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Livingston Manor Central School District - Cost-Effective Expenditure Control (2018M-205)
… pursue cost-effective measures by exploring the potential for offering select special education services in-house. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/livingston-manor-central-school-district-cost-effective-expenditureBolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… reduce reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Town of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… apply. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… bookkeeper to maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. They also did not adequately … all transactions were properly recorded. Town of Milo – Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (Yates County) The … granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property on the 2017 assessment roll. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… ambulance company to retain and use all fees collected for ambulance services, which is not authorized by law. 1 Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-financial-oversight-and-ambulance-services-2018m-161Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… Adopt realistic, structurally balanced budgets based on historical or known amounts and reduce the reliance on fund balance as a financing source. Discontinue the … District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198Town of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… The Board’s continual appropriation of nonexistent fund balance has weakened the financial condition of the town-wide (TW) general fund and central water district. Interfund services were not properly … nonexistent fund balance in the TW general fund and central water district. Ensure interfund services are billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency – Controls Over Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) (2014M-249)
… to determine whether the Agency properly billed, collected and distributed payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in a timely manner for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. … benefit corporation whose purpose is to promote, develop and assist industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/10/31/town-islip-industrial-development-agency-controls-overAllegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will … the debt and capital reserves … AlleganyLimestone Central School District Financial Management 2018M129 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129Matter of Merton Simpson v. Department of Civil Service
… and Hispanic test-takers in a class action federal lawsuit named Merton Simpson et al. v. Department of Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/matter-merton-simpson-v-department-civil-serviceWalton Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-242)
… 1, 2016 through July 21, 2017. Background The Walton Fire Department is located in the Town of Walton in Delaware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/02/09/walton-fire-department-financial-operations-2017m-242Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… evaluations and plans of action were not documented for red-flagged bridges. Key Finding NYSTA implemented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This … public employment, your beneficiary may be entitled to 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This … public employment, your beneficiary may be entitled to 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsOrange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… nonstudent network user accounts that had last log-on dates ranging from January 5, 2017 to October 29, 2021. … a process to identify and follow up with employees who have not completed the required IT security awareness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userNanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… As a result, we identified 18 generic accounts that should have been disabled. An adequate comprehensive IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationComptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Immigration Ban
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's latest Executive Order: "Today's Executive Order still cuts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banTown of Barker – Justice Court Operations (2016M-422)
… totaling approximately $75,000. Key Findings Not all case files included documentation of the Justice's adjudication, indicating the case resolution and the amount of fines and surcharges the … without the original data being documented in the case files. Key Recommendations Verify that all case files …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-barker-justice-court-operations-2016m-422Fishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… Objective Determine whether the Fishers Island Union Free School District (District) website provided the public with … of Information Law (FOIL) online submission request for records. Key Recommendations Post all required and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28City of Niagara Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-2)
… to complete the training. City officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/01/city-niagara-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-2