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Ashville Fire District – Procurement and Board Oversight (2025M-81)
… with contract terms. The Board could not demonstrate that it complied with GML Section 103’s competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/ashville-fire-district-procurement-and-board-oversight-2025m-81Town of Oxford – Financial Condition (2024M-135)
… Annual Financial Report (AFR) filings. Understanding the Program A key measure of a town’s financial condition is its level of fund balance, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/25/town-oxford-financial-condition-2024m-135Opinion 91-27
… ask whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the requirement of County Law, §215(6) that county … Whether the county may make the proposed conveyance in view of the requirement of County Law 2156 that county real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-27Opinion 89-64
… territory of a town and operates principally as a village (see Village Law, Article 17). You indicate that the … Comp, 1963, pp 120, 280, and 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 39; see also Davies v Mayor , 83 NY 207). In the absence of a … matter of negotiation between the seller and the village (see Glass v City of Binghamton , 6 AD2d 944, 176 NYS2d 18; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-64Carle Place Union Free School District – Network User Account Controls (2022M-121)
… officials established adequate controls over network user accounts. Key Findings District officials did not establish adequate controls over network user accounts. As a result, the District has an increased risk of … did not: Disable 52 unneeded employee network user accounts, 376 unneeded student network user accounts, 14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/carle-place-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-controlsTown of Ridgeway – Health Insurance Benefits (2025M-95)
… Ridgeway (Town) Town Board (Board) authorize and monitor health insurance benefits for current and former officials? … our audit period back to January 2018 to verify total health insurance costs paid by the Town for officials. … the Audit Area As a general rule, a town may provide health insurance benefits to current and former town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/13/town-ridgeway-health-insurance-benefits-2025m-95Elmira City School District – Capital Projects (2025M-21)
… (District) officials properly procure contracts related to the 2020 Capital and Energy Performance Improvements … We extended the audit period through October 31, 2024 to review approval, expenditure and financing documentation. … requests for proposals (RFP) or written and verbal quotes to ensure purchases are made in the most prudent and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/elmira-city-school-district-capital-projects-2025m-21North Creek Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-86)
… of the District’s financial activities to ensure public funds are used effectively, maintain fiscal stability and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/north-creek-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-86Mattituck Fire District – Claims Audit (2025M-48)
… Audit Area An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or … The District’s expenditures for 2023 were approximately $1.6 million and 2024 budgeted appropriations were nearly $3 … letter. We conducted this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the Office of the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/mattituck-fire-district-claims-audit-2025m-48Niagara Wheatfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-364)
… in aid for costs associated with operating the Tuscarora Indian School, and there is at least an 18-month lag before … reported $3.4 million in the debt service fund as of June 30, 2014 but used general fund resources totaling $7.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/10/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-364DiNapoli: New York City’s Public Hospitals Need To Do More To Provide Interpretation Services
… hospitals and found several issues, from a failure to connect to interpreters to a lack of adequate records when … they ran into barriers, including 16 calls that failed to connect to an interpreter or provide information. H+H staff … An auditor’s test call with H+H officials failed to connect to a live operator, however. Visits to H+H mobile …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-public-hospitals-need-do-more-provide-interpretation-servicesDiNapoli Releases Economic Profile of New York's North Country Region
… Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by community-based projects … report today while he was in Plattsburgh speaking to the North Country Chamber of Commerce. "The North Country's unique rural landscape and natural resources … Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by communitybased projects led …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-releases-economic-profile-new-yorks-north-country-regionJasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… School District (District) officials properly conduct and report emergency drills? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – June … instructional school building (building) evacuation and lockdown drills and emergency bus drills (bus drills). Evacuation drills … School District District officials properly conduct and report emergency drills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79Morristown Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-101)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Morristown Fire District (District) Board of Fire … Did the Morristown Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/morristown-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-101Genesee Valley Fire Department, Inc. – Treasurer (2025M-122)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Genesee Valley Fire Department, Inc. (Department) … Period January 1, 2023 – September 22, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A fire department treasurer must properly … ensure statutory compliance, financial accountability and the public’s trust. A lack of oversight can lead to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/19/genesee-valley-fire-department-inc-treasurer-2025m-122Center Moriches Fire District – Fiscal Transparency (2025M-113)
… Treasurer filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC)? Audit Period … the board of fire commissioners of a fire district with revenues of at least $400,000, to annually obtain an … Law (GML) Section 30 requires a treasurer to prepare, file with OSC and make available to the public an annual report of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/center-moriches-fire-district-fiscal-transparency-2025m-1132024 Year in Review: Fiscal Responsibility, Stewardship and Transparency
… 2024 Year In Review FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STEWARDSHIP … at some of the major accomplishments of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2024-year-in-review2025 Year in Review
… at some of the major accomplishments of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2025. 2025 Year In Review Download PDF Watch Video … at some of the major accomplishments of the Office of the New York State Comptroller in 2025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/2025-year-in-reviewOpinion 2000-1
… CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(3), 5-524(7): As a rule, in the … of Brookhaven , 247 AD2d 109, 678 NYS2d 377; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-47, p 104; see also, e.g., Corning v Village … of New York , 182 Misc 654, 45 NYS 2d 230; but see Hunt v Hamilton County , 235 AD2d 758, 652 NYS2d 402 [grand jury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 2005-1
… the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (retention of by service provider) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (collection of unpaid ambulance fees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §122-b; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1: Towns may fix fees for ambulance services, to be paid by persons requesting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-1