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Conclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… public funds are disbursed. As the old saying goes, "the buck stops here;" nothing could be more true when an improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… 2021-22 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. … 30, 2019. Under Local Finance Law Section 10.10(d), when a school district is authorized by a special or general law to … each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the school district is authorized to issue the deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1Town of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly … were accurate, timely, and properly reviewed. As a result, we found three significant unreconciled variances … they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… last year. “February’s local sales tax collections grew at a modest pace, year over year, after coming in nearly flat in … outside the city experiencing year-over-year declines for the month. It is imperative that local government … $759 million, an increase of 5.7%, or $40.7 million, from a year earlier. County and city collections in the rest of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-yearSharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… Sharon Springs Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … Annually overestimated appropriations by an average of $1.6 million, or 17 percent. Informed residents and … needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… of retail prices and weighing and measuring devices. As a result, consumers were at increased risk of not paying the correct price for goods and services. Nine Departments did not adopt price … Key Recommendations Develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing. Perform testing in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024Orange County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-5)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. … did not monitor or update the database the Department used to maintain the master list of businesses with weighing and … of 19 consumer complaints did not include documentation to show the results of the Department’s investigation. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/orange-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-5DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… uncertainty in the months ahead with the potential for tariffs and geopolitical issues raising concerns even as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2734-billion-end-third-quarterVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B25-6-4)
… The Village’s proposed budget complies with the tax levy limit because it includes a tax levy of $12,079,830, which is within the limits … should be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase to no more than the tax levy limit as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/11/village-suffern-budget-review-b25-6-4Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… collections were at greater risk for theft or loss. In addition, the Clerk accumulated unremitted funds totaling $138,050 in the tax collection bank accounts. The funds should have … Properly deposit all real property tax collections in accordance with New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Contact Information
… you for your email. We have received your email. Return to Contact Us Page … Receive Message …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/contact-informationDEC Management of Invasive Species (2019-S-026) - Maps
… For more information, read our audit report: Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/dec-management-invasive-species-2019-s-026-mapsOpinion 2003-2
… pursuant to Article 11-A of the Town Law (§189-a et seq .), may establish a joint fire district that would … as a village. Article 17 of the Village Law (§17-1700 et seq .) contains provisions applicable to a village … fire department (see Village Law, Article 10 [§10-1000 et seq .]; see also 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-19, p 42; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 93-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWNS -- Budget … the timely adoption and submission thereof for the levy of taxes (21 Opns St Comp, 1965, p 664). We stated that, where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 97-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … specified in those sections. February 6, 1997 Robert W. Spencer, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Elmsford 1 After …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Effectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… of ITS and incorporate it into the new FY 2016-17 project plan. Work with State agencies to facilitate their sharing of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationOpinion 89-59
… water rates in an amount which would be sufficient to pay the cost of both maintenance and operation and debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59DiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that a majority of voting shareholders supported the New York State Common … Safeway Inc. Reynolds American Inc. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company CSX Corporation The Kroger Co. 2011 Yum! Brands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of … issued in January 2014 found the department was unable to meet the demands of its inspection frequency schedule, and … SUNY’s requirements to manage cost and could serve as best practice examples if more widely shared among the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits