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Village of Sackets Harbor – Budgeting and Financial Management (2020M-28)
… Officials also appropriated $3.6 million of fund balance during this period that was not needed to fund operations. The Board has not adopted a fund balance policy or multiyear financial and capital plans. Key … Develop multiyear financial and capital plans and a fund balance policy. Village officials generally disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/07/02/village-sackets-harbor-budgeting-and-financial-management-2020m-28Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-42)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-42Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019. The highway fund’s appropriations were … does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. The Board has not adopted a long-term … plan. Key Recommendations Include more realistic estimates of revenues and expenditures when developing and adopting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239Kent Fire District No. 1 - Financial Operations (2019M-37)
… appropriations. Ensure transfers to reserves are included in the budget and that reserve funds are disbursed subject to … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/07/03/kent-fire-district-no-1-financial-operations-2019m-37Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Financial Management (2015M-155)
… of Tonawanda Union Free School District is located in the Town of Tonawanda, Erie County. The District, which … reserves. Key Recommendations Ensure that estimates in the annual budget for the planned use of fund balance are … at reasonable levels and take appropriate action, in accordance with statute, to remedy reserves with excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/06/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-financial-managementVillage of Suffern – Financial Condition (2013M-273)
… by an elected five-member Board of Trustees, is located in Rockland County and has approximately 11,000 residents. … for preparing, adopting or amending budgets, resulting in unrealistic budgets that caused large deficits in unexpended surplus funds in recent years. The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/16/village-suffern-financial-condition-2013m-273NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: SEC Upholds Shareholders' Right to Seek Racial Equity Audit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli made the following statement today in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff's … systemic racism. An independent examination of just how Amazon is addressing racial injustice in its workplace, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-sec-upholds-shareholders-right-seek-racial-equity-auditMalverne Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-120)
… use of fund balance that was not needed. The unemployment insurance reserve had a balance of $881,900, which could fund … and anticipated operations. Review the unemployment insurance reserve balance and transfer excess funds to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/malverne-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-120Lyons Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2015M-337)
… Background The Lyons Central School District is located in the Towns of Lyons, Arcadia, Galen, Rose and Sodus in Wayne County, the Town of Junius in Seneca County and the Town of Phelps in Ontario County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/lyons-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2015m-337East Islip Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-283)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/29/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-283Depew Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-229)
… in the adopted budgets and allowed unrestricted fund balance to exceed the statutory limit. Key Recommendation … realistic estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in the annual budget, ensure that the amount of unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit and develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/depew-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-229Bethlehem Central School District – Credit Cards (2017M-41)
… School District is located in the Towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland in Albany County. The District, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/bethlehem-central-school-district-credit-cards-2017m-41New Rochelle City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-377)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Background The New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/new-rochelle-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-377West Hempstead Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-116)
… The West Hempstead Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates five schools … or raise additional revenues to avoid overreliance on fund balance. … West Hempstead Union Free School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/18/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-116Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B6-16-8)
… their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b6-16-8Village of Altamont – Justice Court Operations (2016M-199)
… 31, 2016. Background The Village of Altamont is located in the Town of Guilderland in Albany County. The Village, which has approximately 1,720 … During our audit period, the Court collected $103,007 in fines and fees and $9,015 in bail. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2016/07/29/village-altamont-justice-court-operations-2016m-199Pine Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-35)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed finances by ensuring budget estimates and surplus fund balance were reasonable
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/pine-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-35DiNapoli: Florida Man Charged with Stealing Nearly $80,000 in Pension Benefits Issued to His Deceased Father
… and District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Florida man was charged with grand larceny and identity theft … away in 2019. Richard Gaines Jr., 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arraigned today before Judge Geoffrey Prime on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-florida-man-charged-stealing-nearly-80000-pension-benefits-issued-his-deceased-fatherComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Brian Butry at 518-474-4015 or email: [email protected].ny.us . Baldwinsville Central School District – Financial … contractual special education and certain teachers’ salaries instead of relying on historical information. These … approval prior to payment. For access to state and local government spending and nearly 50,000 state contracts, visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 2002-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … or "whose existing openness, natural condition, or present state of use, if retained, would enhance the present or … a period of probable usefulness of twenty years for a new recreational area of not less than 50 acres or an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5