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Sharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage fund balance, and need to improve their budgeting practices and be more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… were at increased risk of not paying the correct price for goods and services. Nine Departments did not adopt price … Key Recommendations Develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing. Perform testing in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024Orange County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-5)
… are at increased risk of paying more than necessary for goods and services. Specifically: 165 of 446 devices … the Director did not develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing; testing conducted by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/orange-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-5DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $273.4 billion at the end of the third quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024-25. … by allocation are invested in cash, bonds, and mortgages at 22.16%, private equity at 14.58%, real estate and real assets at 13.93%, and credit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2734-billion-end-third-quarterVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B25-6-4)
… was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2025-26 budget. Background The Village of Suffern is located in … was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 202526 budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/11/village-suffern-budget-review-b25-6-4Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… Town Clerk (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not … the funds from being productively used by Town officials and taxpayers. The Clerk also did not: Always date stamp real property tax receipts – 66 percent of Town and County and 47 percent of school real property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Electronic Reporting
… mail a separate Verification and Checklist. Manual Online Reporting – live August 11, 2025 Manual Online Reporting allows you to securely enter information for … the key. If you submit your report by Manual Online Reporting, do not mail a separate Verification and Checklist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/electronic-reportingContact Information
… you for your email. We have received your email. Return to Contact Us Page … Receive Message …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/contact-informationDEC Management of Invasive Species (2019-S-026) - Maps
… For more information, read our audit report: Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/dec-management-invasive-species-2019-s-026-mapsOpinion 2003-2
… with the village and shall become part of the village for fire protection purposes. 2 Neither sections 17-1704 and … located "in" the town to establish a joint fire district for the purposes stated in and "in the manner provided in … at one location within the proposed joint fire district for the purpose of jointly proposing the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 93-5
… "shall be held" on or before the tenth day of December. Section 108 further provides that the hearing may be … the county. One defect which may be validated pursuant to section 227 is the failure to perform an act within the time … that the time limit for holding the public hearing in section 108 is intended to ensure the orderly preparation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 95-4
… and performance of official duties of any officer or employee paid from county funds and the accounting for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 89-59
… enlargement and improvement of the water system and for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds issued for the purposes of such district." In construing analogous … in County Law, §266(1) to impose user fees provides for a separate method of financing improvement districts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59DiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… spending a top shareholder priority. Since the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United case, which struck down …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingOpinion 97-4
… spouse) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of the City of … death of his or her spouse. You ask whether the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of the City of … or exempt volunteer firefighter. Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105 govern the distribution and use of foreign fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… service costs. State Education Department: Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (2017-F-22) (Follow-Up) An …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers
… Medicaid managed care organizations violated federal and State regulations by making payments to unenrolled … networks by contracting with physicians, hospitals, and other providers to provide medical care to their members. The 21st Century Cures Act (Act) and additional federal guidance mandated that managed care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/04/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-unenrolled-providersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (Cortland County) The board did not develop and adopt realistic budgets. As a result, unrestricted fund balances increased to levels between 85% and 182% of the 2024 appropriations, as of Dec. 31, 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backContract Advisory No. 26
… training to all of its employees. Such policy shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of section two hundred … not required by statute, rule or regulation may contain, at the discretion of the department, agency or official, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/26-statement-sexual-harassment-prevention-bids