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City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… including a variance where the reconciled bank balance for one bank account was $2.9 million less than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… fiscal concerns with the Village’s general fund for the year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Town of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-30)
… provided at selected Town facilities. Key Findings Of the 1,290 applicable physical accessibility components … selected Town facilities. Specifically: 67 components at the Town Hall, such as signs with raised lettering and … physical accessibility for the 139 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… parties that the District’s financial operations are adequately accounted for and reported. Furthermore, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… financial operations. We determined that: District funds are not adequately safeguarded and not spent in a prudent and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Town of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-195-F)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] [ read complete 2020 report - pdf ] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of … December 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of West Seneca – Capital Project Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fOpinion 2008-2
… -- Exceptions (contracts entered into prior to municipal service) -- Interests in Contract (town board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 88-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … provided herein, the county treasurer, or, in the city of New York, the commissioner of finance, shall be entitled to a fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… been slow to reach New York’s pandemic-hit renters because of poor management by the Office of Temporary and Disability … funds being distributed, and aid has not reached many low-income and minority New Yorkers, particularly those … information on applicants, and little clarity over how many households were turned away and why, making it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskAccounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… applicable, the Discount Due field. The default Basis Date for vendors classified as “procurement suppliers” is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) or the City of New Rochelle’s (City) local law, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… outstanding accounts routinely had no collection activity for two years or more and were often deemed uncollectible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the general fund $41,540, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… to officials, we found: Twenty-five percent, or 140, of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… District officials did not: Develop written procedures for tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… to a portion of a retiree’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) , not as an option beneficiary, but as part of the … permits, forbids, or requires the ex-spouse to receive a COLA distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a … DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of the COLA, unless otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustment