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Town of Summerhill – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-27)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Summerhill is located in Cayuga County and has approximately 1,200 residents. The … estimates of surplus fund balance to be appropriated in the budgets exceeded the amounts actually available. As a … the general fund had to borrow money from the highway fund in 2012 so it could pay its obligations. Four of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-summerhill-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-27XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures
… documentation from agencies during the voucher or expense report audit process. Agencies are required to provide this … or documentation during the voucher or expense report audit process, Bureau auditors will contact a Voucher … documentation from agencies during the voucher or expense report audit process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7a-responding-voucher-and-expense-report-audit-questionsXII.6.P Processing a Payment to a Military Address – XII. Expenditures
… This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a military address using the … - Requesting a Single Payment Vendor ID for information on how to request a single payment vendor identification … a Single Payment Vendor of this Chapter for information on how to process a single payment voucher. Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6p-processing-payment-military-addressVillage of Fairport Industrial Development Agency – Board Governance (2015M-195)
… corporation which offers assistance, including commercial loans and exemptions from certain taxes, to attract, retain … affected taxing jurisdictions. The Agency made commercial loans of its own money without statutory authority. Key … with statutory requirements. Cease making commercial loans directly. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/03/31/village-fairport-industrial-development-agency-boardPember Library and Museum – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2013M-285)
… did not monitor and comply with the stipulations in the Foundation Agreement regarding the maintenance of Foundation funds. Although the Foundation Agreement stipulates that the Library/Museum can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/03/pember-library-and-museum-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-285Village of Spencer – Financial Condition (2013M-119)
… expenses, such as capital projects, or to reduce future tax levies. Attend local government training on fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-spencer-financial-condition-2013m-119Town of Minetto – Financial Condition (2013M-284)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for … January 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013. Background The Town of Minetto is located in Oswego County, is approximately 6 … Town of Minetto Financial Condition 2013M284 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-minetto-financial-condition-2013m-284Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… Thruway Authority (NYSTA) inspects its highway bridges and repairs defects. The audit covers the period January 1, … Background NYSTA is responsible for inspecting its bridges and repairing any defects found during inspections. If a … from bridge inspections within 60 days. Any repairs and alternative actions must be approved by a licensed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsTown of Big Flats – Financial Management (2013M-170)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2010, to May 1, 2013. Background … revenues, expenditures, and fund balance available for appropriation. Adopt a fund balance policy governing the … establishing authorized reserves to accumulate money for a future purpose. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-big-flats-financial-management-2013m-170Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)
… Payments to a Transportation Provider (Report 2018-S-10 ). About the Program The State’s Medicaid program provides … implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up report to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-provider-followCheektowaga Central School District - Capital Project Management (2022M-90)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Cheektowaga Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials provided sufficient … Determine whether the Cheektowaga Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials provided sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/16/cheektowaga-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2022m-90Village of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and l Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a … May 31, 2023 was not presented to the Board until March 2024, more than nine months after fiscal year end. Ensure the … State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Opinion 95-25
… (applicability of provisions of section 54-a of the State Finance Law to payments provided in the aid to localities … budget) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §10; STATE FINANCE LAW, §§54, 54-a: The provisions of section 54-a of the State Finance Law authorize the State Comptroller to withhold local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Opinion 90-4
… John C. Bailey, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Orchard Park …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-27
… districts; General Municipal Law, §121-a, relative to the formation of joint village and town police departments; NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the … New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1089 reported instances in 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsOpinion 92-7
… (use of tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- … fire insurance tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the operation of volunteer firefighter's business if the … broad enough to encompass payment of debts incurred in the operation of an indigent or disabled volunteer's business. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… the city to close the remaining $9.8 billion funding gap in its five-year capital program. While we don’t yet know how … would reach $3.5 billion by 2019, $1 billion more than in 2014. Even with planned biennial fare and toll increases … during the financial plan period, compared with 17 percent in 2014. The MTA’s current four-year financial plan extends …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… The State Education Department (SED) has stepped up efforts to combat chronic student absenteeism, but an audit released … absenteeism. But given how vital it is for our children to be in school and learning, I urge the department to do even more and reexamine the guidelines provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismDiNapoli: Financial Plan Outlook Has Improved; State Should Now Commit to Further Increasing Reserves
… than $15 billion over the Financial Plan period. Total school aid is projected to reach $31.4 billion in SFY … to replace federal relief aid provided directly to school districts with state dollars when that aid is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-financial-plan-outlook-has-improved-state-should-now-commit-further-increasing-reserves