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Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… Ensure contractors were properly monitored. As a result, a contractor used less expensive roof material on the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… government audits were issued. Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (Tompkins County) While the board … members should improve the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency’s efforts to monitor businesses’ job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations and exceeded its authority under New York State Town Law … funds, as required. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… County) The board properly planned the waste water treatment plant (WWTP) project but could have better managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsConclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The claims auditing process is known as a "super control" because, when conducted effectively, it can … numbers for each of our regional offices is located at the end of this publication. Please contact the regional … can be directed to OSC’s Division of Legal Services at 518-474-5586. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionSharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… the statutory limit by $2.3 million, or 23.7 percentage points. Annually overestimating appropriations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… of the proposed 2021-22 budget. Background The Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk … general fund as of June 30, 2019. Under Local Finance Law Section 10.10(d), when a school district is authorized by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1DEC Management of Invasive Species (2019-S-026) - Maps
… the status of invasive species at public boat launch locations and locations of the permitted activities at risk of spreading …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/dec-management-invasive-species-2019-s-026-mapsContact Information
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/contact-informationOpinion 2003-2
… opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Joint District (authority to form in coterminous town/village) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- … board and the village board of trustees shall hold a joint meeting at one location within the proposed joint fire … on to provide, in relevant part, that: If at such joint meeting it is determined by a majority vote of each board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Effectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… we found that ITS is currently in its fourth year, and only one of these initiatives (Email Consolidation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationOpinion 89-59
… (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital costs) WATER DISTRICTS -- Capital Costs … (authority to impose water rates to raise both operation and maintenance and capital costs) TOWN LAW, §§198(3)(d), … a town water district may raise the cost of both operation and maintenance and debt service solely by the imposition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Opinion 97-3
… Tax Law, §1102[1]). Section 1182, however, is applicable only to the enforcement of taxes which become a lien on or … such general, special or local laws continue in effect only until December 31, 1999 (L 1993, ch 602, §8[c][i], as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 95-4
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 93-5
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of Agriculture and Markets: Food … and Contracting Practices (2014-S-19) SUNY officials have generally established good internal controls over procurement and have effectively communicated these procedures to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… mounted at the proper height in restrooms and accessible parking with painted lines and access aisles in the parking lot. Town of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to … hall, the town hall annex, which lacked van accessible parking spaces; the senior center; the parks and recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people are separated from their money and can come from utility deposits, trust funds, old … is working to make it easier than ever to reclaim lost money, including mailing some checks directly to their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and acquisition and disposition policies. Village of Penn Yan – Procurement (Yates County) Village officials did … accessibility at selected town facilities. City of North Tonawanda – Audit Follow-Up (Niagara County) The follow-up assessed the City of North Tonawanda’s progress, as of August 2024, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Agriculture and Markets: Oversight of Weights and Measures Program (2016-S-98) Auditors found systemic … Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits