Search
Lewis County – Purchase Cards (2024M-41)
… quotes, 52 charges totaling $142,684 did not have evidence of verbal or written quotes. The County could have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/07/26/lewis-county-purchase-cards-2024m-41Wantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (2024M-46)
… Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials established adequate controls over user … financial application to help prevent inappropriate access and use. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not establish adequate controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-application-user-accessPanama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-73)
… requires purchase contracts that exceed certain thresholds to be competitively bid. In addition, the claims auditor did … auditor did not help ensure that District funds were used to procure goods and services in a prudent and economical … officials delegated their procurement responsibilities to other individuals and did not ensure these individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/panama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-73Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to finance actual expenditures. By continually overestimating … high balances or did not use reserve balances to pay related expenditures in three of the District’s seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Main-Transit Fire Department – Banquet Hall Disbursements And Collections (2024M-86)
… receipts or another suitable record to demonstrate amounts of collections due to the Department. Without adequate … officials could not verify whether all the banquet hall rental revenues were accurately collected and deposited. … fees, issued refunds and disbursed funds for all rental hall purchases and operating expenses. Calculated his own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-banquet-hall-disbursements-and-0Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… As a result, the Board did not have sufficient information to adequately oversee the District’s financial activities and … Develop realistic budgets, which caused appropriations to be overestimated by an average of $190,817 (35 percent) … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Allegany Engine Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-176)
… Background The Allegany Engine Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Allegany, Cattaraugus County. The Company, … did not offer a legitimate Company purpose for $7,123 in cash withdrawals. The President did not appoint a finance … by the Treasurer and determine the status of the $7,123 in questionable cash withdrawals. Appoint a finance committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/16/allegany-engine-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-176Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… report relating to the use of fire insurance premium tax funds from out-of-state insurers with OSC, as required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialCrittenden Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-190)
… the financial activities and documentation for the daily lottery account. Key Recommendations Verify that … and adopt policies and procedures regarding the daily lottery activities and ensure that only the Board-approved … Treasurer manages the financial activities of the daily lottery account, retaining all ticket stubs sold and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/crittenden-volunteer-fire-department-inc-internal-controlsVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Association’s use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the period January … Volunteer Firemens Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys 2014M208 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Medgar Evers College: Controls Over Bank Accounts ( 2015-S-92 ). Background Our initial audit, … 2016, found that all 14 accounts were opened after CUNY’s bank authorization policy was established in 2008. However, … These findings point to weaknesses in the monitoring of bank accounts, which increase the risk that Medgar Evers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followNew York State Rent Relief Funding: Spotlight on New York City
… Spotlight on New York City August 2021 PDF Version Highlights New York State has the highest share of renter households in … percent), with the majority of those households located in New York City (63 percent of all State renter households). … 15 percent behind on rent payments at the end of June New York City not only houses the majority of the States …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-state-rent-relief-funding-spotlight-new-york-cityOswego County – Court and Trust (2022-C&T-5)
The purpose of our audit was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2019 through September 7, 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/oswego-county-ct-2022-5.pdfJefferson County – Court and Trust (2022-C&T-6)
The purpose of our audit was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2019 through September 7, 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/jefferson-county-2022-ct-6.pdfDelaware County – Court and Trust (2022-C&T-2)
The purpose of our audit was to determine whether County officials established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2019 through March 24, 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/delaware-county-2022-ct-2.pdfSullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
Determine whether Sullivan County (County) Funding Corporation (Corporation) officials awarded funds from the Millennium revolving loan program (Program) in accordance with established policy guidelines (guidelines) and ensured businesses complied with loan agreements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/sullivan-county-ldc-2021-196.pdfReview of the Enacted Budget: State Fiscal Year 2021-22, April 2021
The New York State All Funds Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 totals an estimated $212 billion – the largest budget in State history, almost 10 percent greater than the prior year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/enacted-budget-report-2021-22.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… payment schedule. District officials have maintained real property taxes at a consistent level over the past five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Nourish NY Needs Better Oversight to Connect More Food Banks and In-State Farms to Funding
… (Ag&Mkts). The program launched in May 2020 to help with the pandemic’s food supply chain disruptions. It was … funding through March 2023. Regional food banks contract with DOH to receive these funds and allocate them to local soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nourish-ny-needs-better-oversight-connect-more-food-banks-and-state-farms-funding