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Opinion 88-3
… Comptroller (fines for violations of Workers' Compensation Law) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §52(2): Fines imposed under the Workers' Compensation Law are paid into the Uninsured Employers' Fund. You ask that … subdivision two of section 52 of the Workers Compensation Law WCL regarding the disposition of fines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3Opinion 89-14
… (collecting officer may not solicit stamped envelopes for mailing tax receipts) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §986(1): A … paying their taxes by mail who desire a tax receipt to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with their tax … stamped envelope with their tax payment. The mailing of receipts for taxes is governed by the provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … in a timely manner and receipts for rent were not issued to apartment complex tenants. Town of Groveland – Fiscal … firm that performed financial services for the town prior to 2013, and contracts for 2013 and 2014 lacked specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsArea #12 – Information Technology Contingency Planning – Information Technology Governance
… disruption are collectively referred to as IT contingency planning. An unplanned IT disruption involving the corruption … or school’s operations. Proactively anticipating and planning for such disruptions will help prepare local … reduce the resulting impact. The goal of IT contingency planning is to help enable an IT system and/or electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-12-information-technology-contingency-planningAlbany Community Charter School – Financial Operations (2013M-185)
… school by issuing a bond instead of continuing to lease the building. On May 26, 2011 the Board approved a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/albany-community-charter-school-financial-operations-2013m-185Overtime and Other Time and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… and passenger safety. Key Recommendations Improve the control environment to promote accuracy in reporting staff … they are only paid for overtime hours worked. Monitor the number of hours employees work consecutively without an … Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Management and Control of Employee Overtime Costs (2009-S-88) Metropolitan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/24/overtime-and-other-time-and-attendance-matters-found-use-certain-federal-fundsCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B22-1-8)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, water, sewer and refuse funds as of … below, the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget appear reasonable. For 2022, City officials project an operating loss in water fund. City officials estimate unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b22-1-8Town of Kingsbury – Multiyear Planning for Fund Balance and Reserves (2025M-66)
… priorities, work toward goals several years into the future and increase transparency. Fund balance and reserve … framework to help guide budgetary decisions and multiyear plans, and also provide taxpayers with information about why … amounts the Board deemed necessary and without documenting future goals or expectations for the accumulation of funds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-kingsbury-multiyear-planning-fund-balance-and-reserves-2025m-66State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… or to the comptroller’s office. City of Gloversville – Parking Violation Operations (Fulton County) City officials … procedures for pursuing the collection of unpaid parking violations or set a benchmark for collection rates. … through April 2016, which represents 61 percent of total parking violations. The city could have collected an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not always seek competition to procure goods and services. As a result, they may not have procured them in a … awareness training. South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (Seneca County) The board and district officials did not ensure that online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTown of Hornellsville – Financial Management (2025M-102)
… fund balance? Audit Period January 1, 2022 – August 6, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A key measure of a town’s … fund balances totaled approximately $2 million. Audit Summary The Board did not effectively manage the Town’s fund … The Board also did not adopt a written fund balance policy until February 11, 2025 (after our audit notification) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-2025m-102Accounts Payable Advisory No. 41
… Chapter XI-A, Section 3 – Purchase Orders Guidance: This is to remind Business Units to use a requisition and/or … purchasing from centralized contracts. This includes POs where the agency plans to use the procurement card as a payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/41-requisitions-and-purchase-orders-centralized-contract-purchasesMoravia Central School District - Fuel Inventory (2019M-183)
… safeguarded and accounted for fuel purchases. Key Findings The District’s fueling area and tanks lacked adequate physical controls to safeguard fuel inventory. The Transportation Supervisor did not perform fuel … Install appropriate physical controls to safeguard the District’s fuel inventory. Perform periodic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/moravia-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2019m-183Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Town of Broome , Candor Fire District , County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency , Dutchess … to be paid. Georgetown Fire District – Board Oversight (Madison County) Board members did not ensure that complete … Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (Madison County) The secretary-treasurer maintained adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 91-6
… NYS2d 170; Williams v Bryant , 53 AD2d 229, 385 NYS2d 425; Pacificorp Capital Inc. v City of New York , 741 F Supp 481, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… actions and enforcement of existing consequences for violations. OTDA made some progress in addressing the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDepartment of Social Services – Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements (2016-MS-1)
Department of Social Services Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements 2016MS1
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/07/19/department-social-services-monitoring-service-provider-agreements-2016-ms-1Community College Safety Reporting (2015-MS-2)
… letter reports to the following community colleges: Fulton Montgomery [pdf] , Genesee County [pdf] , Herkimer County [pdf] , Niagara County [pdf] , and Rockland [pdf] . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2015/08/28/community-college-safety-reporting-2015-ms-2Rensselaer City School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-153)
… management and recordkeeping of the activity fund or for closing inactive clubs. The District has an internal … has not been provided to the District’s central treasurer or faculty advisors. The District’s internal auditor audited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/rensselaer-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomNew Suffolk Common School District – Selected Financial Operations (2013M-197)
… period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. Background The New Suffolk Common School District is located in the Town of … New Suffolk Common School District Selected Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/new-suffolk-common-school-district-selected-financial-operations-2013m