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Copiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… at a greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150Pembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… As a result, collections were not recorded and deposited in a timely manner, and unsupported disbursements were … One club advisor did not deposit more than $3,500 in club fundraising activities until our audit began, which … Ensure that all ECA activity is performed and recorded in compliance with the Board-adopted policy. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Herkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials properly planned and managed the 2014 building renovation project. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly plan and manage the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectFriendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… appropriations by a total of $2.3 million (8 percent) in the three fiscal years audited. This made it appear the … used to fund operations. Improperly restricted $246,000 in a debt reserve fund. The funds should be returned to the … restricted funds to general fund surplus fund balance in compliance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… tax levy or to fund needed reserves. Maintained $3 million in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … to $2.1 million. Did not use $0.9 million restricted in a debt reserve to pay related debt as required. Key … is reduced to a reasonable level. Use funds restricted in the debt reserve to make related debt payments as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting … identify and correct errors was limited. The Supervisor did not: Properly record revenues in the accounting system, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Wantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (2024M-46)
… officials established adequate controls over user accounts for the financial application to help prevent inappropriate … did not establish adequate controls over user accounts for the financial application to help prevent inappropriate … review of transactions in the audit trail reports for the system administrator account of the financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-application-user-accessVillage of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… approved and supported. Key Findings District officials did not ensure all employee payroll payments and leave … occurred because the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not provide adequate oversight, segregate payroll duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Brockport Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively … $30 million (8 percent) and underestimated revenues by a total of $8.7 million (4 percent). Five reserves had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Roslyn Union Free School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory Records (2024M-91)
… IT devices that were missing either a serial number or tag number. The fixed asset report did not contain serial … devices. Without recording device serial numbers and asset tag numbers, officials cannot ensure that asset tags were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/02/21/roslyn-union-free-school-district-information-technology-equipmentRhinecliff Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-154)
… of District financial activities. Key Findings The Board did not adequately provide oversight of financial operations. … accounted for and reported. Specifically, the Board did not collectively complete mandated financial oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/rhinecliff-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-154Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… balance or develop a written multiyear financial plan. In addition, the Board’s preliminary budgets also did not … estimates with a breakdown by fund to assist officials in preparing and approving the final budget and providing … instead of planned operating deficits totaling $482,700 in the general fund town-wide (TW), general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key Findings Village officials did … monitor or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, water customers may have been unnecessarily … and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix C includes our comment on an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Statistics
… The Office of the New York State Comptroller’s (OSC) Fiscal Stress Monitoring … been in operation since 2013, alerting communities across New York State of the fiscal challenges their local … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Manual. … Office of the New York State Comptroller Fiscal Stress Monitoring System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-statisticsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2041
… 406 Strike/Discip Fine 410 Health Care Spending Account 416 Deferred Comp 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2041-april-2021-and-2022-managementconfidential-mc-retroactive-salaryDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… to take steps toward providing a safe learning environment for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Under … and codes of conduct, and develop emergency response plans for each building. To comply with the SAVE Act, SED requires … incidents. DiNapoli’s auditors reviewed incident records for seven schools outside of New York City for the 2011-12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawControls Over CUNY Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool
… requires an approved access form; however, no form was on file for this student. The student, who was not an … could access FSCM data and accessed the FSCM application on three occasions. We also examined 244 employees’ accounts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/controls-over-cuny-fully-integrated-resources-and-services-toolDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… (SED) weak enforcement of licensing requirements for non-degree proprietary schools let many continue to … of schools’ fiscal records prior to their licensing them. For example, in their examination of records from Jan. 1, … the required financial statements filed by 381 schools for fiscal year 2018 and found 70 faced some level of fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office for the Aging (OFA): Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Follow … office data may not have been sufficiently reliable for the agency’s use for analysis at the facility, regional program, or complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits