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Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
Population in the Bronx grew by 10.4 percent from 2000 to 2017 (faster than any other borough), driven primarily by the growth in the immigrant population, but it declined in the next two years to 1.42 million residents.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-4-2022.pdfCayuga County Community College – Information Technology (2013M-291)
… installed software. The College could not provide purchase orders or other supporting documentation for five installed … list. Account for all software licenses by purchase orders, license agreements or other supporting documentation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/14/cayuga-county-community-college-information-technology-2013m-291Connetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… 2016. Background The Connetquot Public Library is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by an elected … amount. Ensure that POs are prepared and approved in advance of any purchase and limit the use of confirming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125Addison Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-30)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 … December 15, 2015. Background The Addison Central School District is located in the Towns of Addison, Cameron, … Troupsburg, Tuscarora and Woodhull in Steuben County. The District, which operates three schools with approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/addison-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-30Town of Kent – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-85)
… January 25, 2017. Background The Town of Kent is located in Putnam County and has a population of approximately … game programs had been downloaded onto Town computers. In addition, we identified questionable Internet use by Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-kent-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-85Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… the Town of Rutland (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly billed water and sewer charges. Key Findings The Clerk did … help ensure meter readings, estimated readings and amounts billed were accurate. Without proper oversight and review of … errors will continue to occur, and customers will not be billed the correct water and sewer charges. Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Massena Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-21)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … about $1.5 million as of June 30, 2015. District officials have not established a formal multiyear financial or capital plan to help ensure that these excess funds are properly used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/massena-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-21Wallace Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight (2024M-125)
… and procedures to provide effective financial oversight of Department operations. In addition: The membership did not follow their bylaws and elect a five-member Board of Directors or a financial secretary, and the President did … and help mitigate the risks associated with a lack of segregation of duties. The Treasurer did not submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/03/14/wallace-volunteer-fire-department-board-oversight-2024m-125Chittenango Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-294)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s management of financial activities … or effectively manage the District’s financial condition to ensure that the general fund’s unrestricted fund balance … in the debt service fund. The Board and District official have not established a formal plan defining how and when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/chittenango-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-294Village of Monticello – Board Oversight (2016M-337)
… of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess the Board’s and officials’ oversight of Village operations for … approximately 6,500, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. The annual budget for the 2015-16 fiscal … are not completed accurately and in a timely manner. The Board has not established any policies or procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-monticello-board-oversight-2016m-337Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Statistics
… comprehensive manner. A report issued by OSC in September 2025, Fiscal Stress Monitoring System – Municipalities: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-statisticsNorth Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… and managed user account permissions in financial and student information applications. Key Findings District … to the network or manage user account permissions in the student information application . As a result, there is a significant risk that network resources and student information could be inappropriately altered, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… properly approved or adequately supported, and nearly all the charges lacked support to show they were for a valid … charges or unauthorized payments being unresolved. During the 20-month audit period, the School’s credit card … . For example, charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… On average, the Board annually appropriated $2.4 million of fund balance that was not needed to pay operational expenses because operating surpluses of about $1 million were realized. When unused appropriated … to 4.9 percentage points. Although we informed officials of the excess fund balance during our audit fieldwork, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementVillage of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… reported and remitted Justice Court (Court) collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Justices … collected, recorded, deposited, reported and remitted in a timely and accurate manner. The Justices did not prepare … errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the Justice Court Fund. In addition, Justice Miller had a shortage totaling $421 that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146North Shore Public Library – Financial Condition (2013M-344)
… in the Towns of Riverhead and Brookhaven in Suffolk County and is governed by an elected five-member Board of … River Central School District and all of the Rocky Point Union Free School District and serves approximately 28,000 community members. It reported operating expenditures of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/28/north-shore-public-library-financial-condition-2013m-344Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could … officials did not adopt comprehensive written procedures for IT equipment inventory. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Thurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… provides fire protection services for the Town of Thurston in Steuben County. The Company is operated in accordance with its bylaws which stipulate that a Board … audit of the Secretary/Treasurer's books and records in January 2015 or 2016. The credit card policy lacks a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429Town of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… companies that provide emergency services to the Town for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. … its fire protection district and with an ambulance company for basic life support ambulance services. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $4.7 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413