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Town of Putnam – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-188)
… maintained 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 timely manner . Without reliable accounting records, the Town Board (Board) cannot make sound financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/10/town-putnam-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-188Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-207)
… financial management practices for the period July 1, 2012 through March 18, 2016. Background The Sweet Home …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … $3 million of unrestricted fund balance for costs related to other post-employment benefits (OPEB) each year but did not use these funds to make related payments. Based on projections made by …
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)
… four school with approximately 1,520 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted … 2011. Key Recommendations Develop realistic budgets based on the prior year’s actual results and anticipated operating … reserve funds to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or to other, necessary reserves established and …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Montauk Union Free School District is located in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County. The District, which operates one school with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/montauk-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-168Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
Determine whether the Town of Windsor Town Board Board effectively managed the Towns fund balance and developed a multiyear financial plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… (District) officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account permissions in … but did not properly secure user account access to the network or manage user account permissions in the … be inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102City of Olean – Budget Review (B1-14-1)
… their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations …
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)
… operation and maintenance costs and other services such as advertising and promoting BID activities. The district …
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)
… represent the District’s actual needs, based on available current information and historical data, and discontinue the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-235Village of Morris – Fund Balance (2017M-58)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s fund balance management for the … years, the general fund balance increased by 42 percent to $338,000, or 159 percent of actual expenditures, and the … average of 59 percent). In both the general and water funds, the contingency budget line exceeded the maximum …
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)
… 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. Background The DeRuyter Central School District is located in the Towns of Cazenovia, … DeRuyter Central School District Financial Condition 2015M119 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/deruyter-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-119Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-359)
… Park-Bellerose Union Free School District is located in the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County. The District … surplus funds each year (approximately $10.3 million over a five-year period) to help finance the ensuing year’s … operations. Review the District’s fund balance and develop a plan to reduce the balance to an appropriate level. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/14/floral-park-bellerose-union-free-school-district-financial-managementVillage of Pomona – Financial Condition (2015M-272)
… June 1, 2014 through July 10, 2015. Background The Village of Pomona is located in the Towns of Haverstraw and Ramapo in … Village of Pomona Financial Condition 2015M272 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/12/31/village-pomona-financial-condition-2015m-272Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-13-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background … revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget for the general, electric, library, and parking funds …
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)
… are budgeted for annually by the Board. The commingling of all of these resources and transactions in the sewer fund …
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)
… the operations and financial practices of the Clerk’s office for the period January 1, 2010, through March 26, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/09/town-coldspring-town-clerk-operations-2013m-137Opinion 91-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … -- Mandatory (local law increasing term of office of city engineer) LOCAL LAWS -- Referendum Requirements … HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A local law which authorizes a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 90-52
… report of examination) TOWN LAW, §§30, 63, 64(11-b); PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §106; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §35: … in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each member of the board who is present, the clerk is under no … see also Public Officers Law, §106[3], relative to the availability of the minutes to the public). Although the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52DiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for their majors may take longer to graduate, … resources,” DiNapoli said. “CUNY has historically offered an educational path to many who otherwise couldn’t … determined that students who cannot register for required courses may face extra semesters of study. These students may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-rates