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Town of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-30)
… at the Town Hall Annex (Annex), such as van accessible parking spaces. 25 components at the Senior Center, such as accessible parking spaces with access aisles. Seven components at the … Recycling Center, such as adequate clearance on the latch side of doors to accommodate a wheelchair. Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… whether the Hammond Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) adequately monitored the … Reports (AFRs) were filed timely. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary- Treasurer’s financial records. As a result, … reported. Furthermore, although the Board adopted a code of ethics, it did not adopt the required procurement or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… a vehicle that was not the most prudent or in the best interest of taxpayers (Figure 3). The Board did not …
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)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of West Senecas Towns progress as of December 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of West Seneca Capital Project Management 2019M195 released in March 2020
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)
… July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024 Understanding the Program Employee compensation represents a significant portion of a … Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Opinion 2008-2
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … prohibited interest in renewals of the existing contract, or in subsequent contracts between the town and himself or herself as sole proprietor unless another exception in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 88-31
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … fee) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: A county treasurer is not required to refund the fee prescribed in section 99-m of … or different offense than the offense originally charged. You ask whether a county treasurer is required to refund the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… track program progress and manage outreach. As of Aug. 12, 2021, $108.8 million has been disbursed from the Emergency … York City close to double the national average, 10.1% in June of 2021 according to the Department of Labor compared to … 30% were Hispanic, 27% were White, 20% Black and 18% Asian. The poorest households (those that earned 30% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskAccounts 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-paymentOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City Bureau of Buildings (Bureau) officials ensured that elevators were … Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) or the City of New Rochelle’s (City) local law, as applicable. Key … elevators and related equipment that were not included. 75 of 85 property owners did not submit either six month or …
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)
… Determine whether the Board adopted realistic budgets and took appropriate action to address the reasonableness of fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board annually appropriated … fund balance that was not used to finance operations and adopted budgets that overestimated appropriations by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… Purpose The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of April 30, 2015, of the eight recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Western (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate … did not maintain complete and accurate financial records of Town operations and did not file required annual financial … financial decisions was compromised, and the transparency of Town financial operations is diminished. The Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… to officials, we found: Twenty-five percent, or 140, of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… Objective Determine whether Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District (District) officials maintained appropriate … letter. … Determine whether FrankfortSchuyler Central School District District officials maintained appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Specifically be addressed to the New York State and Local Retirement System; Specifically identify the party(ies) … Duces Tecum to be served on a bureau or department of the State of New York must be “So Ordered” by a Justice of the Supreme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… to a portion of a retiree’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) , not as an option beneficiary, but as part of the … permits, forbids, or requires the ex-spouse to receive a COLA distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a … DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of the COLA, unless otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware attack, … to officials, we determined: Eighty-nine (15 percent) of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed and should have been disabled. Eleven of 21 local user accounts (52 percent) reviewed on 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155