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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Fire Department – Credit Cards (Erie County) Of the credit card purchases totaling $216,961 examined, … receipts or another suitable record to demonstrate amounts of collections due to the department. The manager booked … a receipt or the required business expense reports. Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (Wyoming County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… appropriations from 2020-21 through 2022-23 by a total of $13.1 million and appropriated nearly $6.7 million of fund balance that was not needed or used. Adopted annual … implementing corrective action in a follow up examination. Of the 10 audit recommendations included in a 2022 audit, one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Town of Butler – Highway Asset Accountability (2024M-115)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Butler (Town) officials adequately safeguarded and … (Superintendent) did not complete an inventory list of highway machinery, tools and equipment or provide one to … account for the Town’s fuel. We noted at least 278 gallons of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel, valued at $853 could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-highway-asset-accountability-2024m-115State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the costs to construct water districts was unfairly paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from … disburse $2.5 million of the town’s cash without any town official’s approval. The supervisor and other board members … Schools and $719 million for the city. The 2024-25 budget is $81.2 million more than the city’s budget for 2023-24, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. City of Little Falls – Financial Condition Audit Follow-Up … could not provide reasonable explanations for their lack of corrective action. Scio Central School District – Capital … complete and accurate capital asset records. As a result, of the 100 capital assets valued at $113,000, 51 assets worth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Stafford (Town) Town Board (Board) properly authorized and … to manage the capital projects, the Board was not aware of project overruns, cash flow issues or financing source … the Board created a taxpayer equity issue when a portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 2017-18 through 2021-22 (excluding 2018-19) by an average of $4.1 million, totaling $16.5 million. In addition, the … district appropriated fund balance at an annual average of $2.9 million from 2017-18 through 2021-22 while it had an operating surplus in each of those years averaging $1.1 million. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 274
… Purpose To notify agencies of Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange AC-230 procedures … any payroll check to OSC for a partial refund if either of the following situations exist: The employee is still … To notify agencies of Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange AC230 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/274-year-end-processing-and-deadlines-returned-paychecks-ac-230sState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… payments and did not ensure an independent review of separation payment calculations was performed. Therefore, … undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees reviewed, 14 separation payments totaling … employees’ separation payments were overpaid by a total of $3,770 and three other employees’ separation payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 799
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing the Work Related Clothing Allowance and the … regular paychecks dated April 10, 2008 (Pay Period 26L) for Institution agencies and April 16, 2008 (Pay Period 26L) for Administration agencies Background The Governor’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/799-2007-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-bargaining-units-03-and-04-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 940
… Units 03 and 04 Background The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations has approved funding for the payment of the Work Related Clothing Allowance for Bargaining Units … Allowance for Bargaining Unit 04, pursuant to Article 49 of the OSU 2007-2011 Agreement and Articles 49.1 and 49.2 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/940-2009-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-bargaining-units-03-and-04-andState Agencies Bulletin No. 1027
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing the Work Related Clothing Allowance and the … Office of Employee Relations has approved funding for the payment of the Work Related Clothing Allowance for CSEA Bargaining Units 03 and 04 and the Uniform … To explain the procedures for processing the Work Related Clothing Allowance and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1027-2010-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-bargaining-units-03-and-04State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was arrested in December 2024 for the alleged theft of $1,100 in gift cards. On July 2, 2025, she pleaded guilty … bid specifications or, in some circumstances, the terms of the contract. Because of this, officials overpaid three vendors a total of $55,015. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Although the board and company officials were aware of the prior audit, were familiar with the recommendations … the board and company officials did not implement any of the audit’s recommendations. Montrose Fire District – … paid going forward. In addition, the board approved 42 out of 60 credit card claims totaling $5,117 without adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsTown of Willsboro – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-92)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Willsboro (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly … Period January 1, 2017 – November 30, 2021. The release of this report was suspended while outside law enforcement … the Audit Area The Clerk collects fees for a variety of purposes including licenses, water and sewer charges and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-willsboro-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-92State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and adopt required policies, including an investment policy, a procurement policy and a code of ethics. It did not use reserve funds in … the appropriations for the Cherry Valley Community Health Center. Although all other significant revenues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… financial policies or procedures, conduct a thorough audit of bills or conduct an annual audit of the treasurer’s books and records. The treasurer did not … County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of the district’s financial operations. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… records for most IT assets because the dollar amount of most IT assets do not individually meet the policy’s inventory record-required threshold of $1,500 for fixed assets. In addition, the IT asset … compensation totaling $449,510 that was paid to 40 of the district’s clerical, custodial, maintenance, security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Nearly 700 Authorities Operate With Little Oversight, Limited Transparency
… About 675 local authorities operate in New York state and provide a host of important services to … than 4,300 employees, report approximately $1.5 billion in spending and $18 billion in outstanding debt, and operate with little oversight, … About 675 local authorities operate in New York state and provide a host of important services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-nearly-700-authorities-operate-little-oversight-limited-transparencyTown of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Alden (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly recorded, … a school district or refunded to taxpayers. Most of the unremitted funds or $84,757 should have been returned … taxpayers who overpaid their taxes; only a limited number of taxpayers received their refund since 2021. Retaining the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106