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North Colonie Central School District – Claims Processing (2013M-9)
… fiscal year are $94.1 million, and funded primarily with real property taxes and State aid. Key Finding The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/29/north-colonie-central-school-district-claims-processing-2013m-9West Hill Fire District No. 3 – Financial Condition (2014M-160)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012 through March 6, 2014. … Further, District officials have not established any plans for using the money accounted for as a reserve fund. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/15/west-hill-fire-district-no-3-financial-condition-2014m-160CUNY Bulletin No. CU-106
… 29, 2000, OSC will insert a row in the Position Data panel of all positions having a Bargaining Unit of U2 and a job code of: 016117-College Acct Assnt 016118-College Acct 016119-CUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-106-new-bargaining-unit-union-code-earnings-program-and-benefitSpotted Zebra Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Center, Inc. (Spotted Zebra) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, … audit covered the costs reported on Spotted Zebra’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and certain costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/spotted-zebra-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCity of Binghamton – Apparent Misappropriation of Parks and Recreation Department Funds (2013M-169)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to ensure that the former Director properly … were for appropriate Department purposes for the period of January 1, 2007, to January 5, 2013. Background The City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/10/03/city-binghamton-apparent-misappropriation-parks-and-recreation-department-fundsTown of Monroe – Water System Accountability and Electricity Cost Savings (2012M-227)
… by its water system and purchased from the Village with the water billed to its customers. The Town could not … purchases or periodically review the rate they were paying with rates offered by other electricity suppliers. The Town could have saved as much as $4,035 had it contracted with the same energy supply company (ESCO) as the Village, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/15/town-monroe-water-system-accountability-and-electricity-cost-savings-2012m-227Town of Babylon – Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over Selected Town Operations (2013M-115)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition and internal … 2011, the general fund’s results of operations aggregated to net operating deficits of $8.9 million, mainly due to over-estimation of certain revenues in adopted budgets. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/22/town-babylon-financial-condition-and-internal-controls-over-selected-town-operationsSUNY Maritime College Review of PCard Transactions and TCard Expenses
… on State-issued Procurement and Travel credit cards, along with travel expenses made by SUNY Maritime College (Maritime) … and travel expenses were appropriate and complied with Office of General Services (OGS) Citibank and Maritime … official duties of the cardholder and were in accordance with the OGS and Maritime’s Procurement Card Guidelines. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/07/suny-maritime-college-review-pcard-transactions-and-tcard-expensesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-118
… employees who are currently enrolled in TIAA/CREF in their FULL TIME position either at the senior campus or the … for TIAA based on the pension status of the employee's full-time job at the same campus. Once determined, the … selection should be identical to that in the employee's full time record if at a senior campus. If the employee's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-118-tiaacref-pensionability-adjunct-earningsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Tri-Valley Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … expenditures and maintain financial stability beginning in the 2010-11 fiscal year. However, the board-adopted … Project (Erie County) The district was not transparent in its use of capital project funds. The district set aside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0IX.12.N Fund Availability and Interest Liability – IX. Federal Grants
… related federal funds are deposited in a state account. With federal-state matching programs, interest will be … will be incurred or calculated for indirect costs, with one exception. If the state requests federal funds in accordance with approved procedures and the federal funds are NOT made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12n-fund-availability-and-interest-liabilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … being spent appropriately and effectively. The Comptroller’s audits are designed to help schools improve their financial … not adopted realistic budgets or effectively managed fund balance and have allowed unrestricted fund balance to exceed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The … $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … all salaries and pay rates in the various contracts for the instructional, non-instructional and administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Opinion 90-61
… §198[3][d], authorizing the establishment of user fees for water districts). Further, it is our opinion that a town may not, by local law, provide for the imposition of benefit assessments or user fees to … by enacting provisions in Articles 12 and 12-A for financing town improvement districts, has created a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Brewster Central School District , General Brown … and the White Plains City School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … The board has balanced recent budgets with appropriations of fund balance and reserves while limiting tax increases, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Leaves (Follow-Up) (2015-F-5) An initial audit issued in October 2013, examined whether the fellowship leaves … staff were awarded for authorized purposes and in compliance with all applicable requirements. Although most … and the integrity of CUNY's fellowship leave program. In a follow-up report, auditors determined CUNY has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Op-Ed: The Double-Edged Sword of Pandemic-Driven Technological Acceleration
… of generative AI tools that can create new content such as text and images, it appears that further changes are on the … irresponsibly. For instance, a faulty automated fraud detection system in Michigan erroneously accused thousands of unemployment insurance recipients of fraud, causing financial ruin for many. Similar issues have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-op-ed-double-edged-sword-pandemic-driven-technological-accelerationThe North Country Is Among the Top Regions in the State for Agricultural Sales
… The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine … part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the North Country where sales of farm products topped $1.2 billion in 2022, making it the second highest producing region in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-north-countryOpinion 98-17
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … relationship between the town and the housing authority, it is our opinion that the town is a municipality for whose … purposes of Public Officers Law, §18(2)(b). Accordingly, it is our opinion that a town board, by local law or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17Opinion 91-44
… of a fire district may not be provided health insurance through the State health insurance plan at the expense of the … of a fire district may be provided health insurance through the State health insurance plan at the expense of … to Article XI of the Civil Service Law (§160 et seq .) and regulations of the president of the Civil Service Commission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-44