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Town of Cato – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-141)
… Supervisor (Supervisor) maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports? Audit Period January … 1, 2022 – November 6, 2025. We extended our audit period to review the Town’s 2017 through 2024 Annual Financial … A town supervisor must maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports for informed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/03/27/town-cato-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-141Village of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-83)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Village of Sherburne … essential services. The Village has four operating funds: electric, general, sewer and water. The Village’s 2024-25 … the public with enough information about the Village’s annual financial plan to allow for meaningful input at budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/03/village-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-83Finger Lakes Region Leads the Way Statewide in Agricultural Sales, Topping $2 Billion
… and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the Finger Lakes where sales of farm … weather are adding to the unpredictability of farming that is contributing to the consolidation and the loss of farms. … 46% of the total land in the nine-county area. While this is a 5% loss from 2017, Yates, Wayne, Orleans, and Livingston …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-finger-lakesDiNapoli Releases 2024 Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… and avoid potential pitfalls.” The latest round of fiscal scores are for local governments with fiscal years ending … most of which have a fiscal year ending on May 31. The scores, which are based on self-reported data, also cover 17 … of operating deficits. It generates overall fiscal stress scores, which ultimately determine designations. The system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-2024-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… New York State General Municipal Law. The board member’s physical therapy company entered into six contracts with the district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… staff did not have sufficient documented guidance or plans to follow after an unexpected IT disruption or disaster. As a … In August 2023, the former court clerk pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree, corrupting the … In October 2023, the former court clerk was sentenced to serve six months in jail and pay more than $59,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… coordination, and record keeping, impair DSNY’s ability to address ongoing cleanliness problems on New York City … The audit made eight recommendations – four each to DSNY and Operations – to address the problems identified. The follow-up found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… recoverability time frames, leaving $4.6 million yet to be recovered. In a follow-up, Civil Service and Empire … The corporation generally has adequate controls to ensure projects are awarded according to established scoring criteria, meet the requirements of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employers' Retirement System Contribution Rates for 2023-2024
… for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay retirement and … actuarial assumptions recommended by NYSLRS’s actuary, who is required to complete an annual report . The … assumed rate of return lower than New York’s state pension is the Kentucky Employees Retirement System. New York manages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employers-retirement-system-contribution-rates-2023-2024Arts, Entertainment and Recreation in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… World-renowned establishments such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the American Museum of Natural History and the Bronx Zoo are in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/arts-entertainment-and-recreation-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… district or documented plans to establish a water district near these improvements; therefore, it provides no benefit to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli Statement on NYC's 2025 Budget Modification
… Year 2025 budget modification raises current year spending to $115 billion, primarily reflecting the addition of federal and state grants to the plan. While outyear gaps are virtually unchanged, the city anticipates lower costs for asylum seekers due to a steadily declining population, as well as lower pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-statement-nycs-2025-budget-modificationNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Shareholder Rule
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, today issued the … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund today issued the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-shareholder-ruleAccounts Payable Advisory No. 62
… 3 - Purchase Orders Guidance : A purchase order (PO) is an ordering document authorizing a vendor to provide goods … POs, including selecting the unit of measure that is in accordance with the contract or most closely associated to what is being purchased. Additionally, the Scheduled Delivery Due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/62-purchase-ordersClyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. The District had the following unneeded … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122Sandy Creek Central School District – Reserve Management (2023M-43)
… from the reserve. $136,208 was improperly transferred to the debt reserve in the debt service fund even though it was not required to be restricted for debt payments. $244,418 was transferred to the retirement contribution reserve without Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/sandy-creek-central-school-district-reserve-management-2023m-43Town of Davenport - Transparency (2018M-85)
… whether the Town’s financial operations are transparent to the Board and taxpayers. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain sufficient financial records to provide the Board with the necessary information to assess the Town’s financial condition and file the annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/31/town-davenport-transparency-2018m-85Putnam Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2020M-27)
… general fund balance. Key Findings District officials need to improve budgeting practices to more effectively manage fund balance. Specifically, the … surplus fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by 32.7 to 42.8 percentage points at the end of the last three fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/putnam-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-27Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… fund balance and the overfunded reserve were added back to the surplus fund balance, the District’s recalculated … three fiscal years, ranging from 3.2 percentage points to 9.5 percentage points over the limit. Key Recommendations … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Village of Arkport - Information Technology (2019M-203)
… written agreement with the IT vendor for services provided to the Village. Provide IT security awareness training to employees. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to Village officials. Key Recommendations The Board should: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/17/village-arkport-information-technology-2019m-203