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Lewis County – Purchase Cards (2024M-41)
… purchase card charges were properly approved, supported and for appropriate purposes. Key Findings We reviewed 366 purchase card charges totaling $229,635 and determined the charges were for appropriate purposes; however, charges were not properly approved and supported and did not follow County policies. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/07/26/lewis-county-purchase-cards-2024m-41Village of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… [read complete report here - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Canaseraga … accurate when paid. Board members did not know what their claims audit responsibilities were, nor did they take training to learn what their claims audit responsibilities were. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… Adopt new, or update existing, policies to address credit card use, including the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Venice (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … ability to monitor financial operations were diminished . Of the 39 cash receipts totaling $6 . 1 million and 81 cash … Board approved. In addition, bank reconciliations for 15 of the 36 months reviewed were not performed, the Town’s 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Tonawanda City School District (District) officials … audit school north tonawanda …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Putnam Northern Westchester County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Overtime (2023M-82)
… employee overtime was properly monitored, approved or calculated. The 15 highest overtime earners received … may have been able to reduce overtime by up to $28,337, or almost 11 percent. BOCES officials: Paid a total of … not worked, the overtime payments may have been avoided or reduced. Made overtime calculation errors totaling $408 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/11/17/putnam-northern-westchester-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-overtimeCounty of Rockland – Budget Review (B20-6-13)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/13/county-rockland-budget-review-b20-6-13Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… The County’s budgeted expenditures totaled $186 million in 2012. The DPW operating budget was $20.6 million for the … town- and village-owned bridges. Key Findings The County does not track all maintenance and repairs by bridge, unless … completely replaced or rehabilitated. While the County does not have a written plan in place, it has implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1Town of New Albion – Justice Court Operations (2014M-161)
… of our audit was to review the processes and procedures for the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2011 through April 2, 2014. … comprising a Town Supervisor and four council members. For the 2014 fiscal year, budgeted appropriations totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/29/town-new-albion-justice-court-operations-2014m-161Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-1)
… Town of Chester, Warren County. The Company is governed by a five-member Board, elected by Company members. For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the … and disbursements processes. Not all checks were signed by both the President and Treasurer. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/06/16/chestertown-volunteer-fire-company-financial-operations-2017mNanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… a review of the bank statements, including canceled check images, on a periodic basis. The Board and membership should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsOnondaga County – Court and Trust Funds (2025-C&T-3)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2024 through September 3, 2025. … then delivered to a county’s chief fiscal officer (CFO) for safekeeping. Payments made pursuant to court orders … established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/09/26/onondaga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2025-ct-3Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… did not budget accurately nor raise sufficient revenues to fund water and sewer operations, which resulted in five … districts had deficit fund balances ranging from $13,620 to $113,900 as of December 31, 2018. These deficit fund balances ranged from 14 to 217 percent of 2019 budget appropriations. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116Town of Lockport – Justice Court (2018M-36)
Town of Lockport Justice Court 2018M36
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/07/13/town-lockport-justice-court-2018m-36Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the Town’s financial condition. Three of the Town’s funds have carried repeated fund balance … unrestricted fund balances equal to at least 45 percent of the next year’s budgets and no reserve funds were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… adopted realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and … not adopt realistic budgets or maintain reasonable levels of fund balance. However, reserves were generally funded at … the past five years grew to $97.9 million, the equivalent of 43 percent of the District’s annual budget. Certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Patterson (Town) Justices collected, recorded, deposited, … $16,287 to the known payees or remit them to the Town. 55 of 100 tickets reviewed were not reported or incorrectly reported to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or were not submitted to the DMV’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Rhinecliff Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-154)
… were performed. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary- Treasurer’s (Treasurer) records. Develop and adopt … Ensure that claims are properly audited and approved before payment. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/rhinecliff-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-154Town of Saugerties – Claims Auditing (2024M-144)
… knowledge. The equipment was shipped to the Town’s former video supply contractor. The Supervisor and we were unable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/16/town-saugerties-claims-auditing-2024m-144Town 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-30