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Town of Elbridge – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-141)
… records. The handbook did not require salaried employees to prepare time sheets or timecards. As a result, seven … salaries totaling $238,569 did not prepare time records to document their days and hours worked and leave accruals … Consequently, employees were credited with leave time to which they were not entitled. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-elbridge-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-141Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… (Village) Clerk- Treasurers maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date financial records and reports. Key Findings The current and former … Village ClerkTreasurers maintained complete accurate and uptodate financial records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Town of Perth – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-149)
… The Supervisor also did not: Prepare any monthly bank reconciliations during our audit period, and the adjusted bank balances did not agree with the cash balance from the … records. Key Recommendations Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts. Provide the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-149City of Middletown – Payroll and Leave Benefits (2024M-26)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether City of Middletown (City) officials accurately paid employees’ … City officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings but indicated they have initiated or plan to … Determine whether City of Middletown City officials accurately paid employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/09/city-middletown-payroll-and-leave-benefits-2024m-26Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Town’s fund balance accounts had errors totaling $833,153. For example, the general town-wide fund was understated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Rutland (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly billed water … bill water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in … to customer accounts and $4,189 in undercharges. Of 81 customer account billing adjustments tested for 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling $27,125 were … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111Village of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… Key Findings The Treasurer and former Board-appointed Secretary to the Mayor (Secretary) did not properly fulfill … Village’s financial condition was not properly reported in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). Without reliable … 4-408 or ensure the accuracy of the AFR filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Village of Catskill – Accounting Records and Reports (2024M-66)
… errors and/or irregularities could occur. Properly account for three bank account balances totaling $1.1 million at May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/27/village-catskill-accounting-records-and-reports-2024m-66City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Common Council (Council) to effectively manage financial operations and capital … the reports the Council received were not sufficient to allow the Council to effectively manage the City’s … accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Common Council Council to effectively manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26Village of Riverside – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2024M-107)
… did not record investment transactions and interest and all interfund transfers, improperly recorded receipts, … of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF), which could result in the Village paying fines and penalties. Recommendations … complete and accurate accounting records and reports in a timely manner. Village officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-riverside-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-107Town of Wilson – Fuel Procurement and Monitoring (2024M-131)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Wilson (Town) officials properly procured, monitored and … and Town Board (Board) did not provide adequate oversight of fuel, including procuring fuel in compliance with … Determine whether the Town of Wilson Town officials properly procured monitored and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-wilson-fuel-procurement-and-monitoring-2024m-131DiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State … Homelessness grew by 53.1% from January 2023 to January 2024, more than four times the rest of the nation. The large … children increased from 20,299 in 2022 to 50,773 in 2024. Almost one in three of New York’s homeless are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkBiography of the New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli
… Thomas P DiNapoli is the 54th Comptroller of the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/about/comptroller-biographyTown of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… C includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Penn Yan (Village) officials properly approved, monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key Findings … not properly approve, monitor or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, water customers may have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Contact the Division of Local Government and School Accountability
… Government and School Accountability 110 State Street, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12236 Email: [email protected] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/contact-division-local-government-and-school-accountabilityTown of Lancaster – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2024M-32)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lancaster (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) adequately … the firm he improperly contracted with to act as Director of Finance, resulting in incomplete and inaccurate financial … $483,122 were completed without Board approval. 76 percent of non-recurring journal entries were made 70 days after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-lancaster-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2024m-32Town of Guilderland – Sales Tax Revenue Allocation (2025M-62)
… 2025 Understanding the Audit Area Counties are authorized to share some of their sales and use tax collections with … the Town. As a result, it is important for Town officials to accurately budget for and allocate sales tax revenue to maintain equity among taxpayers. During the audit period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-guilderland-sales-tax-revenue-allocation-2025m-62XII.4.D Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process – XII. Expenditures
… Voucher Authorizer Designation Section 110 of the State Finance Law requires the head of an agency or a … agency’s vouchers and expense reports to the Office of the State Comptroller for audit. To designate an individual other … Authorizers section below for additional information on this requirement. Process and Document Preparation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4d-certification-internal-controls-over-payment-process