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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another … was overbilled $873. Town of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (Wyoming County) The payments town officials made to not-for-profit organizations were not always for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… inappropriately used town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Auditors found the board did not … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsConclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… may need assistance. The addresses and telephone numbers for each of our regional offices is located at the end of this publication. Please contact the regional office for your locality with any questions you may have. Legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1Town of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly … disbursed, monthly bank reconciliations or cash balances for each fund. Ensure bank reconciliations were accurate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… outside the city experiencing year-over-year declines for the month. It is imperative that local government … reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly numbers (for January to March) will be available in April. Table …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-yearSharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. Although … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… were at increased risk of not paying the correct price for goods and services. Nine Departments did not adopt price … Key Recommendations Develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing. Perform testing in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024Orange County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-5)
… are at increased risk of paying more than necessary for goods and services. Specifically: 165 of 446 devices … the Director did not develop and implement procedures for periodic price accuracy testing; testing conducted by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/orange-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-5DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… the end of the third quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024-25. For the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2024, Fund … uncertainty in the months ahead with the potential for tariffs and geopolitical issues raising concerns even as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2734-billion-end-third-quarterVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B25-6-4)
… is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … obligations are outstanding, their tentative budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/04/11/village-suffern-budget-review-b25-6-4Opinion 2003-2
… with the village and shall become part of the village for fire protection purposes. 2 Neither sections 17-1704 and … located "in" the town to establish a joint fire district for the purposes stated in and "in the manner provided in … at one location within the proposed joint fire district for the purpose of jointly proposing the establishment of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 93-5
… have been made by the board, "shall constitute" the budget for the ensuing fiscal year (Town Law, §109[3]). Pursuant to … especially followed in cases where the act to be taken is for the benefit of the public (see Looney v Hughes , 26 NY … has previously expressed the opinion that the time limit for holding the public hearing in section 108 is intended to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-5Opinion 97-3
… village and, in at least some cases, date from the 1930s. For purposes of this opinion, we assume that none of the … of the Real Property Tax Law in relation to the procedures for enforcing delinquent property taxes (see McKinney's 1993 … body of any tax district shall determine that it is for the best interests of the tax district, it shall have the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 95-4
… in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from … paid with county moneys; and charges billed to the county for litigation services by a private attorney. You have … or employee paid from county funds and the accounting for all money or property owned by or under the control of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Effectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… its processes and procedures during the Transformation. For example, our audits questioned: the adequacy of access … no evidence that many basic planning steps were performed. For example, a risk assessment was not conducted timely to … unintended consequences, nor were there any benchmarks for customer service levels and costs established at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationOpinion 89-59
… enlargement and improvement of the water system and for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds issued for the purposes of such district." In construing analogous … in County Law, §266(1) to impose user fees provides for a separate method of financing improvement districts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59DiNapoli: Majority of H&R Block Shareholders Want Disclosure of Company's Political Spending
… supported the New York State Common Retirement Funds request that HR Block disclose its spending on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-majority-hr-block-shareholders-want-disclosure-companys-political-spendingComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Health (DOH): Overpayments of Hospitals’ Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions (Follow-Up) (2015-F-12) An … occurred primarily because hospitals billed Medicaid for higher (and more costly) levels of acute care when, in … consistently follow some of these procurement policies. For example, of 924 procurements reviewed, 97 in the $500 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 97-4
… of the Association upon the death of his or her spouse. For purposes of this opinion, we assume that the spouse is … chapter 796 provides: Such taxes shall only be used for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and … may use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to provide for the care and relief of the firefighter and his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-4