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Town of Gorham – Budgeting (2023M-181)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Gorham (Town) Board (Board) adopted realistic budgets. … highway, sewer and water funds combined generated a total of $1.6 million in operating surpluses. In 2021, sales tax … were inappropriately recorded in the TW funds instead of the TOV funds, given property taxes were levied in the TOV …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-budgeting-2023m-181Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… also did not provide timely or accurate financial reports to the Board of Trustees (Board). As a result, the Board may … on the monthly Treasurer’s reports, that were provided to the Board approximately six weeks after month-end, were … review the Clerk-Treasurer’s financial records to ensure transactions were recorded accurately and in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Village of Earlville – Collections (2024M-128)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Earlville (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and deposited … log or cash receipts journal showing a description of each transaction. Of the 296 collections totaling $302,050 that we reviewed, … Determine whether the Village of Earlville Village ClerkTreasurer recorded and deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/01/10/village-earlville-collections-2024m-128Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… realistic budgets. As a result, unrestricted fund balance in these funds increased to levels between 85 and 182 percent … determined that estimated revenues were underestimated in the general and highway funds, and budgeted appropriations … fund, resulting in operating surpluses totaling $669,365 during fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023. Actual revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Village of Addison – Payroll (2024M-12)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Addison (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured that the Clerk-Treasurer accurately paid officials and employees’ wages and leave benefits. Key Findings The Board did not fulfill its oversight and fiscal duties and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-payroll-2024m-12Village of Addison – Board Oversight (2024M-8)
… million in Village funds over a 19-year period. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of first degree … sentenced to three to nine years in State prison in August 2024. As part of her sentence, the former Clerk-Treasurer was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-board-oversight-2024m-8Village of Herkimer – Payroll (2025M-37)
… employees’ hours worked. Audit Summary Village officials paid salaries and wages as authorized, but did not maintain … or adequately supported. Furthermore, employees were paid for overtime that, in some instances, was not adequately … and net pay, before officials and employees were paid, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-herkimer-payroll-2025m-37Town of Spencer – Disbursements (2025M-35)
… did not match the amount disbursed on the canceled check image. In addition, we reviewed 123 of these disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/18/town-spencer-disbursements-2025m-35Management of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… Schools (NYCPS) adequately managed selected aspects of the admissions process and the student-school matching algorithm used in high school admissions. 1 The audit covered selected high school admissions processes for school years 2018-19 through … Schools NYCPS adequately managed selected aspects of the admissions process and the studentschool matching algorithm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmTown of Danby – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-8-F)
… to assess the Town of Danby’s (Town’s) progress, as of May 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of Danby – Town Clerk (2022M-8), released … was to assess the Town of Danbys Towns progress as of May 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/29/town-danby-audit-follow-2022m-8-fXI.2.G Submission and Retention of Bids/Proposals – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… When submitting to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) contract transactions requiring … OSC approval, State agencies are required to submit the complete procurement record and all documentation … State agencies are required to submit the complete procurement record and all documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2g-submission-and-retention-bidsproposalsOversight of the Educational Opportunity Program
… for, among other things, ensuring that EOP funds are used in a manner consistent with both the Guidelines and the State … and served 5,969 EOP participants. Expenditures for EOP in State fiscal year 2023-2024 totaled $38.6 million. Key … Key Recommendations Ensure that campuses participating in EOP are using EOP funds for allowable purposes under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/26/oversight-educational-opportunity-programTown of Hanover – Procurement (2025M-58)
… services? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – April 1, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area Professional services … services. The Board last updated the Town’s procurement policy in 2021. From January 1, 2024 through December 31, … service providers totaling approximately $364,000. Audit Summary The Board did not always seek competition when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-hanover-procurement-2025m-58XI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Documentation Order Guides for Procurement Contracts and Amendments and Construction Contracts, Contract Amendments / Change Orders ; the documents are sorted into … to Purchase Orders subject to OSC review are processed as amendments to the OP transaction. See Section XI.2.E …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewCommon Attributes of Successful Emerging Managers
… forming a successful Emerging Manager Strategy: Years of team’s operating experience Years of team’s prior institutional asset manager experience Tenure of the leadership team investing and operating together Private business, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/emerging-manager/common-attributes-successful-emerging-managersOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… to develop district-wide safety plans (District Plans) and building-level emergency response plans (Building Plans). The Law outlines general requirements for … up to safety teams appointed at each district and school building. The safety teams are composed of stakeholders from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… Objective To determine if the Department of Financial Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s title insurance industry (Industry). The audit scope covers the … To determine if the Department of Financial Services adequately monitors the States title insurance industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryOversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… Purpose To determine the accuracy and completeness of the Department of Environmental … information received under the Pesticide Reporting Law for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015, and … To determine the accuracy and completeness of the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… 2015 through May 4, 2018. Background The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of public education in the nation, comprising 64 autonomous … controls that provide reasonable safeguards against intentional or accidental misuse of hazardous materials. Work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-wasteTown of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review management’s response to independent and external auditor reports for the period January 1, 2012 through September 29, 2015. … The purpose of our audit was to review managements response to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2