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Town of Coeymans – Financial Condition (2015M-184)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012 through May 31, 2015. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015 fiscal year were $6.9 million. Key Findings The … format that includes actual revenues and expenditures for the previous completed fiscal year; the current year’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/24/town-coeymans-financial-condition-2015m-184Washington County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-57)
… provided adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program. Key Findings Corporation officials did not … provide adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program: Six of the 11 loans reviewed were approved and paid but lacked required documentation of a commercial loan denial letter. The Director did not adequately follow up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/30/washington-county-local-development-corporation-revolvingTown of Hornellsville – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2014M-21)
… funds to dangerously low levels, leaving the Town with an insufficient financial cushion for unforeseen events … operating funds and adopt structurally balanced budgets with less dependence on using fund balance to finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2014m-21York Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… and did not transparently fund reserves. The unemployment insurance reserve totaling more than $1 million is overfunded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2015M-146)
… District reserves and the Board applied operating surplus funds to its reserves, which was not included in the budget. … accounts for reasonableness and accumulate only those funds necessary to fund planned purchases. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/orange-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2015m-146Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… distinct and separate from the Town of Greenville, located in Greene County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376DiNapoli: Corporate America Must Show Progress on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… Fund’s (Fund) efforts to increase corporate accountability for progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues. … to ensure racial equity while holding them accountable for failing to ensure DEI throughout all levels of their … and data disclosure related to DEI is a priority for the Fund’s corporate governance engagement. Numerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/dinapoli-corporate-america-must-show-progress-diversity-equity-inclusionOpinion 2001-3
… of (at amount that would generate excess revenues for general municipal purposes) -- Rates (fixing of at amount that would generate excess revenues for general municipal purposes) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§94, … to the sewer system, in order to provide funds for general village purposes. You ask whether a village may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3DiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… to cover her household expenses, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Johnson was sentenced to 60 days … controls. Johnson was fired in 2013 and later moved to Kings Mountain, N.C. To read the audit, visit: … to cover her household expenses State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftOpinion 96-22
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys to contingency and tax stabilization … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(9), (9-a): Moneys in a capital reserve fund may not be transferred to a contingency … Whether moneys remaining in a capital reserve fund may be transferred into a contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22Opinion 88-51
… in an ordinarily efficient operating condition. It does not add to the value of the property, nor does it appreciably prolong its life. It merely keeps the … prolong the life of the property, increase its value, or make it adaptable to a different use.' (Illinois Merchants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51Reporting of Community-Based Services Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan (2021-S-15) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health provides adequate reporting of community-based service reinvestment funds under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s15-response.pdfReporting of Community-Based Services Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan (2021-S-15)
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health provides adequate reporting of community-based service reinvestment funds under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s15.pdfCherry Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2019M-141)
Determine whether the Board properly established reserve funds, equitably billed for fire protection services, ensured the Treasurer prepared and filed records
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/cherry-valley-2019-141_0.pdfFund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions
explain the new GAAP reporting requirements for fund balance and special revenue funds, and the effects on AUD school districts ST-3
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/gasb54.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - May 2019
The FY 2020 budget totals $92.5 billion, including $68.2 billion that will be funded with locally generated revenues (i.e., City funds).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2020.pdfAccounting for Retained Percentages (Retainage)
This bulletin provides updated guidance related to accounting for retained percentages for governmental and proprietary funds in fund level financial records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-for-retained-percentages.pdfFund Classification Manual
The Fund Classification Manual (FCM) is updated periodically throughout the year to reflect changes made to various funds pursuant to legislation.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/pdf/fund-classification-manual.pdfDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… can recover the misspent funds.” Shared staff at Starting Point Services divided their hours between the school’s … related services program. The state reimburses Starting Point, and other providers, for the cost of their SEIT … for reimbursement. But DiNapoli’s audit found Starting Point did just that. Starting Point submitted 100 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… (FBI); Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, United States Department of Agriculture; Special Agent-in-Charge Beth … from our public institutions. Now the defendant will face the consequences for her greed.” Gardner’s co-defendant, … Judge Joanna Seybert. When sentenced, the defendants each face up to 20 years in prison. As part of their respective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-scheme