Search
West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets. For example, revenues were underestimated by nearly $1.2 million (11 percent) for 2019 through 2021 and none of the $150,400 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… IT security awareness training. Review and assess the need for 292 inactive network user accounts. In addition, the … have a written agreement with BOCES to itemize and define all IT services and responsibilities, including network … timely and periodically review network user accounts for necessity. Work with BOCES to develop a written agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… were not Board approved. In addition, bank reconciliations for 15 of the 36 months reviewed were not performed, the … did not present financial records and reports to the Board for audit, as required. Key Recommendations Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73Herkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… renovations. Borrowed project funds early, resulting in about $89,000 in unnecessary additional interest costs. Entered into a … purchase order by $95,100. Release of this report was held in abeyance due to a separate Comptroller investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… needed. As a result, officials did not disable 44 former employee network user accounts. Some of the former employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userLe Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Village of East Hampton – Information Technology (2015M-187)
… if computerized data and assets were properly safeguarded for the period August 1, 2013 through April 30, 2015. … five-member Board of Trustees. General fund expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $19.7 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-east-hampton-information-technology-2015m-187Operational Advisory No. 31
… with the Statewide Financial System (SFS), the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) removed agency dollar … Approval and Budget Check, it runs against the Bureau of State Accounting Operations’ (BSAO) established risk … must attach all supporting documentation at the time of transaction submittal or posting in SFS (i.e. bulkload …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/31-general-ledger-journal-entries-workflow-changeState Agencies Bulletin No. 300
… in withholding allowances and maximum Social Security Tax. Affected Employees All employees. Effective Date(s) New … 2, 2002 and Institution checks dated January 10, 2002. Tax Tables The value of a withholding allowance has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/300-changes-federal-income-tax-withholding-tables-earned-income-tax-creditsChenango County Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-10-F)
… | [read complete 2022 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Chenango County Industrial Development Agency’s (CCIDA’s) progress, as of November 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/12/13/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2022m-10-fSeneca County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-2)
… Determine whether the Seneca County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … records were maintained. Key Findings The Director of Weights and Measures (Director) did not complete all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/seneca-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-2Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Rutland (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly billed water … bill water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in … to customer accounts and $4,189 in undercharges. Of 81 customer account billing adjustments tested for 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… Village officials did not properly approve, monitor or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, … and recommendations and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix C includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6DiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… according to an economic snapshot released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … rebuild itself as one of the most desirable places in the city to live, work and visit. We’ve seen the migration of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotOpinion 2001-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; see also Parker v Town of Gardiner Planning Board , 184 AD2d 937, 585 NYS2d 571 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Maintain My Payroll Contact Information
… [email protected] . … Maintain My Payroll Contact Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/maintain-my-payroll-contact-informationOpinion 92-3
… board chairman) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800[2],[3], 801: A planning board chairman who borrows money from the board's … the chairman approves vouchers submitted by the engineer for services rendered to the planning board. General … determined initially at the local level. If the chairman does have an interest, that interest would be prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 91-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to prepare plans and designs for the construction of a new library building. You have informed us that both the … president of the library board as a junior architect. You state that neither the board president nor his daughter has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 90-8
… further local regulation (see Jancyn Manufacturing Corp v County of Suffolk , 71 NY2d 91, 524 NYS2d 8). Where State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the Onteora Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … period 2009-10 through 2013-14, accumulated fund balance in the general fund increased from $6.6 million to $9.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits