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Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over selected … The Amsterdam Housing Authority is located in the City of Amsterdam in Montgomery County. The Authority was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New State Budget
… COVID-19. More than a year into the pandemic, the number of cases remains high in New York but the accelerated pace of vaccinations and job growth in many sectors indicate an improving economic outlook. We are not out of the woods, and we must remain cautious as there is still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-state-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… software installed on Albany Water Board computers and mobile devices is not always appropriate and necessary. … unnecessary software on 60 computers (97 percent) and six mobile devices (32 percent) including gaming, streaming and … did not establish controls to prevent computer and mobile device users from downloading applications from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… benefits that he otherwise would not have been eligible for based on the collective bargaining agreement. Wyoming … providers a total of $189,000 without using requests for proposals as required by the district’s procurement … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… statewide were down 5.9 percent in January compared to the same time last year, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … totaled $1.5 billion, down $95 million from January 2020. The decline was less than the 8.4 percent drop in December and the double-digit … statewide were down 59 percent in January compared to the same time last year State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percentPolice Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… the 10 municipalities we audited. Items missing included currency, drugs, electronics, firearms and vehicles. Eight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Village of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… tickets to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). We found weak information technology controls. Key … that is over six years old to the Village. Contact the DMV about receiving the monthly DMV pending cases report. Periodically review and reconcile …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… purpose of our audit was to review the projected cost and energy savings achieved by energy performance contracts (EPC) entered into by eight … August 21, 2013. Background An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which energy systems are … School Districts Energy Performance Contracts 2013MR1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… the setting aside of an amount equal to the appraised fair market value of the lands being alienated for the purchase of … municipalities did not take steps to determine the fair market value of the parklands alienated or the replacement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5King Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… The School’s 2013-14 fiscal year budgeted operating expenses total approximately $3.7 million. Key Findings We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… Oysterponds Union Free School District Financial Management Check Signing and Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNorth Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budgeting … Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. The District, which … grade and then pays tuition for its students to attend one of four other school districts, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by 14% in October
… year-over-year growth since May, despite the participation of many counties in the gas tax holiday,” DiNapoli said. … collections totaled almost $789 million, an increase of 17.3% – or $116 million – over October of 2021. Nearly all counties saw some year-over-year growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-14-octoberOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up)
… Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Surveillance (Division). The Division assesses and certifies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homes-followPension Payment Calendar
… will be deposited directly into your bank account on the last business day of each month (indicated by a D on the schedule below). … Your pension payment check will be mailed on the second-to-last business day of each month (indicated by an M on the … are deposited or mailed monthly direct deposits are on the last business day of each month and checks are mailed on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/pension-payment-calendarCaledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Earnings Limits – Enhanced Reporting
… 1996 Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17) limits the earnings used in the calculation of pension benefits. The … limit, you should continue to report days worked and earnings using the appropriate earnings code , but do not take member contributions from … NYSLRS employers do not take contributions from member earnings that exceed annual limits However earnings that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/earnings-limitsOpinion 2000-23
… and who is a member of a negotiating unit, receives a 4% pay increase, and other officers in the bargaining unit … that after these pay increases, the investigators' base pay will exceed that of the sergeant, but not that of … provides, in pertinent part, as follows: … whenever the base salary or other compensation of the permanent full-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23Opinion 95-28
… by a letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing investment … irrevocable letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank. A local government may not authorize such an investment … irrevocable letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank (hereinafter "FHLB"). General Municipal Law, §11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Soared in First Half of 2020
… COVID-19 pandemic, the securities industry saw its pretax profits reach $27.6 billion in the first six months of 2020, … interest rates and rising volume in trading drove profits dramatically upward to a level hard to imagine in … provides an outsized source of revenue, but the rising profits on Wall Street are disconnected from the pain being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-soared-first-half-2020