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Town of Chili – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-33)
… components at the Town Hall, such as service counters with a portion at an accessible height and signs at interior … identifying accessible parking spaces and stall doors in restrooms with automatic closers. Four components at the … physical accessibility for the 24 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/town-chili-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-33Town of Pendleton – Capital Projects (2024M-72)
… planned or accounted for and did not monitor projects. As a result, the Supervisor and Board were unaware of total … The Supervisor did not: Account for the projects in separate capital projects funds. Recommendations The … C includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pendleton-capital-projects-2024m-72City of Auburn – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-31)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether City of Auburn (City) officials could take additional steps to increase … to programs and services provided at selected City facilities. Key Findings Of the 538 applicable physical … Assess whether City of Auburn City officials could take additional steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/07/city-auburn-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-31Portville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… 2018, unappropriated, unrestricted fund balance totaled $1.4 million and was almost 8 percent of 2018-19 … to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Tioga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-190)
… adequate policies and guidelines for project approval. In addition, payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) for four projects and 26 revolving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/12/20/tioga-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalTown of Red Hook - Financial Condition (2018M-171)
… the Town’s financial condition. Key Findings From January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017, the general fund’s … increased from $292,780 to $917,351, or 213 percent. In June 2018, the Board adopted a fund balance policy that allowed for unexpended surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/02/town-red-hook-financial-condition-2018m-171South Farmingdale Fire District - Financial Condition and Leave Benefits (2018M-29)
… (District) unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $1.3 million, or 83 percent of 2017 budgeted appropriations. … by the Board. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, funding … collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/05/25/south-farmingdale-fire-district-financial-condition-and-leave-benefitsTown of Bolton - Urban Development Action Grant Repayment Funds (2017M-216)
… (CD) fund were recorded as transfers, rather than as a receivables and due to other funds, resulting in an understatement of nearly $3.6 million in the CD fund as of December 31, 2016. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/05/18/town-bolton-urban-development-action-grant-repayment-funds-2017m-216Fredonia Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-33)
… appropriations by more than $5.7 million over a three-year period (6.75 percent), resulting in annual operating surpluses and a fund balance increase of … exceeding the statutory limit by more than $2.1 million, or 7 percentage points. Despite the significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/fredonia-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-33Village of Rushville - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-118)
… of claims. Ensure investments were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). 1 As a result, … indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. 1 New York General Municipal Law (GML), Section 11 2 Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-rushville-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-118Town of Davenport - Transparency (2018M-85)
… the annual report with OSC. The Clerk did not maintain a complete and up-to-date record of the Board’s meetings. The … of claims to identify any irregularities or deficiencies in the claims submitted for payment. Town officials generally … Appendix B includes our comment on issues that were raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/31/town-davenport-transparency-2018m-85Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-205)
… paid by checks totaling $84,076 were not deposited in a timely manner. Twelve credit card payments totaling $6,855 … Department and ensure deposits are made timely and intact (in the same form and amount as collected). Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/20/salem-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activities-2019mDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at 2% for 2026
… The 2026 property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for local … with state law, DiNapoli’s office calculated the 2026 inflation factor at 2.64% for those local governments … The 2026 property tax levy growth will be capped at 2 for local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-2-2026State Agencies Bulletin No. 346
… require anyone claiming Federal tax-exempt status to file a new W-4 by February 15 each year. New York State Department … for the current year's exemption are to be retained in the employee's payroll office. Reveal Report Reveal … change their status to 'Single 0' on the Federal Tax Data 1 Panel. If any employees identified as claiming exempt from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/346-claiming-exempt-federal-and-state-withholdingXII.6.N Paying the New York Independent Systems Operator – XII. Expenditures
… York State and has historically billed Business Units on a monthly basis. This monthly billing practice gave Business … audit and process the invoices. However, starting October 1, 2011 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requires … to the commodity or services that it spent the monies on in order to record spending for the items in question. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6n-paying-new-york-independent-systems-operatorXVII.2.C Transactions Against Lapsing Appropriations – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Vouchers and Expense Reports Pursuant to Article 4, Section 40, Paragraph 3 of the State Finance Law, Vouchers and Expense Reports should not be submitted for … on determining when the liability was incurred on vouchers, agencies should refer to Chapter XII, Section 5.G – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2c-transactions-against-lapsing-appropriationsParking Structures (2017-MS-3)
… , Ithaca [pdf] , Rochester [pdf] , Syracuse [pdf] and White Plains [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was … of periodic inspections has resulted in three Buffalo, two White Plains and possibly two Ithaca parking structures not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/29/parking-structures-2017-ms-3Benefits
… while maintaining work-life balance. A Full-Range of Insurance Options Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance packages (including prescription drug coverage) … eligible employees, who have other employer-sponsored group health insurance, to opt-out of their insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/benefitsPersonal Income Tax Refunds
… (Department) for payment were appropriate and processed in accordance with applicable New York State tax laws and … refunds processed during the calendar year January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Background During the … refunds totaling about $43.9 million, as summarized in the following table: Refunds Reason for Stopping Refunds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/07/personal-income-tax-refundsTravel Advisory No. 12
… using the SFS Mileage Detail page in lieu of form AC 160-S. Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated … and proxy use of the Statement of Automobile Travel (AC 160-S) and the appropriate level of detail to enter into the … SFS on the traveler’s behalf, the proxy must attach the AC 160-S completed by the traveler to support the line by line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/12-gfo-update-xiii3-xiii4-ac-160-ssfs-mileage-detail-page