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DiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the appointment of former Dutchess County … Robin Lois as the Deputy Comptroller of Local Government & School Accountability. Lois will head the division … vendor claim approvals, bi-weekly payroll audits, year-end closing activities, and the annual independent audit. Lois is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionCampbell-Savona Central School District -- Budget Review (B2-14-11)
… expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budget for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/24/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-14-11Elwood Union Free School District – Electronic Transfers (2014M-133)
… evaluate the District’s controls over electronic transfers for the period July 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. … students and 375 employees. The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $53,282,835. Key Findings … The District did not have a written confirmation for 47 of 98 transfers processed, totaling $12.8 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/elwood-union-free-school-district-electronic-transfers-2014m-133Town of Minisink – Payroll and Fire Protection and Ambulance Contracts (2017M-14)
… over payroll and fire protection and ambulance contracts for the period January 1, 2015 through December 13, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $3 million. Key Findings The … a payroll and personnel policy and written procedures for time records, processing payroll, maintaining leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-minisink-payroll-and-fire-protection-and-ambulance-contracts-2017m-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the accounting records, with no oversight. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsIntroduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Officers and employees often travel as part of their official duties, whether it is to attend … area that creates the need for diligent oversight. A long line of audit findings have emphasized the need to provide … even when the local government or school district's credit card was used for these expenses. Extension of trips …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1789
… OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Dues (Code 201) based on the annual salary amounts as … above exclude additional salary factors. Dues amounts for employees who receive an increase to base salary, … date after January 1, 2020 will remain at the same amount for calendar year 2020. Dues amounts for part-time, annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1789-civil-service-employees-association-csea-local-1000-dues-increaseBolton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-58)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2009, to November 30, 2012. Background … elected members. The District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $8.7 million. Key Findings … Board adopted budgets that were realistic and supported for revenues, expenditures were consistently and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/bolton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-58Village of Richmondville – Disbursements (2012M-178)
… Mayor properly monitored the Village’s fiscal operations for the period June 1, 2011 to July 16, 2012. Background The … County. The Village has 918 residents; its annual budget for 2012-13 is approximately $1.95 million. The Board, … elected Trustees, governs the Village and is responsible for the general management and control of the Village’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/25/village-richmondville-disbursements-2012m-178East Ramapo Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-141)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2009, to February 1, 2013. Background … comprised of nine elected members. Budgeted expenditures for the fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 were $199 million … will experience a deficit fund balance of $8.2 million for the 2012-13 fiscal year, which is $800,000 more than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/19/east-ramapo-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-141College at Cortland – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… monies by selected government employees complied with rules and regulations and is free from fraud, waste, and … April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 million and … at Cobleskill – Selected Employee Travel Expenses (2012-S-143) State University of New York College at Oneonta – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/13/college-cortland-selected-employee-travel-expensesIrvington Union Free School District – Information Technology (2016M-266)
… violate the acceptable use policy because the District’s web filtering software is not configured to block access. Key … accordingly. Monitor Internet usage and configure the web filtering software to block access to sites that violate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/irvington-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2016m-266Comptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program
… listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State … Support Payments Interest Eligible – S.8253 (Brisport) - Allows for the payment of interest on unclaimed spousal and … District Program – S.8357 (Sanders) - Allows a bank, in the discretion of the comptroller and the commissioner of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislationOpinion 96-12
… by special act) TOWN LAW, §181: The fiscal year of a fire district may be changed only by act of the State Legislature. … coincide with the timing of the receipt of taxes levied for fire district purposes. Town Law, §181 provides that the … each fire district shall begin on the first day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December". There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-12Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Department , Barnard Fire District , Orange Lake Fire District , Village of Silver Springs , Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission and the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … to excessive levels and have consistently levied taxes for expenditures that could have been paid for with reserve funds. Goshen Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsExamination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… CM00939 and TQ00002. The objective of our examination was to determine whether PMA’s implementation of the RAP achieved … At that time, the contract and the extension were subject to approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Prior to Downstate extending contract CM00939 to December 2013, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … and effectively." Half Hollow Hills Community Library – Fund Balance (Suffolk County) The library's fund balance … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Medicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2014 Through September 30, 2014
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid … through September 30, 2014. Background The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid program. … audit found: $31.4 million in potential overpayments for clinic claims that were processed using an incorrect pricing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2014-through-september-30-2014Opinion 90-38
… town highway superintendent is required to remove snow and ice from, and maintain the highway if, after the highway has … authorizes a town to temporarily discontinue snow and ice removal and maintenance from December 1 until April 1 on … and the town thereby becomes obligated to resume snow and ice removal and other maintenance from December 1 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38