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Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B8-15-13)
… evaluation of the Village of Suffern’s proposed budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Background The Village of … Suffern, located in Rockland County, has adopted a budget for fiscal year 2015-16 of approximately $17.9 million. Key … to reduce the property tax levy, such as fund balance. For 2013-14, there were unassigned fund deficits of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-suffern-budget-review-b8-15-13Town of Halfmoon – Financial Condition of the General and Highway Funds (2013M-55)
… financial condition of the general and highway funds for the period January 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. … and four Councilmen. The Town’s general fund budget for the 2012 fiscal year was $7.3 million; the budget for the … with realistic estimates for revenues that are based on historical and current information and develop realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/06/town-halfmoon-financial-condition-general-and-highway-funds-2013m-55XII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… whether the individual is, or has been, on the payroll of the State at any time during the current calendar … any department, board, commission, etc., that has its payroll processed by OSC. The legislature, its commissions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Westmoreland Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances recorded in the employee leave records and found that 12 of these … (Suffolk County) The district did not claim $117,670 in costs for individual education plan-related services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… MTA-New York City Transit’s Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract, and if not, … benefit corporation that provides transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. One of the … The contract was signed on December 18, 2012 and remains in effect for five years at an estimated cost of $152.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… days of creating a wage investigation case, as recommended in its procedures. In 55 of the 69 cases, the first contact did not occur for … auditors could not determine whether the 976 claimants in these cases received recovered wages totaling $413,582. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsVillage of Washingtonville – Budget Review (B25-6-1)
… be mindful of additional potential expenditures with new hires. The Village has underestimated health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/22/village-washingtonville-budget-review-b25-6-1Opinion 2002-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … that, absent dredging, the channel will continue to fill in with rock and sediment, impeding boat traffic by rendering … to expend monies from taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the expenditure is to be made to dredge waterways …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 88-79
… Action Grant (UDAG), the proceeds of which were loaned by a village to a developer to assist in financing the … The UDAG Agreement provides that any income earned by the village from the disposition of grant funds, including … grant or loan moneys to developers for projects identified by the local development corporation as appropriate uses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79Opinion 2002-7
… of monies from a "capital reserve fund" established by a school district public library is subject to referendum. … for library purposes shall be kept as a separate fund by the municipal or school district treasurer and expended … That statute also provides that upon written demand by the library trustees, the municipal or school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 2005-4
… in the same manner as a meeting of the voters of a union free school district ( id . at §1951[2][p]). 2 Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Security Over Critical Information Systems (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Security Over Critical … Department officials have not made significant progress in correcting the problems we identified in the initial report. Of the two recommendations, one has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/security-over-critical-information-systems-followOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Persons Convicted … of Driving While Intoxicated ( 2015-N-2 ). Background In New York City, persons convicted of DWI who are sentenced … Key Finding The Office has made significant progress in addressing the issues identified in our initial report. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicated-followMedicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2008 Through March 31, 2009 (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Claims Processing … providers, were accurately processed, and resulted in correct provider payments. We identified five reportable … system. The remaining four reportable conditions resulted in overpayments of approximately $1.2 million. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2008-through-march-31-2009-followTown of Putnam – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-188)
… the Town’s accounting records and reports, as required, in a complete, accurate, up to date or timely manner . … tax revenues were overstated by a total of $782,864 in the general fund and understated in the highway and fire protection funds. $49,765 in sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/10/town-putnam-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-188XII.8.C Payment Intercepts – XII. Expenditures
… funds scheduled to be paid to one entity must be diverted, in whole or in part, to another entity, the Business Unit must send a … The Business Unit must include the following information in its letter: The original entity to be paid The entity in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8c-payment-interceptsMerrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… and District officials: Overestimated appropriations by an annual average of $1.7 million (3.3 percent) and, as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… the area of 13 component school districts in Orleans and Niagara counties. BOCES, which provides shared services … did not properly estimate certain budget appropriations and used the resulting surpluses totaling approximately $3 … of surplus funds for a purpose not statutorily allowed and had approximately $2.4 million in reserves that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mBeacon City School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-20)
… Background The Beacon City School District is located in the City of Beacon, Dutchess County. The District, which … on open purchase orders when approving claims resulting in eight open purchase orders being overspent by $77,436. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/beacon-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-20Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… Gorham-Middlesex (also known as Marcus Whitman) Central School District is located in the Towns of Gorham, Hopewell … and/or use the funds to reduce … GorhamMiddlesex Central School District Multiyear Planning 2016M177 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177