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Opinion 91-8
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Powers and Duties (execution of fire district bonds and payment of principal and interest on … §61.00(a); TOWN LAW, §177: When a secretary-treasurer of a fire district performs the functions of executing the … inconsistent. You ask whether the secretary-treasurer of a fire district would have a conflict of interest if he or she …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8Division of Diversity Management
… provides guidance throughout the agency and facilitates policy to establish a fair, fully inclusive work environment … Sexual Harassment Policy OSC is committed to maintaining a workplace free from sexual harassment. OSC’s Sexual … or unpaid, and non-employees providing services in the workplace, regardless of immigration status. Reports of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/about/division-diversity-managementDiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… legislation enabling the Office of the State Comptroller to expedite certain unclaimed funds payments of $250 or less. … office, the measure amends the Abandoned Property Law to authorize the State Comptroller to administer a newly … and thanks to their efforts, it will be even easier to connect New Yorkers with their lost money.” The average claim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneyCaledonia Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-350)
… Joint Fire District is located in Livingston County, and is governed by a Board of Fire Commissioners that … totaled $292,725. Key Findings The Treasurer processes and pays certain claims prior to the Board’s audit which are … audit. The Board did not use the prescribed budget format, and adopted budgets which did not include the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/caledonia-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsApalachin Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
Apalachin Fire District Oversight of Financial Operations 2013M25
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/10/apalachin-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25Aloma D. Johnson Charter School – Leave Accruals (2017M-218)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s leave accrual activities for the … compared the 2015-16 leave balances for all 62 employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances recorded in the … comply. Conduct a thorough review of leave records to ensure that they are accurate and complete, review any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2017/12/29/aloma-d-johnson-charter-school-leave-accruals-2017m-218Sherman Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-352)
… Clymer, French Creek, Mina, North Harmony, Ripley, Sherman and Westfield in Chautauqua County. The District, which … totaled approximately $9.5 million. Key Findings The Board and District officials have not developed adequate written policies and procedures governing the claims processing function. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/sherman-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-352Union Springs Central School District – Retiree Health Insurance Contributions (2016M-75)
… our audit was to assess the controls over retiree health insurance contributions for the period July 1, 2014 through … change, the District will pay more than it should for the insurance coverage. Key Recommendation Enhance procedures to … all retirees and their spouses/dependents receiving health insurance coverage. Such procedures could include regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/union-springs-central-school-district-retiree-health-insuranceManhasset Union Free School District – Separation Payments (2016M-150)
… over the calculation and processing of separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $90 million. Key Findings … that District officials developed written procedures for processing or approving separation payments and there was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/manhasset-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-150Washingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… was to examine the District’s management of reserve funds for the period of July 1, 2012 through October 29, 2013. … New Windsor in Orange County. The District operates five schools with approximately 4,300 students and is governed by … all reserve funds has not been prepared. The Unemployment Insurance Reserve’s fund balance has not been used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Hoosic Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-6)
… School District is located in the Towns of Schaghticoke and Pittstown in Rensselaer County and the Towns of Cambridge and Easton in Washington County. It operates two schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-6Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general … Local Finance Law requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7Village of Sleepy Hollow – Parking Ticket Collections (2016M-408)
… Court. During our audit period, the Village issued 6,005 tickets and collected approximately $255,690 in fines, … with a vendor to assist with the processing of parking tickets and to enforce payment of unpaid parking tickets, but $2.2 million in cumulative unpaid parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-sleepy-hollow-parking-ticket-collections-2016m-408Town of Humphrey – Financial Management (2013M-116)
… The Town of Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County and has a population of approximately 700 residents. The … funded primarily by real property tax, sales tax, and State aid. Key Finding We reviewed the general and highway fund budgets and found that overall, they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/19/town-humphrey-financial-management-2013m-116Town of North East – Internal Controls Over Information Technology (2013M-31)
… The Town of North East is located in Dutchess County and has a population of approximately 3,500. The elected Town Board is comprised of four Board members and the Supervisor. The Town’s budget for the 2012 fiscal … agreement with one of the Town’s IT service providers and cannot be assured the Town is receiving IT services that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-north-east-internal-controls-over-information-technology-2013m-31Town of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Cobleskill (Town) Town Board (Board) developed realistic … expenditures were less than appropriations by an average of $89,000 (15 percent) and $196,000 (26 percent) in the TW … Actual revenues exceeded estimated revenues by an average of $112,000 (90 percent) in the TOV highway fund. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138Town of Worcester – Claims Audit (2022M-145)
… [ read complete report – pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Worcester … to payment. Key Findings The Board did not effectively audit claims prior to payment. As a result, disbursements … Key Recommendations Perform a thorough and deliberate audit of claims and ensure each claim is adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-worcester-claims-audit-2022m-145Elmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 35 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9North Collins Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2023M-39)
… be assured that these assets are adequately accounted for and would be detected if lost, stolen, misused or if they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/north-collins-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentTown of Cohocton – Town Clerk Cash Shortage (2014M-325)
… The Town of Cohocton is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 2,500. The Town is … Town Board. The Town Clerk is an elected position, and the Clerk also collects Town and County property taxes. Key Findings The Clerk did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/15/town-cohocton-town-clerk-cash-shortage-2014m-325