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North Creek Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-86)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial activities to ensure public funds are used effectively, maintain fiscal … the District’s money and ensuring it is spent prudently to provide necessary fire and emergency services. The … oversight of District financial activities related to budgeting, monthly financial reporting, bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/north-creek-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-86Ouaquaga Fire Company, Inc. – Company Operations (2025M-98)
… for ensuring public trust and legal compliance. According to the Certificate, the Company’s general purpose is to acquire and own fire apparatus and emergency equipment for … emergencies. The Certificate was amended in March 2023 to state that the Company was to have no less than three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/01/23/ouaquaga-fire-company-inc-company-operations-2025m-98Lawrence Union Free School District – Financial Management (2025M-115)
… 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. We extended our audit period back to July 1, 2019 to review real property tax trends and forward to October 30, 2025 to review the District’s 2024-25 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/20/lawrence-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2025m-115Town of Gorham – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-106)
… Town officials should properly distribute FFI tax proceeds to ensure that local fire departments receive the financial … some departments may receive less than they are entitled to, impacting their operations and resources. Proper … and financial officer and is responsible for the day-to-day financial operations, including the allocation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/06/town-gorham-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceeds-2025m-106State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $914,291 (99 percent of total collections remitted to the business office) were late. Sag Harbor Union Free … Auditors reviewed 208 invoices totaling $1.3 million to determine whether an adequate claims audit was performed. … eight invoices totaling $4,582 should have been reported to the board because sufficient information was not provided. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… said it was not legally required, the board should strive to ensure that town residents realize increased prosperity … benefit from the projects that the corporation approves. To do so, the board must establish measurable goals for all approved projects, monitor the projects to ensure these goals are met and establish written project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: State’s Financial Plan Reflects a Bleak Economic Outlook
… by the state, schools and local governments, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. As much as $8.2 billion would be cut from Aid to Localities spending, while large reductions in funding for … and very troubling actions the state anticipates taking to address the revenue loss and growing costs of fighting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-states-financial-plan-reflects-bleak-economic-outlookVillage of Coxsackie – Treasurers’ Records and Reports (2025M-119)
… and timely records and reports? Audit Period June 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. We extended the audit period back to May 31, 2019, and forward to January 16, 2025, to comment on late-filed Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/05/01/village-coxsackie-treasurers-records-and-reports-2025m-119DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Increased 10.2% in 2024, Up 1.8M Hours Over 2023
… New York State agency overtime costs increased 10.2% in 2024 for a total of $1.3 billion, while the number of … not including SUNY and CUNY, grew from 2023 by 3.7% in 2024, or 5,330 positions, to an average annual total of … when it was over 177,000. “Overtime continued to grow in 2024 despite increases to a workforce that remains below …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-increased-10.2-percent-in-2024-up-1.8m-hours-over-2023Town of New Hudson – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-34)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of New Hudson (Town) Board (Board) conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) financial records and … Did the Town of New Hudson Town Board Board conduct or provide for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/15/town-new-hudson-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-34Eldred Central School District – Building Access (S9-26-1)
… 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025 We extended our audit period to December 17, 2025, to review access activity logs during our fieldwork. … for enhancing security and enabling school officials to manage and monitor entry points within educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/eldred-central-school-district-building-access-s9-26-1DiNapoli: Two Former Oramel Fire Officials Charged With Theft of More Than $11,000 From Oramel Fire Department
… own personal bank account,” DiNapoli said. “My thanks to Allegany County District Attorney Slep and the State Police for partnering with my office to make sure that those who engage in public corruption are found out and brought to justice.” From 2016 to 2020, Ronda Kish allegedly stole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-two-former-oramel-fire-officials-charged-theft-more-11000-oramel-fire-departmentDiNapoli: Former Lake Luzerne Trustee Arrested for Stealing More Than $127,000 From South Warren Snowmobile Club
… swindling $127,723.84 from the South Warren Snowmobile Club (SWSC). McLain was charged with Grand Larceny in the … served as the SWSC Treasurer from 1999 to early 2020. The club receives funding from various public sources: Warren … himself and to cash. He used SWSC money to pay for Lions Club expenses, paid his personal credit card balances in-full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-former-lake-luzerne-trustee-arrested-stealing-more-127000-south-warren-snowmobile-clubTown of Sullivan – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-267)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the selected Town financial operations for the period January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012. Background The Town of Sullivan is … policies and procedures, and provided the proper oversight to ensure that Clerk properly performs all required duties …
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
… . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The Comptroller’s audits are designed to help schools improve their financial management practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … When unneeded appropriated fund balance is added back to unrestricted fund balance, unrestricted fund balance … nearly 50,000 state contracts, visit www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… totaling $22,100 did not have original receipts attached to the monthly statement. In July 2019, Richard A. Lobur, a fire department member, admitted to taking almost $40,000 in grant money to use for personal expenses, pay off credit card debt and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 88-36
… INSURANCE -- Liability Insurance (authority of county to purchase on behalf of sheriff) COUNTY LAW, §650: A county sheriff is subject to the rule of strict or absolute liability for the loss of … OFFICERS LAW, §§11, 12: A county sheriff is required to file an official undertaking before entering upon the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-36Vendor File Advisory No. 11
… ensure the State does business with the vendor according to the vendor’s logistical preferences, including purchase orders going to the correct address and voucher payments to the correct bank account or address. The “Location” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/11-vendor-locationTown of East Hampton – Budget Review (B18-7-9)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … of East Hampton, located in Suffolk County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $30 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/29/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b18-7-9