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Opinion 94-4
… rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, … or may contain a signature affixed by a signature stamp. Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain … have concluded that a town justice may affix a signature stamp upon his or her docket books (30 Opns St Comp, 1974, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Woman Who Stole over $290,000 in Deceased Mother's Benefits from the Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund
… She admitted that she had stolen benefits from the city of Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund that were intended for her … in pension checks in her mother's name from the city of Buffalo's Firemen's Pension Fund," said State Comptroller … mother of defendant Pearlann MacVittie, was the widow of Buffalo fireman William J. Martin. After her husband's death, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-woman-who-stole-over-290000Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Capital Assets (2025M-23)
… School District (District) officials properly record and account for capital assets? Audit Period July 1, 2022 through … Summary District officials did not properly record and account for all of the District’s capital assets. As a … District officials did not properly record and account for all of the Districts capital assets As a result …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/08/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-capital-assets-2025m-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. East Hampton Union Free School District – Network and Financial Application Access and Information Technology (IT) Contingency Planning (Suffolk … P DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1874
… agency instructions for processing the 2020 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees … the 2020 payment. Effective Dates The 2020 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance should be processed in … Appendix D are eligible to receive the 2020 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Employees who have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1874-2020-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-securityOpinion 2001-11
… the fire district and corporation for the sale of radios to, and the repair of radios for, the fire district if, as … The assistant chief, however, would be required to disclose his or her interest in the contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803(1). You ask whether an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… purpose of this report was to ascertain the total expenses that the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) … were agreed to by the Board, to ascertain the Board’s expenses. Annual expenses to administer the Program totaled $215.3 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsChautauqua County – Investments and Payroll (2016M-147)
… elected officials should not have been paid for unused vacation leave totaling $14,875 during 2013 and 2014. Key … Cease allowing elected officials to accrue and be paid for vacation leave. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/12/23/chautauqua-county-investments-and-payroll-2016m-147Westchester County - Financial Condition (2018M-151)
… managed the County's financial condition to ensure the sustainability of current and future operations. Key Findings … an operating deficit of $32.2 million in the general fund. Cash balances that have declined by 54 percent during … for in the 2015 and 2017 annual budgets. The general fund owes the sewer funds approximately $50 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/10/23/westchester-county-financial-condition-2018m-151Chenango Forks Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-98)
… benefit expenditures led to a decrease in total fund balance. Therefore, District officials may need to find other … Closely monitor the level of unrestricted fund balance and reduce reliance on fund balance as a financing source, while continuing to evaluate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/chenango-forks-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-98Town of Hoosick – Departmental Cash Collections and Sales Tax Allocation (2016M-428)
… and skating rink and the allocation of sales tax revenue for the period January 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $2.9 million. Key Findings Adequate records were not maintained for collections at the Town's skating rink and for admissions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-hoosick-departmental-cash-collections-and-sales-tax-allocation-2016m-428Corinth Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-68)
… Towns of Corinth, Day, Greenfield, Hadley and Wilton in Saratoga County and the Town of Lake Luzerne in Warren …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/05/corinth-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-68Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lyme Central School District (District) Board of Education … Determine whether the Lyme Central School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess BOCES’ multiyear planning, including reserve funds, and … programs and services to 25 component school districts. BOCES is governed by a nine-member Board of Education elected by the boards of the component districts. BOCES’ 2015-16 fiscal year budgeted appropriations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesTown of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… the Clerk’s collection practices. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Medicaid Overpayments for Out-of-State Ambulatory Surgery Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … providers for ambulatory surgery services provided to New York State Medicaid recipients. For the period from … million in actual and potential Medicaid overpayments to out-of-state providers for such ambulatory surgery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/medicaid-overpayments-out-state-ambulatory-surgery-services-followBrushton-Moira Central School District – Tuition Billing (2023M-158)
… calculated and issued to the school districts of origin for all eligible nonresident foster care students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/brushton-moira-central-school-district-tuition-billing-2023m-158Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… District (District) officials ensured the third-party administrator (administrator) returned forfeited funds from the Health … District officials were not aware that the FSA and DCAP administrator did not return forfeited funds totaling $25,701 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planEast Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 20 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … Specifically: Six IT assets with combined purchase prices of approximately $8,200 were not inventoried. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8