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Livingston Manor Central School District - Cost-Effective Expenditure Control (2018M-205)
… $326,000 over the previous three years. The Board shared sports programs with other districts to ensure their students had varied sports opportunities available to them while decreasing … Recommendations Periodically analyze shared positions and sports programs to ensure they remain cost-effective. …
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)
… Adopt annual budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
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)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key … Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions …
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
… in 2018 neither maintained nor required the bookkeeper to maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. They also did not … not review the exemptions granted by previous assessors to ensure the exemptions had the necessary supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board: Effectively managed financial operations. Ensured that ambulance services were provided in accordance with applicable laws. Key Findings The Board has accumulated excessive fund balances in four …
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)
… District officials adequately managed fund balance in the general fund. Key Findings District officials: Developed … fund balance each year, including $1.5 million to finance the 2018- 19 budget when only $283,749 was available to fund operations. As a result, the District ended 2017-18 with a $1.2 million unassigned …
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)
… adopt information technology (IT) policies and procedures for breach notification, access rights, disaster recovery and …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was 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, … Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency Controls Over Payments …
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)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
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
… battery from 1996 to 2006. A similar test was utilized in 1996 for some open competitive titles. It was alleged that … impact on African-American and Hispanic test-takers in a class action federal lawsuit named Merton Simpson et al. … et al. List of individuals owed a monetary award Settled in 2011, the case resulted in monetary awards to class …
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 … Walton Fire Department Financial Operations 2017M242 …
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)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … was issued on Report April 26, 2013, our objective was to determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority … To determine the extent of implementation of the three …
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
… Alternative Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to … service, but you have not retired, and you die less than one year after leaving public employment, your beneficiary … you were otherwise gainfully employed. If you die within one year of leaving your public employer, but were gainfully …
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
… Section 384 or Section 384-e) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an actuarial term for the value of your retirement benefit at the time of retirement. Out-of-Service Death Benefit If you are a …
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)
… training. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user accounts. …
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)
… services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access. Develop and adopt a …
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
… P. DiNapoli said. "Immigrants are important to the fabric of our communities and the state's economy. Policies that … As my recent reports have shown, our rich diversity of cultures and experiences strengthens New York on a daily … in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the state's population, well above the national average of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banTown of Barker – Justice Court Operations (2016M-422)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period … collected. Both the Justice and the clerk have the ability to modify or delete adjudication information in the Court's … and surcharges collected. Prevent unauthorized changes to the adjudications by electronically signing the 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)
… and recommended information on the District’s website in a transparent and comprehensive manner. District officials …
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)
… its uniformed personnel, including six of the 14 employees in our testing that did not complete the annual SHP Training. … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the City’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/01/city-niagara-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-2