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Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-95)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Company's internal controls over its financial … them and did not retain adequate supporting documentation to demonstrate that all purchases were for valid Company … manner. Key Recommendations Properly approve bills prior to payment and ensure that all bills have adequate supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/11/06/jamison-road-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-overCity of Yonkers – Financial Operations (2017M-119)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s financial condition and oversight of its … exhausting prior bond proceeds. The Council has continued to appropriate fund balance in the City’s budget without … Key Recommendations Review unused debt proceeds prior to issuing new bonds and limit borrowing to only those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/04/13/city-yonkers-financial-operations-2017m-119Town of Portland – Water Operations (2017M-45)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s water operations for the period January 1, 2014 through January 25, 2017. Background The Town of Portland is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $2.3 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-portland-water-operations-2017m-45Kirkwood Fire Company District No. 1, Inc. – Collections and Disbursements (2021M-73)
… officials established adequate controls over collections and disbursements. Key Findings The Board did not fulfill its … to ensure money was adequately safeguarded and accounted for and Company officials did not establish adequate controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/10/08/kirkwood-fire-company-district-no-1-inc-collections-andDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-114
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the DC 37 Rent Regulation Services Unit – BU67 in the Division of Housing and Community Renewal who meet the … employees based on the 2019 Salary Schedule (currently in effect). Effective Dates The April 2021 DC 37 RRSU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-114-april-2021-district-council-37-dc-37-performanceOversight of Complaint Activity
… the Office of Consumer Services (OCS) monitors the number and types of complaints received against all utilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/01/oversight-complaint-activityAudit Committee Charter Guidance and Template
… of the audit committee charter. Audit Committee Charter Template All italicized sample wording represents statutory … review and action. … Audit Committee Charter Guidance and Template …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/audit-committee-charter-guidance-and-templateVillage of Harriman – Audit Follow Up (2011M-182-F)
… Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Village’s progress, as of March 2014, in implementing our recommendations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/02/village-harriman-audit-follow-2011m-182-fOpinion 94-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … pay expenses associated with advance planning undertaken for existing or proposed district or extension) SEWER … Powers and Duties (duty to reimburse county general fund for costs associated with advance planning to study …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28State Comptroller DiNapoli Details Progress on Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
… pension fund. As a shareholder, the Fund questions whether any spending on political causes by our portfolio companies … of the Center for Political Accountability . “They have achieved the filing of 185 political disclosure and … received a withdrawal agreement, but the companies still have CPA-Zicklin scores below 50%. The outreach is intended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-details-progress-corporate-political-spending-disclosureElevator Safety
… that elevator inspections are not properly done and, as a result, unsafe conditions are not always identified and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/elevator-safetyArea #8 – Online Banking – Information Technology Governance
… are collected for malicious use. A key logger collects login information, allowing the perpetrator to impersonate … The different types of malware can capture keystrokes for login information, monitor and capture other data to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-8-online-bankingState Police Bulletin No. SP-217
… of OSC’s automatic processing and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet … Agreement between New York State and NYSPIA and provides for an increase to the bi-weekly 8 Year Seniority Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-217-april-2021-increase-8-year-seniority-pay-state-police-represented-newDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely … exacerbated pre-existing achievement gaps, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … year’s school reopening plans should be determining how to compensate for the learning losses students suffered and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesFranklin County – Fiscal Stress (2013M-252)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the County’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2009, to June 30, 2013. Background Franklin County is located in … significant amounts of fund balance and reserves to finance operations. The County’s enterprise infirmary fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/franklin-county-fiscal-stress-2013m-252Quogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cash Receipts (2013M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Districts controls over its budgeting … fund amounts are within statutory limits. Develop a plan to use the surplus fund balance identified in this report in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cash-receiptsUtica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. … whose boundaries are the same as the City of Utica in Oneida County. The District is governed by the Board of … members. The District’s general fund budgeted expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year are $138.8 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Franklin Square Water District – Life Insurance Policies (2013M-127)
… if the Board appropriately provided individual life insurance policies to the District’s Commissioners and … has inappropriately provided individual whole life insurance policies to its Commissioners and employees. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/07/19/franklin-square-water-district-life-insurance-policies-2013m-127Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… and established internal controls over water operations for the period June 1, 2012 through February 11, 2014. Background The Village of Red Creek is located in the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County and has approximately … Trustees and an elected Mayor. Budgeted appropriations for the general, water and sewer funds for the 2013–14 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173State Agencies Bulletin No. 1718
… Employees Employees who receive qualified parking benefits from agencies Background The IRS issues guidance on an annual … basis indicating the maximum monthly excludable amount from gross income for qualified transportation fringe … business premises of the employer or on or near a location from which the employee commutes to work. It does not include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1718-qualified-parking-benefits