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Johnsonville Fire District – Claims Processing (2017M-190)
… properly authorized, approved before payment and for valid purposes for the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. … Board of Commissioners. Operating disbursements for the audit period totaled $216,953. Key Finding The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/01/05/johnsonville-fire-district-claims-processing-2017m-190LaFayette Central School District - Fixed Assets (2018M-073)
… Adopt a comprehensive policy that establishes threshold amounts for controlling inventory and procedures … all fixed assets with a value that exceeds the established threshold have a tag identifying them as District property. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/15/lafayette-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2018m-073West Seneca Fire District #1 – Purchasing (2017M-272)
… whether District officials obtained required quotes for the purchase of goods and services for the period January 1, 2016 through September 1, 2017. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled $480,000. Key Finding District officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/03/02/west-seneca-fire-district-1-purchasing-2017m-272Town of Bethany – Town Clerk Fees (2017M-226)
… was to determine whether the Town Clerk properly accounted for fees for the period January 1, 2016 through August 14, 2017. … Town Board. General Fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $450,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/02/town-bethany-town-clerk-fees-2017m-226Pine Bush Central School District – Claims Audit Process (2017M-171)
… determine whether claims were adequately documented, were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Background … a seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $112.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/pine-bush-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2017m-171Newfield Fire Company, Inc. - Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-346)
… to review controls over cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, 2013 through September 5, 2014. Background The Newfield Fire Company, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization located in the Town of Newfield, … protection and emergency services. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $360,000. Key Finding The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/30/newfield-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialVillage of Speculator – Claims Auditing (2017M-25)
… claims were properly audited, adequately supported and for a legitimate Village purpose for the period June 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-speculator-claims-auditing-2017m-25Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District – Professional Services (2015M-267)
… audit was to examine the District’s procurement procedures for obtaining professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … seven-member Board of Education. General fund expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $79.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/11/brookhaven-comsewogue-union-free-school-district-professional-servicesChazy Union School District – Payroll (2015M-252)
… evaluate the accuracy of the District’s payroll payments for the period July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $10.2 … that District officials established adequate procedures for payroll to ensure employees were accurately paid at their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/chazy-union-school-district-payroll-2015m-252Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Procurement of School Food (2015M-358)
… purpose of our audit was to evaluate procurement practices for school food for the period July 1, 2014 through October 28, 2015. … boards of the component districts. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $48.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/04/01/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurementState Agencies Bulletin No. 739
… for enrollments, cancellations, and/or changes on a weekly basis. Agency update is not available for this deduction. Questions To obtain information on enrollment and benefits provided or to cancel the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/739-new-deduction-code-537-colonial-paul-revereNewsletters
… Retirement System The Update — For active members of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System Winter … Retirement System The Sentinel — For active members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System … Spring 2022 Retirees Retiree Notes — For retirees of the New York State and Local Retirement System Fall/Winter 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/newslettersDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… five counties monitored the eligibility of jail inmates for welfare payments, and by a combination of potential fraud … must recertify their employment status weekly, either by phone or computer, to continue to receive benefits. However, … message and require the receiver of the call to press a number to proceed. The DOL automated telephone system would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… DiNapoli issued a report today detailing regional trends in education funding, enrollment and conditions across the … separate regions outside of New York City. "Investments in New York's public schools are vital at both the state and … said. "By examining regional comparisons and trends in school district revenues, expenditures and student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsDiNapoli: State Must Make Progress on Monitoring Drinking Water Contaminants
… or timely action to hold water systems accountable for required follow-up, such as notifying the public. Of the … lacked evidence that system operators notified the public for 58 violations (46 percent), including six with the … serious adverse health effects with short-term exposure, for which notification is required within 24 hours. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-state-must-make-progress-monitoring-drinking-water-contaminantsDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… across New York aren’t getting the timely data they need to help them prevent suicides, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in oversight and data-sharing have left the state unable to measure whether these efforts are reducing suicide deaths, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the costs to construct water districts was unfairly paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from … State Aid BOCES officials did not properly claim state aid for a capital project. As a result, as of Jan. 31, 2024, five … not received $652,054 in state aid they were entitled to for the project, and two districts received $916,278 in aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Opinion 2005-7
… provisions of section 99-t of the General Municipal Law, for the collection, either by payment in person or payment by … reduce the water supply so that it will be insufficient for the district or its inhabitants and all required … Law §99-t provides the necessary express authority for municipal corporations to contract with one or more banks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Opinion 91-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the authority under which the emergency rescue and first aid squad of a village fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-7Opinion 98-9
… the town board to fix such a schedule of fees or charges for the services to be provided on a town-wide basis or … an ambulance district and contracted with a not-for-profit ambulance company to provide services within the … to the contract and that no provision has been made for the imposition of user fees on persons requesting the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9