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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… School District – Managing Network User Accounts (Nassau County) District officials did not properly manage network … for. Testing identified: 34 fixed assets with a combined cost of $255,775 did not have the required asset tags … City – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training (Broome County) SHP training was not provided to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-222
State Police Bulletin No SP222
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-222-2021-state-police-expertise-payState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits has been issued. Town of Decatur – Town Clerk (Otsego County) Auditors determined … the board did not conduct or cause an annual audit of the clerk’s records and reports. Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Niagara County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-93)
… was to review the IDA’s process for evaluating, approving and monitoring projects for the period January 1, 2013 … of project applications. Ensure that all PILOT billings and payments are made in accordance with agreements and pursue, if feasible, the recovery of underbilled PILOTs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/niagara-county-industrial-development-agency-projectOverview – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Budget enacted in April 2025 resulted in two new sections of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL), which … Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS): Section 383-e of the RSSL provides a new 20-year plan, which is optional … 6 members who joined before July 1, 2025.* Section 383-f of the RSSL provides a new 25-year plan, which is optional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/overviewVillage of Hobart - Board Oversight (2018M-88)
… annual financial report and supporting records. Explore selling the unused properties or consider placing these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-hobart-board-oversight-2018m-88Village of Margaretville - Fiscal Management (2018M-78)
… beginning of 2014-15 through May 31, 2017. The Village has no multiyear financial and capital plans or fund balance policy to plan for and finance … taxes. Develop comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plans, including a fund balance policy. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/17/village-margaretville-fiscal-management-2018m-78Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… fund balance remained within statutory limits. Key Findings District officials appropriated nearly $28 … 2014-15 through 2016-17 ranging from 7.3 and 7.7 percent. Key Recommendations Ensure that the District’s fund balance … real property taxes. Develop and adopt budgets based on historical trends or other known factors. Discontinue the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Town of Lincklaen – Board Oversight (2017M-37)
… examine the Board’s oversight of Town financial activities for the period January 1, 2015 through December 16, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds for 2017 totaled approximately $535,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-lincklaen-board-oversight-2017m-37Village of Blasdell – Purchasing (2017M-195)
… The Village of Blasdell is located in the Town of Hamburg in Erie County. The Village is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/01/19/village-blasdell-purchasing-2017m-195CUNY Bulletin No. CU-367
… Purpose To explain the agency procedures for reporting rate increases Affected Employees CUNY … rate(s), the agency must submit the following requests: For all rate increases, request a Pay Change with the … the new hourly rate. A separate request must be made for each of the rows that exist on the employee’s Job Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-367-salary-rate-increases-cuny-electriciansNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
… enacted legislation will help protect public employee unions. But we must stand together to defend unions and working families in all parts of our country and … remains the backbone of the New York and American economy. Unions created our middle class – and are still building it. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-decision-janus-caseFulton City School District – Non-Payroll Cash Disbursements (2017M-144)
… third party administrators (TPAs) who process health, dental and prescription claims on the District’s behalf to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/13/fulton-city-school-district-non-payroll-cash-disbursements-2017m-144Greece Public Library – Information Technology (2017M-130)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library’s information technology (IT) controls for the period … 2016 through June 21, 2017. Background The Greece Public Library is located in the Town of Greece in Monroe County. The Library, which received its charter from the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/greece-public-library-information-technology-2017m-130More About This Retirement Plan – Police and Fire Plan
… This retirement plan summary describes the benefits available … 5 and 6 Police and Fire Retirement System members. (There is no Tier 4 in the Police and Fire Retiremenet System.) … under Article 14. The information in this publication does not apply to you. Throughout this publication, you will find …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/more-about-retirement-planTown of Red Hook - Financial Condition (2018M-171)
… 2018, the Board adopted a fund balance policy that allowed for unexpended surplus funds of up to 70 percent of annual … The policy did not define the time periods or means for which fund balance will be used and replenished. The … capital plans specifying the Town’s objectives and goals for use of accumulated funds. Key Recommendations Consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/02/town-red-hook-financial-condition-2018m-171Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… Determine whether the Board properly managed fund balance. Key Findings Unassigned fund balance increased from $66,600 to $134,300 (102 percent) from … Key Recommendations Reduce the amount of unassigned fund balance and use the excess as a financing source to benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Dutchess County – Financial Condition (2013M-370)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the County’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, … $2.8 million to subsidize two enterprise funds in the 2014 proposed budget. Key Recommendation The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/03/14/dutchess-county-financial-condition-2013m-370Oil Spill Fund
… Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund The Oil Spill Fund protects our air, soil and water supplies from toxic petroleum spills. Although the Oil Spill Fund plays many roles, its priorities are to: pay … spiller won’t; and seek reimbursement from spillers for oil spill cleanup costs. Oil Spill Hotline 1-800-457-7362 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/about/oil-spill-fundScience Academies of New York Charter Schools – Purchase versus Lease of Buildings (2017M-279)
… analysis when deciding whether to lease or purchase school buildings for the period July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2017. … Academies of New York Charter Schools (SANY) has school buildings in the City of Syracuse and the Town of Geddes in … not analyze purchasing options before deciding to lease buildings. We estimate SANY could have achieved savings of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/03/30/science-academies-new-york-charter-schools-purchase-versus-lease-buildings