding violations in suburban town); (fines and penalties for violations of traffic control signals) -- Remission to … §1180-a, setting forth maximum speed limits). Further, for purposes of this opinion, we assume that your reference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6DiNapoli: Executive Budget Reduces Out-Year Gaps, Diminishes Independent Oversight
… in clean water projects while increasing funding for education, health care and other programs," DiNapoli … dollars in total. These funds are critical to help pay for essential investments in human services, transportation, … expenditures in the coming year by more than $1.2 billion. Increases school aid by $961 million, or 3.9 percent, on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-executive-budget-reduces-out-year-gaps-diminishes-independent-oversightTown of Glenville – Justice Court Collections (2016M-246)
… over the collection, recording and reporting of receipts for the period January 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. … collections in 2015 totaled approximately $390,600 for fines, fees and surcharges and $48,000 for bail. Key Finding Court collections were accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2016/10/21/town-glenville-justice-court-collections-2016m-246Town of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… 29, 2015. Background The Town of Evans is located in Erie County. The Town, which has approximately 16,000 … The Board hired an accounting firm to assist the Board in preparing a written response to our 2012 audit and develop … that the firm adequately performed its duties as outlined in the contract. Significant interfund advances remain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2