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Halfmoon-Waterford Fire District No. 1 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-71)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s financial activities for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/03/halfmoon-waterford-fire-district-no-1-internal-controls-over-financialColdspring Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-229)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013. Background … The District’s general fund budget totaled $49,050 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/27/coldspring-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mCity of Lockport -- Budget Review (B1-15-20)
… general and water fund expenditures. The proposed budget does not include a tax overlay, which could create a … by approximately $400,000. The Common Council will have to adopt a local law to override the tax levy limit. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-15-20Town of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Otselic (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … that Town officials did not have prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings The Supervisor did not … totaling $199,000 and fund transfers totaling $874 in the accounting records. She recorded one deposit for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36Town of Ellery – Justice Court (2014M-269)
… oversight, which allowed her to manipulate the financial records and apparently misappropriate funds. Not all … perform or provide for an annual audit of the Justices’ records since July 2011. Key Recommendations Take action to recover any moneys due to the Town or the State and segregate the Clerk’s duties. Ensure that signed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/06/town-ellery-justice-court-2014m-269Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B23-7-1)
… by law. Key Recommendation This budget review did not have any recommendations. … budget review wyandanch school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/04/07/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b23-7-1North Colonie Central School District – Claims Processing (2013M-9)
… District’s internal controls over the claims audit process for the period July 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. … nine elected members. Budgeted general fund expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year are $94.1 million, and funded … require all claims to be audited prior to payment except for certain allowed exceptions. District policy requires the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/29/north-colonie-central-school-district-claims-processing-2013m-9Salamanca City School District – Financial Management and Payroll (2017M-138)
… (58 percentage points). The Board and District officials have not effectively managed four reserve funds with balances … has not adopted written policies and District officials have not developed written procedures formalizing controls … if the amounts reserved are necessary and reasonable. Any excess funds should be transferred to unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/salamanca-city-school-district-financial-management-and-payroll-2017m-138Red Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… of overestimated expenditures. The District's reserve plan does not include the District's specific long-term intentions … projected future needs. The Board and District officials have not developed formal, written multiyear financial or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… are necessary and reasonable. BOCES officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they have initiated or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Town of Wolcott – Financial Management (2020M-131)
… laws governing the finances of the general fund tax bases and did not have an understanding of the finances for the … Did not treat taxpayers equitably when budgeting for and allocating certain revenues and expenditures in the town-wide (TW) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/11/town-wolcott-financial-management-2020m-131Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… Board resolutions and legal notices were not published for certain purchases subject to permissive referendum. The District used $97,000 of capital reserve funds for operating costs which was not an authorized use of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Chenango Forks Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-98)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … and 2012-13 fiscal years were not structurally balanced to include recurring revenues to finance recurring expenditures. Although the District is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/chenango-forks-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-98Churchville-Chili Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-354)
… that includes the reserve balances and planned uses, but does not address the establishment of each reserve, specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/08/churchville-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-354Mahopac Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-302)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … The Mahopac Central School District is located in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County. The District is governed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/10/mahopac-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-302Warsaw Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-278)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management activities for … toward the subsequent year’s budget that were not used due to a practice of overestimating appropriations. Three … and reserves. Review all reserves at least annually to determine if the amounts reserved are necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/warsaw-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-278DiNapoli Urges NYC to Continue to Prepare for Shifting Fiscal Landscape
… presenting new fiscal cliffs. These are in addition to a number of budgetary risks DiNapoli has previously identified, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-urges-nyc-continue-prepare-shifting-fiscal-landscape2023 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2023-corporate-governance-stewardship-report.pdf2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-report.pdf2025 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report
Our Corporate Governance Program works to help protect the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s long-term value by exercising prudent stewardship of our portfolio by engaging with the public companies we invest in on key environmental, social, and governance issues that have a financial impact.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/2025-stewardship-priorities.pdf