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School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2015-MR-1)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released five letter reports to the following school districts: Half Hollow … [pdf] , and Sachem Central School District [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the projected … districts are verifying the accuracy of the ESCO’s annual verification reports or ensuring that the guaranteed energy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/06/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2015-mr-1Software 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 Hempstead Sanitary District No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-206)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate selected District financial activities for the … The District, which provides refuse and recycling pickup to over 50,000 residents and some commercial properties, is … and provided certain benefits without authority to do so. The Treasurer did not prepare bank reconciliations in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/18/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015m-206Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-171)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over selected financial … District provides services and funds projects related to the conservation of soil and water resources, the … the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Assistant failed to provide the Board with budget-to-actual reports. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/04/17/jefferson-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-overCentral Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-380)
… The Central Islip Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of … underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures in the Board-adopted budgets for fiscal years 2008-09 through 2012-13, resulting in combined operating surpluses totaling more than $25 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/central-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-380Village of Allegany – Vehicle Fuel (2012M-308)
Village of Allegany Vehicle Fuel 2012M308
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/31/village-allegany-vehicle-fuel-2012m-308City of Cortland – Non-Contractual Employees’ Payroll Benefits (2020M-161)
… valued at $110,500. Four NC employees were paid for 265 more hours of unused vacation leave than limits … The Mayor did not require department heads to track their time worked or to submit leave requests for taking time off, and the Council did not approve all leave drawdown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/08/27/city-cortland-non-contractual-employees-payroll-benefits-2020m-161Hilton Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-200-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Hilton Central School District’s (District’s) progress, as of August 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the … The purpose of our review was to assess the Hilton Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/hilton-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-200-fNewark Valley Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-30-F)
… The purpose of our review was to assess the Newark Valley Fire District’s (District) progress, as of September 2025, in … our recommendations in the audit report Newark Valley Fire District – Board Oversight (2020M-30), released in May … audit included five recommendations to help the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) improve their oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/11/07/newark-valley-fire-district-audit-follow-2020m-30-fPort Jervis City School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-152-F)
… District serves the City of Port Jervis and the Towns of Deer Park and Mount Hope in Orange County and the Towns of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-152-fHenrietta FD – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-27-F)
… not effectively manage the District’s financial condition and presented budgets indicating the District needed to both increase real property taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget … fund balance or reserve policies or multiyear financial and capital plans. The audit included four recommendations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/henrietta-fd-audit-follow-2021m-27-fBrookhaven Fire District – Procurement and Information Technology (2014M-339)
… financial system user is assigned only one username and password and has not designated someone independent of … financial system user is assigned only one username and password and designate someone independent of Business Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/brookhaven-fire-district-procurement-and-information-technology-2014m-339Virgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through September 23, 2013. … The District’s general fund budget totaled $215,255 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board does not … the Board cannot verify if it is approving all claims for payment. In addition, it cannot determine whether there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/17/virgil-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-329Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … tax limit and formally adopt the budget. Develop a plan to reduce the amount of fund balance and use the excess tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Richmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… January 1, 2012 through October 7, 2013. Background The Richmond Fire District, located in Ontario County, is a … of the State, distinct and separate from the Town Richmond. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of five … Richmond Fire District Internal Controls Over Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSchenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… The Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency is an independent public development corporation whose purpose is to promote, develop and assist industrial, manufacturing, … facilities. The Agency, which was created in 1978, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectState Agencies Bulletin No. 338
To notify agencies of the next step in the PS Query Upgrade process and to remind agencies that it is not too late to rename queries before the upgrade
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/338-prioritizing-renamed-private-queries-preparation-upgradeSpecial Disability Benefits – New Career Plan
… Firefighters and police officers may be eligible for an accidental disability … may be eligible for an accidental or performance of duty disability retirement benefit. Police officers who are … of the heart, may be eligible for a performance of duty retirement benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/special-disability-benefitsSpecial Disability Benefits – Career Plan
… Firefighters and police officers may be eligible for an accidental disability … may be eligible for an accidental or performance of duty disability retirement benefit. Police officers who are … of the heart may be eligible for a performance of duty retirement benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/special-disability-benefitsSpecial Disability Benefits – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Firefighters and police officers may be eligible for an accidental disability … may be eligible for an accidental or performance of duty disability retirement benefit. Police officers who are … of the heart, may be eligible for a performance of duty retirement benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/special-disability-benefits