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Madison County - Claims Audit and Payment Process (2019M-142)
… or documentation showing receipt of goods or services. In addition, claims totaling $1.3 million were paid without … a credit card vendor to directly withdraw $1.9 million in monthly payments from a County bank account. Key … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the County’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/01/17/madison-county-claims-audit-and-payment-process-2019m-142Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… on surplus fund balance by making more than $12 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to capital projects and … encumbrances by $827,000 and not using $5.3 million in appropriated fund balance as a funding source. The tax certiorari and unemployment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Audits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… control Compliance Prospective analyses Learn more about our Audit Process . External Peer Review of LGSA To ensure … Audits of Local Governments About Our Audits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsOpinion 91-47
… in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing of an objection to the issuance of letters testamentary) SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §§709, 1414, 2402(10)(iv): Objections to the issuance of letters testamentary filed pursuant to SCPA, §709 should not be considered a part of the probate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-47State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… seven employees’ separation payments were overpaid by a total of $3,770 and three other employees’ separation … receipts. City of Yonkers – Separation Payments and Health Insurance Buyouts of Yonkers City School District Employees … could have potentially saved approximately $4,800 in travel expenses and sales tax. Additionally, the third-party …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 91-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Family Relationships … designate a bookkeeper, a confidential secretary, or both. In towns of the second class, the town board must first … prohibits officers and employees from having an "interest" in a contract with the municipality if the officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18NY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… (Fund) will restrict its investments in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., after a … announced today. The evaluation of the Fund’s integrated oil and gas holdings is part of DiNapoli’s broader review of … managed public equity holdings in eight integrated oil and gas companies that it has determined are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investState Agencies Bulletin No. 1669
… to saving the transaction: Agency Actions Agencies should run the following Locked Query to monitor their employees … on NYSPO: LQ_NYSPO_002_FED_EXEMPT The query can be run at any time and will display the employee’s Dept ID, Empl …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1669-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-warning-message-federal-exemptionCamillus Volunteer Fire Department – Fiscal Operations (2014M-072)
… Department’s internal controls over financial operations for the period of January 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … Volunteer Fire Department is incorporated under the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and is located in the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/06/camillus-volunteer-fire-department-fiscal-operations-2014m-072Orchard Park Central School District - Financial Management and Payroll (2018M-89)
… fund balance that was not used. Also, the balances in three reserves were excessive. Despite budgetary surpluses … Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/orchard-park-central-school-district-financial-management-and-payrollWestchester County - Financial Condition (2018M-151)
Westchester County Financial Condition 2018M151
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/10/23/westchester-county-financial-condition-2018m-151Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… by about 2 percentage points, or $609,000. Adopted budgets in 2015-16 and 2016-17 overestimated appropriations by more … unplanned operating surpluses totaling $3 million in two of the last three fiscal years. The debt service fund … they are maintained at reasonable levels. Use the funds in the debt service fund to pay the related debt service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionFormer Fire Co. Treasurer Admits Stealing $24K
… credit cards and stole checks to gamble at casinos in the Finger Lakes, Central New York and Las Vegas. "Ms. … one to three years of incarceration. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-fire-co-treasurer-admits-stealing-24kComptroller DiNapoli Visits Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
… visited the Nassau County Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove on September 9 to present a two-volume … of Kristallnacht (“The Night of the Broken Glass”) to the Center’s library. The book, titled “Pogrom Night 1938,” was … Markowitz, chairman of the Board of Directors for the Center, as well as staff, volunteers and Holocaust survivors. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-visits-holocaust-memorial-and-tolerance-centerSexual Offender and Management Treatment Act Program
… treat sex offenders who are near release from prison or parole, and who, based on their mental abnormalities, pose a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/sexual-offender-and-management-treatment-act-programTown of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-30)
… Three components at the Recycling Center, such as adequate clearance on the latch side of doors to accommodate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30State Agencies Bulletin No. 297
… increase. Affected Employees Employees represented by CSEA in Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04, 35, 41, 42, 47, 79, 87, and … are not to be increased if an employee has an increase in annual salary. Agencies must change the dues amount if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/297-csea-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increase-deduction-codes-201-and-212Village of Catskill – Accounting Records and Reports (2024M-66)
… or adequate reports to the Village Board (Board).As a result, the transparency of the Village’s financial … bank balances to the general ledger cash balances. As a result, there is a greater risk that errors and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/27/village-catskill-accounting-records-and-reports-2024m-66Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … 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/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $267.7 Billion at End of First Quarter
… bonds, and mortgages (22.07%), private equity (14.71%), real estate and real assets (13.14%) and credit, absolute return strategies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-267-point-7-billion-end-first-quarter