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Hammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… when they used reserves funds totaling $1.6 million. In addition, they exceeded the voter-approved funding level … Accumulated excessive balances totaling about $600,000 in three reserves. Did not budget to fund reserves. From … July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023, more than $1.5 million in fiscal year-end unbudgeted transfers were made to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70Village of Addison – Payroll (2024M-12)
… (B Felony) and was sentenced to three to nine years in State prison in August 2024. As part of her sentence, the … sentence represents the first time a public official in New York State surrendered their pension as a penalty for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-payroll-2024m-12City of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-15-17)
… in the City’s preliminary budget for the 2016 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Glen Cove is … of the City’s preliminary budget for the 2016 fiscal year. The objective of the review was to provide an … are projecting operating surpluses for the 2015 fiscal year totaling $469,078 in the general fund and $150,449 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/10/16/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-15-17Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-40
… Employees: Employees of the Department of Transportation in the Operational Services Unit – BU03 who meet the … the season. Effective Dates: Payment may be made beginning in Pay Period 5L, paychecks dated 06/22/2022. This payment will be made in a separate check, there is no direct deposit. Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-40-2022-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2021-2022Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-38.1
… No. DOT-38 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Department of Transportation instructions for … (CSEA), provides for a call-out response payment to eligible employees at the end of the season. Effective … of Transportation engaged in winter maintenance activities to be responsive to unscheduled call-outs, those employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-381-2021-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2020-2021Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-38
… Employees Employees of the Department of Transportation in the Operational Services Unit – BU03 who meet the … the 2016-2021 Agreements between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), provides … of when it is paid. The separate check will be issued with the employee’s regular paycheck or direct deposit advice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-38-2021-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2020-2021Opinion 2000-21
… or towns and village or villages a joint fire district for the purposes hereinafter stated and in the manner … town or towns. This language suggests that, in order for a village to be included within a joint fire district, … 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for extension of a joint fire district by "each town and … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and school audits were issued. Town of Homer – Non-Payroll Disbursements (Cortland County) The board and supervisor did not provide adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, the town made duplicate … duties or implement compensating controls relating to non-payroll disbursements; establish procedures to detect and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in New York City (2021-N-2) The 2014 federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act requires the … of children within the child welfare system for potential sex trafficking and the timely reporting of sex trafficking incidents to law enforcement. It also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… inspections; all mandated inspections had been completed for 2013. However, the staffing shortfalls have required it … Department of Health: Unnecessary Medicaid Payments for Children at Voluntary Agencies (Follow-Up) (2014-F-5) An … agreements with hospitals contain language limiting the reimbursement of special items. Port Authority of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-219
… 2019, which implemented the Agreement between the State of New York and the Police Benevolent Association of the New York … payment corresponding to the degree as follows: Associate’s Degree $250 Bachelor’s Degree $500 Graduate Degree $750 The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-219-2021-state-police-education-paymentComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … that the board had audited the claims. Board minutes do not include sufficient information such as abstract … abstract dates or the numbers and dollar amounts of claims to document which claims are authorized for payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 94-33
… members" and "life retired members" of a fire department for which a volunteer firefighters' service award program has … a service award program (General Municipal Law, §217 [a]). For this purpose, an "active volunteer firefighter" is a … (see Town Law, §176-b; Village Law, §10-1006; Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, §1402). Although article 11-A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… found that the mayor submitted the 2023-24 proposed budget to the council on April 19, 2023, or 18 days after the … balanced because they include subsidies from other funds to finance their operations. Also, the proposed budget, as in … labor costs. Officials did not establish procedures to evaluate labor costs by town. For example, timecard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsWainscott Common School District - Financial Condition (2018M-237)
… fund balance totaled approximately $2 million on June 30, 2018, or 58.6 percent of the ensuing year’s budgeted … 54.6 to 73.4 percentage points from 2015-16 through 2017-18. The District’s budgeting practices included appropriating … more than $911,000 (11 percent) from 2015-16 through 2017-18. District officials failed to take corrective action to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-237Town of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… forms or supporting documentation to verify eligibility for the exemption or accuracy of exemption calculations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215Halcottsville Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-190)
… members ensured that the Treasurer properly accounted for cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, … and for reviewing the Treasurer’s work to ensure that all cash receipts and disbursements are properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/10/halcottsville-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014m-190Hughsonville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Cash Disbursements (2014M-159)
Hughsonville Fire District Internal Controls Over Cash Disbursements 2014M159
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/08/hughsonville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-cash-disbursements-2014mVillage of Tuxedo Park - Board Oversight (2018M-66)
… by the Clerk/Treasurer and Deputy Clerk/Treasurer with little to no oversight by the Board. Competition was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/02/village-tuxedo-park-board-oversight-2018m-66BOCES Milk Bidding (2018-MS-2)
… May have saved as much as $355,000 (15 percent) on fat free chocolate milk half pints in 2016-17, in places … of Federal Regulations, Title 7 Section 210.10 2 New York State General Municipal Law Section 103 … BOCES Milk Bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/07/27/boces-milk-bidding-2018-ms-2