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Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… compliance with their Parkland Alienation legislation for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. … convey parkland to a non-public entity, or to use parkland for another purpose, the municipality must receive prior … appraised fair market value of the lands being alienated for the purchase of additional parkland. Key Findings Five of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… audit was to assess selected District Financial Operations for the period July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … seven elected members. The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.4 million. Key … checks under $5,000, with its Vice President as co-signer for all District checks over $5,000. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingKing Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… our audit was to examine the School’s purchasing process for the period July 1, 2011, through July 12, 2013. … written price quotations when making purchase decisions. For example, School officials spent $11,346 on computers but … purchasing policy to provide detailed guidance for School officials and employees. Ensure that School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… money that should be returned to the general fund. For example, officials increased the unemployment reserve to … three years and sufficient to fund applicable expenditures for about 500 years. District officials overstated the … management and did not provide adequate justification for the levels of accumulated fund balance including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Earnings Limits – Enhanced Reporting
… For Members Who Joined NYSLRS On or After April 1, 1996 … The amount is set by federal law and periodically adjusted for inflation. Refer to the table below. Once a member … 2019 $275,000 April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 $270,000 For Members of Tier 6 (Joined NYSLRS On or After April 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/earnings-limitsOpinion 2000-23
… Opns St Comp No. 86-23, p 39, concerning the creation of a new highest ranking subordinate position). The holding in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… plan that included the need and optimal funding level for each reserve. Town of Mooers – Highway Asset … Also, the Mooers Volunteer Fire Department was not billed for 2,413 gallons of recorded fuel used, valued at $4,841. … employees identified worked all the hours they were paid for. In addition, village officials did not ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Soared in First Half of 2020
… industry saw its pretax profits reach $27.6 billion in the first six months of 2020, an 82 percent increase over … increase of 2 percent compared to 2018. It is nearly five times more than the $82,938 average salary for the rest of … gap over time, in 1981 the average industry salary was two times higher than the rest of the private sector. The average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-soared-first-half-2020Opinion 95-28
… or other officer of the local government, and not required for immediate expenditure, in obligations of the United … letter of credit issued by a FHLB, offered as security for a financial institution's promise to pay the town under … of credit, the issuing bank must honor a draft or demand for payment that complies with the conditions specified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-28Opinion 88-65
… family residence located within the state which receives money from a mortgagor for the purpose of payment of real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Opinion 89-12
… professional engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the erection of a prefabricated building. You also state … provided by the practitioner or his or her organization for such government body (see also section 29.3[a][4]). While … to prepare specifications to furnish and install equipment for courthouses. The engineer also generally was to supervise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12EDSS - Procurement Contract / Amendment Help
… Contract / Amendment header information from SFS in for you. When will a Procurement Contract / Amendment … Business Unit / Department ID entered is not designated for use with contract transactions, the transaction will need … (PDFs) be Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable. For information on Adobe Acrobat and PDFs please see the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-procurement-contract-amendment-helpSouth Buffalo Charter School – Employee Compensation (2018M-1)
… was accurate, supported and properly authorized for the period July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2017. Background … has approximately 900 students. Operating expenses for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $11.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/03/30/south-buffalo-charter-school-employee-compensation-2018m-1Madison-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2017M-239)
… whether BOCES officials accurately paid salaries and wages for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Background … school districts. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $64 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/29/madison-oneida-board-cooperative-educational-services-payroll-2017m-239Colton-Pierrepont Central School District – Financial Duties (2017M-229)
… Treasurer controlled the use of her electronic signature for the period July 1, 2015 through May 31, 2017. Background … has approximately 300 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $10.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/colton-pierrepont-central-school-district-financial-duties-2017m-229Walton Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-238)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. … five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Expenditures for 2016 totaled $226,831. Key Findings District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/02/23/walton-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-238Town of Broadalbin - Records and Reports (2018M-63)
… financial activity is accurately and completely accounted for. Develop a plan for updating and maintaining the accounting records and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/22/town-broadalbin-records-and-reports-2018m-63Averill Park No. 2 Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-183)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County. … Key Recommendations Ensure that the Treasurer completes and submits the annual financial report with OSC in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/26/averill-park-no-2-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activity-2014m-183Operational Advisory No. 7
… were established in the system. This information is used for many purposes during day-to-day operations including … the BU information in the attached spreadsheet (see Tab 1 for instructions). If corrections are necessary, please …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-updateWaterford Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Disbursements (2015M-78)
… controls over the Department’s cash disbursements process for the period June 1, 2013 through January 31, 2015. … the Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $230,000. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/19/waterford-volunteer-fire-department-cash-disbursements-2015m