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Town of Windsor – Information Technology (2017M-44)
… to review the Town’s information technology (IT) controls for the period January 1, 2015 through December 27, 2016. … Town Board. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $880,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-windsor-information-technology-2017m-44Westbury Water District – Purchasing (2015M-261)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s purchasing … The Westbury Water District is located in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County and provides water to … The District is governed by an elected three-member Board of Commissioners. Expenditures in 2014 totaled approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/01/29/westbury-water-district-purchasing-2015m-261Northville Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2015M-53)
… 2014. Background The Northville Public Library is located in the Village of Northville, Fulton County, and serves … account. Not all cash disbursements were properly included in the accounting records. Key Recommendations Perform a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/15/northville-public-library-cash-disbursements-2015m-53Pocatello Fire District – Board Oversight and Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2016M-301)
… State, distinct and separate from the Town of Wallkill, in Orange County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/13/pocatello-fire-district-board-oversight-and-treasurers-records-and-reportsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditTown of Brasher – Spending of Casino Compact Money (2013M-131)
… April 30, 2012. Background The Town of Brasher is located in St. Lawrence County and has approximately 2,500 residents. … expended casino compact revenue during our audit period in accordance with the nature of the approved spending plans. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/26/town-brasher-spending-casino-compact-money-2013m-131Orient Fire District – Cash Reserves and Credit Cards (2015M-319)
… and separate from the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, in which it is located. The District, which serves … The Board did not ensure that travel was authorized in advance. Key Recommendations Amend the investment policy, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/03/04/orient-fire-district-cash-reserves-and-credit-cards-2015m-319State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… could have saved at least $49,448 by using the Office of General Services contract price. In addition, officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… properly audited and approved, adequately supported and for valid district purposes. The claims auditor did not audit … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets
… of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets Fiduciary Funds For the Year Ended December 31, 2002 Employee Retirement … to the financial statements if separate GAAP statements for those individual plans or pools are not available. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-changes-fiduciary-net-assetsExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
… 80,000 Municipal bonds 6,528,019 Corporate bonds 16,320,047 Corporate stocks 26,112,075 Other investments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-fiduciary-net-assetsChanging Employers – Membership and Enrollment
… affect their eligibility to continue in a PFRS 20- or 25-year plan. If a PFRS member accepts employment in a title or position that is not creditable toward their 20- or 25-year retirement plan but makes them eligible to join ERS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/changing-employersTown of Le Roy – Purchasing (2014M-106)
… procured in accordance with the adopted purchasing policy for the period of January 1, 2013 through February 25, 2014. … and four council members. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled $3.1 million. Key Findings The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/27/town-le-roy-purchasing-2014m-106Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-275)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-275Opinion 2004-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 88-62
… requirements discussed above, we believe that the work required to close and cap a municipal landfill, including … that the procedures for establishing and expending moneys from a capital reserve fund vary depending on whether the … Finance Law, §§11.00[a][6-b], 35.00; see also 1979 Opns St Comp, No. 79-42, p 7). As to whether landfill fees may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 2000-1
… officers arising out of allegations of misconduct. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the … , 29 NY2d 451, 328 NYS2d 672; Matter of Chapman v City of New York , 168 NY 80; Security v County of Albany , 96 AD2d 976, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 88-30
… You ask whether, under these circumstances, the town can require the property owner to connect to the water … town board to "adopt a resolution or ordinance prescribing how sewer or ... water connections shall be made." In … obligations of contracts also arises (US Const, art I, §10). In this regard, we note that the courts have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… board-approved payments of approximately $169,000 were a proper use of district money. In addition, travel and car … (Clinton County) The board did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program to ensure interest … available interest rates, revenue could have increased by $56,324 during the audit period. Auditors determined the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsFinancial Management Practices
… To determine if the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District’s (District) financial management practices in the … areas of revenue collection, payroll, procurement, asset and equipment management, cash management, budgeting, and … watersheds. In addition, the District collects permit fees for access rights to the Great Sacandaga Lake and assesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/25/financial-management-practices