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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… million, compared to $228.3 million a year earlier, while casino revenue in April through June fell from $49.1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020Opinion 91-8
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Powers and Duties … she were to purchase bonds to be issued by the district. In this instance, the secretary-treasurer has the duty to … secretary-treasurer had no direct or indirect involvement in the negotiation of the terms of the bonds which are to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-8Unclaimed Funds Survey - Feedback Received
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-afr-modernization-project/contact-us-message-receivedSeized Assets Program (Follow-Up)
… 2013, determined whether the Division properly accounts for seized assets and whether it obtains the requested share … We concluded that the division did not properly account for or track seized assets. Key Finding The Division has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/seized-assets-program-followMechanicville City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-93)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board effectively managed the … a total of $2.5 million in fund balance that was not used to finance operations. The Board and District officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/mechanicville-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-93Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board – Board Oversight (2017M-165)
… appointed by the respective county boards. STE’s 2017 appropriations totaled approximately $1 million. Key Findings … salary and benefits for new and existing staff. Require interim financial reports of revenues and expenditures, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/06/southern-tier-east-regional-planning-development-board-board-oversight-2017m-165Salamanca City School District – Financial Management and Payroll (2017M-138)
… 1, 2013 through May 19, 2017. Background The Salamanca City School District is located in the City of Salamanca and … Board of Education. The District operates three schools with approximately 1,300 students. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/salamanca-city-school-district-financial-management-and-payroll-2017m-138Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… the town-wide and town-outside-village general and highway funds. The Town has not used appropriated fund balance as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131Gardiner Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2013M-265)
… controls over its Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, 2012 through January 29, 2013. … Point System were prepared. Officials granted points for completion of training courses without any record of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/07/gardiner-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2013m-265Cortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the County’s oversight of public water supplies … Officials did not issue notices of violations (NOV) to PWS in three of 13 instances when operators failed to comply with regulations. Furthermore, sanitarians did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318Village of Owego - Board Oversight and Financial Operations (2018M-101)
… and bank reconciliations were inaccurate and not prepared for all accounts. Because of ineffective recordkeeping, the … accounting firm (firm) was unable to complete its audits for the last two years. The Board hired another certified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/21/village-owego-board-oversight-and-financial-operations-2018m-101Operational Advisory No. 18
… Subject: Two Refund of Appropriation Vendor IDs to be Inactivated Guidance: On June 1, 2015 the Vendor … 0RAE000000. Business Units should use Vendor ID 0RAR000000 to handle the scenarios previously covered under the … Vendor IDs 0RASP00000 and 0RAE000000 are paid prior to June 1, 2015. The Bureau of State Expenditures will delete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/18-refund-appropriation-roa-vendor-ids-accounts-payableSpecial Accidental Death Benefit – New Career Plan
… the 12 months prior to death. For payments made on or after January 1, 2001, the salary used to compute the special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/special-accidental-death-benefitHauppauge Fire District – Mandatory Training and Procurement (2014M-375)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess Board compliance with training … Law. The District did not always use competitive methods when procuring goods and services. The District did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/hauppauge-fire-district-mandatory-training-and-procurement-2014m-375Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activity (2014M-335)
… bills and performs all recordkeeping functions with little or no Board oversight. The Board has not adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/27/fair-haven-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activityUnited HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… status of the recommendation made in our audit report, United HealthCare: Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue … Department of Civil Service (Department) contracted with United HealthCare (United) to administer the Empire Plan’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followVillage of Wappingers Falls – Board Oversight (2023M-70)
… and capital projects. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight over financial operations and … As a result, the Board did not have sufficient information to oversee financial operations and capital projects. The … duties. Key Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures to establish mitigating controls for the lack of segregation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/22/village-wappingers-falls-board-oversight-2023m-70Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Chatham … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example, the Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation reserve has $1.4 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… budgets. Also, the Board did not review periodic financial reports to monitor the budget and finances and did not establish a comprehensive … revenues by about $2.3 million. While the Corporation received grant funds for two projects, officials relied on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-and