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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1060
… Purpose To provide information regarding a change in the processing of garnishment refunds. Affected Employees … Effective Date Immediately Background There is a change in the way employees who are due garnishment refunds will … mailed to their home, but will have the refund included in their paycheck. OSC Actions OSC will now process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1060-processing-garnishment-refundsDiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… have continued to find patterns of mismanagement and abuse in the preschool special education sector. I will continue my … not used to line the pockets of unscrupulous contractors.” In May, Kramer admitted that the now-defunct IncludED, based in Cedarhurst, Nassau County, inappropriately charged New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerOverview – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… claims. It also is our hope that the information contained in this guide will be valuable to new board members and … The following is an overview of the information contained in this guide: What Is a Claim? Who Is Responsible? … Auditing Payments Not Requiring Pre-Audit Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit Problem Claims Red Flags Analytical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/overviewOperational Advisory No. 31
… Approval tab will indicate that the transaction has been: Auto Approved (Generic GL User) and posted during the next … Routed to OSC BSAO Workflow for additional review, or Auto Denied (denial reason will be noted in the comments) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/31-general-ledger-journal-entries-workflow-changeHerkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… renovations. Borrowed project funds early, resulting in about $89,000 in unnecessary additional interest costs. Entered into a … purchase order by $95,100. Release of this report was held in abeyance due to a separate Comptroller investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectTown of Putnam – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-188)
… complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports, as required, in a complete, accurate, up to date or … town putnam audit records reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/10/town-putnam-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-188North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student information applications. Key … officials properly managed user account permissions in the financial application but did not properly secure user … access to the network or manage user account permissions in the student information application . As a result, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… Determine whether the Town of Windsor Town Board Board effectively managed the Towns fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24City of Olean – Budget Review (B1-14-1)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Olean, located in Cattaraugus County, issued debt totaling $4,300,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general, water and sewer funds as of May 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/03/18/city-olean-budget-review-b1-14-1City of Batavia – Business Improvement District (2017M-283)
… 14, 2017. Background The City of Batavia is located in Genesee County. The City has approximately 15,500 … nine-member City Council. The Council created the BID in 1997. The BID is a geographic area in which a charge is imposed upon benefited properties for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/04/06/city-batavia-business-improvement-district-2017m-283Farmingdale Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-235)
… The Farmingdale Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay in Nassau County and Babylon in Suffolk County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-235Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-13-8)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year … reasonable. Background The Village of Endicott, located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general fund as of May 31, 2004. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/10/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-13-8Village of Depew – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2013M-29)
… the Village properly recorded capital project activity for the period June 1, 2006, to October 12, 2012. Background … four Trustees and a Mayor. The Village’s expenditures for the 2011-12 fiscal year totaled approximately $12.4 … Findings We found significant problems with the accounting for and reporting of capital project activity and the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-depew-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2013m-29Town of Coldspring – Town Clerk Operations (2013M-137)
… 26, 2013. Background The Town of Coldspring is located in Cattaraugus County and has a population of 663. The Town … remit moneys due to the Supervisor and other entities in a timely manner, or deposit cash receipts intact or in a timely manner. The Clerk inappropriately inter-mingled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/09/town-coldspring-town-clerk-operations-2013m-137Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-207)
… July 1, 2012 through March 18, 2016. Background The Sweet Home Central School District is located in the Towns of … Sweet Home Central School District Financial Management 2016M207 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-207South Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-132)
… The South Huntington Union Free School District is located in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. The District, … officials overestimated general fund appropriations in the last three adopted budgets, resulting in operating surpluses totaling approximately $10.6 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/south-huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-132Valhalla Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-333)
… parts of the Towns of Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant and North Castle in Westchester County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/valhalla-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-333Montauk Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-168)
… July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015. Background The Montauk Union Free School District is located in the Town of … Montauk Union Free School District Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/montauk-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-168Village of Morris – Fund Balance (2017M-58)
… 1, 2017. Background The Village of Morris is located in the Town of Morris in Otsego County and serves approximately 600 residents. The … of actual expenditures. The Board overestimated revenues in the general fund by $358,000 (an annual average of 35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/09/village-morris-fund-balance-2017m-58DeRuyter Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-119)
… Background The DeRuyter Central School District is located in the Towns of Cazenovia, DeRuyter, Georgetown and Nelson in Madison County; the Towns of Lincklaen and Otselic in Chenango County; The Town of Cuyler in Cortland County; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/deruyter-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-119