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Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… citizens must receive the highest quality of service for the lowest possible cost. To determine if your … evaluate these services to see if opportunities for cost savings exist. There are a number of ways to … funded by real property tax revenues, taxpayers may resist increases in their tax bills. Seeking Competition A local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … manner. Neither justice properly pursued collections for those cases where defendants failed to appear in court. … on the town's average dismissal rate and average fines for adjudicated VTL cases, auditors estimate these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School – Procurements and Information Technology (2013M-136)
… and internal controls over information technology for the period July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012. … the School entered into the leases without any process for determining the fair rental value of the buildings. … required, we found that the School only sought competition for one of the service contracts. These findings are of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurements-and-informationKids First Evaluation & Advocacy Center – Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Kids First Evaluation & Advocacy Center (Kids First) on its … July 2014 through June 2015. About the Program Kids First is an SED-approved, for-profit special education provider … special education services to children with disabilities who are between 3 and 4 years of age. SED sets the special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/02/kids-first-evaluation-advocacy-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… government audits were issued. Auditors conducted reviews of 20 adopted budgets of various counties, cities, towns and … competition for two of five professional service providers who were paid a total of $37,637. In addition, officials made … soliciting competition. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsVillage of Hoosick Falls – Internal Controls Over Selected Operations (2013M-1)
… 2012. Background The Village of Hoosick Falls is located in the Town of Hoosick in Rensselaer County. The Village is governed by a Village … of 221 days past the due date for the fiscal years ending in 2008 through 2011. The Board has not implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-hoosick-falls-internal-controls-over-selected-operations-2013m-1Opinion 93-2
… any "act or resolution of such board in connection with which a petition could be filed" pursuant to article 9 … the same as if such petition had been filed in accordance with the provisions of this article". Thus, if section 9-908 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Hiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
… without affecting their pension. Earnings Limits For all public retirees, earnings are limited if they are … employer is any public employer that paid the retiree a salary or compensation during the last two years before … retirement and the pension was based, in part, on that salary and/or service. Earnings from work for a former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-306
… implemented the various agreements between the Unified Court System of the State of New York and the affected … (JLO). In addition, employees must have completed at least 20 years of continuous service, 25 years of continuous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-306-april-2022-unified-court-system-ucs-longevity-bonus-jloSandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to analyze the school lunch fund’s financial … Creek Central School District is located in the Towns of Sandy Creek, Boylston, Orwell, Redfield, Richland and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… to review the BOCES’ management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2011 through December 2, 2015. … Board of Education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $56 … restricted more than $5 million of surplus funds for a purpose not statutorily allowed and had approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mJericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… to examine the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2014 through May 24, 2016. Background … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year were approximately $121 million. … by 9 to 12 percent– ranging from $9.8 to $12.4 million – for three of the four years in our audit period (2012-13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328Cooperative Information Technology Services (2012MR-1)
… enhance their efficiency through cooperative services for the period January 1, 2010, to August 8, 2011. Background … expenditures totaling $607 million, including $7.3 million for IT costs, in 2011. Key Findings Intermunicipal cooperation for the provision of IT services has resulted in cost savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/02/15/cooperative-information-technology-services-2012mr-1Livingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… audit was to examine the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 through April 28, 2016. … makes little or no effort to collect unpaid obligations for the Department’s 1,900 “due and owing” cases totaling … computer system produced unreliable data and reports for use in monitoring and enforcing unpaid accounts. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404Wyoming Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-67)
… review the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2012 through January 29, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $5 million. … $4,000, and District officials routinely levied taxes for expenditures which could have been paid for with reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/wyoming-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-67Wayne Central School District – Financial Management and Property Purchase and Disposal (2014M-152)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … 24, 2014. Background The Wayne Central School District is located in the Towns of Ontario, Macedon, Walworth and … of Penfield and Webster in Monroe County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-and-property-purchasePayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… list of 9.1 vs. 9.2 navigations. Pay Serv 9.2 navigation for common pages is listed in the updated PayServ Navigation Paths for 9.2 . Favorites will be deleted at Go Live. Favorites established for 9.1 pages will need to be re-established manually in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92DiNapoli: Audit Finds OMH Needs To Improve Oversight of Supportive Housing Providers To Ensure Safety and Well-Being of Vulnerable New Yorkers
… DiNapoli offered the following recommendations for OMH: Increase the frequency of OMH’s provider monitoring visits to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-audit-finds-omh-needs-improve-oversight-supportive-housing-providers-ensure-safety-and-wellDiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “2020 was a bleak year for brick and mortar retailers, and the holiday season's … half of all retail jobs in 2019, and these paid an average salary of $59,400, above the citywide average of $46,600. … half (52 percent) of the city’s retailers were approved for PPP loans. The number of retail jobs reported by them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicOtsego County – Cost of Temporary Housing (2015M-97)
… County’s administration of the temporary housing program for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. … Department of Social Services provides temporary housing for eligible individuals and families, for which the program cost in 2013 and 2014 totaled almost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/01/22/otsego-county-cost-temporary-housing-2015m-97