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Liverpool Central School District – Information Technology Assets (2020M-59)
… did not perform comprehensive inventory counts. Our review of 529 purchased items, totaling about $448,000, found that … inventory records. Officials could not locate three of the 48 IT items we tested: a laptop and two cameras, … and applicable licenses. Perform physical inventories of hardware and compare them to inventory records, and review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/liverpool-central-school-district-information-technology-assets-2020m-59Putnam Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2020M-27)
… general fund balance. Key Findings District officials need to improve budgeting practices to more effectively manage fund balance. Specifically, the … surplus fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by 32.7 to 42.8 percentage points at the end of the last three fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/putnam-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-27Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… Adopted budgets with unrealistic estimates, which resulted in operating surpluses and unused appropriated fund balances in the general, water and sewer funds. Maintained unreasonable levels of fund balance in the general, water and sewer funds that ranged between 29 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Village of Port Chester - Dual Employment (2018M-91)
… action. Appendix B contains our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/12/village-port-chester-dual-employment-2018m-91Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… treasurers and advisors failed to maintain pre-numbered tickets and receipts, statement of profit and loss forms, and … Key Recommendations Ensure pre-numbered receipts and tickets are issued for all ECA fund events, and issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mTown of Bennington - Financial Management (2019M-249)
Determine whether officials properly managed finances by ensuring budget estimates were realistic establishing multiyear financial and capital plans
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-bennington-financial-management-2019m-249Poland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-218)
… did not publicly disclose, in writing, their deemed interests in contracts totaling $91,106 with the Company. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mGenesee Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-231)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … fund policy, including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/genesee-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-231DiNapoli: Too Many Subway Stations Need Repairs
… Too many New York City subway stations are in disrepair and New York City Transit’s repair … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Only 51 of the city’s 468 stations were free of defects, and just 1-in-4 had most or … City Transit reports it is making progress on repairing stations but the pace is too slow and much more work needs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-too-many-subway-stations-need-repairsDiNapoli: External Risks Threaten NYC Budget
… the receipt of $8.8 billion in federal funding in FY 2017, which represents about 10 percent of its budget. The … the city would lose $305 million annually beginning in FY 2018 if a provision in the ACA that increased Medicaid … impact the city by an estimated $561 million beginning in FY 2018. For example, the budget would increase education aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-external-risks-threaten-nyc-budgetOpinion 88-9
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … TOWN LAW, §§202-b, 215[5], 216: A town board may delegate to a separate board of commissioners of a water district … by article 12 of the Town Law, after such purpose shall have been approved in writing by a majority of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 88-71
… and Duties (waiver of penalties arising from nonpayment of water rents to compromise a claim) CLAIMS -- Compromise or … of (waiver of penalties arising from nonpayment of water rents) GENERAL CITY LAW, §20(1): Under its general … of penalties arising from a property owner's nonpayment of water rents in the context of compromising a claim asserted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-71Opinion 95-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … one-time maintenance fee in connection with operation of village-owned cemetery) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties … Whether a village in connection with the operation of a villageowned cemetery may impose a onetime maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18DiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… impacting public health and economic vitality. In recent years, water systems around the country have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the clerk’s records. Town of Delhi – Highway Department Leave Records (Delaware County) Town officials did not … 89 hours was attributed to the deputy’s failure to use sick leave for lost time due to an occupational injury, which … County) The supervisor did not maintain the town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDebt – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… capita was $3,500. State-Funded debt was equivalent to 4.8 percent of State personal income. New York State Projects … Levels in Coming Years The SFY 2021-22 Enacted Budget Five-Year Capital Program and Financing Plan projects that the … notes, which were fully retired by the end of the fiscal year. The State projects reduced statutory debt capacity over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/debtComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… segregating duties so that no individual controls all phases of a transaction. They also provide increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 89-60
… employee from disclosing confidential information acquired by him or her in the course of his or her official duties or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Opinion 88-52
… of this section, disclosure shall not be required in the case of an interest in a contract described in subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52DiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
… legalization of mobile sports betting, the New York State Gaming Commission noted a 26% increase in problem … Services and Supports (OASAS) from 2021 to 2022. “Gaming has significantly expanded in the state in the last … mobile sports betting, particularly on young New Yorkers.” Gaming Revenues From SFY 2011-12 to 2022-23, state revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gaming