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Whitesville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-313)
… one school with approximately 260 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. General fund … budgeted appropriations, exceeding the statutory limit by more than $1 million. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/whitesville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-313Baldwin Public Library – Payroll (2013M-335)
… of Hempstead in Nassau County. The Library is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, each of whom is elected by the Baldwin Union Free School District voters. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/baldwin-public-library-payroll-2013m-335Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-109)
… from 2016-17 through 2018-19 exceeded actual expenditures by $844,261, or 6.4 percent and the District did not need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/30/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020mTown of Yorkshire – Financial Management (2021M-109)
… fund balance in the four major operating funds increased by $811,100 (67 percent) in the past four years to more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-yorkshire-financial-management-2021m-109Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
… As a result, the customers we reviewed were underbilled by $4,758 and overbilled by $235. Delinquent customer accounts were not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Town of Hornellsville – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2014M-21)
… 1, 2013. Background The Town of Hornellsville is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 4,200 … Repeated appropriation of fund balance drove the year-end total of unassigned funds to dangerously low levels, leaving … a comprehensive multiyear financial plan to establish the goals and objectives for funding long-term operating needs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2014m-21Town of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… has a population of 28,000 residents. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board comprising the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… School District (District) officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services and entered into … we reviewed, they did not always seek competition for professional services in accordance with District policy. As a result, services may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not ensure … June 26, 2018. Poor fixed asset controls and the lack of regular inventory checks contributed to: 231 assets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Audits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 in March 2025. The Division received a pass rating, the highest level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsOpinion 95-12
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … (see New York State Bankers Association v Albright , 38 NY2d 430, 381 NYS2d 17). Of particular note is the fact … 571 NYS2d 918 and 77 NY2d 997, 571 NYS2d 923, in which the court discusses the inapplicability of provisions of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District – Separation Payments (Monroe County) The payroll clerk did not use a standard separation payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Opinion 88-6
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … of service. A participating employee is fully vested at all times and is eligible to receive benefits at the "normal … 1981 Opns St Comp Nos. 81-337 and 81-338, pps 367, 370; cf. State Finance Law, §5 authorizing political subdivisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … financial reports to the State Comptroller’s Office. Town of North Elba – Cash Collections (Essex County) Auditors … totaling $149,854 to demonstrate competitive pricing. City of Yonkers – Budget Review (Westchester County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… annual audit of the treasurer’s records. Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (Suffolk County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or misappropriated without detection. Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (Wyoming County) The tax collector did not remit collections to the town … operations in a timely manner. Auditors found that the tax collector did not remit taxes totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Cost-Saving Ideas: Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees
… costs by allowing the retiree to buy coverage at the group rate. 1 Containing health insurance costs should be a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-monitoring-health-insurance-premiums-retireesOpinion 97-14
… each company, may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to purchase … for department use. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended by a volunteer fire department to … the Insurance Law govern the use of foreign fire insurance tax moneys except as otherwise provided in any special law 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Medgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… notify the UC by completing a “Bank Account Notification Form.” The Office of the UC notifies the college within five business days of the receipt of the form as to whether there are any concerns with establishing … which is owned by CUNY. To pay for these purchases, tax levy funds were transferred into the account used to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accountsSelected Financial Management Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has … In some cases, other State agencies have paid ORDA's bills, including $1.5 million of capital lease payments ORDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/09/selected-financial-management-practices