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Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
… (Board) and officials monitored budgets and managed the electric fund’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … and Village officials did not develop a budget for the electric fund and adequately manage its financial condition. From 2016-17 through 2020-21, the electric fund’s total net assets declined by approximately $9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2024
… rate of inflation has begun to decrease, it still poses a challenge for local governments and their budgets. As local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2024Village of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… Board (Board) action to support the contribution rates for dental insurance. Four employees overpaid a total of … Deputy Clerk Treasurer (Deputy) did not adjust deductions for plan changes timely. Two retirees overpaid a total of $477 for health insurance. Key Recommendations Provide oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-175)
… of the last three fiscal years by 3.1 to 12.8 percentage points. Reserves totaling $2.4 million could cover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022mBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
… to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner … including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Town of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
… funds of about $1 million and deficit fund balances in its highway funds of over $1.1 million at the end of 2017. When combined together, the general and highway town-wide (TW) funds ended 2017 with a deficit fund … Board should transfer funds from the general funds to the highway funds to reduce or eliminate the fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-parish-financial-condition-and-supervisors-records-2019m-58Town of Beekman – Misappropriation of Cash Receipts (2015M-41)
… internal controls over the Town’s cash receipts for the period January 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. Background The … internal controls over the Towns cash receipts for the period January 1 2013 through July 31 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/04/17/town-beekman-misappropriation-cash-receipts-2015m-41Town of Plymouth – Employee Benefits (2023M-176)
… Ten employees were collectively paid $12,037 for 20 holidays that were not authorized in the Town’s collective … Key Recommendations Ensure employees are only paid for holidays listed in CBAs. Independently review and approve all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/21/town-plymouth-employee-benefits-2023m-176Wyoming County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-10)
… Determine whether the Wyoming County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … records were maintained. Key Findings The Director of Weights and Measures (Director) did not complete all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/wyoming-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-10Tompkins County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-7)
… Determine whether the Tompkins County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … The Department did not complete all required testing of weighing and measuring devices or maintain complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/tompkins-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-7Town of Woodbury – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-32)
… as accessible parking spaces and slower closing speed of doors with automatic closers. Recommendation Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/07/town-woodbury-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-32Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not properly … IT equipment. Maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date IT inventory records. Perform periodic physical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentAudits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… LGSA conducts performance audits. According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Yellow Book … period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 in March 2025. The Division received a pass rating, the highest level of assurance a peer review team can issue. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… date, June 17th, he faces no less than one year behind bars and up to 1 ½ to 4 ½ years in state prison. Cohen, who served as head of the council until 1993, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. For the 3 fiscal years ended June 30, 2019, … costs that did not comply with the requirements Department of Taxation and Finance – Efforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes … impact their educational growth. Furthermore, for certain school districts, non-compliance has been a persistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved New Yorks per capita …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and nine, purchased for $59,571, were recorded without a model or serial number. In addition, a wheel balancer and a portable … totaling approximately $24,000 did not have a recorded serial or identification number. Fire Island Union Free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply as schools transitioned … students at 34.1%, 7.6 percentage points higher than elementary and middle school students. “Chronic absenteeism … provided through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolSUNY Bulletin No. SU-195
… Purpose To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the … an H1B, J1 or O1 Visa Background Pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the … To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for processing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-195-2013-2014-2-day-deficit-reduction-plan-psnu-employeesComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council), has been sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $3 million in restitution to Met Council. The Attorney General’s investigation revealed that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council