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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… assistant was arrested in March 2023 and pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor for petit larceny in February 2024. … board and officials did not adequately secure student data to help protect it from unauthorized access or develop an IT … result, there was an increased risk of unauthorized access to student personal, private and sensitive information and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… issued. Village of Corinth – Investment Program (Saratoga County) Village officials did not develop and manage a … contracts through reviewing agency reports, in-person meetings with agency staff and firsthand observation of … Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) – Meals Provided at Meetings BOCES officials did not adequately support meals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and certain revenues and expenditures were not reported in the annual financial report. Of the 20 journal entries … six were not supported and eight were not recorded in a timely manner. In addition, no one independently reviewed and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0SUNY Bulletin No. SU-334
… and Retention Payments. Affected Employees Employees in the State University Graduate Student Negotiating Unit … Enhancement Fund based on the number of employees in BU28 to facilitate the recruitment and retention of new and existing doctoral students in selected programs. Certain comprehensive colleges are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-334-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesLyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 … being underpaid $731. Leave time was not always accrued in accordance with employment contract (contract) or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick days and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Irvington Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-89)
… included a desk, oven, stove, television and television studio equipment. 65 assets had missing, or inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/irvington-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-89Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… and unaccounted for. These assets include nine desktop and 17 laptop computers. The fixed asset policy was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Village of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… whether the Village of Hancock (Village) officials ensured insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated … Key Findings Village officials did not ensure that insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated … whether the Village of Hancock Village officials ensured insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, the board and … comply with the district’s procurement policies or state law which generally requires purchase contracts that exceed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsXI-A.2 Purchase Requisitions – XI-A. Purchasing
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section directs agencies on the use of the requisition to streamline and standardize … purchasing goods or services. For additional information on the New York State procurement process, please refer to … contracts, agencies must reference the contract ID on the requisition. If using the Procurement Card (PCard) as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a2-purchase-requisitions-section-overview-and-policiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the investment policy as required by state law. Town of Berkshire – Board Oversight (Tioga County) Town officials did … nine balance sheet accounts for 2022 and six accounts for 2023 were not accurate. Two accounts were overstated by a … agree with general ledger cash balances at month-end for 18 of the 40 bank reconciliations auditors performed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $5.6 million which may impair the district’s ability to continue to provide fire protection and emergency services. The board … did not have sufficient supporting documentation attached to the claim but were approved for payment by the board. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… audits were issued. County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections The county’s parks and recreation department and golf course did not always record, deposit, remit … do not have assurance that all collections at the golf course were properly accounted for and deposited. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… aid for a capital project. As a result, as of Jan. 31, 2024, five component school districts had not received … County) The city’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2024-25 and supporting documents are in compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… payments were underpaid a total of $157. Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (Suffolk County) District … is required by the county’s purchase card policy, 238 online purchases totaling $189,852 did not have supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… approved. Had officials established procedures to ensure transportation aid applications were accurately … had not billed $95,210 of the $129,538 in tuition to which it was entitled for the 2020-21 through 2022-23 … in accordance with state law which requires the clerk to deposit fees within three business days after total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsTown of Saugerties – Claims Auditing (2024M-144)
… (Board) properly audited claims and authorized credit card purchases. Key Findings The Board did not properly audit claims or authorize credit card purchases. We reviewed 50 claims totaling $2.1 million and 50 credit card purchases totaling $28,815. We determined that the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/16/town-saugerties-claims-auditing-2024m-144Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… collections were at greater risk for theft or loss. In addition, the Clerk accumulated unremitted funds totaling $138,050 in the tax collection bank accounts. The funds should have … Properly deposit all real property tax collections in accordance with New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… manner. As a result, the district had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network. In addition to sensitive IT control … or disabling nonstudent network user accounts. Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (Oswego County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits