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Opinion 89-21
… of one town may maintain and repair a portion of the road located in the other town pursuant to an agreement with … NE2d 243 [1977]; Tagg v City of Lockport , 228 AD 319, 238 NYS 662 [4th Dept 1930], affd 254 NY 582, 173 NE 876 [1930]; … of Towns of Elma and Marilla , 201 App Div 252, 194 NYS 554 [4th Dept 1922] affd 234 NY 554, 138 NE 540 [1922], …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-21Opinion 89-4
… notes when town supervisor is director and stockholder of bank); (designation of bank as depository when town supervisor is director and stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 802(1)(a), (1)(g); LOCAL … as provided in section 802, no chief fiscal officer, treasurer, or his deputy or employee, shall have an interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Contract Advisory No. 26
… of section two hundred one-g of the labor law.” Bids that do not contain the above certification may not be considered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/26-statement-sexual-harassment-prevention-bidsColdspring Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-229)
… controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys … January 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013. Background The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Di …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/coldspring-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mRainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Follow-Up)
… status of the three recommendations in our initial report, State Education Department: Rainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Report 2009-S-84). Background Our initial audit … supported, not Program appropriate, or claimed for a period for which Rainbow was not entitled to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/27/rainbow-rhymes-learning-center-followSecurity and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems (Follow-Up)
… policies and did not establish adequate processes for managing user access of Department systems. The five … and user access, patching, and a succession plan for dated programming languages. Key Finding Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/14/security-and-effectiveness-department-motor-vehicles-licensing-and-registration-systemsDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… honest New Yorkers are rushing to file their tax returns. My office is watching for those who would con the system to … money. Whether these scams are new or traditional, my auditors work diligently to expose tax cheats.” DiNapoli … refunds are paid and that honest New Yorkers are getting a fair deal.” DiNapoli’s office audits New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refundsHousing Authority Administrative Expenditures (2016-MS-2)
… adequately controlling and monitoring administrative costs for the period January 1, 2012 through November 25, 2015. … to help ensure that authority resources are used only for appropriate authority expenditures. … Housing Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/18/housing-authority-administrative-expenditures-2016-ms-2XIII.10 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… When an employee owes the State a refund as the result of an employee expense report, the employee may use the Due … appropriate process as described in the following Sections of this Chapter: 10.A - Refunds Owed to the State by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10-overviewClarence Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-46)
Determine whether the Clarence Central School Districts District Board of Education Board and District officials effectively managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/clarence-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022m-46College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering – Network Security Controls
… whether the network security controls at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (College) are sufficient … resource dedicated to preparing the next generation of scientists and researchers in nanotechnology. The College is a unit of the University at Albany (the University), one of the four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-nanoscale-science-and-engineering-network-security-controlsState Agencies Bulletin No. 994
… Date(s) Immediately Background The User Productivity Kit (UPK) is the on-line help tool that was selected to … as well as other helpful hints. Topics can be viewed in either Player mode or HTML format by selecting the "Help" hyperlink located in the upper right hand corner: Player The Player window is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/994-line-help-user-productivity-kit-upkTown of Exeter – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-15)
… and money on hand. Provide the Board with her records for audit, as required by Town Law Section 123. The issues … and accountabilities, and provide records to the Board for audit. Town officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Boeing Lawsuit Settlement
… governance reforms, following two mass casualty 737 MAX crashes and the subsequent grounding of the aircraft. Under … implementing an ombudsman program that will provide a channel for Boeing employees to raise work-related concerns, … the company to recover the largest monetary settlement in this type of case in the Delaware Courts’ history, but also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-boeing-lawsuit-settlementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… or manage reserve funds according to applicable laws or best practices. The board did not define the financial … officials do not have assurance that they received the best value for this property. Auditors noted similar … a 2014 audit. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Delhi - Highway Department Leave Records (2020M-53)
… maintain Department employee leave records. Leave balances for the former Deputy Highway Superintendent (Deputy) from … was attributed to the Deputy’s failure to use sick leave for lost time due to an occupational injury, which resulted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-delhi-highway-department-leave-records-2020m-53City of Hornell – Business Improvement District (2018M-38)
… Association was arrested in January 2020 and charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and Falsifying Business … On January 7, 2022, the Executive Director pled guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and was ordered to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-hornell-business-improvement-district-2018m-38Town of New Baltimore – Procurement Practices (2013M-203)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s procurement practices for the period January 1, 2012, to March 1, 2013. Background … comprised of a Town Supervisor and four Board members. For the 2013 fiscal year, the Town’s budgeted appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-new-baltimore-procurement-practices-2013m-203Forestville Central School District – Transportation Operations and Cafeteria Financial Condition (2014M-70)
… of June 30, 2013. Key Recommendation Routinely analyze the number of students regularly using the bus to increase the use of available capacity and reduce the number of routes, explore sharing bus to locations outside … the District with neighboring districts and reduce the number of spare buses in the District fleet to be in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/forestville-central-school-district-transportation-operations-andMaine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… in Broome and Tioga Counties. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven elected … as low as possible. However, they were able to do so only by continually appropriating fund balance, resulting in the … Key Recommendations Reduce reliance on fund balance as a financing source and evaluate recurring revenue sources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49