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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1649
… process Affected Employees All employees who receive a payroll check from a partial paycheck reversal All employees … a request to OSC to reverse (AC230) or exchange (AC1476) a payroll check. Under the current business process, if the … from a partial reversal, the check is created from the Payroll Revolving Exchange account and mailed to the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1649-changes-payroll-reversal-and-exchange-checksSylvan Beach Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-76)
… to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded. Background The … District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Towns of Vienna and Verona, and located …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/07/sylvan-beach-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsTravel Plaza Revenues and Capital Improvements (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Travel Plaza Revenues and Capital Improvements (Report 2008-S-103). Background In … Thruway Authority (NYSTA) adequately ensured that fuel and food concessionaires at Thruway travel plazas are (1) … paying the full amount of rent due under their contracts, and (3) making the capital improvements required by their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/travel-plaza-revenues-and-capital-improvements-followContract with EBSCO Subscription Services, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… of General Services’ (OGS) administration of contracts for subscription services that provided books, journals, … and found EBSCO was billing in excess of the $35 limit for individual Titles, and did not provide sufficient data to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/contract-ebsco-subscription-services-inc-followAdministration of the Article 8-A Loan Program (Follow-Up)
… (Program) were being used only for qualified projects and their intended purpose and whether loan recipients were complying with the … of their loans with respect to correcting violations and making other needed repairs. We found that HPD does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/administration-article-8-loan-program-followHoneoye Falls-Lima Central School District – Financial Management and Competitive Procurement (2016M-124)
… and Rush in Monroe County; the Towns of Avon, Lima, and Livonia in Livingston County; and the Towns of Victor, West …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/26/honeoye-falls-lima-central-school-district-financial-management-andDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in August Increase by Nearly 13% Over Last Year
… collections totaled almost $751 million, an increase of 20.6% – or $128 million – over August of 2021. Most counties saw at least some year-over-year … cities are based on estimates by the Department of Taxation and Finance. In the third month of each calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-august-increase-nearly-13-percent-over-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 12% in July
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 11.9% in July compared to the same … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-12-percent-julyTown of Schaghticoke – Budgeting (2013M-239)
… The Town of Schaghticoke is located in Rensselaer County and has 7,679 residents. The Town is governed by an elected … Town Board, which comprises the Town Supervisor and four council members. The Town’s 2013 adopted budget … on unexpended surplus funds to finance town-wide general, and certain water and sewer district operations, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/06/town-schaghticoke-budgeting-2013m-239DiNapoli: June Tax Receipts Down 17.3% From Last Year
… in personal income, consumption and business taxes. For the combined “measurement period” of May and June, as … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-june-tax-receipts-down-173-last-yearOversight of the STEM Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
… monitoring the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program (Program) to ensure … recipients were in compliance with the Program rules and regulations, and whether HESC had only made payments on behalf of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/11/oversight-stem-incentive-program-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Millbrook Central School District and the Mount Morris Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s critical that schools make … dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district and charter school finances and operations, my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Bradford Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8,500 in Public Funds
… Fire Company treasurer Sherry Hamilton pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree after an audit and … on company activities and manipulating company records to conceal her crimes. She was arrested in July 2016. "Sherry … accountable for her actions," said DiNapoli. "My thanks to District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-bradford-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-8500-public-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (Nassau County) The board did not adopt realistic and appropriate budgets, and the town’s preliminary budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years … officials properly established, authorized contracts and claims, monitored and accounted for the project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsFuel and Services
… Key Findings We found that DMNA did not follow, or did not have the documentation to support it followed, State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/30/fuel-and-servicesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA's July Financial Plan
… Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has a duty to be clear with riders and toll payers on how the $15 … or suspended capital projects due to a lack of funding. It must update its capital project dashboard to identify … gap and which projects can’t move forward until funding is identified. The MTA should make these revisions before it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mtas-july-financial-planDelaware Academy Central School District at Delhi – Financial Management (2024M-21)
… District at Delhi (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials … statutory limit and overfunded reserves in a manner that benefits taxpayers. District officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/delaware-academy-central-school-district-delhi-financial-management-2024mIX.7.H Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) – IX. Federal Grants
… and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) was signed into law on September 26, 2006. The legislation required that federal … assistance awards of more than $25,000 be displayed on a searchable, publicly accessible website, … with all grants with a start date of 10/1/10 and later, state agencies must submit reports to the FFATA Subaward …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7h-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-ffataVillage of Copenhagen – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-15)
… Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and Reported the results of the … 2022-23 financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 4-408. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-copenhagen-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-15Village of Great Neck – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-20)
… or Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities for the past four fiscal years to the public, as required by … fiscal concerns with the Village’s general fund for the fiscal year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-great-neck-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-20