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Westbury Water District – Purchasing (2015M-261)
… $5.2 million. Key Findings District officials do not require the use of purchase orders when purchasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/01/29/westbury-water-district-purchasing-2015m-261Buffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (2016M-434)
… year totaled $54 million. Key Findings IWS personnel do not measure or verify the amount of liquid/slush waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/buffalo-sewer-authority-industrial-waste-section-2016m-434Village of Bellport – Claims Processing (2014M-126)
… order requests. Claims abstracts and Board minutes do not demonstrate that claims are audited by the Board. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/07/11/village-bellport-claims-processing-2014m-126Town of Grand Island - Information Technology (2019M-34)
… officials did not review the inventory of IT hardware and do not maintain an inventory of software or data. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/23/town-grand-island-information-technology-2019m-34Herkimer County Community College - Procurement (2019M-186)
… purchasing process. The purchasing policy and procedures do not address the solicitation of competition for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2019/12/06/herkimer-county-community-college-procurement-2019m-186Painted Post Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-312)
… approximately $17,000 for 2015. Key Findings The bylaws do not adequately segregate the Treasurer’s duties. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/02/painted-post-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsTown of Great Valley – Town Clerk (2014M-29)
… the Clerk’s records or engage an independent accountant to do so. Key Recommendations Issue duplicate receipts when no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/20/town-great-valley-town-clerk-2014m-29Town of Tyrone – Financial Management (2014M-343)
… Perform an annual audit or hire an independent auditor to do so. … The purpose of our audit was to review the Boards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/20/town-tyrone-financial-management-2014m-343Nanuet Union Free School District – Payroll (2015M-287)
… year were $66,490,022. Key Findings District officials do not require pre-approval of overtime or the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/nanuet-union-free-school-district-payroll-2015m-287Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2025
… Retiree Reminder: Your 1099-R is Available Online Members Do More, Faster in Retirement Online Keep Your Death Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2025DiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… the critical cybersecurity support they are providing to state agencies, local governments, and public authorities … in assessing progress. Additionally, the agency needs to be more proactive. As cybersecurity attacks continue to rise, I encourage the state’s Division of Homeland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… lotteries going back to 1997 are included. Some applicants have been waiting for more than 20 years with many having … they been higher on the waiting lists, they would likely have been skipped over as ineligible for an apartment. At … to be returned. The audit found that management needed to do more to return fees to applicants or inform applicants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli: Critical Pre-School Special Education Services Not Reaching All Students Who Need Them
… a world of difference in their development, and delays can have long term consequences for their academic futures,” … The State Education Department and school districts must do a better job serving these students. I am pleased that SED … City) that responded to an audit survey, 83% said they have a waitlist for services. In site visits to an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-critical-pre-school-special-education-services-not-reaching-all-students-who-need-themDiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations
… DiNapoli’s audit found, however, that these agencies have not carried out a systemwide risk assessment — a … officials said they did not see a risk and had no plan to do an assessment, although some individual assessments were … as required. For example, at four depots there should have been 336 inspections of the large trucks used for snow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-mta-needs-strengthen-extreme-weather-preparationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1810
… of the automatic system termination of employees who have not received a paycheck since 12/31/2018 and to provide … termination program. Affected Employees Employees who have records in PayServ and meet the following criteria may … to the scheduled PayServ upgrade, employee records that have been inactive for more than one (1) year and meet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1810-automatic-system-termination-employees-inactive-more-one-yearOpinion 2008-2
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … Municipal Law § 803. In addition, the board member would have a prohibited interest in renewals of the existing … You ask whether a newly elected town board member would have a prohibited interest in a contract between the town and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2DiNapoli Audit Finds Amsterdam's Finances Hampered by Poor Record Keeping
… available fund balance. In addition, Amsterdam officials have not filed the city’s 2011-12 or 2012-13 annual financial … reports with the Comptroller’s office, which they must do by state law. Specific areas of concern in regards to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-amsterdams-finances-hampered-poor-record-keepingNYS Pension Fund Launches Review of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies
… these companies and may restrict investments in those that do not have viable plans to adapt.” Integrated oil and gas companies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/nys-pension-fund-launches-review-integrated-oil-gas-companiesAssertive Community Treatment Program
… diagnosed with severe mental illness whose needs have not been well met by more traditional mental health … system is not complete or accurate; some program staff do not receive required training; and program recipients’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… DiNapoli and his staff in ensuring that public servants do not abuse the public trust. I thank Superintendent Jaime … Attorney’s Office, the three employees were found to have allegedly engaged in a scheme to regularly leave their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-scheme