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Opinion 89-36
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds … reconstruct or acquire a type of capital improvement. In both cases, compliance with the permissive referendum … such minimum period of maturity . [emphasis added] Thus, in the event the authority to issue obligations for a capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… that none of the claims were audited by the board. In addition, one vendor was overpaid $36,905 for snow plowing … accounting records and did not properly assess $4,330 in penalties on unpaid customer accounts. The board did not … adopt the water billing rates charged to customers. In addition, the board did not enforce 39 unpaid customer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMarch 2000: Handicapped Parking Education Program
March 2000 Handicapped Parking Education Program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/march-2000-handicapped-parking-education-programSt. Lawrence County – Financial Condition (2013M-46)
… December 31, 2012. Background St. Lawrence County, located in northern New York, has a population of approximately … as a budgetary funding source, the County’s fund balance in the general fund decreased 68 percent from fiscal year … remaining at year end declined from an $11 million surplus in 2007 to a deficit of $1.7 million at the end of 2011, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/05/02/st-lawrence-county-financial-condition-2013m-46State Agencies Bulletin No. 1239
… Critical Date(s) for Agency Action Cost Center updates in SFS must be completed by March 15, 2013 , prior to the … the Fiscal Year End processing. Updates to Position Pools in PayServ must be completed by March 25, 2013. Background In order to process necessary Fiscal Year End activities, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1239-updates-account-codes-attached-position-pools-sfs-fiscal-year-endCity of Beacon – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Information Technology (2012M-224)
… of internal controls over selected financial activities for the period January 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. Background … Council members who are the legislative body responsible for setting the City’s governing policies. The 2012 general … park and recreation, or building permit fees. Invoices for payment of sludge fees were not always billed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/city-beacon-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-information-technology-2012mVillage of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… 13, 2013. Background The Village of Unadilla is located in Otsego County. The Village is governed by an elected … budgets that are based on the previous years’ trends in actual revenues and expenditures. Estimate the ending fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Village of Maybrook – Water Operations (2013M-121)
… 25, 2012. Background The Village of Maybrook is located in Orange County in the Town of Montgomery and has a population of … result of deficient internal controls, we detected errors in more than 17 percent of the water bills that we reviewed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/16/village-maybrook-water-operations-2013m-121DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… spent appropriately and effectively.” Town of Amenia – Leave Accruals (Dutchess County) Internal controls in the … However, the town does not maintain records of leave accruals for employees and has no way of determining … the accuracy of time for vacation, sick and personal leave accruals. Jericho Water District – Water Use Charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsRoosevelt Public Library – Board Oversight of Library Operations (2014M-297)
… was to review the Board's oversight of Library operations for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. … five-member Board of Trustees. Operating expenditures for 2013 were approximately $2.9 million. Key Findings The … of overtime. The Board did not provide prior approval for eight of 12 programs held at the library in 2013 and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/01/30/roosevelt-public-library-board-oversight-library-operations-2014m-297Waverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… the amount available to appropriate. However, very little of the planned amount was used because, for the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Laurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is located in Otsego County. The District is governed by the Board of … the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising unnecessary real property … taxes. However, although fund balance was included in the budgets, the District has not actually used fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-4)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal … Background The Liberty Central School District, located in Sullivan County, issued debt totaling $1.3 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2002. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-4Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… level agreement for information technology. Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (St. Lawrence … or nearly $1.2 million, over the legal limit. Mayfield Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Fulton … the special education system as provided. Odessa-Montour Central School District – Fuel Inventory (Schuyler County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1010
… Purpose To inform agencies of the changes in PayServ as a result of … of several tax updates and maintenance patches.In addition to periodically providing new software releases, PeopleSoft … This edit appears on the following pages: Hire Rehire Transfers Job Action Request Data Chg – Chg FICA Status (CFI) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1010-implementation-oraclepeoplesoft-tax-updates-and-maintenance-packsOpinion 91-53
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARD -- Compensation (additional … town board members are assigned additional duties in their capacities as board members, the board may fix their … salary fixed, however, may not exceed the amount set forth in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget unless a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Germantown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-166)
… examine internal controls over the District’s operations for the period January 1, 2013 through March 4, 2014. … expenditures were $273,071 and budgeted appropriations for 2014 are $272,446. Key Findings The Board did not properly award a contract for cleaning services for $4,800 when it renewed its contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/29/germantown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-166Orange County – Motor Vehicle Oversight (2015M-314)
… was to examine the County’s controls over motor vehicles for the period January 1, 2014 through July 29, 2015. … Legislature. The Department of Public Works is responsible for purchasing, monitoring and maintaining County vehicles. … The Department of General Services is responsible for auctioning County-owned vehicles. The 2015 total budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/15/orange-county-motor-vehicle-oversight-2015m-314Kenmore Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-157)
… 2017. Background The Kenmore Housing Authority is located in the Village of Kenmore in Erie County. The Authority, which is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, was established in 1970 to provide low-income housing for qualified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/01/26/kenmore-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2017m-157Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Procurement (2016M-264)
… The Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District is located in the Towns of Dewitt, LaFayette, Manlius, Onondaga and … provide guidance for soliciting competition when procuring professional services. In one instance, District officials overpaid a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-264