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Town of Canton - Compensation and Benefits (2018M-159)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-canton-compensation-and-benefits-2018m-159Town of Chili - Financial Management and Cash Receipts (2019M-167)
… Adopted unrealistic budget estimates, which resulted in operating surpluses, unused appropriated fund balances and increasing fund balances in the general and highway funds. Did not adopt a multiyear … of our recommendations. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-chili-financial-management-and-cash-receipts-2019m-167South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-155)
… credit card purchases, did not have adequate documentation on file. Key Recommendations Adopt and maintain a policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/south-byron-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialOpinion 93-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (computation of … Whether the term outstanding indebtedness as used in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses, auditors reviewed all 665 nonstudent network user accounts and determined that district officials … The overtime appropriations in the proposed 2025 budget were reasonable. City officials followed previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: NY's Homeownership Rate Lowest in the Nation
… to White households. “Owning a home is the ‘American Dream,’ but for too many New Yorkers that dream has been unattainable,” DiNapoli said. “The low rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nys-homeownership-rate-lowest-nationPavilion Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-62)
… related costs or the circumstances under which reserve funds will be replenished. Three of the District’s six … trends or other identified analysis and use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/23/pavilion-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-62Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… with its component districts for the operation of adult and continuing education programs. During the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years, 22 of the 23 adult education programs realized an operating surplus. Key … agreements with component districts for self-sustaining adult education programs. Contact the State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188DiNapoli: Problems Persist at Many Hotels and Motels Used to House Homeless
… officials at 22 SSDs across the state and found that 13 only recently became aware of the legal requirement to … organizational, legal, and administrative functions that only indirectly affect long-standing problems, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-problems-persist-many-hotels-and-motels-used-house-homelessSelected Management and Operations Practices
… available documentation fully supported energy savings for only 11 of the 21 projects. Savings for seven projects were only partially supported, and savings for the remaining three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/01/selected-management-and-operations-practicesOpinion 88-60
… fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or … Concerning what circumstances an agreement designated as a license or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 92-53
… issues discussed in the opinion. [Edited for Publication] SALES TAX -- Distribution of (necessity of State Comptroller's approval in absence of sales tax agreement) TAX LAW, §1262(c): In the absence of a sales tax agreement between a county and all of the cities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-53Cayuga County Community College – Information Technology (2013M-291)
… 2011 through August 27, 2013. Background The Cayuga County Community College is sponsored by Cayuga County and operates … Cayuga County Community College Information Technology 2013M291 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/14/cayuga-county-community-college-information-technology-2013m-291Justice Court Fund: Invoice Billing Program
… participate in our Invoice Billing Program (IBP). Summary of the Invoice Billing Process Each justice submits … in the municipality, we will send an invoice and billing statement to the CFO for the amount due the State (includes … statement. JCF will send a copy of the distribution summary to each justice. Upon receipt of the invoice and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/justice-court-fund-invoice-billing-programTupper Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-151)
… The Tupper Lake Central School District is located in the Town of Tupper Lake in Franklin County and the Towns of Colton and Piercefield in St. Lawrence County. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/tupper-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-151Owego Apalachin Central School District – Capital Project and Financial Condition (2014M-109)
… for the ongoing capital project, monitoring the project’s progress has been hampered by the lack of available … funds or unexpended surplus funds if anticipated funding falls short. Key Recommendations Closely monitor actual … expenses to the proposed spending plan for the project’s life to ensure it stays within the approved scope. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/22/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-capital-project-and-financialNiagara Wheatfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-364)
… July 1, 2011 through September 2, 2014. Background The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District is located in the Towns of Wheatfield, Niagara, Lewiston and Cambria, in Niagara County. The District, which is governed by an elected … Niagara Wheatfield Central School District Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/10/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-364Village of Monticello – Board Oversight (2016M-337)
… the Board’s and officials’ oversight of Village operations for the period August 1, 2014 through April 6, 2016. … The Village of Monticello is located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County. The Village, which has a … elected five-member Board of Trustees. The annual budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year was approximately $12.2 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-monticello-board-oversight-2016m-337Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Persistence … purchases for “going away parties,” a teacher’s bridal shower and staff holiday parties. The Board Treasurer did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71XI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
It is the State agencys responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals can be obtained timely
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contracts