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Wallace Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight (2024M-125)
… the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (Department) officers and members provided adequate financial oversight. … and procedures to provide effective financial oversight of Department operations. In addition: The membership did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/03/14/wallace-volunteer-fire-department-board-oversight-2024m-125Opinion 2008-2
… General Municipal Law § 802 (1) (h) provides an exception for a contract in which a municipal officer or employee has … involved an expenditure below the monetary threshold for competitive bidding under General Municipal Law § 103. In … proposals or quotations will be secured by requests for proposals, written or verbal quotations, or other methods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… been slow to reach New York’s pandemic-hit renters because of poor management by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in implementing … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The state’s initial rollout of the program resulted in only a small portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskOpinion 88-31
… treasurer of 2% cash bail fee) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (refund of 2% cash bail fee) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … treasurer or finance commissioner for receiving, keeping and paying out the bail (see 1972 Opns St Comp No. 72-661, … an indictment or prosecutor's information (CPL, §§210.45 and 170.50); and upon a verdict of complete acquittal (CPL, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… purchasing used mid-sized vehicles or new compact models for use by departmental staff. The used vehicles were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemVendor File Advisory No. 2
… Subject: Entering consistent information in the Statewide Vendor File Reference: Guide to Financial … aids Consistent Formatting: In order to ensure consistency of vendor information and allow agencies to effectively … punctuation is the hyphen (-) and the ampersand (&). Do not use periods, commas or apostrophes when entering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/2-regarding-consistency-adding-vendor-informationService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation (Follow-Up)
… not yet developed a written, comprehensive statewide plan for implementing the Program that includes progressive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementation-followGeneric PINs
… 10 unique personal identification numbers (PINs) for the regional and central offices. Last year, DEC made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/generic-pinsDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million in sales that year, as New York ranked third nationwide in the number of certified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkOrdinary Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… benefits (up to two years, with a possible extension for two additional years, following the last date you were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ordinary-death-benefitComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… a competitive process. District officials placed orders for goods or services without a valid purchase order, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1New York City School-Based Health Centers – Security and Controls Over Medications and Related Supplies (Follow-Up)
… Department of Health (DOH) inventory control regulations for medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/new-york-city-school-based-health-centers-security-and-controls-over-medications-andThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… lists. We found that applicants who were next in line for units in a specific development were not always offered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-followThousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves and capital projects rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Rockville Centre Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-140)
… on District computers although the District’s regulations for acceptable Internet use and computer resources and data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTown of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the former Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained timely, complete and … because the Board consistently levied the majority of property taxes in the town-wide (TW) funds, where additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Compliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)
… the public make informed decisions when choosing a college for educational or employment purposes. Our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-followReporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data (Follow-Up)
… reporting bias incident statistics and utilizing the data for management decisions. We also determined whether NYPD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/12/reporting-and-utilization-bias-incident-data-followVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… management of the level of unexpended surplus funds for the period June 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393