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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in November
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 3% in November compared to the same month in 2023, according to … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 3 in November compared to the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-3-percent-in-novemberVillage of Skaneateles – Claims Auditing (2024M-68)
… to meet the competitive procurement requirements, it increases the risk that improper or inaccurate payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/06/village-skaneateles-claims-auditing-2024m-68Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) properly … certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. However, District officials did not develop procedures … certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage fund … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… did not ensure that credit card charges were reconciled in a timely manner and audited, as required, prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0Campbell-Savona Central School District – Student State Aid (2024M-79)
… officials properly claimed New York State (State) aid for special education and homeless students. Key Findings … properly claim a total of $65,953 in potential State aid for special education and homeless students, including … State aid was not properly claimed by the District for four special education students. $8,777 in potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/campbell-savona-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2024m-79Consumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… consumers were at increased risk of not paying the correct price for goods and services. Nine Departments did not adopt price accuracy testing procedures. Eight Departments did not perform periodic price accuracy tests. None of the Departments completed all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024The Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… persons in compliance with properly established lists. We found that applicants who were next in line for units in a … in Mitchell-Lama units) on the manually prepared lists or when those notations were made. We tested several notations … managing agents, nor did they take corrective actions, when appropriate. Key Finding HPD officials made considerable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-followSelected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program (Follow-Up)
… to expedite the Service Delivery Plan update; develop methods to provide evaluation results at both the METS level and Program-wide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/selected-aspects-migrant-education-program-followSchonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-185-F)
… The purpose of our review was to assess the Schonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc’s (Company’s) progress, as of April 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Schonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2021M-185), … The purpose of our review was to assess the Schonowe Volunteer Fire Company Incs Companys progress as of April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/10/schonowe-volunteer-fire-company-inc-audit-follow-2021m-185-fOswego City School District – Financial Management and Nonresident Foster Student Tuition (2016M-224)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition and nonresident … plan. The District does not have an effective process to identify all nonresident foster students receiving … Develop and adopt a multiyear financial operating plan to provide a framework for future budgets and to facilitate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/oswego-city-school-district-financial-management-and-nonresident-fosterOrleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… are reasonable based on available current information and historical data and ensure that the funding of reserves and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mKiryas Joel Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Selected Employee Reimbursements (2016M-331)
… District reimbursed an ineligible employee for $4,726 in daycare expenses. Key Recommendations Use surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/03/kiryas-joel-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-selectedNorth Syracuse Central School District – Payroll Access and Certification (2016M-178)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over payroll user access and payroll certifications for the period July 1, … and Salina, Onondaga County. The District, which operates 10 schools with approximately 8,750 students, is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-payroll-access-and-certificationTown of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Leicester (Town) Board (Board) effectively managed fund … reports in a timely manner, which hindered its adoption of realistic budgets and multiyear financial or capital … (TW) and town-outside-village (TOV) funds that as of January 1, 2024 were sufficient to fund the entire 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Maintain proper financial records. File the AFR in a timely manner. Annually audit the Supervisor’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Fairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in unrestricted fund balance totaling approximately $1.2 … Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in the District’s reserve funds, in total, increasing by approximately $1.5 million (84 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value … Fund (Fund) was $273.4 billion at the end of the third quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024-25. For the three-month … and best-funded public pension funds.” The Fund's third quarter value reflects retirement and death benefits of $4.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2734-billion-end-third-quarterLong Lake Central School District – Payroll (2016M-90)
… not adequately segregated because she was responsible for collecting employees’ time records; recording the hours worked or salaries to be paid; making changes to … records) to ensure that payments were based on the actual hours or days worked and Board-authorized hourly rates or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/long-lake-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-90