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DiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… maintain dams in a safe condition. Dam failures can occur for a host of reasons, including floods, construction … certain condition ratings require the dam owner to act. For example, a condition rating of unsafe requires immediate … drain the reservoir to reduce or eliminate the potential for a dam failure. DiNapoli’s audit also recommends DEC: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… been issued. Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2017M-199) The … that disbursements were properly supported and approved for District purposes. The Assistant Treasurer admitted to … $4.1 million in 2018. Furthermore, officials increased the real property tax levy in each of the five completed years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsJune 2000: Accounting System Update - Elimination of Risk Retention Fund
… Fund) xxx A corresponding entry should be made to close out the CS Fund. In the Annual Update Document (AUD) to the State Comptroller, code CS8019 (residual equity transfer) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/june-2000-accounting-system-update-elimination-risk-retention-fundBorough of Manhattan Community College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… 23 bank accounts that CUNY Central officials identified for BMCC, seven required such a notification. CUNY Central did not have the required notification form for one of these accounts, which was opened in May 2014. Additionally, we identified two accounts, for the BMCC Foundation, that were not on CUNY Central’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/06/borough-manhattan-community-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B19-7-1)
… million in 2018-19, and proposed a budget of $78.2 million for 2019-20. Key Findings Significant estimated revenues and … reasonable. The District’s audited financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2018 indicate that … budgeted expenditures in the $71.3 million adopted budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are not reasonable. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b19-7-1Circleville Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-343)
… Fire District is located in the Town of Wallkill in Orange County. An elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners … accordance with Board policy. The Board has not adopted an online banking policy and has not entered into an agreement … bank for electronic transfers. The treasurer performed online transactions without Board oversight and bypassed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/07/circleville-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-343CUNY Bulletin No. CU-356
… of Civil Service to start, cancel or change rates for individual employees. Agencies will not have PayServ access to start, cancel or change rates for these deduction codes. The following deduction codes are … the New York State Department of Civil Service to provide for the deduction of Domestic Partner Health Insurance: Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-356-certain-cuny-employees-eligible-new-york-state-healthDiNapoli: Hamburg Employee Admits $150,000 Theft of Recreation Fees
… taxpayers, but stole money intended to support programs for children in the Village of Hamburg. I want to thank our partners in the State Comptroller's Office for conducting this audit, which allowed us to prosecute this … official misconduct. She is due back in court on Jan. 9 for sentencing. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-hamburg-employee-admits-150000-theft-recreation-feesDiNapoli Estimates LIRR Strike Could Cause Up to $50 Million in Economic Loss Daily
… LIRR strike would cause headaches and financial hardships for riders and businesses. It would also be another … Long Island and New York City, and within Long Island for work and other activities, such as shopping and tourism. … affect sales tax receipts, an important revenue source for local governments. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-estimates-lirr-strike-could-cause-50-million-economic-loss-dailyState Agencies Bulletin No. 704
… their own payroll transactions into PayServ. Attempts to do so will result in the following error message: You are not … edit to be overridden. Agency Actions Payroll officers who have sole responsibility to enter all , including their own, … will then be reinstituted. OSC recommends that agencies have an individual who is authorized to serve as a backup for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/704-security-change-entering-payserv-transactionsCaton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2013M-237)
… and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, through July 12, 2013. … and five Directors. The Company’s revenue and expenditures for 2012 totaled approximately $6,100 and $9,500, … the Board is not certain of the Company’s status as a not-for-profit organization. Key Recommendations Revise the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/01/caton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… so far in 2018. "Tax cheats are continuously looking for new ways to beat the system, but my auditors are staying … returns. The majority of questionable refunds stopped were for returns filed by taxpayers who claimed refundable credits … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… the user manual are available to staff who are responsible for calculating the annual chargeback rates; an electronic … officials reiterated that they will not be revising rates for 2006 or 2007 or rebilling localities for those years. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-followNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… appropriations and research grants. Reported expenditures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 totaled $76.3 … taking steps to ensure it was receiving fair compensation for use of its facilities by Columbia personnel. In addition, … was not receiving the ownership and royalty rights for certain patented technologies developed on its premises …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-followOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (Follow-Up)
… blood alcohol concentration exceeds a preset level. For the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, the courts ordered the installation of 1,084 IIDs for offenders under Probation’s supervision. We found that … of the IIDs were installed in the cars of persons cited for alcohol-related motor vehicle violations and that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicated-followSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up)
… that ITS did not have established policies and procedures for backup of key Division systems. Also, ITS does not have … regional backup site, and Division systems are at risk for total data loss in the event of a regional disaster. We … policies and did not establish adequate processes for monitoring and oversight of user access of Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systems-followInternal Control System Components
… internal control system appropriately addresses all five com …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/internal-control-system-componentsTown of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… Trustees’ control. The Trustees’ operating expenditures for 2012 totaled $384,930. Key Findings The Trustees need to … the risk that moneys received will not properly accounted for, that moneys could be lost or stolen, or that the … be invested, and requiring FDIC coverage or other security for bank accounts. Develop procedures to address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mEfficiency of Warehouse Space (Follow-Up)
… the associated costs because there was no central source for this information. Our initial report, covering the period … 1, 2014 through March 29, 2019, was issued on January 3, 2020. The objective was to determine if the Office of General … had reviewed the warehouse space used by State agencies for cost-savings opportunities. The audit found that OGS had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/efficiency-warehouse-space-followVillage of Spencerport – Financial Management (2013M-134)
… was to review the Village’s financial management practices for the period June 1, 2011, through April 25, 2013. … the Board appropriated $3.73 million in fund balance for the general and sewer funds, over $2.9 million of this … practices and the level of fund balance to be maintained for each fund. Adopt budgets with realistic estimates of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/13/village-spencerport-financial-management-2013m-134