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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board did not review supporting documentation for nine disbursements totaling $57,374. They did not approve … financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller for fiscal years 2015–2019 in compliance with General … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… district paid 11 professional service providers a total of $189,000 without using requests for proposals as required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up)
… Division of Nursing Homes and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Surveillance … the Department’s standard sample sizes were optimal for identifying equipment deficiencies at facilities with … that generators had been exercised under load for four continuous hours every 36 months as required, and 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homes-followUniversity at Buffalo – Selected 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/university-buffalo-selected-employee-travel-expensesAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… controls over selected Authority financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. … 428 of the Public Housing Law to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant … Director audits the claims, including payments made for the reimbursement of his own travel costs. Our review of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… and the entire New York congressional delegation know how much our local communities are suffering and are working diligently to get them aid.” Regionally, Central New York is the only area …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percentTown of Conesus – Justice Court (2013M-140)
… controls established over the Court’s financial activities for the period January 1, 2012, through April 1, 2013. … the Clerk’s duties or establish adequate procedures for reviewing her work. The Justices also failed to reconcile … that all Court money was accurately reported and accounted for. Key Recommendations Adequately segregate financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-conesus-justice-court-2013m-140Internal Control System Components
… 21, 2015. Background In 1987, the Legislature passed the New York State Governmental Accountability, Audit and Internal Control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/internal-control-system-componentsNorth Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budgeting … Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. The District, which … grade and then pays tuition for its students to attend one of four other school districts, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… The unemployment insurance reserve was funded at an excessive level that was ten times greater than the District’s average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… We also released ten letter reports to the following: City of Auburn [pdf] , City of Elmira [pdf] , Town of Hamburg [pdf] , Herkimer County [pdf] , Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Village of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… trail and insufficient automated controls. … Village of New York Mills Justice Court S9144 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… , and Schoharie Central School District [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the projected cost and energy … entered into by eight school districts for the period of October 1, 1998 through August 21, 2013. Background An EPC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… letter reports to the following municipalities: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess selected District Financial … is located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingKing Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… to open in the City of Buffalo. The School is governed by a Board of Trustees which has 12 members, including two … Key Findings We found that the School’s purchasing policy does not provide appropriate guidance as to when written or verbal price quotes should be obtained and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… Caledonia-Mumford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively … increased the unemployment reserve to $888,580 as of June 30, 2023, a 310 percent increase over the three years … outstanding future financial commitments by a total of $1.3 million over the three years, which made it appear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Pension Payment Calendar
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/pension-payment-calendarState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… taxes may be limited in future years if property values do not increase. Find out how your government money is spent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 95-28
… Home Loan Bank) LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (authorizing investment in vehicle not listed in General Municipal Law, … by a FHLB, offered as security for a financial institution's promise to pay the town under the terms of an obligation … Commercial Code §§5-103[1][a]; 5-114[1]). The issuing bank's obligation under the letter of credit is, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28