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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits were issued. Finger Lakes Horizon Economic Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Fund Program … monitored to ensure loan recipients’ performance goals were achieved. Officials requested follow-up … for computer users. City of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key Findings Village officials did … monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant WTP employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Cash Management (2020M-65)
… a result, officials did not maximize interest earnings for the District. Officials did not formally solicit interest … rate quotes or prepare cash flow forecasts to estimate the amount of funds available for investment. Officials earned interest totaling $40,652 during the audit period. However, they could have earned about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-cash-management-2020m-65Schroon Lake Central School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-97)
Determine whether claims were supported by adequate documentation for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/schroon-lake-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-97Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Endicott , Village of Hempstead , … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Endicott Village of Hempstead City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Town of Ballston - Water Fund Financial Operations (2023M-60)
… fund’s financial operations. Key Findings Officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. As a … an inventory or list of meters purchased and issued to track costs and ensure rates were applied consistently, … of water it did not receive or use. Officials could have saved $90,000 of this cost by monitoring water flow. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/15/town-ballston-water-fund-financial-operations-2023m-60State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Fire Department – Credit Cards (Erie County) Of the credit card purchases totaling $216,961 examined, … receipts or another suitable record to demonstrate amounts of collections due to the department. The manager booked … a receipt or the required business expense reports. Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (Wyoming County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed network user accounts and developed an information technology … Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop a written IT contingency … As a result, officials had active but unneeded network user accounts that could be used as entry points for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were more than necessary. Auditors found the Board of Education did not adopt written policies to ensure that … payable process. The treasurer controlled most aspects of these transactions rather than the accounts payable department. Therefore, there was no segregation of duties. Track state and local government spending at Open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Village of Endicott , Village of Hempstead , Town of Hoosick , Town of Lake Pleasant , Town … P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Village of Endicott Village of Hempstead Town of Hoosick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1New Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… of the State Comptroller. As alleged, each defendant is the owner of record of a company which is authorized to act as a Medicaid transportation company. … transported multiple Medicaid recipients in one trip. It is alleged that the defendants fraudulently billed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/new-windsor-couple-charged-stealing-over-2-million-new-york-submitting-false-medicaid-provider-claimsSoftware Management (2015-MR-3)
… three letter reports to the following community colleges: Corning Community College [pdf] , Finger Lakes Community … IT appropriations in the 2014-15 fiscal year. Key Findings Corning Community College and Monroe Community College have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2015/09/25/software-management-2015-mr-3Town of Patterson - Information Technology (2020M-37)
… officials did not provide IT security awareness training to staff. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive IT … Enter into an SLA with the IT consultant for all services to be provided that sufficiently defines the roles and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-patterson-information-technology-2020m-37Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… Key Findings The Board was not fully transparent in planning and could have improved its monitoring of the … and financing sources. Fully define the Project scope. For example, a planned highway department office suite was … Law (GML). Obtain an RFP and written/fax proposal for two other change orders totaling $43,115, which violated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94East Irondequoit Central School District - Conference and Travel Expenditures (2019M-132)
… for travel expenditures. Could have saved $2,600 on rental cars by using New York State (NYS) contracts. Does not … District officials should use NYS contracts for renting cars. The Board should require proof of attendance for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/27/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-conference-and-travelAverill Park Central School District - Payroll (2018M-255)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether employee salaries and wages were accurately paid. Key Findings District … officials have adequate procedures to ensure salary and wages are paid accurately. The Superintendent was not … payrolls prior to the Treasurer distributing paychecks and processing direct deposits. Prior to our audit, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/15/averill-park-central-school-district-payroll-2018m-255City of Troy – Budget Review (B17-5-13)
… Background The City of Troy, located in Rensselaer County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $24,706,000 to … these agreements are settled. The City’s proposed budget is in compliance with the tax levy limit. Key Recommendations If is essential the Council make the appropriate modifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/10/31/city-troy-budget-review-b17-5-13Town of Ballston – Water Fund Financial Operations (2012M-258)
… was the result of $242,581 of capital project funds that were recorded in District 2. At the end of 2011, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-ballston-water-fund-financial-operations-2012m-258Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-88)
… Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ONC BOCES) officials properly monitored and … Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services ONC BOCES officials properly monitored and accounted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2021/07/30/otsego-northern-catskills-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2021mDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… with fiscal years ending on Dec. 31, 2015. In New York, all counties and towns, 44 cities and 10 villages … information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores