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Town of Lyndon – Purchasing (2013M-149)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over … 1, 2012, through April 26, 2013. Background The Town of Lyndon is located in Cattaraugus County and has 700 … resolution directed Town officials to consult the Office of the State Comptroller’s publications for guidance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-lyndon-purchasing-2013m-149A Statement from Comptroller DiNapoli on the Murder of George Floyd
… The brutal killing of George Floyd is yet another traumatic example of the profound pain and damage wrought by racial injustice. … The brutal killing of George Floyd is yet another traumatic example of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/statement-comptroller-dinapoli-murder-george-floydPine Bush Central School District – Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings (2012M-238)
… the District’s fund balance and identify opportunities for cost savings in transportation for the period July 1, 2011, … School District Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings 2012M238 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/pine-bush-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-transportationCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B24-7-4)
… their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b24-7-4IX.7.H Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) – IX. Federal Grants
… searchable, publicly accessible website, usaspending.gov, to give the American public access to information on how their tax dollars are being spent. As a matter of … executive compensation. Effective with all grants with a start date of 10/1/10 and later, state agencies must submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7h-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-ffataExploration Elementary Charter School for Science and Technology – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-100)
… The audit also determined: 112 disbursements or credit card charges totaling $504,506 did not have both an itemized … School purposes. Officials said they purchased 300 $100 gift cards totaling $30,975 for students for achieving … in December 2024 for the alleged theft of $1,100 in gift cards. On July 2, 2025, the former Operations Manager …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/10/24/exploration-elementary-charter-school-science-and-technology-non-payrollEarly Childhood Learning Center of Greene County – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/early-childhood-learning-center-greene-county-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEast Brentwood Fire District – Control Environment and Expenditures (2015M-112)
… Brentwood Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Islip, Suffolk … 1,200 homes and businesses. The District’s general fund expenditures for 2014 were approximately $1.1 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/14/east-brentwood-fire-district-control-environment-and-expenditures-2015m-112City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-7)
… projects. The City’s adopted budget does not include a contingency appropriation for the general fund, which … if property values do not increase. Key Recommendations Replace nonrecurring revenue, such as fund balance, in the … annual appropriations instead of using debt. Establish a contingency appropriation at a level to provide flexibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/07/30/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-7Opinion 93-10
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (designating holidays for closing of county offices) LOCAL LAWS -- Public Holidays (determining day to celebrate) COUNTY LAW, §206-a; … provides that, notwithstanding any general or special law, holidays and Saturdays shall be considered as Sunday for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10Opinion 2004-5
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (annuities for volunteer firefighters) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies may not be expended to purchase … Whether foreign fire insurance tax monies may be expended to purchase annuities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-5Opinion 2006-9
… be subject to the referendum requirement. Further, the fact that, after the transfer, town district residents would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-9Opinion 2005-2
Whether a volunteer fire department may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to reimburse active members of the department for mileage expenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-2Opinion 89-9
… LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §1310: A municipality may pay the unclaimed wages of a deceased employee who died intestate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 89-61
… discussed in the opinion. TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (salary charged on townwide basis) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Compensation (salary charged on townwide basis) TOWN CLERK -- Compensation (salary charged on townwide basis) BUILDING INSPECTOR -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 94-28
… You ask whether the cost of the study is charged against the county's general fund or against the sewer district. With respect to planning for … Whether the cost of the study is charged against the countys general fund or against the sewer district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28Opinion 89-11
… powers of a not-for-profit corporation, which include the power to rent real property and all powers necessary to … and their families. Thus, although the Association has the power to rent a meeting room in furtherance of its general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Ancillary Services Provided During Hospital Inpatient Admissions
… offices, clinics, and other freestanding sites. They can be classified into three general categories: diagnostic, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-ancillary-services-provided-during-hospital-inpatientLong Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc.
… Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc. (LIAAC) charged and the Department of Health AIDS Institute (Institute) … Service Provider (CSP) since 1986, LIAAC provides services and support for Long Island residents infected and affected by HIV/AIDS or at risk for infection. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/long-island-association-aids-care-incMedicaid Program – Recovering Managed Care Overpayments for Pharmacy Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance
… (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient, and in turn, the MCOs are required to pay for the Medicaid … recipients have other third-party health insurance (TPHI) in addition to Medicaid (e.g., employer-based coverage or … bill TPHI carriers for the recovery of about $292 million in pharmacy claims that MCOs paid as the primary insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/13/medicaid-program-recovering-managed-care-overpayments-pharmacy-services-behalf-recipients