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Eaton No. 1 Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-4)
… requirements by seeking competition when purchasing a truck and related equipment totaling $80,991. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/17/eaton-no-1-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-4Ardsley Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-13)
… Board and District officials overestimated appropriations from 2017-18 through 2021-22 (excluding 2018-19) by an … fund balance at an annual average of $2.9 million from 2017-18 through 2021-22 while it had an operating … million as of June 30, 2022, were not reasonably funded or used during the five-year audit period. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/ardsley-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-13Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… paid and one bookkeeper received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Key Recommendations Consult with legal counsel about the unsupported claim payments to … support before approving them. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials were not transparent with taxpayers … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… Ensure contractors were properly monitored. As a result, a contractor used less expensive roof material on the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Medicaid Program – Payments for Death-Related One-Day Inpatient Admissions
… for Medicaid services when patient deaths occur within one day of admission. The audit covers the period December 1, … used to compensate hospitals for inpatient medical care. The new methodology, based on All Patient Refined … certain claims when patient deaths occur within the first day of admission. For instance, Medicaid paid $153,329 on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/15/medicaid-program-payments-death-related-one-day-inpatient-admissionsAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… fund balance and reserves that were not actually needed to fund operations. Overestimated budgetary appropriations by … appropriated fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund operations. Return improperly restricted funds to general fund surplus fund balance. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Village of Hewlett Bay Park – Financial Management (2022M-30)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Hewlett Bay Park (Village) Board adopted realistic budgets, and monitored and effectively managed the fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not adopt … Determine whether the Village of Hewlett Bay Park Village Board adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/06/17/village-hewlett-bay-park-financial-management-2022m-30Town of Carroll – Town Clerk (2022M-20)
… and reported collections accurately, and remitted them in a timely manner. Key Findings We could not determine … totaling $21,843 were properly accounted for or remitted in a timely manner because the Clerks did not maintain … $241,136 accurately, they did not always make remittances in a timely manner. The Clerks did not remit water rents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/06/24/town-carroll-town-clerk-2022m-20Watervliet City School District – Information Technology (2021M-34)
… user accounts. Disable 72 unneeded network accounts in a timely manner. Monitor compliance with the acceptable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/02/watervliet-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-34Newburgh Enlarged City School District – Financial Management (2025M-32)
… funds, officials reduced the surplus fund balance in all five years reviewed to make it appear officials were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-2025m-32Subway Wait Assessment
… progress toward its goal of providing reliable service for its customers and federal, State, and local government … at a station beyond their scheduled wait time; Additional Train Time, the average time customers spend on board a train … peak/off-peak service for only weekday service – weekend statistics are not provided on the Dashboard. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/subway-wait-assessmentAkron Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-196)
… and reported and that Department money was safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through April 16, 2014. Background The Akron Fire Department is located in the Village of Akron in Erie County. The Department provides fire protection services to the Village and the Town of Newstead. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/04/10/akron-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-196Medina Central School District - Tax Collection (2019M-151)
… District officials did not provide sufficient oversight of the tax collection process. The Treasurer did not perform a timely reconciliation of tax collection activities, resulting in undetected errors … deposited, intact. Ensure there is sufficient oversight of the tax collection process. Perform a reconciliation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-tax-collection-2019m-151Town of Pelham - Information Technology (2019M-77)
… Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to 10 employees who routinely accessed personal, private and … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board policies. Provide employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/09/town-pelham-information-technology-2019m-77Collection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints
… in outstanding fines. Harassment fines were imposed in only 12 out of the 684 harassment cases (2 percent) filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/11/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaintsCompliance With Navigation Law
… and 7,600 freshwater lakes and ponds, New York State is rich with opportunities for motorized water recreation. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/compliance-navigation-lawState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… documented consultant costs, vehicle costs, and credit card purchases; $78,474 in consultant costs that were … education programs. The ineligible costs included: $26,923 in personal service costs that consisted of staffing … than 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits