Search
Spencer Volunteer Fire Company – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-114)
… degree, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/10/09/spencer-volunteer-fire-company-apparent-misappropriation-fundsLake Ronkonkoma Fire District – Bidding and Treasurer’s Office (2015M-9)
… internal controls over selected financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 total approximately $3.3 million. Key Findings District officials used bid specifications for a purchase that may have created ambiguity as to whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/05/lake-ronkonkoma-fire-district-bidding-and-treasurers-office-2015m-9Essex Fire District No. 2 – Cash Disbursements (2015M-167)
… internal controls over the District’s cash disbursements for the period January 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. … Findings The Board has not adopted policies or procedures for cash disbursements; the Board did not ensure that claims … not filed the required annual financial reports with OSC for the past two years. Key Recommendations Adopt policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/10/30/essex-fire-district-no-2-cash-disbursements-2015m-167Willsboro Fire District – Financial Controls (2014M-156)
… does not maintain running cash balances in the check book registers, maintain accounting records with cash … and expenditure accounts or reconcile bank balances to book balances. Annual reports have not been filed with OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/25/willsboro-fire-district-financial-controls-2014m-156Margaretville Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-172)
… Background The Margaretville Volunteer Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Middletown in Delaware County. The Department is affiliated with the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/26/margaretville-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsSeneca County – Water and Sewer Operations (2017M-4)
… was to assess the County’s water and sewer operations for the period January 1, 2015 through November 1, 2016. … Board of Supervisors. Water district appropriations for 2016 were $571,784 and the combined sewer districts’ … service providers. The Board did not analyze user rates for either sewer district to ensure the rates were adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/06/02/seneca-county-water-and-sewer-operations-2017m-4Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… is governed by an elected five-member Town Board, provides services including highway maintenance, snow removal, water … a $200,000 BAN to finance project costs for a town park comfort station and deposited the proceeds into the general … only when it is needed to fund project costs. Transfer comfort station BAN proceeds improperly deposited in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161Mount Sinai Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-227)
… $7.1 million. Although the Board appropriated unexpended surplus funds each year (exceeding $14 million over a … operations. As a result, the District’s unexpended surplus funds routinely exceeded the amount allowed by … estimates for revenues, expenditures and unexpended surplus funds. Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/16/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-227Haldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… The server room is generally not locked even though the door has a locking mechanism. Key Recommendations Update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationEast Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… period July 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. Background The East Hampton Union Free School District is located in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County. The District, which operates … East Hampton Union Free School District Financial Software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessBrushton-Moira Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-340)
… in the Towns of Bangor, Brandon, Dickinson and Moira in Franklin County and the Towns of Brasher and Lawrence in St. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/brushton-moira-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-340Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-5)
… budgets that represent the District’s actual needs, based on current information and historical data. Discontinue the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/25/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-5Watervliet City School District – Fiscal Stress (2014M-149)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014. … approximately 1,400 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $23.5 million. … more than $740,000 above the total amounts authorized for two projects. District officials did not develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/11/07/watervliet-city-school-district-fiscal-stress-2014m-149City of Elmira – Financial Condition (2017M-90)
… of our audit was to examine the City’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2013 through March 1, 2017. … City Council. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $31.7 million. Key Findings … 2015. State aid revenue was not appropriately restricted for revenue anticipation note (RAN) repayment as statutorily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/08/04/city-elmira-financial-condition-2017m-90Bethpage Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2015M-100)
… for maintaining leave accrual records or processing these payouts. At the beginning of each school year, the clerk … as earned and ensure the clerk records unused leave payouts as separate transactions rather than making changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/15/bethpage-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2015m-100Bay Shore Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Audit of Claims (2015M-57)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition and claims auditing … The Bay Shore Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bay-shore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-audit-claimsEligibility Requirements – World Trade Center Presumption
Information about laws that may apply to those who participated in World Trade Center rescue recovery or cleanup efforts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/eligibility-requirementsDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… in helping communities fight blight and address zombie properties. New York currently has 15 active land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an effort to return them to productive use … “The surge in foreclosures and vacant, abandoned ‘zombie properties’ across our state demands action,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightOpinion 88-3
… such fines collected by justices of the peace of towns and police justices of villages shall be paid to the state … of the Workers' Compensation Board. The WCL provides for a different disposition for civil penalties imposed under that … Uninsured Employers' Fund. As was noted above, however, a different disposition is required for civil penalties imposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3DiNapoli Announces Results of General Obligation Bond Sale: $329,225,000 Awarded
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today awarded three series of New York State General Obligation Bonds totaling … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today awarded three series of New York State General Obligation Bonds totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-announces-results-general-obligation-bond-sale-329225000-awarded