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St. Paul Boulevard Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-116)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the District’s … The Board did not: Adopt realistic budgets, which resulted in excessive unrestricted fund balance that was not substantiated by planned uses in any fund balance policy or multiyear financial or capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/05/st-paul-boulevard-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-116Newark Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2020M-30)
… community hall rental process. Documentation of compliance with the procurement policy was incomplete. Although monthly … Treasurer did not file required annual update documents with the Office of the State Comptroller as of the end of our … hall rentals. Improve documentation of compliance with the procurement policy. Provide for an annual audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/01/newark-valley-fire-district-board-oversight-2020m-30Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 2 – Financial Condition and Procurement (2016M-388)
Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 2 – Financial Condition and Procurement (2016M-388)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-special-district-2017-hempstead-sanitary-2.pdfJamesport Fire District - Gasoline Inventory (2019M-04)
Determine if District officials adequately account for and safeguard the gasoline inventory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/jamesport-04.pdfDiNapoli Examines Fiscal Hurdles Facing Key NYC-Supported Agencies
… New York City is financially accountable for numerous … reports on three major city-supported agencies — the New York City Department of Education (DOE), the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-examines-fiscal-hurdles-facing-key-nyc-supported-agenciesNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… units. A “Deep Dive” analysis published by the Robin Hood Foundation finds the number of vacant New York City rental … 1-Year Estimates for 2022, Table CP04. 22 Robin Hood Foundation, “Deep Dive: New York’s Affordable Housing … Pay the Most in Property Taxes?” September 12, 2023, Tax Foundation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisHow is an audit scheduled?
… of an analysis of financial and demographic information on file with our office and elsewhere, information gained during on-site visits and any pertinent correspondence and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/how-audit-scheduledUlster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Internal Controls Over Purchasing (2016M-158)
… the use of competition, such as requests for proposals, in procuring professional services. Key Recommendation Revise … or other appropriate method of soliciting competition in the procurement of all professional services. … Ulster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/07/08/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-internal-controls-over-purchasingNassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2016M-164)
… Services (BOCES) is an association of 56 component school districts which educate more than 202,000 students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/06/24/nassau-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2016m-164Opinion 92-25
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (riding on fire vehicles during emergency calls) … determination to be made based upon circumstances of each case. 16 Opns St Comp, 1960, p 404 is superseded to the … of fire commissioners of a fire district to adopt rules and regulations governing all fire companies and fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25Town of Lewis – Records and Reports (2025M-17)
… corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in this … Law. For more information on preparing and filing your CAP, please refer to our brochure, Responding to an OSC Audit … the draft audit report. We encourage the Board to make the CAP available for public review in the Town Clerk’s office. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/15/town-lewis-records-and-reports-2025m-17Humphrey Fire District – Financial Controls (2014M-37)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over financial operations for the period … through January 14, 2014. Background The Humphrey Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/humphrey-fire-district-financial-controls-2014m-37Town of Batavia – Water and Sewer Operations (2018M-12)
… areas in the general fund as required by New York State Town Law. The Supervisor did not separately account for … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. … Town of Batavia …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/05/11/town-batavia-water-and-sewer-operations-2018m-12South Farmingdale Water District – Information Technology (2014M-153)
… Background The South Farmingdale Water District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District, which is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/08/08/south-farmingdale-water-district-information-technology-2014m-153Greenlawn Water District – Accounting Records (2015M-231)
… 2014 totaled approximately $5.3 million. Key Findings The Business Manager did not maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records. The Business Manager did not provide sufficient oversight of work performed by the District’s clerks. The Business Manager did not provide the Board with adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/12/18/greenlawn-water-district-accounting-records-2015m-231Shelter Rock Public Library District – Bank Reconciliations (2015M-249)
… that bank reconciliations were accurately performed and reviewed in a timely manner for the period January 1, … adequately segregated duties related to the preparation and review of review bank reconciliations. Key Recommendation … by someone who is independent of the accounting functions and designate a Board member or Library official who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/12/18/shelter-rock-public-library-district-bank-reconciliations-2015m-249Town of Berlin – Internal Controls Over Water District No. 2 Operations (2015M-51)
… five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for Water District No. 2, which services 232 customers, for 2015 total $83,015. Key Findings The duties related to water district billing, collecting and recordkeeping were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-berlin-internal-controls-over-water-district-no-2-operations-2015m-51Staying Ahead of the Curve: School Districts Responding to Fiscal Challenges - Regional Profiles
Staying Ahead of the Curve: School Districts Responding to Fiscal Challenges - Regional Profiles
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/regionalprofiles.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant , Copenhagen Fire Department , Dansville Public Library … Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant – Sewage Operation Costs (Broome County) The quality of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) The town did not procure goods in accordance with the competitive bidding requirements. In addition, the … found that district officials adopted unrealistic budgets with significant variances in appropriations. The district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2