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Opinion 98-12
… all funds raised or collected by the authorities in a city for school purposes or to be used by the board of education for any purpose authorized in this chapter, or any other … to a city and received from any source whatsoever for similar purposes, shall be paid into the treasury of such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Bedford Central School District - Information Technology (2018M-164)
… Bedford Central School District Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/26/bedford-central-school-district-information-technology-2018m-164Town of Haverstraw - Information Technology (2019M-125)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town … IT security awareness training. In addition to this public report, sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-haverstraw-information-technology-2019m-125Higher Education – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… received New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards, totaling $701.8 million. New York State also … 32,940 Excelsior scholarships totaling $137.3 million. The TAP provides grant awards to eligible New York residents for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/higher-educationSchuyler County – Treasurer’s Office (2014M-186)
… our audit was to examine the operations of the Treasurer’s office for the period January 1, 2011 through September 11, … processing the various financial transactions handled by office staff. As a result, there is a lack of segregation of … AUD was not supported by the accounting records because office staff did not make all of the correcting entries. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/10/03/schuyler-county-treasurers-office-2014m-186Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny
… public pension payments following her death in April of 2021. “Mr. Johnson callously exploited his mother’s death to … plea allocution, after Johnson’s mother died on April 16, 2021, Johnson failed to notify the bank or the New York State … payments should have been terminated with her death. On October 11, 2023, Johnson was arrested by investigators of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/huntington-man-pleads-guilty-grand-larcenyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… late payments. The receiver did not create some sewer and water accounts and did not bill 70 accounts. Town of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (Orange County) … County Industrial Development Agency – Local Development Corporation (LDC) Although the tested disbursements were for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Sullivan – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-267)
… also the appointed Receiver of Taxes. In 2012, the total tax warrant was approximately $9.9 million. Key Findings The … weaknesses with how the Clerk handled the $17.1 million of tax and penalty payments. The Board has not established … duties related to her position as the Receiver of Taxes. Tax collections were not deposited in the bank or remitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/27/town-sullivan-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2013m-267Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… information technology (IT) security awareness training to all employees. Also, district officials did not develop … Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to four employees who routinely accessed personal, private … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to district officials. Genesee Community College – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2080
… on the SEFA Pledge and Payroll Deduction Authorization card, must be used as the Deduction Code. Authorization cards … must be returned to the employee for completion of a new card. Please visit www.sefanys.org to obtain a copy of the … SEFA transactions. If an employee has a Goal Amount/Goal Balance in the existing record and the agency enters a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2080-2023-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignOpinion 2000-2
… arts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§95, 95-a, 99-i, 240 et seq .; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(l)(i): A village, by … activities. General Municipal Law, article 13 (§240, et seq .) authorizes municipalities to designate, or acquire … on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 USC §951 et seq. ) and to provide that funds, services or facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Conesus No. 1 Fire District – Internal Controls (2014M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to ensure that District controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/05/16/conesus-no-1-fire-district-internal-controls-2014m-46Village of East Rockaway – Justice Court Operations (2017M-206)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Justice ensured that Justice Court … of bail for each account and review existing bail records to determine how to disburse the existing funds in the bail account. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/12/15/village-east-rockaway-justice-court-operations-2017m-206Village of South Corning – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2017M-114)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports for the … submitted an inaccurate 2016 annual update document (AUD) to OSC that was 88 days late. The Board did not perform, or contract with an independent auditor to perform, an annual audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s books …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/11/17/village-south-corning-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2017m-114Oakfield Fire Department – Apparent Misuse of Funds (2014M-187)
… Department’s internal controls over financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through March 25, 2014. … fire protection services to Village residents. Expenses for the 2013 fiscal year totaled approximately $56,500. Key … which resulted in the misuse of funds and unaccounted-for raffle proceeds. The Board’s audit of claims was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/03/oakfield-fire-department-apparent-misuse-funds-2014m-187Lake George Fire Company - Cash Receipts (2015M-216)
… January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2015. Background The Lake George Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Lake George, Warren County. The Company, which provides fire … services to the Village and to part of the Town of Lake George, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/lake-george-fire-company-cash-receipts-2015m-216Hamlin Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2015M-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … corporation incorporated in 1929, located in the Town of Hamlin, Monroe County. The Department, which is … protection services to the Towns of Hamlin, Kendall and Clarkson. For 2013, revenues totaled $147,989 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/05/29/hamlin-fire-department-internal-controls-over-financialGreenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… internal controls over the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through July 10, 2014. … Fire Commissioners. The District’s budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled $317,350. Key Findings District budgets did … over the budgeting process. Review the legal requirements for reserve funds and legalize existing reserve accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Town of Brownville Joint Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-207)
… duties were improperly assigned to a professional service provider and third-party vendors (vendors) had access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/01/25/town-brownville-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-207Town of Greenport – Town Clerk Operations (2017M-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Clerk’s financial operations … 1, 2015 through September 23, 2016. Background The Town of Greenport is located in Columbia County and has a … Town of Greenport Town Clerk Operations 2017M3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-greenport-town-clerk-operations-2017m-3