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State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… audits have been issued. Procurement of Electricity and Natural Gas through Aggregators (2018MS-5) Local governments and school districts did not always evaluate procurement … balance increased by $50,007 (24 percent). Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York. Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… funds. The board gave taxpayers the impression that real property taxes were levied to finance general town … from 2018 through 2021, the board levied additional real property taxes in each general fund (town-wide and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCity of Yonkers - Budget Review (B21-6-7)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-7Opinion 97-10
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … followed by a buy out for a nominal amount (see 1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-13, p 33). From 1991 until its amendment in 1994, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 92-22
… proceedings) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Ethics (village comptroller representing owners of property located … outside village in assessment review proceedings) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 805-a(1)(c), (d): The comptroller of … may maintain a private tax certiorari practice limited to representing the owners of property located outside the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 93-24
… by purchase, lease, gift, devise or by condemnation, real property and erect, construct, alter, repair and equip … 14 of section 176 as not authorizing the acquisition of real property or the construction of facilities solely for … this provision as authorizing a fire district to acquire real property and construct facilities that may be used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… Reduce the amount of unassigned fund balance and use the excess as a financing source to benefit District taxpayers by funding one-time expenditures and needed reserves, paying down debt and reducing real property taxes. Adopt realistic budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Dutchess County – Financial Condition (2013M-370)
… 2013 and 2014 fiscal years were approximately $409 and $411 million, which are funded primarily with real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/03/14/dutchess-county-financial-condition-2013m-370Village of Hobart - Board Oversight (2018M-88)
… $76,200 in real property taxes over the last 12 years for two unused properties that did not benefit taxpayers. A Trustee, as co-owner of a local hardware store, had a prohibited conflict of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-hobart-board-oversight-2018m-88Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… the District’s finances by adopting realistic budgets and ensuring unrestricted fund balance remained within … balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit for 2012-13 and 2014-15 through 2016-17 ranging from 7.3 and 7.7 percent. Key Recommendations Ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Campbell-Savona Central School District - Budget Review (B2-15-10)
… The Campbell-Savona Central School District was authorized to issue debt totaling $3,250,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/15/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-15-10Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… over the prior year and levied more taxes than necessary to fund general fund operations. Exceeded its fund balance … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130III.1 Statewide Financial System (SFS) Overview – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… Program (Program) through a partnership among the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Treasury Division of the Department of Tax and Finance (DTF/Treasury), the Division of Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii1-statewide-financial-system-sfs-overviewTown of Hamden – Financial Condition (2013M-86)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for … – governs the Town. The Town’s 2013 annual budget is $1.2 million. Key Findings The Board has not properly monitored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/28/town-hamden-financial-condition-2013m-86Town of Laurens - Budget Review (B4-14-21)
… System. The 2015 tentative budget for the Town’s funds totals $1,311,410 and is funded by estimated revenues … The allocation of payroll expenditures in the highways funds does not appear to be equitable. The Town’s tentative … the allocation of payroll costs between the highway funds. … The purpose of our budget review was to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/07/town-laurens-budget-review-b4-14-21Westfield, Town of – Financial Management (2013M-389)
… the highway town-wide and highway town-outside-village funds based on personal service costs. Account for all sales and use tax revenues in the town-outside-village funds until real property taxes in those funds are reduced to zero, in accordance with statute. … The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/02/westfield-town-financial-management-2013m-389Village of Monticello – Records and Reports (2020M-104)
… $5 million of real property tax revenue was not posted to the accounting records. Bank reconciliations were generally performed two to three months after the statement date. Periodic financial … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-records-and-reports-2020m-104Worcester Central School District – Unassigned Fund Balance (2016M-1)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine District officials’ management of … overestimated appropriations by a combined total of $2.4 million or 7.5 percent. Key Recommendations Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/worcester-central-school-district-unassigned-fund-balance-2016m-1Sullivan West Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-40)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period … appropriated more unexpended surplus funds than necessary to fund District operations. The District incurred operating surpluses, some of which were transferred to reserves at the end of each fiscal year, resulting in real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/15/sullivan-west-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-40Portville Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-384)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2012 through November 13, 2013. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/portville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-384