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Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… therefore, taxpayers were taxed more than necessary. On average, annually over-estimated appropriations by $3.2 … Workers’ compensation reserve has $1.4 million, but the average annual workers’ compensation expense is $79,756. Key … reserves at reasonable levels. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner. Remit real property tax collections totaling … record and report real property tax collections. In addition, the Clerk was unable to provide the 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… administrator (administrator) returned forfeited funds from the Health Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials were not … to ensure the administrator returns all forfeited funds from the FSA and DCAP in a timely manner. Ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive written IT contingency plan impairs the … access rights to the network. Perform periodic reviews of all network user accounts to determine whether they were appropriate or needed. As a result, 11 percent of the District’s non-student user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationTown of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Volney (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) performed his … and the Town Board (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Supervisor did not … budgets for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that were not based on prior-year results of operations. Transparency was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Town of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… maintained an excessive unrestricted fund balance in the townwide and TOV funds. As of December 31, 2023, the … encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting records or reported on the 2023 Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119DiNapoli Named Lead Plaintiff in Crowdstrike Shareholder Lawsuit
… as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), has been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities … action lawsuit filed against the global cybersecurity company Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. The suit filed against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-named-lead-plaintiff-crowdstrike-shareholder-lawsuitWashington County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-4)
… are at increased risk of paying more than necessary for goods and services. Specifically: Nine of 114 devices … the Director did not develop and implement procedures for price accuracy testing. Key Recommendations Perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/washington-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-4Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Evans (Town) officials maintained leave records and paid … supported or approved. We reviewed leave records for 27 of the Town’s 80 employees and determined that 373.5 of the 6,077 hours of leave time used by these employees was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… whether the Lyme Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $918,000 (12 percent) from 2020-21 through 2022-23. … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… in that region. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) maintains a list of operational adult use cannabis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateTown of Dayton – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-221-F)
… – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Dayton’s (Town) progress, as of … plans and written fund balance and reserve fund policies to help guide the budget development process. The audit included nine recommendations to help improve the Town’s financial condition and financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-dayton-audit-follow-2019m-221-fWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2025-26 budget. Background The Wyandanch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3Town of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… C includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130Message Submitted - Contact Us
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-afr-modernization-project/contact-us-message-receivedOpinion 2008-6
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (calculation of … unused vacation leave for the next subordinate officer in a village police department results in an … by dividing the next subordinate officer's annual salary by an "hourly rate divisor." 1 The collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Opinion 91-48
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on occasion, have negated … of judicial conduct (see 22 NYCRR 100), they are held to a high standard of conduct (see Zagoreos , supra ; Tuxedo , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-48New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Selected Economic Trends Total New York Wages Fell $12.5 Billion in Second Quarter In the second quarter of 2020, total wages paid in New York State declined by $12.5 billion or 7.4 percent in comparison to the second quarter of 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020Opinion 94-29
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … indigent spouse in appeals from Family Court order) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8022; FAMILY COURT ACT, §1118: The … advance. (b) The clerks of the appellate divisions of the supreme court and the clerk of the court of appeals are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29