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Washingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s management of reserve funds for the period of July 1, 2012 through October 29, 2013. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Monroe 2-Orleans Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Software Management (2015M-56)
… by the nine Boards of Education of the BOCES’ component school districts. Budgeted appropriations for information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2015/09/04/monroe-2-orleans-board-cooperative-educational-services-software-management-2015mDansville Central School District – Separation Payments (2016M-102)
… examine the District’s calculation of separation payments for the period July 1, 2013 through January 14, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $32.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/dansville-central-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-102Elmira City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-348)
… through September 24, 2014. Background The Elmira City School District is located in the City of Elmira and the Town … and the appropriation of fund balance. … Elmira City School District Financial Condition 2014M348 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/06/elmira-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-348Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Internal Controls Over Wire Transfers (2016M-183)
… Cedar Knolls Union Free School District is located in Westchester County. The District, which serves approximately 390 students in cooperation with the Jewish Board of Family and Children … transfers; there is also a lack of segregation of duties in the wire transfer process. Although the District has an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-internal-controls-overCharter School of Educational Excellence – Middle School Capital Project and Board Oversight of the Management Company (2015M-7)
… if the Board provided sufficient oversight of the Middle School construction project and of the management company … The Charter School of Educational Excellence is a public school, located in the City of Yonkers, that is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/05/08/charter-school-educational-excellence-middle-school-capital-project-andTown of Harpersfield – Claims Auditing (2024M-71)
… Key Findings The Board did not properly audit claims to determine whether the claims represented actual and … contain sufficient details or itemization for the Board to make the necessary determinations required for a proper … Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-harpersfield-claims-auditing-2024m-71Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2021M-74)
… (PILOTs) were properly billed, collected and distributed to taxing jurisdictions timely. Key Findings RCIDA … jurisdictions received $10,607 more than they should have while five others did not receive $24,239 they should … adequately monitor and report all projects’ PILOT billings to the Public Authorities Reporting Information System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/01/24/rensselaer-county-industrial-development-agency-payments-lieu-taxes-2021m-74Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… had not billed $95,210 of the $129,538 (73 percent) in tuition to which it was entitled for the 2020-21 through … years and made tuition calculation errors totaling $3,036 in the amounts billed. District officials did not: Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingTompkins County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-7)
… were not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of … and measuring devices or update the inventory of devices. In addition, the Department did not develop and implement … testing. Key Recommendations Perform required testing in accordance with New York State Department of Agriculture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/tompkins-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-7Wyoming County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-10)
… were not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of … and measuring devices or update the inventory of devices. In addition, the Department did not develop and implement … testing. Key Recommendations Perform required testing in accordance with New York State Department of Agriculture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/wyoming-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-10Selected Aspects of Capital Program Project Management
… 1, 2015 and May 30, 2018. About the Program The MTA is a public benefit corporation established by the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/selected-aspects-capital-program-project-managementEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and State Public Health Law include specific requirements and time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programOpinion 91-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Gifts (from village to school district public library) -- Conveyance … reservation of right to use) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gift of property from village to public library) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… DiNapoli today announced that six villages were designated in fiscal stress under the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System … year local governments and designated one village in “significant fiscal stress,” one in “moderate fiscal stress,” and four as “susceptible to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the 11 recommendations … of the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, and express routes from those boroughs to Manhattan. Transit and MTA Bus have … not have an inventory system or maintain an accurate and up-to-date inventory of parts purchased to be used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehicles-followDiNapoli: State's Pandemic Response to Nursing Homes Hindered by Ill-Prepared State Agency
… found. DiNapoli said that a persistent lack of funding for public health over the last decade forced DOH to operate … State auditors also found that DOH did not provide the public with accurate COVID-19 death counts and became … the Executive took control of information provided to the public. DOH would not provide auditors with a breakdown by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-states-pandemic-response-nursing-homes-hindered-ill-prepared-state-agencyDiNapoli: SED Oversight of Career Training Programs Falling Short
… them for the jobs that are most needed or pay the best. My auditors found numerous ways in which the State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-sed-oversight-career-training-programs-falling-shortOpinion 89-60
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … benefit as a result of that contract. That interest is prohibited if the officer or employee, individually or as … entered into in which there is a prohibited interest is null, void and unenforceable (General Municipal Law, §804) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60