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State Agencies Bulletin No. 435
… Purpose To provide notification of a change in the manager of the New York State College Savings Program. Affected … investments) was previously managed by TIAA/CREF. As part of the transition, all program assets and records will be … To provide notification of a change in the manager of the New York State College …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/435-change-manager-nys-college-savings-programOpinion 97-5
… (imposition of assessment for construction of private road) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Private Roads (construction of … and Duties (construction of and assessment for private road) VILLAGE LAW, §§6-622, 22-2200: A village may not, … to Village Law, §§6-622 and 22-2200, construct a private road with the costs assessed against adjoining properties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-5Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with … spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary and … fuel, and incidental costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Marathon Joint Fire District – … (Cortland County) District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. The board did not develop and adopt a comprehensive written investment policy as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… provider’s responsibilities and services to be provided. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1943
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies the process for reporting hours of paid leave used by employees to obtain the COVID-19 … immunization under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Under ARPA, the paid leave will be reflected on an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1943-covid-19-vaccination-leave-under-2021-american-rescue-plan-act-arpaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… order prior to the purchase being made. Kingston Housing Authority – Board Oversight (Ulster County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of authority operations. As a result, budgets were not entered … properly captured. Adequate oversight of disbursements, bank transfers and bank reconciliations were not achieved. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Sullivan – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-267)
… an elected position. The Town Clerk is also the appointed Receiver of Taxes. In 2012, the total tax warrant was … all required duties related to her position as the Receiver of Taxes. Tax collections were not deposited in the … company and/or recoup the lost tax payment from the Receiver of Taxes. Perform bank reconciliations to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/27/town-sullivan-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2013m-267Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) Auditors found that the college could have saved $18,135 on 76 lodging claims by using the United States … a credit card company was allowed to directly withdraw 18 payments totaling approximately $4 million from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Do Not Call Enforcement Efforts (Follow-Up)
… consumers to register their personal mobile and landline phone numbers on a central national registry to reduce … in 2001. Initially, New York consumers registered their phone numbers on a statewide registry. In 2003, the Federal … by State residents had more than doubled since 2014, the number of cases referred to counsel for further action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/19/do-not-call-enforcement-efforts-followKillawog Fire District – Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-111)
… Background The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Lisle and … year’s budgeted appropriations. District officials told us that approximately $189,000 of this fund balance was for a … the current unrestricted, unappropriated fund balance is still excessive at 44 percent of next year’s budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/killawog-fire-district-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-111County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring (2014M-205)
… process in place to monitor and evaluate agreed-upon job expectations. The Agency did not have a process in place to ensure that properties are transferred back in a timely manner to project … and implement monitoring procedures to ensure that properties are transferred back to project owners in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/12/12/county-clinton-industrial-development-agency-projectMonroe County – Golf Course Contract Management (2014M-111)
… is located in western New York on the south shore of Lake Ontario, comprises 19 towns, 10 villages and the City of Rochester and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/11/monroe-county-golf-course-contract-management-2014m-111Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether town assessors were properly administering select real property … or social activities and other such considerations. Assessors are responsible for granting and tracking real … and Veterans exemptions in 10 towns. Key Findings Assessors granted exemptions that lacked applications, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… Agricultural building exemptions that were granted for the construction of two buildings were not supported. As … The Assessor did not have any documentation on file for four properties receiving eligible funds exemptions or … potential legal and financial impacts the Town may face from prior years’ possible erroneous exemptions. Except as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-219)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls were adequate to ensure that financial … activity was properly recorded and reported and that Company money was safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 … Background The Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. fire company is located in the Town of Carrollton within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/21/limestone-volunteer-firemen-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mNorth Salem Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-140-F)
… of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the North Salem Central School District’s (District’s) progress, … in implementing our recommendations in the audit report North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts … permissions. Background The District serves the Towns of North Salem and Somers in Westchester County and Carmel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/26/north-salem-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-140-fCuddebackville Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-94)
… and reliable accounting records were not maintained. For example, the December 31, 2022 ending bank statement balances differed from the ending cash balances in the accounting records by … audited prior to payment. Conduct required annual audits for 2020 through 2023.Although the Board paid a CPA $6,750 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/07/cuddebackville-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-94License Fee Revenues (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, License Fee Revenues (Report 2010-N-1). Background The New York City … New York City Department of Consumer Affairs: License Fee Revenues (2010-N-1) … included in our initial audit report License Fee Revenues Report 2010N1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/license-fee-revenues-followCampbell-Savona Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-42)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through January 31, 2015. … 890 students. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year are $23.4 million. Key Findings … appropriations when they prepared and adopted budgets for the last three fiscal years, even though this poor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/05/06/campbell-savona-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-42