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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Transportation’s (DOT) issues 150 different types of sidewalk and roadway construction permits. A prior audit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… 6, 2016 to October 31, 2016. Cycle Two: January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (extended to June 30, 2021 due to the … pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly … water outlets the District sampled for Cycle Two testing, 29 water outlets exceeded the lead action level. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4DiNapoli Issues Report on Transparency of Village Fiscal Activities
… said. “Those that don’t file are leaving taxpayers in the dark about how their money is being used or if fiscal … 2019, the number of villages that did not file at all in 2023 grew from six in 2019 to 76. Failure to file by the statutory deadline or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-issues-report-transparency-village-fiscal-activitiesAdministration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Industrial Development … Agency (NYCIDA) has policies and procedures in place to approve, monitor, and measure project performance and … To determine whether the New York City Industrial Development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/12/administration-and-monitoring-financial-assistance-new-york-city-businessesTown of Hornellsville – Financial Management (2025M-102)
… such as those for fund balance. As of December 31, 2024, the Town’s fund balances totaled approximately $2 … increased real property taxes by a total of 18 percent in calendar years 2022 through 2025. As a result, the Board … also did not adopt a written fund balance policy until February 11, 2025 (after our audit notification) or adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-2025m-102VII.3.A AP Adjustment Voucher Preparation – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Adjustment Voucher in the Accounts Payable module within SFS. SFS Navigation: Accounts Payable >Vouchers > Add/Update > … current date upon entering the AP Adjustment Voucher into SFS and it should not be changed. Obligation Date The AP … Adjustment Voucher in the Accounts Payable module within SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3a-ap-adjustment-voucher-preparationOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation, as of February 2025, of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report ( 2018-S-52 ). About the Program … residents and provides leadership, guidance, and support to local Social Services Districts (Local Districts) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followHealth Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to … The state Department of Health DOH needs to improve its monitoring of New Yorks Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town … Tax Exemption Administration (Franklin County) Of the 224 granted exemptions reviewed (approximately $6.2 million of … 136 exemptions (61 percent), (approximately $3.8 million in assessed value) lacked one or more pieces of supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (School-Age Program): Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (NYSARC), also known as AHRC NYC, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were … To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC Inc NYC Chapter also known as AHRC NYC on its Consolidated Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-school-age-program-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Lockport – Culvert Pipe Fee Collections (2025M-57)
… (Department) to request a culvert pipe installation (project) at a private residence or business. The Town’s … and the installation fee prior to the start of a project. Strong and effective internal controls are required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-culvert-pipe-fee-collections-2025m-57DiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… with campuses, including the University at Buffalo Foundation (UBF), one of the largest with $723 million in … June 30, 2015. Auditors found two foundations, Stony Brook Foundation (SBF) and UBF, controlled $1.1 billion, more than half of the total foundation assets. Auditors also determined 16 foundations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightDiNapoli: NYC Experiencing Record Job Growth
… City is undergoing the largest and longest expansion since World War II," DiNapoli said. "Employment is at a record level and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-nyc-experiencing-record-job-growthInternal Control System Components
… during the previous year. As the State’s chief fiscal officer, the Comptroller also has several responsibilities … The Department has developed an internal control review program that requires unit managers to formally assess risks, … if controls fail. The Department does not provide adequate training to unit managers about their internal control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/internal-control-system-componentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1128
To inform agencies that days worked will be reduced and reported to the Employees Retirement System in accordance with the Deficit Reduction Plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1128-deficit-reduction-reporting-employees-retirement-system-ers-employeesCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… Purpose To determine whether the Thruway Authority (Authority) complies with Payment Card … measures associated with credit card data – intended to help an organization proactively protect customer credit … To determine whether the Thruway Authority complies with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2094.1
… January 23, 2023. OSC Actions OSC will update the Account Number display on PayServ pages and in PS Query. OSC will … the last 4 digits of the Account Number field only. The Routing Number will continue to display in full. The Review … been disbursed. The Check/Advice Number, Account Type, Bank ID, and Amount will continue to display in full. Direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20941-payserv-direct-deposit-access-changes-national-automated-clearingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2094
… January 20, 2023. OSC Actions OSC will update the Account Number display on PayServ pages and in PS Query. OSC will … the last 4 digits of the Account Number field only. The Routing Number will continue to display in full. The Review … been disbursed. The Check/Advice Number, Account Type, Bank ID, and Amount will continue to display in full. Direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2094-payserv-direct-deposit-access-changes-national-automated-clearing-houseCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2020-S-36 ). … 95 implementation was phased in beginning in March 2013, with covered entities required to be in full compliance by … the Office of Information and Technology Services (ITS) with a catalogue of its publishable State data, along with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/13/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followVIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… Appropriated transfers move monies originally deposited in one fund to another fund. Operating transfers are … are always completed using a General Ledger Journal Entry in SFS; cannot be bulkloaded and instead MUST be completed in an online application; and must use the designated account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfers