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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… property exemptions were not always properly applied for or supported. Of the 99 property tax exemptions that … totaling over $4.1 million were not properly applied for or supported. Property owners received $4,014 in 2019 town tax reductions for these unsupported exemptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-138
… Unit 62 Background Chapter 70 of the Laws of 2010 provides for an annual Expertise Payment to employees in Bargaining … Date(s) Payments will be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/07/11 Payment Information and … twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, Paid Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-138-2011-state-police-expertise-payState Police Bulletin No. SP-143
… Unit 17 Background Chapter 69 of the Laws of 2009 provides for an annual Hazardous Duty Payment to Troopers in … Date(s) Payments will be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/05/12 Payment Information and … Duty Pay in the amount of $1,200 annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, Paid Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-143-2012-state-police-hazardous-duty-payState Police Bulletin No. SP-147
… Unit 62 Background Chapter 70 of the Laws of 2009 provides for an annual Expertise Payment to employees in Bargaining … Date(s) Payments will be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/04/13 Payment Information and … Pay in the amount of $1,200 annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, Paid Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-147-2013-state-police-expertise-payTown of Ontario - Information Technology, Financial Management and Procurement (2017M-137)
… IT controls, financial condition and purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2015 through March 2, 2017. Key … a procurement policy, but it does not require competition for professional services or the submission of documentation … multiyear financial and capital plans and plan for reserves. These plans should be monitored and updated on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/07/06/town-ontario-information-technology-financial-management-and-procurement-2017m-137Copiague Fire District– Mechanic Shop Operations (2021M-93)
… used at least $5,365 of District funds to purchase auto parts to repair vehicles not owned by the District or municipalities the Shop services. We also examined one parts invoice where 81 parts were purchased; however, for 72 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/02/copiague-fire-district-mechanic-shop-operations-2021m-93Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… three financial software user accounts unnecessarily had full access, and three individuals unnecessarily shared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controlsLockport City School District - Procurement (2021M-198)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Lockport City School District (District) officials procured goods and … Determine whether Lockport City School District District officials procured goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/13/lockport-city-school-district-procurement-2021m-198Barker Central School District – Payroll (2023M-19)
… calculations totaling $3,131. One employee was paid $2,948 for overtime despite language in the individual’s employment … as required. In addition, 10 employees were paid $26,297 for overtime without being required to seek preapproval per … governing the use of overtime and establish procedures for reviewing payroll to detect unusual payments or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/barker-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-19Rondout Valley Central School District – Fixed Assets (2023M-36)
… School District (District) officials properly accounted for and monitored fixed assets. Key Findings District officials did not properly account for and monitor all of the District’s fixed assets. As a … 64 assets totaling $549,117 were not properly accounted for or monitored. Our testing identified: 34 fixed assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/rondout-valley-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2023m-36Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-196)
… and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2011, to June 11, 2013. Background … Executive Committee of 12 elected members is responsible for the Company’s overall financial management. The Company’s receipts totaled $229,038 for the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings We found that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/28/ridgeway-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialLewis County Industrial Development Agency – Staff Services Agreements (2025M-1)
… agreements (agreements) with Naturally Lewis, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation (Corporation), to provide general administrative and staff support services to LCIDA for the last quarter of 2023 and for 2024. However, the Board did not ensure the fees paid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/05/23/lewis-county-industrial-development-agency-staff-services-agreements-2025m-1Town of Pound Ridge – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2024M-150)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Pound Ridge (Town) Board (Board) procured goods and services … Determine whether the Town of Pound Ridge Town Board Board procured goods and services in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/01/town-pound-ridge-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2024m-150Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. Six … $5 million had high balances that were not needed or used. For example, the District’s reserve for unemployment expenditures will cover annual expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Town of Gorham – Procurement (2024M-7)
… an increased risk that the Town paid more than necessary for goods and services or made purchases that were not for Town purposes. For example, we reviewed: 65 individual and aggregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-procurement-2024m-7Hamburg Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-32)
… public benefit corporation whose goals are to advance job opportunities and economic welfare in the Town of Hamburg by … allow for the recovery of previously granted benefits if job creation goals, economic goals or other terms of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/06/19/hamburg-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-andDelaware County – Assigned Counsel (2016M-384)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the County’s assigned counsel plan and the implementation of that plan, and how courts within the County determined assigned counsel eligibility for the period … January 1, 2015 through June 9, 2016. Background Delaware County is located in eastern New York, consists of 19 towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/18/delaware-county-assigned-counsel-2016m-384Global Concepts Charter School – Cash Disbursements (2017M-126)
… of our audit was to evaluate the cash disbursement process for the period July 1, 2015 through March 17, 2017. … by a five-member Board of Trustees. Operating expenses for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $11.3 … check signer. School officials did not seek competition for 39 of the 48 purchases we reviewed. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/02/02/global-concepts-charter-school-cash-disbursements-2017m-126Plainedge Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-189)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition and extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds for the period July … Bay, Nassau County. The District operates five schools and has approximately 3,025 students. Projected expenditures … duplicate receipts for all funds placed in her custody, and did not always deposit funds in a timely manner and sign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/12/plainedge-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-extraAccounts Payable Advisory No. 36
… State Comptroller (OSC) has designated the final deadlines for agencies to submit vouchers and expense reports for payment prior to fiscal year end. For specifics, please visit the Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/36-fiscal-year-end-vouchers-and-expense-reports