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Cincinnatus Fire Department – Financial Management (2025M-91)
… supported with documentation and safeguarded is essential for bills to be paid on time and making funds available for equipment, … and emergency responses. A lack of oversight can lead to a lack of operational effectiveness, mismanagement, fraud, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/03/20/cincinnatus-fire-department-financial-management-2025m-91Town of Brant – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-23)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Brant (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial … Did the Town of Brant Town Board Board conduct or provide for an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/03/20/town-brant-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-23Monroe 2-Orleans Board of Cooperative Educational Services – MiFi Usage Billings (2025M-134)
… Audit Period June 1, 2023 – July 10, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area When a BOCES does not properly monitor and manage technology … including MiFi (portable, battery-powered routers that create a local Wi-Fi network for Internet-enabled devices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2026/03/20/monroe-2-orleans-board-cooperative-educational-services-mifi-usage-billings-2025mTown of Cato – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-141)
… adequate oversight. The lack of oversight resulted in errors and deficiencies in the Town’s accounting records remaining undetected and … These errors and deficiencies included $348,817 in receipts and $744,572 in disbursements that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/27/town-cato-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-141City of Ithaca – Records and Reports (2025M-114)
… Period January 1, 2023 – November 14, 2024. We extended the audit period back to January 1, 2020, to review … the City Controller’s (Controller) office did not create or provide the Council with monthly reports such as … 30 1 or ensure independent audits were completed in a timely manner. The lack of complete and timely monthly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/03/27/city-ithaca-records-and-reports-2025m-114East Norwich Volunteer Fire Company Number 1 – Fuel Monitoring (2025M-99)
… officials adequately monitor fuel inventory for loss, waste or misuse? Audit Period January 1, 2023 - November 30, … commodities such as fuel are frequent targets for theft, waste and misuse. By limiting access, requiring documentation … and reviewing fuel records, opportunities for loss, waste and misuse are reduced. A periodic reconciliation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/03/27/east-norwich-volunteer-fire-company-number-1-fuel-monitoringVillage of Youngstown – Employee Benefits and Payroll (2025M-123)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Youngstown (Village) officials maintain leave records and … separation from service, represent a significant portion of a village’s annual budget. To properly control and account … accounting for approximately $800,000 (40 percent) of the total. Audit Summary Village officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/03/village-youngstown-employee-benefits-and-payroll-2025m-123City of Mechanicville – Procurement (2025M-60)
… September 30, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area One of the best methods for helping ensure that goods and services are … purchasing process or specific procurement guidelines for professional services in the procurement policy. The city … and ensure economic use of public funds in the taxpayers’ best interests. City officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-procurement-2025m-60City of Mechanicville – Financial Oversight (2025M-78)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the City of Mechanicville (City) Mayor and officials provide adequate oversight of financial operations? Audit Period January 1, 2022 – … Did the City of Mechanicville City Mayor and officials provide adequate oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-financial-oversight-2025m-78Town of Plattekill – Information Technology (2025M-132)
… user accounts that were assigned to former Town employees with separation dates between November 17, 2016, and December … into a written contract or service level agreement (SLA) with the Town’s IT service provider. Sensitive IT control … safeguarding IT resources. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations, and their response is included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/04/10/town-plattekill-information-technology-2025m-132Roosevelt Children’s Academy Charter School – Information Technology (2025M-142)
… trust, and avoid financial repercussions. In fiscal year 2024, the School paid an outside IT vendor $158,102 to … loss and protecting the School’s IT systems. Although the Director of Technology was responsible for overseeing the … compliance with the consulting agreement. In addition, the Board of Trustees (Board) did not develop adequate IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2026/04/10/roosevelt-childrens-academy-charter-school-information-technology-2025mCicero Volunteer Fire Department - Financial Activities (2025M-138)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Cicero Volunteer Fire … compliance and prevent mismanagement, waste and fraud. For the 2024 fiscal year, the Department’s disbursements … it has an increased risk that Department officials may pay for improper expenses and that all collections might not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/04/10/cicero-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activities-2025mSouth Hornell Fire Protection Company, Inc. – Disbursements (2025M-108)
… pdf] Audit Objective Did the South Hornell Fire Protection Company, Inc. (Company) Executive Board (Board) and membership ensure … 2024 – August 6, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A fire company board should ensure that disbursements have adequate … Did the South Hornell Fire Protection Company Inc Company Executive Board Board and membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/04/10/south-hornell-fire-protection-company-inc-disbursements-2025mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… did not adopt a clear and comprehensive nonresident admission or tuition policy. As a result, auditors could not … contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditOpinion 2000-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Appendix A — Volunteer Firefighter Training Approvals – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… also sets forth additional requirements depending on the location of the training school or course. These additional … Training Location Additional Requirements Outside the county or counties where the district/municipal corporation … attendance must be sent by the chief officer to the State Office of Fire Prevention and Control. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-volunteer-firefighter-training-approvalsPulteney Volunteer Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-175)
… Background The Pulteney Volunteer Fire Department, located in the Town of Pulteney, Steuben County, is affiliated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/09/19/pulteney-volunteer-fire-department-controls-over-financialNew Hope Fire Department – Board Oversight (2017M-298)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board of Directors provided adequate oversight of the … The Department is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors. The 2016 operating expenses totaled approximately $31,000. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/04/13/new-hope-fire-department-board-oversight-2017m-298New Paltz Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-38)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2012 through November 30, 2013. … the Towns of New Paltz, Gardiner, Rochester, Shawangunk, Lloyd and Plattekill in Ulster County. The District operates … Board of education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are approximately $52 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/new-paltz-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-38Sayville Public Library – Treasurer (2016M-334)
… Public Library is a school district public library located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The Library, which … the New York State Education Department’s Board of Regents in 1952, is governed by an elected five-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/12/16/sayville-public-library-treasurer-2016m-334