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White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… The District’s fund balance over the past five years grew to $97.9 million, the equivalent of 43 percent of the … were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. District officials made year-end transfers totaling about $29 million to reserves. The transfers were made to stay within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Village of South Floral Park – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2021M-5)
… budgets, and the budgets presented were not in the proper form, as required. Inaccurate budgeting led to underestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/16/village-south-floral-park-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2021m-5Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… Town has nearly $605 million in outstanding debt, which is significantly more than neighboring towns and requires 37 percent of the revenue of the funds servicing this debt. The Board did not develop and adopt … comprehensive written plans and policies, including a multiyear financial plan, fund balance policy and reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Town of Porter – Capital Projects (2013M-352)
… reported and sequestered in the capital projects fund because the Board and Supervisor did not close completed capital projects and transfer the remaining … capital project and ensure that any completed projects are closed. Ensure that financial activity is recorded in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/28/town-porter-capital-projects-2013m-352Town of Friendship – Water Accountability (2013M-281)
… failed to periodically compare the amount of water produced with the amount billed for, and were not aware of … over that period totaled approximately 63 percent of water produced. Water loss was more than 57 million gallons over … as they are identified. Periodically reconcile water produced to the amount of water billed and otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/17/town-friendship-water-accountability-2013m-281Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… Comply with the surplus fund balance statutory limit. Reduce overfunded reserves in accordance with applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… and reserve funds that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
Determine whether the Indian River Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials adequately managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mTown of Gorham – Budgeting (2023M-181)
… and water funds combined generated a total of $1.6 million in operating surpluses. In 2021, sales tax revenues totaling $230,000 were inappropriately recorded in the TW funds instead of the TOV funds, given property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-budgeting-2023m-181Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates and reduce overfunded reserves. Provide an adequate annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… fund balance was within the statutory limit each year. When these funds are added back to the general fund, … fund balance exceeded the 4 percent limit each year by 12 to 14 percentage points. Reserve funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Connetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s controls over cash disbursements for … Board adopted a policy granting check signing authority to seven Library staff members and officials, thereby … diminishing an important segregation of functions designed to help ensure that Library funds are disbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125Opinion 99-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … a fire district treasurer would be the proper recipient of foreign fire insurance tax moneys if the fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-7Opinion 97-21
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required to be … Gen 47). Section 30 of the General Municipal Law provides for the filing of financial reports with the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Making Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… If you need to correct a member’s earnings or days worked, submit an … add or subtract from the previously reported data in order to correct it in our system – Retirement Online will not … in a future annual bill. Do not make an adjustment to a member’s SCP, loan payments or contributions. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/making-adjustments-earnings-and-days-workedSecurity Delivery Instructions
… must be obtained prior to delivering securities. Within 10 business days prior to delivering securities, email your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/security-delivery-instructionsDiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… Comptroller DiNapoli for his efforts to illustrate the very real human toll that asthma continues to have on New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) Auditors found that four employees in 2013 and six employees in 2014 did not receive the correct gross pay. … the court clerk properly accounted for all issued parking tickets. Town of Sand Lake – Justice Court (Rensselaer … ensure the clerk is pursuing collections of unpaid traffic tickets. As a result, the court had 17 unpaid tickets during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0XII.4.B.1 Supporting Information – XII. Expenditures
… payable staff should obtain receipts supporting all travel card charges and reimbursable expenses, as well as other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b1-supporting-informationState Agencies Bulletin No. 845
… if a worker should be treated as an independent contractor or as an employee. Background Payments for … the individual providing the service is an independent contractor. Simultaneously with the issuance of this … of guidelines and procedures for employee vs. independent contractor determinations can, if followed, minimize the risk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/845-agency-compliance-internal-revenue-service-irs-policy-regarding-worker