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Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Venice (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … ability to monitor financial operations were diminished . Of the 39 cash receipts totaling $6 . 1 million and 81 cash … cash receipts totaling $3 . 1 million either did not match bank deposits or lacked adequate supporting documentation. 25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Tonawanda City … managed user account permissions in financial and student information applications. Key Findings District officials … properly managed user account permissions in the financial application but did not properly secure user account access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102State Agencies Bulletin No. 308
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new Fiscal Year 2002 process. … for the position pool IDs will automatically be charged to the new Fiscal Year 2002 when the maximum effective date … specified on the Position Pool Table. It is not necessary to insert a row and make any changes on the Position Pool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/308-fiscal-year-changes-budget-year-2002Chenango County Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-10-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2022 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Chenango County Industrial Development Agency’s (CCIDA’s) progress, as of November 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the … The purpose of our review was to assess the Chenango County Industrial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/12/13/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2022m-10-fSagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… year. Reserve funds are overfunded by at least $35,000 and the Board has not outlined the rationale, objective, funding level and conditions under which each will be used. Key … needed reserves or reducing property taxes. Adopt policies and implement plans for how fund balance should be managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… condition. Key Findings The Board and Town officials need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the Town’s financial condition. Three of the Town’s funds … our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… Town of Rutland (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly billed water and sewer charges. Key Findings The Clerk did not properly bill water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in … written policies and procedures to provide guidance on water and sewer billings and account adjustments. No one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… Additionally, the Department of Public Works (DPW) Director and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… disbursement activities of the Department and its Drill Team. Department officials do not audit the accounts of the Treasurer and the Drill Team’s chief financial officer. Neither the Board nor the … and other financial records, including those of the Drill Team. Ensure that an annual audit of the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Association’s use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the … North Tonawanda and was established in 1903 by a special act of the State Legislature, which was subsequently amended … to members or their families during 2013. While the claim supporting each payment was fully itemized and clearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxOrdinary Death Benefit – Police and Fire Plan
… benefit if your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/ordinary-death-benefitOrdinary Death Benefit – New Career Plan
… benefit if your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/ordinary-death-benefitOverview – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement benefits may be considered marital property and can be divided between the Participant (NYSLRS member) and their ex-spouse when the marriage ends. Retirement … intended to be a substitute for New York law or the rules and regulations governing NYSLRS, which may change. NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/overviewOpinion 88-42
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … A county may recoup an excess payment by instituting legal action or by exercising its common law right of setoff. … off, the county may wish to consider the institution of legal proceedings to collect the erroneous payments. 1979 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42Opinion 99-15
… of municipalities and "quasi-municipal corporations" (NY Const., art III, §1, art XVI, §1; see, e.g., Greater Poughkeepsie Library v Poughkeepsie , 81 NY2d 574, 579-580; 601 NYS2d 94, 97). Real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Seaford Union Free School District – Capital Assets (2024M-112)
… complete and accurate capital asset records? Audit Period July 01, 2021 – May 31, 2023. We extended the audit period to July 17, 2023 to review the District’s most recent … the inventory list. 23 assets purchased during the audit period costing a total of $107,854 were not recorded on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/21/seaford-union-free-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-112DiNapoli Reaffirms Commitment to DEI Initiatives
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), today … workforces. The proposals ask for a public accounting of the companies’ employee recruitment, retention, and … extent of racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes of the company’s membership. The Fund also filed a proposal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-reaffirms-commitment-dei-initiativesDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… in a net out-migration of nearly 112,500 – almost four times the number in 2019. In 2021, the number of people … accounted for over half of the net out-migration in 2020. Married and head of household taxpayers (families) also left … to taxpayers from other parts of the state, and would have been greater if not for a total net loss of 761 taxpayers who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nycOpinion 89-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Obstructions (cutting or removal of trees along town line highway) -- Repairs (repair and … Concerning a town highway the center line of which forms the boundary between two towns in different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Selected Management and Operations Practices (Follow-Up)
… of New York signed into law the ReCharge New York (RNY) power program as part of Chapter 60 (part CC) of the Laws of 2011 (Law). RNY power is to be allocated to businesses and not-for-profits … by 29,795, or 7.7 percent. NYPA sold scrap metal and plant equipment without appropriate controls and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/selected-management-and-operations-practices-follow