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Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… in billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in overcharges to customer accounts and $4,189 in undercharges. Of 81 … did not develop and adopt written policies and procedures to provide guidance on water and sewer billings and account … of the billing process reviewed quarterly billing reports to help ensure meter readings, estimated readings and amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP operators working overtime as required by the … in containing excessive amounts of overtime being charged to ratepayers. Village officials agreed with our findings … recommendations and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix C includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Town officials did not procure all goods and services in accordance with board policy and applicable statutory … cannot support that all goods and services were procured in the most cost-effective manner, which may have resulted in higher operational costs that would be passed onto …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Federal Balance of Payments – Federal Funding and New York
… balance of payments between the individual states and the federal government. This annual report calculates how much each state remits to the federal government via federal tax policy in relation to the amount each state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-balance-paymentsTaxable Travel
… Purpose We examined travel expenses a New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) rent inspector … Background The employee’s official station was New York City, and all of his assignments (alternate work locations) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelWallkill Central School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-52)
… for valid purposes and properly reported to the Board of Education (Board). Key Findings The claims auditor did not … a claim that is not valid and legal. 11 warrants (lists of claims) totaling $464,801 were not included in the claims … reports to the Board. As a result, the Board was not aware of all claims paid. The claims auditor’s deficiencies with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/29/wallkill-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-52State Agencies Bulletin No. 999
… of the Retirement Incentive Program is 7/1/10-9/28/10. In order to track and monitor the program, OSC has created … to be used by agencies to report retirement transactions in PayServ that fall under the program. For additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/999-new-retirement-incentive-program-reason-codesVillage of Port Jefferson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-56)
… Senior Court Clerk’s duties were not properly segregated. Bank records provided by the Senior Court Clerk to the … receipts totaling $6,525 into a neighboring village’s bank account and transferred it back two months later without … identified in this report. The Justices should ensure bank reconciliations and accountabilities are performed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/15/village-port-jefferson-justice-court-operations-2020m-56Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling $27,125 were … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. … Determine whether the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111Pavilion Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-108)
… and corrected and that District officials paid more for goods and services than necessary. Of the 324 claims we … approved 173 claims totaling approximately $1.04 million for payment. We identified more than one concern with … information needed to support that the purchases were for a valid District purpose. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/pavilion-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-108Sherman Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-92)
… the Board of Education’s (Board) minimum qualifications for the position, was not provided the District’s policies … approximately $1,325,105 should not have been approved for payment because the claims lacked support that the … authorized, approved by the purchasing agent or approved for payment. 204 claims totaling more than $1.3 million were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Key Recommendations Adopt a written collections policy to help ensure adequate controls are in place and documentation is consistently maintained to support collections. Require adequate reconciliations from … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Cuddebackville Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-94)
… claims. As a result, the Board hindered their ability to make informed financial decisions. Complete, accurate and … reports. Ensure claims were properly audited prior to payment. Conduct required annual audits for 2020 through 2023.Although the Board paid a CPA $6,750 to conduct the 2019 and 2020 audits, the CPA did not complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/07/cuddebackville-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-94Amani Public Charter School – Purchasing and Claims Approval (2025M-11)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Amani Public Charter School (School) officials procured goods and … Specifically, officials did not: Use competition for 18 purchases totaling $543,474 out of a sample of 21 (86 … School policy. Officials also did not properly segregate procurement responsibilities. We identified that overlapping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/amani-public-charter-school-purchasing-and-claims-approval-2025m-11Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (2022-S-16)(180-Day Response)
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were erroneously billed as inpatient claims.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s16-response.pdfNew Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the pandemic and ensuing economic shutdown produced almost 2 million job losses in 2020. Yet for many, economic hardships existed long before this time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-poverty-trends.pdfEmpire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals (2019-S-31) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Empire BlueCross properly paid hospital claims for intraocular procedures. The audit covered the period January 1, 2014 through June 30...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s31-response.pdfAccounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions as Required by GASB 68 and Updated by GASB 82
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide updated information regarding pension accounting treatment and guidance.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/gasb-68-reporting-for-pensions-0320.pdfReview of the Proposed Financial Plan and Capital Program for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - October 2004
The MTA is the custodian of a regional mass transportation system that is critical to the economies of New York City and New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2005.pdfInterdisciplinary Center for Child Development - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-31) 90-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by the Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s31-response.pdf