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DiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… component of which are office buildings , are expected to increase by 11.7% in FY 2023, reaching levels just short … 8%, allowing the city’s total overall market values to grow by nearly 8.2% and exceed pre-pandemic levels. “The … in property taxes in FY 2023. Given the tentative increase to taxable assessed values of more than 8%, city revenues are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleHolland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
… adequately supported and properly audited before payment. In addition, the current claims auditor did not receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… to the known payees or remit them to the Town. 55 of 100 tickets reviewed were not reported or incorrectly reported to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Town of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s internal controls over cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, 2011, through October 15, 2012. … the Supervisor’s signature on disbursement checks using a rubber stamp. No one compares the approved claim warrants to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237Travel Advisory No. 17
… Subject : Agency Provided Meals to State Employees As a reminder, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel … not reimbursable. Therefore, employees are not entitled to a per diem meal allowance on a day they consumed a meal provided to them. This policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesPress Conference on the Flushing Snapshot Report
… on the economic health of the greater Flushing area in Queens, NY. He will be joined by local elected officials … making it one of the fastest growing local economies in NYC. Tragically the pandemic hit the region particularly … recovery, on both a public health and economic level in part due to targeted federal relief programs and high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/flushing-snapshotBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… during our audit fieldwork, this pattern continued in the 2021-22 budget. Annually appropriating fund balance that is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementWayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key … when a probationer violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments appropriately. As a result, some … when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6Suffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… all victim restitution payments. As a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are … holding nearly $1.3 million that should be used to pay victims with unsatisfied restitution orders. Some of this money was collected in the 1980’s. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… and District officials: Maintained surplus fund balance in excess of the 4 percent statutory limit and annually … annual average of $6.5 million (8 percent), which resulted in annual operating surpluses and increased fund balance by … fiscal years. Could not demonstrate that the balances in five reserves, totaling approximately $8.7 million, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Friendship Central School District (District) Board of … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund … a result, real property taxes were higher than necessary. The Board and District officials: Overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… surplus fund balance was $1.7 million, $0.7 million or 2.9 percentage points over the limit. Surplus fund balance must … range by $1.6 million to $2.1 million. Did not use $0.9 million restricted in a debt reserve to pay related debt as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… 2022 AFR was inaccurate. Provide the Board with records for the annual audit, as required by New York State Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80City of New Rochelle – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-38)
… by an object or person and restroom soap dispensers and hand dryers mounted at an accessible height. 16 components at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-new-rochelle-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-38Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… Brookhaven (Town) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services … Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected Town facilities. … assess the feasibility of taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 66 components …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45Wallace Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight (2024M-125)
Determine whether the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department Inc Department officers and members provided adequate financial oversight
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/03/14/wallace-volunteer-fire-department-board-oversight-2024m-125Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… officials are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In … the Board and District officials improve their financial management practices. Except as noted in Appendix A, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61