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Edgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… Disable 34 unneeded network user accounts that had last login dates ranging from July 29, 2021 to July 1, 2023. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Hamlin Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2015M-13)
… financial activities. Board members typically review bills after payments have already been made. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/05/29/hamlin-fire-department-internal-controls-over-financialArkville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-65)
… of the financial activity to safeguard District assets for the period January 1 through December 31, 2014. Background The Arkville Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … policy, code of ethics or an investment policy. The Board does not periodically review the bank reconciliations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/03/arkville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-65Vestal Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-265)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over selected … Department is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Vestal in Broome County. The Department operates within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/vestal-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-265Raquette Lake Fire District No. 3 –Internal Controls (2013M-379)
… Findings Monthly financial reports submitted to the Board are not accompanied by bank statements or bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/12/raquette-lake-fire-district-no-3-internal-controls-2013m-379Minetto Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds and Records and Reports (2014M-222)
… audit was to evaluate the Company’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. … approximately 25 active members. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year totaled $128,000. Key Findings We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/minetto-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-and-records-andWhat is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… With some exceptions, the State’s Property Tax Cap limits the amount local governments and most school districts can increase the tax levy (the total amount of property taxes billed) to the … two percent or the rate of inflation. (Individual property tax bills are based on various factors, and they may increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capOpinion 2008-6
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (calculation of the cash value of accumulated, … of the cash value of the unused vacation time of the police commissioner upon retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Opinion 91-48
… however, has held that an application for a building permit and subsequent issuance thereof constitutes a … a plat, exemption form a plat or official map, license or permit must state the name, residence and the nature and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Herkimer 8,246 (151) -1.8% Jefferson 13,714 (911) -6.2% Lewis 2,650 (124) -4.5% Livingston 5,774 94 1.7% Madison …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020Opinion 94-29
… §1118: The fee provisions of CPLR, §8022 are applicable to appeals from orders of the Family Court in juvenile … indigent spouse, unless the Court has permitted the spouse to proceed as a "poor person". This is in reply to your inquiry in which you requested an opinion regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29DiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… The Jackson Heights area is one of New York City’s most diverse … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Jackson Heights’ diverse and dynamic immigrant community is the … economic success, some challenges remain. The Jackson Heights area is living proof of the positive economic and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-jackson-heights-economy-energized-immigrants-and-small-businessesMuseum or Military Abandoned Property
… These items are listed on our website for 180 days. If no one comes forward to prove ownership to the property prior to or within 30 days after the listing, the museum acquires title to the property. We also list military awards, medals or decorations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/museum-or-military-abandoned-propertyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… totaling approximately $1.1 million despite having planned for operating deficits totaling $1.3 million. As a result, … in the general, water and sewer funds. Lastly, the budgets for the 2022-23 through 2025-26 fiscal years did not comply … auditors determined officials did not seek competition for purchases totaling $664,748. Specifically, village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Privacy and Security of Student Data
… all laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of students’ data. The audit covered the period from March 2020 through September 2025. About the Program NYCPS, previously known as the New … can take steps to increase controls over the privacy and security of student data and strengthen its overall security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/04/23/privacy-and-security-student-dataDiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… had a 33% increase in maternal deaths from 2018 to 2021. For every 100,000 live births in our state, there were 18.5 … more accountable when protocols are implemented. For instance, the New York State Maternal Mortality Review … of birthing hospitals had implemented a standard protocol for anesthesiologists and obstetricians to follow when a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingDiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… through the first half of New York's 2017-18 fiscal year, $386.6 million below the latest projections, largely … 2.1 percent, or $767.9 million, from the same period last year. "New York faces serious fiscal challenges. Projected … in August, and $3 billion lower than the balance from a year earlier, both of which largely reflected monetary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … Auditors reviewed the district’s general fund budgets for the 2012-13 through 2014-15 fiscal years and found that … expenditures were less than the budgeted appropriations for each fiscal year. The board overestimated expenditures by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … COVID19 outbreak in nursing homes according to a follow up report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: Wall Street Profits Surge Again, Giving New York a Fiscal Boost
… securities industry earned $30.4 billion in the first half of 2025, a faster pace than last year, when full year profits … year.” DiNapoli’s report uses a traditional measure of the securities industry’s performance by looking at the pretax profits of the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-wall-street-profits-surge-again-giving-new-york-fiscal-boost