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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… board-adopted budgets made it appear the district would have budget deficits requiring fund balance to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli Releases 2024 Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… includes counties, towns, most cities and a few villages. List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress Municipalities in Fiscal Stress List of Villages and Cities that Failed to File Financial … Municipalities that Failed to File or Inconclusive List Complete List of Fiscal Stress Scores Data Files FSMS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-2024-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesAvoca Central School District – Procurement (2025M-29)
… bids in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML), requests for proposals (RFPs) or written and … forth in Article 3 of the New York State General Municipal Law. Our methodology and standards are included in Appendix … to Section 35 of the New York State General Municipal Law, Section 2116-a (3)(c) of the New York State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-procurement-2025m-29Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Capital Assets (2025M-23)
… value of $419,538 (87 percent) were not included in the District’s inventory list. In addition, we selected 50 assets with a combined … of $233,9451 to locate them to confirm that they were in the District’s possession and properly tagged. While we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/08/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-capital-assets-2025m-23Manhasset Union Free School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2025M-45)
… on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit Report , which you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/manhasset-union-free-school-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2025m-45Salem Central School District - Purchasing (2019M-105)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the District sought competition when purchasing goods and services under the statutory bidding thresholds. Key Findings Our review of … for 32 purchases (53 percent) totaling about $115,000. The Board did not develop and implement procedures to seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/salem-central-school-district-purchasing-2019m-105DiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… have continued to find patterns of mismanagement and abuse in the preschool special education sector. I will continue my … not used to line the pockets of unscrupulous contractors.” In May, Kramer admitted that the now-defunct IncludED, based in Cedarhurst, Nassau County, inappropriately charged New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerCheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Payroll (2017M-94)
… District financial and payroll records for the period July 1, 2015 through March 2, 2017. Background The … District financial and payroll records for the period July 1 2015 through March 2 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-andCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-14-13)
… $45 million to liquidate the current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, 2014. Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-14-13South Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-132)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/south-huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-132Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District – Purchasing (2016M-204)
… a total of $116,626. Key Recommendations Solicit bids for bus and van transportation services that have no current bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/valley-stream-thirteen-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2016m-204Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Friendship Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the Friendship Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
Determine whether the Indian River Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials adequately managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mJohnson City Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-186)
… officials ensured students received services in accordance with their individualized education programs (IEPs) and that the District claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it … not always ensure students received services in accordance with their IEPs and did not ensure that all Medicaid-eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/johnson-city-central-school-district-special-education-services-andLyndonville Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-144)
… Lyndonville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly procured … District’s purchasing policy and procedures for 65 percent of the purchases we reviewed totaling $263,023. The claims … auditor did not properly audit and approve 74 percent of the claims we reviewed before they were paid: 37 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/lyndonville-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022mBrookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-181)
… officials established an adequate accounting system for extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds. Key Findings … officials did not establish an adequate accounting system for ECA funds. As a result, District officials cannot ensure … collected, submitted and deposited, and disbursements are for valid purposes. The Board did not: Adopt a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/brookhaven-comsewogue-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityOverview – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… claims. It also is our hope that the information contained in this guide will be valuable to new board members and … The following is an overview of the information contained in this guide: What Is a Claim? Who Is Responsible? … Auditing Payments Not Requiring Pre-Audit Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit Problem Claims Red Flags Analytical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/overviewIntroduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The audit of claims or vouchers (the terms are used interchangeably in this publication) is a classic internal control activity. It is also a control … received. An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionPersonal Income Tax and Property Tax
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether personal income … December 31, 2019, and levy year 2018 credits paid as of September 5, 2019 were appropriate and complied with New … or inappropriate refunds resulting in a savings of $34.9 million and 4,331 credits resulting in a savings of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/30/personal-income-tax-and-property-taxWayne Central School District – Financial Management and Property Purchase and Disposal (2014M-152)
… School District is located in the Towns of Ontario, Macedon, Walworth and Williamson in Wayne County and in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-and-property-purchase