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Adjustments – Enhanced Reporting
… Learn how to file adjustments to earnings and days worked and how to make adjustments for certain retroactive service credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/adjustmentsPurchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… Purpose To determine whether Linden Plaza was procuring goods, supplies, and services at … with approximately 47,000 total units (apartments). Linden Plaza, a Mitchell-Lama rental development in Brooklyn, is owned by Linden Plaza Housing Company, Inc. and managed by RY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentSupplemental Payments to Executive Employees
… salaries totaling about $21.6 million) almost $4.6 million in supplemental payments. The supplemental payments ranged … per recipient for the three years ended December 31, 2014. In general, the supplemental payments corresponded to work … none of the employees submitted both Goal and Achievements in all three years. Further, WCHCC officials could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/12/supplemental-payments-executive-employeesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… The State University Construction Fund (Fund) was created in 1962 to expedite the completion of the $700 million master … of $4.6 million of Fund spending, which was discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies … are appropriate and the dollar thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/19/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingCapital – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… A robust, efficiently managed capital investment program can support healthy economic growth, while the deterioration of capital assets can weaken the State’s economy and its ability to attract and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/capitalHigher Education – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… students received State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards, totaling $719 million. New York State also … scholarships totaling $126.5 million. The New York State TAP provides grant awards to eligible New York residents for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/higher-educationCapital – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… for 52.4 percent of all capital projects spending in SFY 2020-21, down from 57.1 percent five years earlier. … with State resources by the State’s public authorities in recent years; and Projects funded with extraordinary … At the end of SFY 2020-21, the State reported $111 billion in capital assets, an increase of $1.2 billion (1.1 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/capitalTown of Lyndon – Town Clerk’s Collections (2021M-117)
Determine whether the Town of Lyndon Town Clerk Clerk recorded deposited remitted and reported collections in a timely and accurate manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-lyndon-town-clerks-collections-2021m-117Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit. Consistently … years. Did not ensure $2.2 million was properly restricted in a debt reserve and did not use the funds to pay related … to a more reasonable level. Ensure that money residing in the debt service fund is restricted in a debt reserve and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementTown of Patterson - Information Technology (2020M-37)
… technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The Board did not adopt adequate IT … Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive IT policies and a disaster recovery plan. Enter into an SLA with the IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-patterson-information-technology-2020m-37Town of Greene – Justice Court Operations (2021M-95)
… However: The Justices did not deposit all collections in a timely manner. The Justices did not perform monthly … and Justice Martin was unaware that the cash balance in her account exceeded known liabilities by $5,869 as of … cash balances. Annually audit the Court’s records in a sufficiently detailed and properly documented manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/10/town-greene-justice-court-operations-2021m-95City of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… complete and accurate collection records are maintained for each transaction. City officials agreed with our findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131Cicero Volunteer Fire Department - Financial Activities (2025M-138)
… fire department’s board should provide adequate oversight of the financial operations to ensure that public funds are … effectively monitor the budget, provide adequate oversight of the Department’s financial activities and make informed … contained invalid reconciling items and, as of March 2025, the Treasurer was 11 months behind in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/04/10/cicero-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activities-2025mTown of Guilderland – Information Technology (2025M-61)
… unauthorized use, access and loss? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – January 10, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area Town … personal, private, or sensitive information (PPSI). 1 If an IT system is compromised, the results could range … to catastrophic and may require extensive effort and resources to evaluate, repair and rebuild. The Town has 228 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-information-technology-2025m-61Town of Lockport – Asphalt Millings Inventory (2025M-55)
… were physically secured and did not review surveillance camera footage (camera footage) to identify any potential issues related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-asphalt-millings-inventory-2025m-55Town of Woodstock - Information Technology (2018M-211)
… is prohibited by policy. Officials did not adopt a breach notification, security management or written disaster … implement and enforce procedures to monitor the use of IT resources, including personal use. Adopt written IT policies and procedures to address breach notification, disaster recovery and security management. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-woodstock-information-technology-2018m-211Town of Hunter - Information Technology (2018M-262)
Determine whether Town officials ensured the Towns IT system was adequately secured and protected against unauthorized use access and loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/24/town-hunter-information-technology-2018m-262Pine Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-35)
… Adopt annual budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations. Reduce surplus fund balance to within the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. District officials agreed with our findings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/pine-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-35Town of Lloyd - Information Technology (2019M-36)
… recovery plan or develop written data backup procedures. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-lloyd-information-technology-2019m-36Village of Gowanda - Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-199)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and Village officials properly accounted for and effectively managed the financial operations of the sewer … that include realistic revenue estimates. Review rates and contractual revenues annually and revise them, as needed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/12/20/village-gowanda-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-199