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Mount Markham Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-39)
… of adopting budgets that appropriate fund balance that is not needed or used to fund District operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/mount-markham-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-39State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audit
… analyses for proposed projects before approving them. In addition, officials did not charge some project applicants fees in accordance with the board-approved fee schedule. Officials … information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Find out how your government money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditDiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
… DiNapoli's legislation to prohibit the use of placement agents or intermediaries by the New York State Common … wrongdoing. It was clear to me that placement agents were corrosive and unnecessary," DiNapoli said. "In April 2009, I banned placement agents, paid intermediaries and registered lobbyists from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value of the New York … State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $273.4 billion at the end of the third quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024-25. … by allocation are invested in cash, bonds, and mortgages at 22.16%, private equity at 14.58%, real estate and real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2734-billion-end-third-quarterDiNapoli Announces Robin Lois to Oversee Local Government Division
… until 2024 after winning her first bid for elected office in 2017. Lois was re-elected for a second term in 2021. In that role, she served as the chief accountant and auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-announces-robin-lois-oversee-local-government-divisionWhat Is a Claim? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Basically, a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods … by the local government or school district, so long as it is properly itemized and provides all the information, … for audit. Using a standard claim form as a cover sheet is desirable because required information is presented in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/what-claimXII.7.C Reprocessing an OSC Denied Voucher – XII. Expenditures
… voucher number, but use the invoice number that was used in the original submission to OSC. Business Units should follow the bulkload process identified in Section 5 - Agency Payment Preparation and Submittal of … on which option OSC used when denying the voucher in question, the Business Unit must reprocess it using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7c-reprocessing-osc-denied-voucherDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… DiNapoli announced today. Johnson was sentenced to 60 days in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay full … repay taxpayers.” Johnson pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Steuben County Court in March. DiNapoli’s audit and investigation found that for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftReview of Credit Card Expenses at Finger Lakes DDSO
… for more than 1,400 purchases worth more than $1 million, gave one vendor an unfair advantage in obtaining the state’s … necessary, work with OSC Bureau of Contracts to establish a formal contract for these items in a reasonable time frame. Ensure Finger Lakes DDSO pays a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/12/review-credit-card-expenses-finger-lakes-ddsoMiddle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… Background The Middle Island Fire District is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The District is governed by an elected … through 2012, the Board did not prepare District budgets in the format prescribed by OSC or prepare budgets based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/middle-island-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-93Bloomingburg Fire Company #1 – Disbursements (2013M-83)
… Fire Company #1 is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Bloomingburg in Sullivan County. The Company officers consist of a … 31, 2013, the Company received approximately $119,000 in revenue, including $19,900 in foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/bloomingburg-fire-company-1-disbursements-2013m-83City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-14-25)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general fund as of December 31, 2010. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-14-25West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… Volunteer Fire Company provides fire protection services in parts of the Towns of Ghent and Claverack in Columbia County. The Company is governed by an elected … fiscal year, the Company received approximately $160,800 in revenue and received approximately $19,700 in foreign fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mKendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… Background The Kendall Central School District located in the Towns of Carlton, Kendall and Murray in Orleans County and the Towns of Clarkson and Hamlin in Monroe County. The District, which operates two schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Red Hook Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-105)
… July 1, 2014 through December 17, 2015. Background The Red Hook Central School District is located in the Towns of Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Milan in Dutchess County, as well as … Red Hook Central School District Financial Management 2016M105 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/red-hook-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-105Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)
… The Williamsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Amherst, Clarence and Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District, which operates 13 schools with … at a level greater than needed and ensure that estimates in the annual budget for the planned use of fund balance are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-274Sandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… which operates two cafeterias that serve approximately 800 students and 220 employees, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… entity covering the area of 13 component school districts in Orleans and Niagara counties. BOCES, which provides shared services in which component districts participate to enhance their … not statutorily allowed and had approximately $2.4 million in reserves that were not used and did not evidence plans for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mIthaca City School District – Transportation State Aid and Information Technology (2017M-63)
… Background The Ithaca City School District is located in the City of Ithaca, eight towns in Tompkins County and two towns in Tioga County. The District, which operates 12 schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/ithaca-city-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-informationJericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… The Jericho Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead, Nassau … from $9.8 to $12.4 million – for three of the four years in our audit period (2012-13 through 2014-15). The District's … the District maintained an average balance of $1.1 million in this fund over the past four fiscal years. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328