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Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board … procedures. Due to accounting errors, the Town’s fund balance accounts had errors totaling $833,153. For example, the general town-wide fund was understated by $337,470 and the highway part town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Opinion 2006-11
… (remuneration and duties exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §802(1)(b): When a town board member has an interest in … the interest would not be prohibited if the board member’s duties as an employee of the store do not include the … directly related to sales to the town. The board member’s interest, however, would have to be disclosed in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11DiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… to line the pockets of a dishonest clerk,” DiNapoli said. “My office will continue to root out corruption at all levels. … 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. Review prior cases at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations/index.htm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… field on the employee’s Federal Tax Data Page in order for accurate withholding and reporting to occur. Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1660
… Employees All employees paid by the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) who have an Agency Shop Fee … reflected on their pay stub through the end of the calendar year. Eligible new employees who have not opted to … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. … To notify agencies of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1660-agency-shop-feesOrdinary Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… benefit). The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-death-benefitNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on the MTA's February Financial Plan
… annually to stay afloat and avoid impacts to services in the future. “Steps to generate and publicize savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mtas-february-financial-planTown of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… to ensure that all collections were accurately accounted for and to promptly identify discrepancies. The Justices also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC's FY 2025 Preliminary Budget
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nycs-fy-2025-preliminary-budgetTown of Lancaster – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2024M-32)
… of duties or other mitigating controls were in place. For perspective, the firm was allowed to disburse $2.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-lancaster-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2024m-32Town of Jay – Records and Reports (2023M-22)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) to effectively manage the … financial operations. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and timely accounting … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/30/town-jay-records-and-reports-2023m-22Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… insurance reserve fund balance to a more reasonable level. Ensure that money residing in the debt service fund is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… These weaknesses prevent proper monitoring and accounting for hazardous materials, compliance with legal requirements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followTaxes – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… $82.9 Billion to $82.4 Billion In SFY 2020-21, reported New York State tax collections decreased by 0.6 percent, … the largest single tax source overall. Over 62 percent of all property taxes in New York are collected by school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxesReview of Advance Contract Payments
… performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. … monitoring to ensure contractors expended advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. … will help determine timely whether funds were expended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… $874 in the accounting records. She recorded one deposit for $25,000 twice. The required 2016 through 2019 annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the town’s financial condition. Three of the town’s funds have carried repeated fund balance deficits, while two other funds have accumulated unrestricted fund balances equal to at … least 45 percent of the next year’s budgets and no reserve funds were established. In addition, the town has nearly $605 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… monitored contracts through reviewing agency reports, in-person meetings with agency staff and firsthand … participants did not meet performance measures. A decrease in services provided by an agency went unnoticed for four … Officials did not ensure a contract price reduction was in accordance with contract terms, resulting in approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/29/tioga-county-social-service-contracts-2023m-162Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing nonstudent network user accounts that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Town of Owego – Shared Services Facility Capital Project (2022M-42)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Owego (Town) Board (Board) properly planned, authorized … Because the Board did not have a thorough understanding of the Project’s overall scope and cost prior to the … which is $8.1 million over the Board’s authorized cost of $6.9 million. The Board was not transparent about the cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/30/town-owego-shared-services-facility-capital-project-2022m-42