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XIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures
… business with terrorists and terrorist organizations. The Office of Foreign Assets Control within the US Department of Treasury administers this Executive … Assets Control’s website . Should you identify any request for payments to any of these individuals or organizations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-fundsVillage of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… Village’s financial condition was not properly reported in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). Without reliable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Village of Skaneateles – Claims Auditing (2024M-68)
… could be made and goods or services may not be procured in the taxpayers’ best interest. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/06/village-skaneateles-claims-auditing-2024m-68Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Sloan (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and reported … provide timely or accurate financial reports to the Board of Trustees (Board). As a result, the Board may have made financial decisions with inaccurate and out-of-date financial information. Specifically: Collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Town of Tonawanda – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-42)
… at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall (VFW Hall), which is owned by the Town and used for election polling, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/28/town-tonawanda-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-42Town of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
… physical accessibility for the 103 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44Fairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in unrestricted fund balance totaling approximately $1.2 … Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in the District’s reserve funds, in total, increasing by approximately $1.5 million (84 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Maintain proper financial records. File the AFR in a timely manner. Annually audit the Supervisor’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The 20 Districts we examined did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by … Six of 20 Districts (30 percent) either did not offer training or offered training that did not include any of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1Opinion 91-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (authority to make gift to fire company); (authority to accept gift of … association or undertaking. Fire districts, however, are public corporations distinct from the towns in which they are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 91-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (amount of salary increases for heads of police departments) POLICEMEN AND POLICE … the provisions of law governing minimum salary increases for the heads of municipal police departments who are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 94-6
… authority would have a conflict of interest if he or she accepts a paid position with the corporation involving the … authority would have a conflict of interest if he or she accepts a paid position with a residential management … the authority and the management corporation if he or she accepts the paid position involving the administration or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6Opinion 94-26
… Assessments (computation of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … within village) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§980-b, 980-k: A town may establish a business improvement district, the … is defined to mean a city, town or village within New York State (General Municipal Law, §980[g]). Prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Opinion 93-8
… (propriety of including a provision to increase the interest rate due to change in law) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, … may provide at the time of original issuance that the interest rate payable under the obligation shall increase if … what events will cause the municipality to pay the higher rates and what procedures or indices will be used to compute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8DiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
Tourism in New York state has grown postpandemic but employment in tourismrelated industries remains 43 below prepandemic levels according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysState Agencies Bulletin No. 1660
… v. AFSCME, Agency Shop Fee deductions must be discontinued for all affected State employees. Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1660-agency-shop-feesOrdinary Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Your beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit if you meet the eligibility requirements and your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The ordinary … of service since last joining PFRS, and your death occurs: While you are on the payroll; While you are on an authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… “The public relies on our justice court fines to support vital services including highway safety, not to line the … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… Purpose To inform agencies of employee Social Security Number restrictions in the National ID field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsTown of Jay – Records and Reports (2023M-22)
… Seven capital projects were completed but not closed in the accounting records, and bank reconciliations were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/30/town-jay-records-and-reports-2023m-22