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DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsScarborough Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-117)
… of the District’s financial operations to ensure public funds are managed with accountability, transparency and … for receiving, disbursing and accounting for District funds and preparing financial reports. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/16/scarborough-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-117Opinion 88-51
… (procedure for abolition of); (use of moneys for dredging lake) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c(1)(b), 6-d: Moneys in a … repair reserve fund may be expended for the dredging of a lake if the work is intended to restore the lake to its original condition and need not be undertaken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B17-6-8)
… tax levy increase to no more than the tax levy limit as permitted by law, unless the Board properly approves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b17-6-8Campbell-Savona Central School District – Budget Review (B2-16-6)
… Recommendations Consider decreasing real property taxes by using fund balance and reserve funds to finance operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/13/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-16-6East Moriches Union Free School District -- Budget Review (B7-16-3)
… independent evaluation of the District’s proposed budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Background The East Moriches … local government is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … obligations are outstanding, their tentative budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-16-3City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B23-7-3)
… review issued in May 2022. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue … budget review city long beach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/05/05/city-long-beach-budget-review-b23-7-3Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… projections in the tentative budget for the general, electric and parking funds are reasonable. The water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7Travel Advisory No. 5
… are required to use the attachment feature in the SFS to store electronic documents in support of Travel and Expense … the official record must be retained in a central location – e.g., the agency’s Finance Office. Agencies are … retain documents to support expense reports in a central location, e.g. agency’s Finance Office. Individual travelers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/5-gfo-updates-record-retention-travel-and-expenseOperational Advisory No. 28
… Subject : Guidance for Processing SFS Transactions in Production after Fiscal Year End (FYE) Processes are Complete … to agencies notifying them that access to the Production environment has been restored. The first priority … Guidance for Processing SFS Transactions in Production after Fiscal Year End FYE Processes are Complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/28-guidance-processing-sfs-transactions-production-after-fiscal-year-end-fyeTown of Boylston – Procurement (2021M-56)
… competitive methods when procuring applicable goods and services. Key Findings Town officials did not always seek competition when procuring goods and services. Town officials did not use competitive methods, or … to use competitive methods to procure professional services. Officials were unfamiliar with the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-boylston-procurement-2021m-56Franklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… installed software to an authorized software inventory or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding … District staff did not have sufficient documented guidance or plans to follow to recover data and resume essential … agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B17-6-17)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $868,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general … Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/10/town-deerpark-budget-review-b17-6-17Examination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… originally entered into contract CM00939 with PMA for consulting services for the period December 3, 2012 through September 3, 2013. That contract was later extended for three months through December 2, 2013. At that time, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaOpinion 95-20
… to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 93-1
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTY ATTORNEY -- Assistant (entitlement to salary fixed for county attorney in … event of a vacancy) COUNTY LAW, §§401(3), 502, 526(1): An assistant county attorney or a deputy county clerk, treasurer … of this Office. In that opinion, we concluded that an assistant county attorney, who becomes acting county attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-1DiNapoli: The Mayor's Proposed Budget Takes Large Steps In Addressing Outstanding Labor Contracts
… has been concentrated in lower-paying sectors. Wall Street is one of the city’s economic engines and a major … source of tax revenues. The city forecasts lower Wall Street profits and bonuses in calendar year 2014. Although Wall Street has been profitable for several years, the securities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-mayors-proposed-budget-takes-large-steps-addressing-outstanding-labor-contractsOpinion 89-64
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … -- Purchases (consideration paid); (obtaining appraisals) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Opinion 98-12
… that the school fund is a "fund" of the city within the meaning of section 9-a. Ordinarily moneys in a city's general … in the city's general fund constitute "moneys" within the meaning of section 9-a and may be temporarily advanced to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Niskayuna Central School District – Financial Condition (2012M-218)
… will fund and maintain each reserve fund, the optimal or targeted funding levels for each reserve fund, and the conditions under which the Board will use or replenish the assets in each reserve. Continue to closely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/01/niskayuna-central-school-district-financial-condition-2012m-218