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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Dysfunction (ED) Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up) … complete a comprehensive catalogue of publishable data, submit a master schedule of publishable datasets or … progress in addressing school safety issues. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsIslip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
… Audit Objective Determine whether disbursements were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and … enforce the adopted travel policy when approving $125,028 in travel expenditures. District officials: Made 107 … Ensure that conference and travel expenditures are in compliance with the District’s travel policy. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-disbursements-2020m-9Town of Allen – Claims Audit (2024M-123)
… Key Findings The Board did not properly audit and approve all claims prior to payment. As a result, there was an … officials paid more for goods and services than necessary. All 105 claims we reviewed had one or more exception, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-claims-audit-2024m-123Town of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-21)
… (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit … (County) Treasurer within the timeframes established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided … Town Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-java-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-21Ashville Fire District – Procurement and Board Oversight (2025M-81)
… (Board) purchase equipment in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) and provide proper … Section 1 of the State Constitution and the Office of the New York State Comptroller’s (OSC) authority as set forth in … initiate corrective action. Pursuant to Section 181-b of New York State Town Law (Town Law), a written corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/ashville-fire-district-procurement-and-board-oversight-2025m-81Accounts Payable Advisory No. 37
… Subject: The Importance of Reconciling Credit Card Charges Guidance: Timely reconciliation of credit card charges helps make sure charges are appropriate … paid for. However, some agencies have not reconciled their credit card charges timely. In fact, some unreconciled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/37-reconciliation-credit-card-transactionsEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… the resulting Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) clusters operate efficiently and whether the … Background The Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York … merge State agencies’ operations and streamline services. ITS was created pursuant to a recommendation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationState Police Bulletin No. SP-244
… of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2024 State Police Hazardous Duty Pay. Affected Employees: All employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Troopers Unit – BU07 and the State … of this bulletin is to inform the Division of State Police of OSCs automatic processing of the 2024 State Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-244-2024-hazardous-duty-pay-eligible-employees-state-police-troopers-unitWashingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… all reserve funds has not been prepared. The Unemployment Insurance Reserve’s fund balance has not been used for … and submitted to the Board. Determine if the Unemployment Insurance Reserve’s fund balance is reasonable and use any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Travel Advisory No. 12
… the SFS Mileage Detail page to document mileage claims line by line, between destination points . When a proxy enters and … the AC 160-S completed by the traveler to support the line by line mileage claims in the SFS Mileage Detail page. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/12-gfo-update-xiii3-xiii4-ac-160-ssfs-mileage-detail-pageTown of Barton - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-8)
… Determine whether Town officials have adequate controls in the Highway Department to safeguard assets. Determine … Determine whether Town officials have adequate controls in the Highway Department to safeguard assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/19/town-barton-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-8Town of Harpersfield – Claims Auditing (2024M-71)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of … necessary expenditures and whether proposed payments were for valid purposes. Of the 428 claims totaling $478,628 that … of unaudited claims each month and approved the abstracts for payment. However, the abstracts did not contain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-harpersfield-claims-auditing-2024m-71Town of Pitcairn – Claims Auditing (2024M-69)
… we reviewed totaling $620,325, 96 claims totaling $207,884 had one or more exceptions. 46 claims totaling $38,138 were … use of State contract could have saved money. For example, a State diesel fuel contract could have saved the Town about … these purchases. The Board improperly donated $1,500 to a volunteer group and paid utility bills totaling $811 for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pitcairn-claims-auditing-2024m-69Livonia Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Inc. – Financial Controls (2014M-001)
… Treasurer has not filed the required annual foreign fire insurance report for 2012 with OSC. Key Recommendations … oversight. Maintain records relating to foreign fire insurance moneys and file the annual report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/livonia-hook-and-ladder-company-no-1-inc-financial-controls-2014m-001Town of Hempstead – Budgeting (2021M-169)
… and make necessary budget amendments prior to a budget line becoming over expended. Town officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-hempstead-budgeting-2021m-169Apalachin Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
… and separate from the Town of Apalachin and located in Tioga County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/10/apalachin-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25State Agencies Bulletin No. 2025
… letter contained in the 2019-2023 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2025-2020-and-2021-retroactive-special-assignment-duty-pay-calendar-yearsVillage of Schoharie - Board Oversight (2018M-184)
… records. The Clerk-Treasurer has accrued compensatory time in excess of the 80-hour maximum, worth approximately … records. Monitor and enforce policies governing comp time leave accrual that address the accrual, use and payout of comp time. Except as specified in Appendix A, Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/21/village-schoharie-board-oversight-2018m-184Hudson Housing Authority – Information Technology (2019M-224)
… awareness training. The Authority did not have adequate online banking agreements. Sensitive information technology … review and update routinely or when significant changes in the environment occur. Create and maintain service level … by third-party vendors. Consider requiring employees to sign acknowledgement forms to help ensure they are aware of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/07/10/hudson-housing-authority-information-technology-2019m-224City of Cohoes – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-26)
… provided at selected City facilities. Key Findings Of the 293 applicable physical accessibility components … selected City facilities. Specifically: 25 components at the City Hall, such as accessible entrances to restrooms and … taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 49 components identified in this report. City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/14/city-cohoes-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-26