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Town 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-22Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… funds. The Board and District officials: Did not implement our prior audit’s recommendations 1 to improve their … Consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of more than $2 million a year. Allowed surplus fund balance … related debt. District officials generally disagreed with our findings. Appendix B includes our comments on issues …
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
… State Tax Collections Decreased Slightly in SFY 2020-21 from $82.9 Billion to $82.4 Billion In SFY 2020-21, reported New York State tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxesReview of Advance Contract Payments
… objective of our examination was to determine whether the New York State Education Department (SED) monitors their … performance to ensure they expended the advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the …
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
… county officials did not provide cyber security training to IT personnel and county employees. Sensitive information … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Town of Oyster Bay – Financial Condition … (Nassau County) The board and town officials need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… of program participants did not meet performance measures. A decrease in services provided by an agency went unnoticed for four months. Officials did not ensure a contract price reduction was in accordance with contract …
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)
… potential inability to communicate during a disruption. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … user accounts (4 percent) that were not needed and/or used in more than five years. All of these user accounts were … 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)
… finance shortfalls. Prepare, approve and monitor budgets for each capital project and amend as needed. Approve all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/30/town-owego-shared-services-facility-capital-project-2022m-42Montauk Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-117)
… has not filed the mandated Annual Financial Report (AFR) for fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023, and filed the 2020 AFR … received longevity and overtime payments totaling $25,000 in 2023 that were not authorized by the Board. The District’s … with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) in several aspects, potentially inhibiting volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/montauk-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-117Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … and bank reconciliations were not provided to the Board for review. 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-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… Board and District officials’ budgeting practices resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed, a significant accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit and missed opportunities to … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… (Village) Clerk- Treasurers maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date financial records and reports. Key Findings The current and former Clerk-Treasurers did not maintain complete, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Opinion 92-30
Whether a member of a county governing board who also serves as an unsalaried member of the governing board of a notforprofit agency would have a prohibited conflict of interest if the county entered into a contract with the notforprofit agency to provide services on behalf of the county
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30Opinion 88-75
… ownership interest. The matter is in the latter stages of discovery, and you point out that it would be very costly, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75Opinion 88-13
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance … §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his municipality if he receives a direct … or material benefit as a result of that contract. In addition, an officer or employee is deemed to have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-13DiNapoli: Vendor Boosted Fuel Costs During Superstorm Sandy Recovery
… In the emergency response to Superstorm Sandy, the state … than the price offered on state centralized contracts. The rate could be characterized as price gouging had the general … Meats. The full report can be found at: http://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/bseaudits/bse20150729.pdf … In the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-vendor-boosted-fuel-costs-during-superstorm-sandy-recoveryAbout an Employer’s Role – What Every Employer Should Know
… begins a partnership with NYSLRS that we take pride in. Without your cooperation and assistance, we would not be … join NYSLRS. By law, employers must notify new employees in writing of their right to join NYSLRS when they begin … send us data on the salaries paid and days worked for NYSLRS members. The accurate and timely reporting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-employers-roleDiNapoli: Pleasant Valley Woman Arrested Stealing Funds From New York State and Local Retirement System
… the arrest of Bonnie S. Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley in the alleged theft of nearly $42,000 of her deceased … partnership." Robertson was charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree, a class D felony. The investigation … discovered that Robertson's mother, a pensioner in the New York State and Local Retirement System, had passed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-pleasant-valley-woman-arrested-stealing-funds-new-york-state-and-local-retirement-system