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Village of Suffern – Financial Condition (2013M-273)
… by an elected five-member Board of Trustees, is located in Rockland County and has approximately 11,000 residents. … for preparing, adopting or amending budgets, resulting in unrealistic budgets that caused large deficits in unexpended surplus funds in recent years. The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/16/village-suffern-financial-condition-2013m-273Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District - Cafeteria Operations (2019M-114)
… health insurance benefits provided to cafeteria employees in the cafeteria fund. No one at the District calculated the … Treasurer should account for all cafeteria expenditures in the cafeteria fund. District officials should calculate … to ensure all cafeteria food and supplies are purchased in the most economical manner. District officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/rotterdam-mohonasen-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2019mSalem Central School District - Purchasing (2019M-105)
… lacked adequate evidence to show they sought competition for 32 purchases (53 percent) totaling about $115,000. The … not develop and implement procedures to seek competition for purchases of goods and services that were not required to … bidding thresholds. Develop written purchasing procedures for procuring goods and services below bidding thresholds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/salem-central-school-district-purchasing-2019m-105Town of Seneca Falls - Procurement (2018M-143)
… $1.13 million). Town officials did not: Seek competition for eight professional service contracts totaling $384,400. … statutes and policy requirements. Develop procedures for procuring professional services to award contracts above … should be solicited, including written requests for proposals, written quotes or verbal quotes. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-seneca-falls-procurement-2018m-143II.3.B Establish Control – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… After appropriations are authorized by the Legislature, the State Comptroller will establish appropriation and … System (SFS) also controls the accounting and release of payments during the fiscal year, contract encumbrances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3b-establish-controlBroadalbin-Perth Central School District – Cash Management (2020M-65)
… did not formally solicit interest rate quotes or prepare cash flow forecasts to estimate the amount of funds available … legal limits, to maximize interest earnings. Prepare cash flow forecasts that estimate funds available each month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-cash-management-2020m-65Hilton Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2016M-220)
… was to review the District’s payroll and leave records for the period July 1, 2014 through June 10, 2016. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $76.9 … into the District’s financial system was not reviewed for accuracy. Key Recommendations Require employees to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/hilton-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2016m-220Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-341)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through September 5, 2015. … elected nine-member Board of Education. Total expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $28 million. … $1.7 million. The Board has not established a policy for funding and using the reserves. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/highland-falls-fort-montgomery-central-school-district-financialHarborfields Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-38)
… vouchers or invoices against quotes, bids or contracts and did not require that these documents be attached to claims packages. Key Recommendation Verify vouchers and invoices against applicable quotes, bids and contracts, in addition to purchase orders, to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/harborfields-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-38Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual Review of MTA Finances
… plan projects budget gaps that grow from $392 million in 2020 to nearly $1.6 billion in 2023. These estimates, however, already assume successful … the gaps are much larger, growing from $705 million in 2020 to $1.9 billion by 2023. Although not as large as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-review-mta-financesOpinion 2002-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … of work. It has been generally held that section 101 does not authorize political subdivisions to delegate to one … fact that specifications are drafted by a potential bidder does not necessarily mean that the specifications will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 1129
… and General Information To inform agencies of action required to ensure that payroll earnings charges are properly … of the transmittal of valid Cost Center information from SFS to PayServ, and the use of only that valid Cost … need to review this list and determine what action is required. If the Cost Center is still required in SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1129-updates-cost-centers-statewide-financial-system-sfs-and-payserv-accountOpinion 2002-4
… a town to expend monies from taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made to dredge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 88-79
… we relied on Kradjian v City of Binghamton , 104 AD2d 16, 482 NYS2d 89 app dsmd 64 NY2d 1039, 489 NYS2d 1029 (1985) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… all counties submitted RETT information in hard copy form at the time of the audit, of which only a small portion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… negatively affect economic growth and state and local tax collections. Policymakers must give attention to policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-350
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 Location Pay, Location Pay Mid-Hudson and Senior Officer Series … Association SY New York State Court Clerks Association S9 Civil Service Employees Association 87 Management/Confidential 86 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-350-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Oversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… (DOHMH) are adequately monitoring the food services at certified homeless shelters in New York City, and whether the … OTDA’s oversight includes ensuring that residents in certified shelters receive adequate food services. DHS, an … serve food to residents. According to OTDA, there are 158 certified shelters in New York City (94 adult shelters and 64 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… Purpose To determine if SUNY institutions have developed adequate controls to effectively safeguard campus communities against hazardous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste