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Niagara County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-6)
… Objective Determine whether the Niagara County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required … Determine whether the Niagara County County Department of Weights and Measures Department completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/niagara-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-6Nassau County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-9)
… Measures Division (Division) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … were maintained. Key Findings The Assistant Director of Weights and Measures (Assistant Director) did not complete all required testing of weighing and measuring devices or maintain complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/nassau-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-9Village of Catskill – Accounting Records and Reports (2024M-66)
… account balances totaling $1.1 million at May 31, 2023 in the accounting records. Comply with New York State General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/27/village-catskill-accounting-records-and-reports-2024m-66Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… did not use competitive methods to purchase a used 2008 brush truck (mini pumper) that cost $175,000. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Town of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-195-F)
… Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of West Seneca’s (Town’s) progress, as of December 2024, in … our recommendations in the audit report Town of West Seneca – Capital Project Management (2019M-195), … The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of West Senecas Towns progress as of December 2024 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fPort Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Port Washington Union Free School District (District) officials accurately pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Opinion 91-47
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … the State is not uniform. Some courts, we understand, do not view such an objection as being part of the probate … the Court in considering the objectant's right to a jury trial, rejected the contention that an objection to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-47Opinion 91-18
… serving as his or her bookkeeper or confidential secretary) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); TOWN LAW, §29(15): … if the supervisor's spouse were appointed confidential secretary or bookkeeper. The town's code of ethics, however, … of the town board on matters relating to the confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is still the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18NY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… (Fund) will restrict its investments in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., after a … announced today. The evaluation of the Fund’s integrated oil and gas holdings is part of DiNapoli’s broader review of … managed public equity holdings in eight integrated oil and gas companies that it has determined are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were accurate. Officials also did not establish procedures to help ensure that calculations were accurate, reviewed or … estates of three former employees, may have been entitled to separation payments totaling $23,937 that they did not … on file. Auditors also found buyout payments made to 10 employees had calculation errors totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… equipment that were not included. 75 of 85 property owners did not submit either six month or annual inspection … notices were not sent to 68 (91 percent) of these property owners. Bureau officials did not follow up on violations/ … on the inspection reports submitted by property owners. Serious elevator deficiencies included 35 instances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… fund balance was within the statutory limit each year. When these funds are added back to the general fund, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… of April 30, 2015, of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Uncollected Penalties (Report … Key Finding Department officials have made progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit. Of the eight prior audit … as of April 30 2015 of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report Uncollected Penalties Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followAccounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… (GFO) are either new or were updated to reflect changes in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) effective April 1, … define the Invoice Received Date and how it is calculated in the SFS. XII.5.F.3 Adjusting the MIR Date New section to … reflect how payment terms are defaulted and can be changed in the SFS, as well as to explain how the payment terms work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentFriendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… with a share of the COLA, unless otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will interpret DRO that define the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentTown of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… to the Board and file AUDs timely. Except as specified in Appendix A, Town officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14Travel Advisory No. 17
… such as COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites. In such circumstances, if the employee requests a per diem … the employee declined the meal provided at the site. In accordance with the OSC Travel Manual , the employee’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesTown of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… October 15, 2012. Background The Town of Bovina is located in Delaware County and has a population of 630 residents. The … Thoroughly document the annual audit process in the Board minutes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237