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DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… the end of the third quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024-25. For the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2024, Fund … uncertainty in the months ahead with the potential for tariffs and geopolitical issues raising concerns even as …
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
… as Dutchess County Comptroller from 2018 until 2024 after winning her first bid for elected office in 2017. Lois was …
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
… (OSC), the Business Unit should address all of the reasons the voucher was rejected. Process and Document … OSC the Business Unit should address all of the reasons the voucher was rejected …
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
… clerk-treasurer Kristina Johnson was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing village funds to cover her household … announced today. Johnson was sentenced to 60 days in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay full … Riverside clerktreasurer Kristina Johnson was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing village funds to cover her …
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
… select Procurement Card transactions incurred by Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO) to Finger Lakes Home Supply from December 18, 2012 through June 4, … of our examination was to determine whether Finger Lakes DDSO adhered to State purchasing laws, rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/12/review-credit-card-expenses-finger-lakes-ddsoOrleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-6)
… have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through November 1, 2024. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets … have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/12/13/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-6Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… a model or serial number. A wheel balancer and a portable video magnifier, purchased for a total of $4,769, could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Saranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Saranac Central School District (District) officials properly billed and collected tuition for nonresident foster care students … Key Findings District officials did not properly bill and collect tuition for nonresident foster care students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… complete and the assets were on hand. The last physical inventory was completed in 2017 and officials only updated … stolen items. Of the 337 assets totaling approximately $2.3 million selected for review: 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded in the inventory records and 38 of these assets that cost over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted in our prior audit ( Payroll and Reserve Funds - 2016M-242) that we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax … and District officials have no assurance that the amount in the tax certiorari reserve fund is reasonable or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in all five years we reviewed, totaling $8.2 million. Appropriating fund balance that is not needed is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided … annual expenditures for 344 years and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $866,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Middle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… appropriations that exceeded the statutory limit by as much as $21,500 in 2010, 2012, and 2013. The Board did not …
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)
… are legitimate Company expenditures. Consider using credit cards in place of debit cards. …
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)
… budget does not include an amount to cover the City’s required contribution toward costs for the Community Oriented … Include an appropriation to cover the City’s required contribution for the COPS program. Review the …
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)
… period July 1, 2012 through June 9, 2017. Background The Kendall Central School District located in the Towns of Carlton, Kendall and Murray in Orleans County and the Towns of … Kendall Central School District Capital Project 2017M194 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Jericho 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-328Allegany County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-74)
… appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2010 through January 1, 2014. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/allegany-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-74Vestal Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-08)
… comprises nine elected members. The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are … over the last five fiscal years, the District’s general fund spent $21.7 million less than planned. As a result of … the District did not use any of the appropriated fund balance planned to finance operations. Although the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/vestal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-08