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City of Dunkirk – Billing Enforcement (2020M-117)
… 31 are included on the relevy. Assess penalties according to the Code. The Treasurer generally disagreed with the … take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments to issues raised in the Treasurer’s response. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/11/city-dunkirk-billing-enforcement-2020m-117Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… can better manage fund balance and reserves. The practice of annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Kings Park Central School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2020M-22)
… District officials did not periodically seek competition for services from five professional service providers who … the procurement policy to establish a reasonable interval for how frequently proposals should be solicited when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/kings-park-central-school-district-procurement-professional-servicesTown of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… Determine whether Town officials procured goods and services according to the purchasing policy and General … does not provide a clear method for procuring professional services. The Town procured professional services from 16 providers with payments totaling $870,909 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179Hermon-DeKalb Central School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-211)
… and approved before payment. Noteworthy Achievements Due to the District’s well-designed system of internal controls, we designed our testing to determine whether the District’s control procedures were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-211Frankfort Hill Volunteer Fire Company - Financial Activities (2020M-47)
… 43 deposits totaling $16,023 were either supported by only a deposit receipt or had no supporting documentation. Key … adopt separate written financial policies and procedures to establish internal controls over key financial areas. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/06/12/frankfort-hill-volunteer-fire-company-financial-activitiesCharlotte Valley Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-27)
… IT security awareness training for District employees. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/charlotte-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-27City of Long Beach - Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2019M-68)
… Objective Assess whether payments to certain City officers and employees for unused leave accruals were authorized and accurately calculated. Key Findings The City approved $6 million in separation payments to 43 City officers and employees, of which $513,925 in payments to 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2019m-68Newfield Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-181)
… Key Findings District officials did not develop procedures for managing, limiting and monitoring user accounts and … records and provided IT security awareness training for District employees. In addition, sensitive IT control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/newfield-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-181Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (2023M-133)
… periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the District’s fuel tanks. Develop adequate policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/red-hook-central-school-district-inventories-2023m-133State Agencies Bulletin No. 187
… period must be entered on or after the first date listed in the Time Entry Submission column. Miscellaneous File …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/187-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesVII.9 Overview – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… and includes the costs to the State, as an employer, for Retirement plans, Social Security, Health Insurance, Dental … Unemployment Insurance and the State's contribution to the Employee Benefit Funds pursuant to agreements with the … and indirect cost standard rates into the State Financial System. Any questions regarding standard or waiver rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii9-overviewLocal Government Ethics
… – Relates to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employers; codes of ethics and boards of ethics; repealer. Memo Bill Text Status … Relates to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employers codes of ethics and boards of ethics repealer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/local-government-ethics-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 322
… Purpose To provide agencies with schedule for payroll submission and the availability of dates for payroll reports and files. Effective Date Fiscal Year 2002 - … the submission deadline is generally the last day of the payroll period (Wednesday). For agencies paid on a current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/322-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesCity of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… erroneous reporting of revenue and expenditures. The Mayor and Council did not ensure annual reports were accurate … Discontinue the improper accounting practices put in place by the former Comptroller and accurately record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97DiNapoli Urges Focus on Addressing Rural Challenges
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released … to grow and thrive.” Comparison to New York State Between 2011 and 2021 the population of the state grew by … for the unique challenges of rural areas. There are new federal programs offering funding specific to rural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-urges-focus-addressing-rural-challengesCanandaigua City School District – Procurement (2022M-141)
… purchases made from a New York State contract, resulting in $2,182 being overpaid to the vendor. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-2022m-141Westchester County Sisters Charged With Hiding Their Mother's Death to Steal From Retirement System
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Westchester County … Nash, stole nearly $22,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/westchester-county-sisters-charged-hiding-their-mothers-death-steal-retirement-systemTown of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… the budgets were not structurally balanced. The Board used fund balance to finance operations, resulting in the four main operating funds’ combined unrestricted fund balance declining from $1,165,418 as of January 1, 2018 … a decrease of 65 percent. If the Board continues to use fund balance at the current levels, it could deplete fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Village of Earlville – Collections (2024M-128)
… recorded and deposited all collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings Although the … accurately recorded collections that we reviewed in the central accounting records, she did not always deposit collections in a timely manner. We also identified that staff in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/10/village-earlville-collections-2024m-128