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Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-5)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 207 of the 567 (37 percent) water outlets we identified at select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/25/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-andRochester Prep Charter School 3 – IT Asset Management (2025M-36)
… set forth in Section 2854 of the New York State Education Law, as amended by Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2014. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/08/29/rochester-prep-charter-school-3-it-asset-management-2025m-36West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. – Board Oversight (2025M-44)
… cash 1 totaled $259,178. Audit Summary The Board did not have the necessary information it needed to help ensure that the Department’s financial … provide adequate oversight of financial operations, they have placed Department resources at risk of waste and theft. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/08/29/west-sparta-independent-volunteer-fire-department-companyWhat's New
… Move to NAUPA this year! In 2025, New York’s Office of Unclaimed Funds will be converting to the Kelmar Abandoned Property System (KAPS) for reporting unclaimed funds. With this change, only reports formatted in … concerning the date of death of a presumed owner of unclaimed funds: 2 NYCRR § 126.1 was adopted to establish the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/whats-newDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… construction jobs would be created. The number of net jobs gained (reflecting current jobs reported by projects … million in payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) in 2020. Net tax exemptions (reflecting total tax exemptions minus … 21%, from 2019. Over the ten-year period ending in 2020, net tax exemptions just about doubled. Regionally, total net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportSyracuse City School District – Information Technology (2025M-129)
… attackers and other unauthorized individuals, and the lack of a contingency plan can paralyze a school district’s … protecting the entire school district community. As of November 15, 2024, the District had 6,386 enabled … not adequately manage nonstudent network user accounts. As of November 15, 2024, 488 of the District’s 6,386 enabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/20/syracuse-city-school-district-information-technology-2025m-129Cincinnatus Fire Department – Financial Management (2025M-91)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Cincinnatus Fire … for equipment, training and emergency responses. A lack of oversight can lead to a lack of operational effectiveness, … treasurers collected $270,147 and disbursed $317,776 from 13 bank accounts during the audit period, including nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/03/20/cincinnatus-fire-department-financial-management-2025m-91Opinion 92-35
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable … RECEIVER OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Powers and Duties (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §987: A notice of unpaid taxes pursuant to RPTL, §987 should not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35Town of Brant – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-23)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Brant (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and … Did the Town of Brant Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/20/town-brant-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-23DiNapoli Releases Economic Snapshot of Staten Island Highlighting Borough's Resilience and Progress
… sites such as the Matrix Global Logistics Park and Broadway Stages, which many Staten Islanders and local small … medical, housing, retail and community facilities. Broadway Stages - a film and television production company - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-releases-economic-snapshot-staten-island-highlighting-boroughs-resilience-and-progressOpinion 88-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … and which is entered as second class mail matter in the post office of a city within the county in which the town is … in, and which is entered as second class matter in the post office of the town. Town Law, §64(11) authorizes a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28Opinion 90-60
… (validity of installment purchase contract to finance recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) PUBLIC … -- Installment Purchases (to finance construction of recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w) GENERAL … purchase contract to finance the construction of a recycling center under General Municipal Law, §120-w. Such a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Opinion 92-39
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … case of Salyer v Tulare Water District , 410 US 719, 93 S Ct 1224, 35 L Ed 2d 659, in which the Supreme Court … for the consolidation of special districts must be "the owner of taxable property situate within one of the districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Opinion 93-17
… cf . People v Kane , 43 App Div 472, 61 NYS 195 [ordinary signification of "expenditure" is "payment"]), we believe the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Opinion 88-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … participants are authorized to invest. The fiscal officer of a participating school district or municipality may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-46Opinion 90-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (regulating activities of fire companies) FIRE COMPANY -- By-Laws (regulating internal affairs of … Concerning the relationship between a village and its fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-19XI.11.F Contract Monitoring – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts, they should assess whether to start back at the top of the list or proceed to the contracts posing a lower … be done on a predetermined scale, such as a scale of 1 to 10 or low, medium, or high. Adverse impacts can include … a reasonable approach to evaluating risks, with quadrant 1 representing the lowest priority and quadrant 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11f-contract-monitoringOpinion 94-2
… in the opinion. CITIES--Fees (exemption from parking meter fees for city officials) PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS--Parking Regulations (exemption from meter fees for city officials) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, … mayor and members of the city council from paying parking meter fees while on official duty. 1980 Opns St Comp, No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-2Chazy Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-13)
… (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable … of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 115 of the 178 (65 percent) water outlets we identified at select areas, that students, staff and the public may have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/chazy-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-13Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… overtime are not adequately documented or supported, there is an increased risk the Village may provide compensation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37