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Review of Advance Contract Payments
… New York State Education Department (SED) monitors their contractors’ performance to ensure they expended the advanced … We selected 13 contracts valued at $224,000 where the contractors received only an initial advance payment. These … SED needed to improve its contract monitoring to ensure contractors expended advanced funds in accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/15/review-advance-contract-paymentsOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste (Follow-Up)
… against hazardous materials and waste. Our audit found that SUNY officials have established controls over and … Paltz, Polytechnic Institute, Oneonta, and Cobleskill), we found significant variation in the adequacy of controls over … At most of the non-university center campuses, we found select areas in which controls over hazardous materials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-waste-followTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Otselic (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … Board did not ensure there were no prohibited conflicts of interest. We also found: The Supervisor did not provide … annual financial reports were not filed with the Office of State Comptroller, as required. As of May 5, 2021, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36Town 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-42Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… $227,000 which can fund average unemployment expenditures for 78 years. Did not ensure $2.2 million was properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementTown of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Justices and Town of Marion (Town) Board provided adequate … recorded, reported and remitted. Key Findings The Justices and Board did not provide adequate oversight of … in jail and pay more than $59,000 in restitution. The Justices did not: Perform a proper review of reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149Tioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… and firsthand observation of services, they could improve contract monitoring. Three of the 10 contracts we reviewed totaling $344,210 did not meet contract terms. Officials were either unaware that the … termination as follows: One agency provided monthly service records that indicated 51 percent of program …
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)
… 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-179Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source for capital projects without voter approval is misleading and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Town of Jay – Records and Reports (2023M-22)
… were not prepared monthly or properly prepared for all bank accounts. Key Recommendations Maintain complete, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/30/town-jay-records-and-reports-2023m-22Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… 29, 2024, cash balances did not agree with bank balances for 27 of the 37 bank reconciliations we prepared, and total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… and bank reconciliations were not provided to the Board for review. The Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Montauk 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/montauk-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-117State Agencies Bulletin No. 1660
… To notify agencies of the discontinuance of Agency Shop Fee deductions Affected Employees All employees paid by the … State Payroll System (PayServ) who have an Agency Shop Fee deduction Background As a result of the 06/27/18 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Agency Shop Fee deductions must be discontinued for all affected State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1660-agency-shop-feesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… restricts the use of certain values in Social Security Numbers. OSC Actions PayServ now has edits which prevent the … file and on-line data entry process: SSNs with the numbers “900-999” in positions 1-3 SSNs with the number “666” … in positions 6-9 A SSN of “123-45-6789” Note : Nine-digit numbers beginning with the number “ 9 ” represent an ITIN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsOpinion 88-13
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (village mayor as vice-president and stockholder of insurance company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801(1) - Village … stockholder of more than 5% of the outstanding stock of an insurance agency would have a prohibited conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-13Opinion 88-75
… is a profit corporation and which represents the city in a lawsuit would have a prohibited interest in the contract … further state that the city has been represented in the lawsuit by another firm but that the principal lawyer … law firm to represent the city in the lawsuit. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800 et seq .) contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75Opinion 92-30
… and employees are contained in General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .). Article 18 defines "contract" to include "any claim, account … (General Municipal Law, §806[1]). In this regard, section 13 of chapter 946 of the Laws of 1964, which added article 18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-30New GASB Standards
… New York State will implement Governmental Accounting … basis using the following templates. Statement 87, Leases New Lease Reporting Template – Lessee New Lease Reporting Template – Lessor (revenue) Lease … New York State agencies must implement Governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/new-gasb-standardsState Government Accountability - Special Reports
… Education State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Report on Preschool Special Education State Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Report on Preschool Special Education Preschool Special … and Customary Out-of-Network Reimbursement Rates for Medical/Surgical Services in the New York State Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/state-government-accountability-special-reports