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DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 to $88 billion in SFY 2026-27. A new … must be approved by the voters through a ballot proposal. Through the years, however, the constitutional … use of debt for non-capital purposes and permitted up to 50-year maturities for bonds issued for MTA purposes. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformOpinion 2000-16
… as beneficiaries on a group life insurance policy paid for with foreign fire insurance tax monies certain persons not … however, that any such interpretation must be consistent with recent judicial interpretations of the word "family." … association that purchased a life insurance policy with insurance tax monies may permit a nonrelated beneficiary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16More About This Retirement Plan – State Police Plan
… 20-year State Police retirement plan. (There is no Tier 4 in PFRS.) These benefits are provided by Section 381-b of the … of New York, administers this plan. Our main office is in Albany, New York. This publication is a general summary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/more-about-retirement-planTown of Lockport – Justice Court (2018M-36)
… Town of Lockport Justice Court 2018M36 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/07/13/town-lockport-justice-court-2018m-36East Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-160)
… operations to ensure that assets were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2015 through April 12, 2017. … Fire Department provides fire protection services for the East Bloomfield Fire District, which covers the Town … Board of Directors. Combined total revenues and expenses for 2015 and 2016 were approximately $121,000 and $57,000, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-holcomb-fire-department-financial-operationsVillage of Richfield Springs – Justice Court (S9-14-1)
… collected 297 payments totaling approximately $52,000 in fines, surcharges and fees during the audit period. Key … to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely manner. We found a lack of segregation of duties, … Periodically review and reconcile the DMV pending-ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that tickets are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-richfield-springs-justice-court-s9-14-1Village of Morris – Fund Balance (2017M-58)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s fund balance management for the … years, the general fund balance increased by 42 percent to $338,000, or 159 percent of actual expenditures, and the water fund balance increased by 58 percent to $238,700, or 240 percent of actual expenditures. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/09/village-morris-fund-balance-2017m-58Village of Sidney – Financial Activities (2023M-14)
… were not assured the Board was effectively monitoring airport operations and financial condition. Specifically: For the past five years, the total airport operating deficits exceeded $293,000. Delinquent … satisfy the liabilities. Key Recommendations Analyze the airport’s revenues and expenditures to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/05/19/village-sidney-financial-activities-2023m-14Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … lewistonporter audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 55 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/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11VIII.1.D Hybrid Journal Entries – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… For State agencies that do not use the Billing module in SFS to create interagency bills, Hybrid Journal Entries … expenditure and revenue account codes and are submitted in the General Ledger module. As a general rule hybrid … examples of Hybrid journal entries are: Record an expense in an operating fund of one agency and a revenue in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1d-hybrid-journal-entriesWalton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… could not be physically located (one with a purchase price of $228 and nine with combined estimated costs of … Twenty-four IT assets (20 with a combined purchase/ lease price of $107,183 and four without recorded costs) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 40 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16East Hampton Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2017M-33)
… Background The East Hampton Housing Authority is located in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County and is governed by an appointed five-member … property in 2016 where another 40 housing units will be built. Operating expenditures for the Authority's affordable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/03/24/east-hampton-housing-authority-board-oversight-2017m-33State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were issued. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (Fulton County and Montgomery County) The … board and district officials did not adequately safeguard online banking transactions. Officials did not adopt a comprehensive online banking policy. Officials also did not monitor online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Pride 2022
… New York has been on the forefront of the LGBTQ movement since 1969, when a riot broke out at New York City’s Stonewall Inn … rates, as well as pay data of employees by gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, disability and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/pride-2022Village of Nelsonville – Financial Operations (2012M-242)
… 2012-13 fiscal year were $531,000 funded primarily with real property taxes and State aid. Key Findings The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-nelsonville-financial-operations-2012m-242Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… of bridges. The DPW is responsible for the maintenance and repair of approximately 190 County-owned bridges and 157 … year. Key Recommendations Track yearly maintenance and repair expenditures by bridge. Establish a written plan for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-6)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable. Key Findings The … Public School District’s budget request is $604.8 million for appropriations. The District has appropriated all of the … budget request does not include an appropriation for textbooks, and underestimates the appropriation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/18/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-6DiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. “This was a shameful crime of someone sworn to protect the public,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theft