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Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… which is enough to fund average retirement expenditures for 10 years. This balance exceeds the Board’s targeted …
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)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor … did not maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Without accurate, complete … The Supervisor did not: Properly record revenues in the accounting system, prepare bank reconciliations or provide …
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)
… Assess whether City of New Rochelle (City) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected City … Assess whether City of New Rochelle City officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to …
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)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether Town of Brookhaven (Town) officials could take additional steps to … provided at selected Town facilities. Key Findings Of the 1,022 applicable physical accessibility components … Town officials should assess the feasibility of taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility …
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)
… did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to … are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In … did not adopt a reserve policy to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, maximum targeted funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Village of Riverside – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2024M-107)
… the Board of Trustees’ (Board’s) ability to make informed financial decisions was inhibited because the Village’s true financial position was unknown. The Clerk-Treasurers did not … as of August 9, 2024. The Clerk-Treasurers did not file periodic payroll reports or remit withholdings timely to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-riverside-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-107Village of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … fiscal concerns with the Village’s general fund for the fiscal year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13Main-Transit Fire Department – Banquet Hall Disbursements And Collections (2024M-86)
Determine whether the MainTransit Fire Department Department banquet manager manager made proper disbursements that were adequately supported reported and recorded and properly deposited and reported collections
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-banquet-hall-disbursements-and-0Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… However, soliciting investment options may have resulted in greater investment earnings. For example, the District’s … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Serven Volunteer Fire Company – Board Oversight (2024M-97)
… of the Border City Hose Company (Hose Company), was arrested on charges of grand larceny for allegedly stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/serven-volunteer-fire-company-board-oversight-2024m-97Opinion 93-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … discussed in the opinion. BONDS OR NOTES -- Variable Rate Obligations (propriety of including a provision to … Whether a variable rate bond or note issued pursuant to Local Finance Law 5490 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Opinion 91-19
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … TOWN LAW, §176(13); STATE CONSTITUTION, Article VIII, §1: A fire district may not make a gift to a fire company of … company has requested that the fire district, in turn, pay back to the company an amount equal to the cost of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 91-35
… ranking subordinate who is a member of a negotiating unit, but not to the increase received by an immediate subordinate … equal to that given to the sergeant of the department, but less than the increase afforded the chief's immediate … ranking subordinates of the heads of the departments, but not the department heads themselves, it was felt that an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 94-6
… Contracts (tenant member of housing authority employed by residential management corporation) -- Public Housing Authorities (tenant member employed by residential management corporation) PUBLIC HOUSING … Second Class Cities Law, §19 which, prior to its amendment by chapter 946 of the Laws of 1964, prohibited city officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6Opinion 94-26
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … of villages within the town (see, e.g., 1994 Opns St Comp No. 94-10, p ___; 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-61, p 135; 1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-334, p 98; Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (2022-MS-1)
… Crown Point Central School District [pdf] , Dover Union Free School District [pdf] , Eden Central School District … , Goshen Central School District [pdf] , Greenport Union Free School District [pdf] , Harborfields Central School … Central School District [pdf] , Port Washington Union Free School District [pdf] , Rye Neck Union Free School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/mental-health-training-component-new-york-save-act-2022-ms-1DiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… than 2020. This is DiNapoli’s third report on the tourism industry after the abrupt shutdown caused by the pandemic in … Total wages of $23.1 billion paid to those working in the industry were 6.9% higher in 2023 than in 2019, with an … NYC Tourism Reports Tracking the Return: The Tourism Industry in NYC (2024) The Tourism Industry in NYC: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysCost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… or slightly less than new compact models, they had more options (such as power windows and locks) and a smoother ride than their newer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-system