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Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period or prepare bank … Make payments only after a proper audit and approval of bills and discontinue the use of debit cards. Department officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesVillage of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… addition: One vendor was potentially overpaid $36,905 for snow plowing services due to the vendor’s use of the higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Herkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… works. In March 2022, the former clerk of the works was arrested for defrauding the New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectTown of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Rutland (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly billed water … bill water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in … to customer accounts and $4,189 in undercharges. Of 81 customer account billing adjustments tested for 2022 …
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)
… costs associated with pensionable overtime earnings. For the period June 1, 2021 through November 22, 2024, we … $1.1 million. The current Chief Water Operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend overtime hours and 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6XIII.10 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… When an employee owes the State a refund as the result of an employee expense report, the employee may use the Due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10-overviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Pound Ridge – Procurement and Claims … officials cannot support that all goods and services were procured in the most cost-effective manner, which may … $745,372. In addition, 48 claims totaling $299,716 were not properly audited by the board before payment and 226 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… and proper care for seized dogs, but officials could do more to make certain dogs are not inappropriately … and proper care for seized dogs but officials could do more to make certain dogs are not inappropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-areDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… his felony guilty plea to grand larceny in the fourth degree. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageNYS Pension Fund Launches Review of Integrated Oil & Gas Companies
… (Fund) is evaluating 28 publicly traded integrated oil and gas companies to determine if they are prepared for the … to transition to the emerging net zero economy. “Oil and gas companies face significant and complex economic, … do not have viable plans to adapt.” Integrated oil and gas companies – including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/nys-pension-fund-launches-review-integrated-oil-gas-companiesFederal Balance of Payments – Federal Funding and New York
… In a tradition started by the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the Office of the State Comptroller conducts an analysis … of payments between the individual states and the federal government. This annual report calculates how much each state … In a tradition started by the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-balance-paymentsXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… Each year an outreach and escheatment must be completed for all checks that remain uncashed one year after the year … Business Units are responsible for performing the outreach for all checks issued out of their agency sole custody … Each year an outreach and escheatment must be completed for all checks that remain uncashed one year after the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentTaxable Travel
… years 2014, 2015, and 2016. These included expenses for rental vehicles and fuel to conduct rent inspections … was to determine whether (i) the expenses were incurred for business or personal purposes, and (ii) HCR reported any … Therefore, the employee was not entitled to reimbursement for expenses to travel from his home (or rental vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelWallkill Central School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-52)
… result in paying a claim that is not valid and legal. 11 warrants (lists of claims) totaling $464,801 were not …
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
… creation of Reason Codes TRI and NPR . Affected Employees All employees who elect to retire under the 2010-11 … The open period of the Retirement Incentive Program is 7/1/10-9/28/10. In order to track and monitor the program, … transactions in PayServ that fall under the program. For additional information on the Retirement Incentive …
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)
… and irregularities were found in the Court’s records: The Senior Court Clerk’s duties were not properly segregated. Bank records provided by the Senior Court Clerk to the Comptroller’s office were altered. There was a cash shortage of $2,096. The Senior Court Clerk deposited 12 personal checks totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/15/village-port-jefferson-justice-court-operations-2020m-56Amani Public Charter School – Purchasing and Claims Approval (2025M-11)
… officials procured goods and services in accordance with established policies. Key Findings School officials did not procure goods and services in accordance with the established policy and procedures. As a result, … School’s procurement. School officials generally agreed with our findings and indicated they will initiate corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/amani-public-charter-school-purchasing-and-claims-approval-2025m-11Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of … expenditure budget-to-actual reports were not accurate. For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers …
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)
Determine whether the Pavilion Central School District District claims auditor properly audited claims prior to payment
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)
… she needed to confirm claims complied with, was unaware of how to properly perform her job duties and did not properly audit all claims prior to payment. According to a District official, historically the Board appoints one of … approximately $91,000 were not sufficiently itemized. As a result, improper or unsupported claims may be paid and may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92