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Minerva Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-60)
… Determine whether District officials effectively managed the District’s financial condition. Key Findings District officials can do more to effectively manage the District’s financial condition. District officials … 31.1 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit, and the District’s last six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/minerva-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020m-60Madison County - Claims Audit and Payment Process (2019M-142)
… computer generated checks and allowed a credit card vendor to directly withdraw $1.9 million in monthly payments from a County bank account. Key Recommendations Ensure all claims … our comments on issues raised in the County’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/01/17/madison-county-claims-audit-and-payment-process-2019m-142Border City Hose Company – Financial Oversight (2025M-39)
… of property (an A misdemeanor) and was ordered to pay full restitution of $18,772.53. The Company reorganized as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/border-city-hose-company-financial-oversight-2025m-39Town of Beekman – Dover Ridge Sewer and Water Districts’ Financial Operations (2016M-260)
… the Districts, and as a result, the sewer and water funds owe the general fund $100,020 and $13,745, respectively. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/09/23/town-beekman-dover-ridge-sewer-and-water-districts-financial-operations-2016m-260Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling … approximately $2.8 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024 instead of paying three separate required payments totaling approximately $2.5 million in February, $132,877 in March and $107,896 in April. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Covington (Town) Tax Collector remitted all … by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings … $912,000 to the Supervisor at least weekly as required by Town Law. The Tax Collector made one payment … Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling $656,657 in February, $327,001 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Cameron Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-363)
… Key Findings The Department’s bylaws do not specifically detail the Board’s responsibilities and the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/07/17/cameron-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overTown of Ticonderoga – Financial Records and Reports (2015M-301)
… by an elected five-member Town Board. The operating funds’ budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/02/26/town-ticonderoga-financial-records-and-reports-2015m-301Town of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… response to independent and external auditor reports for the period January 1, 2012 through September 29, 2015. … elected three-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled approximately $11 million for general fund and highway fund operations. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2Town of Andover – Audit of Claims (2013M-388)
… The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the audit of claims process for the period January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. Background The Town of Andover is located in Allegany County and is governed by … The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the audit of claims process for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-andover-audit-claims-2013m-388Federal Receipts – Federal Funding and New York
… the last significant portion of pandemic assistance in SFY 2026; as of the FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan, the State is expected to … Exhibit A; New York State Division of the Budget, FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-receiptsJustice Court Fund
… Court Fund Reporting (JCR) here: File Your Report Now Application Resources Other Resources Town and Village Court … Contact Us JCR User Guide for Town and Village Justices [pdf] JCR User Guide for Town and Village CFOs [pdf] Enrollment Instructions [pdf] View our Justice Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/justice-court-fundWestchester Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud for Attempting to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… appointed to safeguard. Instead, due to the diligence of my staff and our partnership with U.S. Attorney Berman and … for a fee for estate administrators like Parisi based on a percentage of the value of the estate’s assets. A … New York State Comptroller. In or about June 2017, Parisi, on behalf of the estate, retained Stokes Asset Recovery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/westchester-attorney-pleads-guilty-mail-fraud-attempting-embezzle-decedents-estate-which-he-was-courtOpinion 89-25
… in the combined reserve fund would be transferred to a new repair reserve fund established by the village for the … Comereski v City of Elmira , 308 NY 249; Wein v City of New York , 36 NY2d 610, 370 NYS2d 550). Since we understand, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Oversight of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
To determine if the Environmental Facilities Corporation is adequately overseeing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund CWSRF to ensure funds are being awarded used and collected in accordance with requirements and in support of CWSRF goals including ensuring projects meet their
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/oversight-clean-water-state-revolving-fundOpinion 91-51
… behalf of a county sewer district. County sewer districts are governed generally by article 5-A of the County Law. The … Costs of a county sewer district raised on a benefit basis are "assessed upon each ... parcel of land at the time and in … to moneys, such as moneys in a capital reserve fund, which are required by law to be kept in a separate account not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 95-32
… Laws of 1992. Chapter 708 of the Laws of 1992 enacted a new section 10 and amended section 11 of the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Opinion 2002-16
… area of the town or village, including a day labor hiring site, and to monitor and document the use of such resources. … services in relation to the use of a day labor hiring site by contractors and day laborers who would otherwise … in the downtown area of the village/town. The hiring site was established by the not-for-profit corporation and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-16State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. City of Mechanicville – Separation Payments (Saratoga County) City … not ensure the accuracy of employee separation payments. As a result, three employees received questionable or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0