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Pine City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activities (2017M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Department officials ensured that … reported and that Department moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2016 through June 19, 2017. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/10/13/pine-city-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activitiesNew York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
New York Mills Union Free School District Financial Management 2016M107
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2015M-152)
… Key Findings Budgets did not include estimated amounts for tax certiorari judgments or the District’s plan for funding … analysis to analyze the effect of borrowing for tax certiorari judgments versus using money from a reserve … expenditures and revenues in the budget, including tax certiorari judgments and issuance of debt. Perform a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/16/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-informationBradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… million. Key Findings The Board and District officials have not adopted realistic budgets or effectively managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Harpursville Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-261)
… during this period. As a result, the unexpended surplus funds exceeded the statutory maximum of 4 percent of the … 21 percent to 33 percent. The District has four reserve funds with excessive balances. Key Recommendations Ensure … taxpayers. Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/03/harpursville-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-261Wassaic Fire District – Purchasing and Claims Processing (2017M-8)
… the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Amenia, in Dutchess County. The District is governed by an elected … procuring professional services or document the rationale in instances when competition is not sought. Ensure written … original supporting documentation including receiving slips, vouchers and original invoices. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/28/wassaic-fire-district-purchasing-and-claims-processing-2017m-8Cortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… public water supplies (PWS) for the period January 1, 2015 through May 13, 2016. Background Cortland County is located in the southern tier of New York State and has a population … 15 towns and three villages. Key Finding Officials did not issue notices of violations (NOV) to PWS in three of 13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318Hauppauge Fire District – Mandatory Training and Procurement (2014M-375)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess Board compliance with training … The Hauppauge Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the towns of Smithtown and Islip in Suffolk County, in which it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/hauppauge-fire-district-mandatory-training-and-procurement-2014m-375Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Operations (2015M-183)
… 31, 2015. Background The Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department is a not-for-profit organization located in … Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department Financial Operations 2015M183 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/11/06/halfmoon-hillcrest-volunteer-fire-department-financialState Agencies Bulletin No. 1907
… Employees Employees with a missing or invalid date of birth are affected. Background The Date of Birth field is required for all New Hire transactions and changes to Personal Data, when the Date of Birth field is blank, in PayServ. Employees hired prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1907-maintain-date-employee-date-birth-dob-payserv-systemComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… State Education Department (SED): Whitestone School for Child Development, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2014-S-38) For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2013, auditors … over accounts to ensure that funds are properly accounted for and payments are only made for appropriate business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 88-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to foster parent trainees) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that … are incidental to a lawful municipal purpose (1979 Opns State Comp No. 79-902, p 212, refreshments for the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Opinion 91-61
… alternatives to incarceration service plan) EXECUTIVE LAW, §261; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: The 1% fee on bail deposits imposed by General Municipal Law, §99-m, which is to be used to fund an approved county … one per cent 1 fee on bail imposed under General Municipal Law in those counties which do not have an approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61XII.8.D Contract Assignments and Sureties – XII. Expenditures
… dollars in value, before such contracts shall be executed or become effective. State Finance Law, Article 9, Section … contractors from assigning, transferring, conveying or sub-letting contracts without previously receiving consent … in affirmance of the contract, by contract negotiated or publicly let, by the use of his own forces, by calling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8d-contract-assignments-and-suretiesDiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General … contamination removal costs at eight locations across the state. The settlement reimburses the Oil Spill Fund for all … of the Oil Spill Fund, DiNapoli is empowered under the state’s Oil Spill Law to recover all costs incurred by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-schneiderman-reach-1075-million-oil-spill-settlement-exxonmobilNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits and Bonuses Up Sharply in 2017
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When Wall Street does well, the city and state benefit from higher tax … from prior years that have been cashed in. The estimate does not include stock options or other forms of deferred compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-and-bonuses-sharply-2017State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Reports (Schuyler County) The former clerk-treasurer did not make cash deposits in a timely manner or properly record her leave usage. In … overestimated appropriations from fiscal years 2019-20 through 2021-22 by an average of $1.1 million or 7%. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Contract Advisory No. 26
… any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/26-statement-sexual-harassment-prevention-bidsRochester City School District – Payroll and Procurement (2016M-435)
… Require all cardholders and supervisors to attend training on p-card procedures and on quote and bidding requirements after the policy for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/10/rochester-city-school-district-payroll-and-procurement-2016m-435Hammondsport Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2024M-54)
… financial and capital plans, and their budgeting practice of consistently appropriating $1.4 million in fund balance … that is not provided for by statute and a circumvention of the 4 percent statutory limit imposed on the level of surplus fund balance that may be maintained. As a result: District officials maintained surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/hammondsport-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2024m-54