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Town of Carroll – Town Clerk (2022M-20)
… and reported collections accurately, and remitted them in a timely manner. Key Findings We could not determine … totaling $21,843 were properly accounted for or remitted in a timely manner because the Clerks did not maintain … $241,136 accurately, they did not always make remittances in a timely manner. The Clerks did not remit water rents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/06/24/town-carroll-town-clerk-2022m-20Town of Mount Pleasant – Financial Condition (2013M-303)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to August 13, 2013. Background The Town of Mount Pleasant is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-mount-pleasant-financial-condition-2013m-303Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… of supporting documentation to verify their eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted or calculated. Ten … Ensure previously granted exemptions are supported and continue to meet eligibility requirements. Except as … Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Tier 6 Defined Contribution Plan Option
… option to choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan for their retirement benefits, if: They are not … Employees who wish to choose the defined contribution plan must file an election during their first 30 days of … may choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/tier-6-defined-contribution-plan-optionDolgeville Central School District – System Access Controls (2016M-265)
… controls over personal, private and sensitive information in the District’s financial system and student information … The Dolgeville Central School District is located in the Towns of Fairfield, Manheim and Salisbury in Herkimer County and the Towns of Ephratah, Oppenheim and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/06/dolgeville-central-school-district-system-access-controls-2016m-265Village of Whitney Point – Cash Disbursements (2013M-69)
Village of Whitney Point Cash Disbursements 2013M69
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-whitney-point-cash-disbursements-2013m-69City of Watervliet – Financial Condition (2017M-230)
… appropriate action to maintain the City’s fiscal stability for the period January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017. … elected three-member City Council. Budgeted appropriations for the general fund, water fund and sewer fund for 2017 totaled approximately $16 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/02/09/city-watervliet-financial-condition-2017m-230Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Financial Condition (2016M-341)
… the following elementary school districts: Bellmore Union Free School District (UFSD), North Bellmore UFSD, Merrick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-financial-condition-2016mWayne Central School District – Financial Management and Property Purchase and Disposal (2014M-152)
… Wayne Central School District is located in the Towns of Ontario, Macedon, Walworth and Williamson in Wayne County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-and-property-purchaseHarborfields Central School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2024M-9)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … cannot assure taxpayers that the $3.9 million invested in IT assets has been appropriately safeguarded. For example, … access point devices that cost $4,100 were not listed in the District’s inventory records. Further, an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetVillage of Morris – Fund Balance (2017M-58)
… was to evaluate the Village’s fund balance management for the period June 1, 2015 through February 1, 2017. … by an elected three-member Village Board. General fund and water fund budgeted appropriations for 2016-17 were $477,785 … expenditures, funding needed reserves and reducing real property taxes. Adopt budget estimates for revenues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/09/village-morris-fund-balance-2017m-58Town of Ballston - Water Fund Financial Operations (2023M-60)
… rates were applied consistently, and meters were accounted for. The water clerk (clerk) inaccurately relevied all 25 … or delivered with water used and could not account for water totaling $300,000. To meet minimum purchase … requirements, the Town paid the Town of Glenville $135,000 for 38.5 million gallons of water it did not receive or use. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/15/town-ballston-water-fund-financial-operations-2023m-60Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B17-7-6)
… $4.2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village's general, special revenue and internal … funds as of May 31, 2005. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. Based on the 2017-18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-hempstead-budget-review-b17-7-6Opinion 95-6
… of section eleven hundred eighty [maximum speed limits] only ... when involving maximum speed limits established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6Greene County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-95)
… GCIDA was established in 1972 and is governed by a Board which comprises six members who are appointed by the … not prepare formal documented cost-benefit analyses. GCIDA does have a process in place to monitor employment goals. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/greene-county-industrial-development-agency-managementPension Payment Calendar
… convenient and secure. You won’t have to wait for a check in the mail, travel to the bank to cash it or worry about your check being lost or stolen. Sign up for direct deposit now and get your money sooner. … PDF of the pension payment calendar that you can print. 2025 December If you have direct deposit, your December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/pension-payment-calendarLocal Sales Tax Data, Reports and Resources
… $376 million) from the prior year. This increase not only marked the lowest year-over-year rate of growth in … the State slowed to 2.6% over the same period last year. Only a handful of counties saw more than 5 percent … while counties outside the City saw an average drop of only -0.9 percent. The pandemic also caused a dramatic shift …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/local-sales-tax-data-reports-and-resourcesOpinion 89-42
… States Treasury bills issued in book-entry form, which are registered in the name of the village, under the "Treasury … United States of America... b. Such obligations, unless registered or inscribed in the name of the municipal … from the above-quoted provision that obligations which are registered in the name of the municipal corporation need not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… school audits were issued. Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ Collections (Onondaga … Town officials did not effectively manage the planning and zoning, and recreation departments’ cash collections. As a … received were deposited. Of the 40 planning and zoning department fees reviewed totaling $73,732, 18 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 88-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Towns (manner of adoption of … of adoption of regulations, orders and rules) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1640, 1660, 1800; TOWN LAW, §§130, 131, 133; VILLAGE LAW, §20-2002: Towns may enact traffic regulations, rules, and orders in the same manner as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34