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Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-207)
… whether Delaware-Chenango- Madison-Otsego (DCMO) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … and account for fixed assets. Thirty-two (64 percent) of the assets tested and valued at $64,300 were not properly … beds and other assets) with combined purchase prices of approximately $47,500 did not have required asset tags, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/04/08/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixedTown of Sheridan – Disbursements (2023M-101)
… Findings Claims and payroll-related disbursements were not always adequately supported, properly approved or for … The Town Board’s (Board’s) lack of oversight resulted in the following errors and exceptions occurring without … and the Town Clerk (Clerk) was paid an additional $12,775 to perform some of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor’s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-disbursements-2023m-101Inlet Common School District – Claims Processing (2023M-180)
… District (District) claims were adequately supported, for appropriate purposes, audited and approved before … Key Findings Claims that we reviewed were supported and for appropriate purposes but did not have evidence that they … to be paid. District officials used a debit card to pay for 60 purchases totaling $6,840 that were not subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/inlet-common-school-district-claims-processing-2023m-180Madrid-Waddington Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-1)
… and approved prior to payment. Key Findings We reviewed 100 claims totaling $886,642 and found the claims auditor did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-1Town of Wawarsing - Financial Oversight of Select Activities (2018M-239)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective To examine the adequacy of internal controls over selected financial activities to properly account for and safeguard Town funds. Key … To examine the adequacy of internal controls over selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-wawarsing-financial-oversight-select-activities-2018m-239Lowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… approximately $68,000 had at least one exception, such as a lack of purchasing agent approval prior to purchase, … Key Recommendations Ensure that the claims auditor is not directly involved in the purchasing function. Develop procedures to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mUtica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials ensure that compensation payments for employees are accurate, properly approved and supported. Key Findings We reviewed payroll payments totaling $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments (9 percent) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175East Norwich Volunteer Fire Company Number 1 – Fuel Monitoring (2025M-99)
… waste and misuse are reduced. A periodic reconciliation of purchases, fuel use, and fuel balances obtained by … fuel tanks will determine whether significant amounts of fuel are unaccounted for. If not properly managed, … the audit period, the Company purchased 11,819 gallons of fuel (gasoline (gas) and diesel) totaling $34,708. Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/03/27/east-norwich-volunteer-fire-company-number-1-fuel-monitoringCambridge Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-109)
… all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled for services provided to eligible students. Key Findings The … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted and rejected claims were not resubmitted for 1,280 eligible services totaling $25,004. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/cambridge-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2019m-109State Agencies Bulletin No. 2387
… chart field: SFS Business Unit Dept. Value Program Value Fund Value Acct Code Budget Reference OER01 1120220 24250 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2387-2025-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-representedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2389
… chart field: SFS Business Unit Dept. Value Program Value Fund Value Acct Code Budget Reference OER01 1120220 24114 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2389-2025-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 2310
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for … eligibility criteria are affected. Background: Chapter 190 of the Laws of 2023, which implemented the 2023-2026 Agreement between … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2310-public-employees-federation-pef-fy-2025-2026-higher-educationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1037
… for the purposes of determining tax withholdings. This is because the IRS considers the employee to have had the use … and therefore repayment of those wages in the current year is not relevant in determining taxable wages in the current … however, consider that since tax and wage information is used in determining future social security benefits, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1037-taxation-recovered-salary-overpaymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1217
… the specific beginning and ending dates for which the back salary is to be paid (or an explanation why the payment … amount and nature of the payment to be made (e.g., back pay, front pay, interest, compensatory damages for mental anguish), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1217-new-requirements-and-procedures-processing-salary-payments-pursuantTown of Plymouth – Fuel and Motor Oil Inventories and Procurement (2024M-16)
… usage logs and periodic reconciliations. Ensure access points to fuel pumping systems are unaltered and properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/21/town-plymouth-fuel-and-motor-oil-inventories-and-procurement-2024m-16Catskill Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-134)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial … Catskill Central School District is located in the Towns of Catskill, Athens and Cairo in Greene County. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/catskill-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-134South Country Central School District – Enhanced Budget Review (B26-7-4)
… Purpose of Budget Review The objective of the review was to provide an independent evaluation of the adopted budgets … fund budgets. Key Findings The District is on track to incur a 2025-26 fiscal year budget deficit of approximately $8.7 million due to inaccurate estimates in the Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/04/10/south-country-central-school-district-enhanced-budget-review-b26-7-4City of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B21-5-5)
… the City’s general, transportation, sewer and recreation funds accumulated as of June 30, 2018. Local Finance Law … Act (Act) of 2021. At this time, the timing of receipt of funds from the Act is uncertain. Once received, the funds will come with restrictions on what they can be used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/07/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b21-5-5City of Lockport – Budget Review (B21-1-9)
… year during which the debt incurred to finance the deficit is outstanding, the proposed budget for the next succeeding … will total $7.4 million as of December 31, 2021, which is 27.8 percent of 2022 general fund appropriations included … and distribution. The total overtime appropriation is $116,000 more than was budgeted in 2021 and $21,000 more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/05/city-lockport-budget-review-b21-1-9City of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 authorizes the City to issue debt not to exceed $8.3 million to liquidate the cumulative deficits … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Citys proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3