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Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… enhance their individual educational programs, is governed by a 13-member Board of Education. Budgeted general fund … is transparent to component districts and the public by including appropriations for the amounts the Board intends … that they are not, transfers should be made, where allowed by law, to other reserves established and maintained in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mTown of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) to effectively monitor and manage the Town’s financial … accounting records and reports. The Supervisor’s failure to maintain complete and accurate records or adequately … accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board Board to effectively monitor and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Town of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether transfer station collections were adequately supported, recorded and … a timely manner. Key Findings We determined that transfer station collections were remitted in a timely manner. … of municipal waste collected, as recorded by the transfer station, was 238 tons less than the amount transported and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132Chateaugay Central School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-149)
… one school with approximately 550 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted … four employees’ leave accrual balances were overstated by a total of almost 20 days, valued at $8,201, and two employees’ leave accrual balances were understated by a total of more than one day, valued at $298. The former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/chateaugay-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-149State Agencies Bulletin No. 1353
… fringe benefits such as the Certification, Licensure and Exam Fee Reimbursement are considered taxable income. … in the PEF or CSEA Certification, Licensure and Exam Fee Reimbursement Program Effective Date(s) Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1353-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2014Town of Sheridan – Disbursements (2023M-101)
… act as a bookkeeper, which is an incompatible position or duty. Ten individuals were paid $372,636 to exclusively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-disbursements-2023m-101Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… use and may have missed opportunities to reduce the tax levy. The Board and District officials: Overestimated … $6.1 million that was not needed. Reported fiscal year-end surplus fund balance ranging from $2.4 to $3 million (10.3 to … for appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Village of Ilion – Information Technology (2015M-34)
… technology (IT) incidents in 2014 initiated by falsified email messages with a malware attachment that, when opened by … including how to recognize and respond to falsified email messages and the risks of inappropriate Internet use. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/31/village-ilion-information-technology-2015m-34Village of Coxsackie – Financial Condition and Water and Sewer Fund Accountability (2014M-324)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition and its … officials did not properly classify the amounts due to the general fund from the water and sewer funds. For the … the fiscal year ending May 31, 2014, the amount increased to $560,359. The Board did not adopt budgets which contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/02/13/village-coxsackie-financial-condition-and-water-and-sewer-fund-accountabilityVillage of Hewlett Neck – Treasurer’s Duties (2022M-159)
… required by Village Law section 408. The Treasurer did not sign 69 of 179 checks we reviewed, totaling $101,937; … in Village Law for the Clerk and Board members to sign checks in the absence of the Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/03/31/village-hewlett-neck-treasurers-duties-2022m-159Sharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… did not effectively manage fund balance, and need to improve their budgeting practices and be more transparent … $1.6 million. Allowed recalculated surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit by $2.3 million, or 23.7 … and appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 7 – Post-Employment Payments, Claims Processing and Professional Services (2014M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of selected financial operations for the period January 1, … Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No 7 PostEmployment Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/12/24/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-7-post-employment-payments-claims-processingWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, as amended … general fund as of June 30, 2019. Under Local Finance Law Section 10.10(d), when a school district is authorized by a special or general law to incur debt to liquidate an operating deficit, it must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1Town of Stratford – Supervisor’s Records (2013M-11)
… of our audit was to review the Supervisor’s accounting records for the period January 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. … with Town officials, we found that the accounting records were accurately maintained and the financial … State Comptroller (OSC) was supported by the accounting records. We did not find evidence in the 2011 and 2012 Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/15/town-stratford-supervisors-records-2013m-11Village of Westhampton Beach – Internal Controls Over Information Technology (2013M-173)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s internal controls over information … technology (IT) for the period of June 1, 2011, to April 30, 2013. Background The Village of Westhampton … rights to the financial software are not given to someone involved in financial operations. Routinely generate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-westhampton-beach-internal-controls-over-information-technology-2013m-173Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School – School Building Lease (2013M-138)
… and negotiating the related financial terms to obtain building space for school operations for the period July 1, … and evaluated available options before deciding to lease a building. The process used to select a firm to acquire and renovate a building on the Board’s behalf was not transparent, and we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/26/buffalo-academy-science-charter-school-school-building-lease-2013m-138DiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… stealing village funds to cover her household expenses, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Johnson … Mountain, N.C. To read the audit, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/villages/2014/riverside.pdf Since … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftAltona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Financial Operations (2016M-201)
… our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the Company’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 … March 31, 2016. Background The Altona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Altona in Clinton County. The Company, which provides fire protection services to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/09/30/altona-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-operations-2016mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… As a result, the general fund realized operating deficits in four of the five years and general fund balance declined from $61,710 to $3,491. In addition, the board did not properly authorize a local law … spending, the state's 170,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… adequate. The village justice did not consistently perform bank reconciliations, maintain timely and accurate cash … produced by the village’s water system, as measured by master meter readings, with the water billed to customers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1