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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. … officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserve funds. The board and district officials did not implement a … consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of more than $2 million a year and allowed surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli and Heather Briccetti Mulligan Op-Ed: NY's Tax Base Dips with Population
… place to live and do business. Between July 2020 and July 2023, New York’s population declined by more than 533,000 … were just 1.6% of all filers, but comprised 44.5% of the total liability in 2021. These individuals also realize a … product (GDP), with $327 billion or 16% of the 2022 total. The average earnings for these jobs are three times …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-and-heather-briccetti-mulligan-op-ed-nys-tax-base-dips-populationCity of Hudson – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-102)
… of approximately 6,700 residents. The City is governed by the Common Council, the legislative body which comprises … monitor the procurement of duplicate cash receipts used by all Departments. Ensure that each Department issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/06/28/city-hudson-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-102CUNY Bulletin No. CU-381
… agencies with information for the manual processing of the salary and other increases. Affected Employees Annual and … Staff Nurse (hourly) or Nurse Practitioner Effective Date Salary and other increases may be processed for all eligible … the following increases are provided for: General Salary Increase Effective 8/16/09 4.0% Salary Increase Salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-381-salary-and-other-increases-employees-represented-new-yorkCUNY Bulletin No. CU-333
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing the June 2008 … Allowance Payment for the titles listed above is pursuant to Section 9 of the Blue Collar Agreement and the memorandum … pay status for at least 100 workdays from December 1 to May 31. $294.00 Campus Peace Officer (Full-time) Campus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-333-june-2008-uniform-allowance-paymentHughsonville Fire Company – Financial Activities (2014M-201)
… in Dutchess County. The Company, which is governed by a three-member Board of Trustees, provides volunteer … to operate the fire equipment and fire house owned by the Hughsonville Fire District. Gross receipts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/02/hughsonville-fire-company-financial-activities-2014m-201Eligibility, Your Vested Benefit and Filing – Article 14 Benefits
… your early retirement age, your benefit will be reduced by the percentages shown: 6.67 percent for each year your … about escalation. When you turn 62, the benefit is reduced by 50 percent of your primary Social Security benefit. Filing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/eligibility-your-vested-benefit-and-filingBaldwinsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-65)
… to adopt more realistic budgets that avoid raising more real property taxes than necessary and ensure that the amount … unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the Real Property Tax Law statutory limit. Amounts in excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/baldwinsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-65True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus – Employee Fingerprinting (2013M-286)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s fingerprinting practices for the … employees must be fingerprinted before they are authorized to work in a school in New York State." We requested documentation to support that all adults working on site have been properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-west-campus-employeeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bayport-Blue Point Public Library , Cincinnatus Fire … accrual records are not accurate. Auditors found a total of 209.37 leave accruals hours were overstated and 17.25 … Although the board has adopted procurement and code of ethics policies, it did not adopt an investment or credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsElba Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period … Background The Elba Central School District is located in the Towns of Batavia, Byron, Elba, Oakfield, and Stafford … any benefit the appropriation of fund balance would have in reducing fund balance or the property tax levy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/elba-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-240State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… ensure that computers were free from malicious software. In fact, two malicious software applications were installed … annual budget. Some appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsCity of Rome – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2012M-248)
… December 31, 2011. Background The City of Rome is located in Oneida County and has a population of approximately 33,700 … monitor financial activity or close completed projects in a timely manner. As a result, the City had 87 open capital … 78 projects that had been completed, but still open in the records. Forty-eight of the completed projects had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/03/01/city-rome-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2012m-248City of Oneonta – Departmental Collections (2013M-13)
… including real property taxes, sales taxes distributed by the County, and State and Federal aid, and departmental … in 2012. Key Finding We audited certain moneys collected by four of the seven departments within the City responsible … City officials, we determined that cash receipts collected by the Finance and City Clerk’s Offices were adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/04/12/city-oneonta-departmental-collections-2013m-13Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Mount Morris Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … developing reasonable budgets and managing fund balance in a responsible manner. Corinth Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsTown of Gardiner – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-78)
… remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk generally … did not deposit and remit clerk fees and tax collections in a timely manner. In addition, the Town Board (Board) did not conduct the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/10/11/town-gardiner-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-78Town of Plymouth – Highway Department Disbursements and Asset and Inventory Management (2024M-121)
… were supported and for an appropriate purpose prior to payment. The Board also did not ensure the Highway … vehicle and equipment parts and solvents, reimbursements to officials and employees and payments to other vendors and determined: The Board approved 47 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/21/town-plymouth-highway-department-disbursements-and-asset-and-inventory-managementComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … did not use historical trends or prior year amounts when producing budgets. During this same time, fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 2012-1
… an interest in contracts between the company and the town to sell products for use by the town highway department. That … prohibited. The board member, however, would be required to disclose the interest in accordance with General Municipal … would have a prohibited interest in a contract of his firm to sell products for use by the town highway department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Opinion 88-47
… (applicability of general statutes of limitations to lien enforcement) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§902, 1422: The … by the Civil Practice Law and Rules. Previous opinions to the contrary are superseded e.g. , 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, … that enforcement by either procedure would be subject to the six-year statute of limitations established by section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47