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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced the following local government audits have been issued. City of Johnstown – Information Technology … (PPSI) was protected. The failure to protect PPSI can have significant consequences on the city, such as reputation … IT security awareness training. City officials did not have a complete and accurate IT asset inventory. They also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Rhinebeck – Internal Controls Over Cash Management and Information Technology (2013M-36)
… Restrict local administrator privileges by employing the concept of least privilege, limiting access to only those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-rhinebeck-internal-controls-over-cash-management-and-information-technologyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… code of ethics policies, it did not adopt an investment or credit card use policy. Claryville Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Stanford – Financial Condition (2013M-225)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to January 31, 2013. Background The Town of Stanford is … population of approximately 3,800. The Town is governed by a Town Board that comprises a Town Supervisor and four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-stanford-financial-condition-2013m-225Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation is collecting all lease and permit revenues … January 2008 through May 2012. Background The Department of Transportation (Department) has land that it does not use … billing permit holders and collecting the amount due. As of May 2012, the Department was owed a total of $6 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/12/collection-lease-and-permit-revenuesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… a timely manner. Officials also did not monitor compliance with the acceptable computer use policy. As a result, 12 of … shared user accounts and three user accounts were found with unneeded administrative permissions. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In addition, 19 of these accounts were never used and one account was last used to log on to the network more than nine … contracted payroll vendor has access to the YCIDA’s bank account to withdraw funds for payroll and processing fees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNYSLRS Fact Sheet
… Overview The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … administers two distinct retirement systems. They are: The Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) The Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Member … Statistics about NYSLRS the New York State and Local Retirement System including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/resources/nyslrs-fact-sheetAlfred State College of Technology – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud, waste, and abuse. The audit covers the … employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud waste and abuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/14/alfred-state-college-technology-selected-employee-travel-expensesRochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-1)
… 2019-20 fiscal years. Background The District is located in Monroe County. Following the District’s September 19, 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/23/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-1Website Accessibility
… Acrobat to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Microsoft Word Microsoft offers file viewer and converter programs to enable … another version of MS-Word to open and view MS-Word files. Microsoft Excel Microsoft offers Microsoft offers to enable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/website-accessibilityOpinion 89-12
… engineer to inspect and approve the work of the successful bidder. Since the engineer is a stockholder owning a one-half … aware of the relationship between the engineer and the low bidder. The court, in determining that, under the … his powers under the specifications favorably to [the low bidder], if it obtained the contract, and unfavorably to its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-65
… §986(1)(3): Collecting officers must provide tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow account. Prior opinions, including 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p … for the issuance of tax receipts by the collecting officer to persons not paying the tax and the charging of a fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 95-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (in obligation issued by a financial institution and secured by a letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28Opinion 2000-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief … unit, receives a 4% pay increase, and other officers in the bargaining unit receive a 4% increase plus an … increase pursuant to General Municipal Law §207-m. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the entitlement to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Soared in First Half of 2020
… Main Street. Our economy, and Main Street’s businesses and workers, are badly in need of additional support, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-soared-first-half-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… financial reports to the State Comptroller’s Office. Town of North Elba – Cash Collections (Essex County) Auditors … the golf director did not provide adequate oversight of golf course collections. Auditors also found the park … did not ensure employees remitted collections at the end of activities. Frankfort Hill Volunteer Fire Company – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsEDSS - Procurement Contract / Amendment Help
… / Amendment? The Procurement Contract / Amendment will need to be created in the State Financial System (SFS) first. … for use with contract transactions, the transaction will need to be rejected (contact OSC at 518-408-4672 or email … 25.00 MB per file. If your file exceeds 25.00 MB you will need to split it into files no larger than 25.00 MB. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-procurement-contract-amendment-helpOpinion 2007-2
… preliminary or relating thereto that, prior to chapter 180 of the Laws of 2005 were directly incurred by towns and … ask whether amendments made to the Election Law by chapter 180 of the Laws of 2005 (“chapter 180”) require or permit the chargeback of election expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-2Opinion 89-35
… town comptroller as chief fiscal officer must be made on a case-by-case basis depending on the particular function to be … Law, §2.00(5)(c) defines "chief fiscal officer" in the case of a town to mean the town supervisor. It is well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35