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West Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2023M-10)
… recorded, had adequate supporting documentation and were for Association purposes. Key Findings The Board did not … recorded, had adequate supporting documentation and were for Association purposes. As a result, the Association had a significant risk that disbursements could be made for non-Association purposes. We found that: 138 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/06/02/west-webster-volunteer-firemens-association-inc-cashRensselaer County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-6)
… and repairs of approximately 60 County-owned bridges. It is not fiscally responsible for other bridges in the … does have a written plan for bridge maintenance; however, it has not been formally approved by the Legislature. This … track maintenance and repairs by bridge, which could make it more difficult to determine when it is more economical to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/rensselaer-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-6Wheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… inventories. Officials stored unused IT assets in an unsecured area and an unlocked cabinet in a classroom and did not track or monitor who accessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… Determine whether the Town of Highlands (Town) Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (Receiver) properly billed, collected, and disbursed taxes, fees and penalties. Key Findings The former Receiver, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
… actually available, after retaining a reasonable amount for the next year. Appropriated more fund balance to finance … the general and highway funds and water district beginning 2020 with budgetary deficits. Did not adopt realistic budgets for each fund from 2017 through 2020. Did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Prattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… The Board appropriated fund balance totaling $1.13 million for fiscal years 2016-17 through 2018-19 but none of the … 4 percent statutory surplus fund balance limit, however when unused appropriated fund balance is added back, surplus … fund balance legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Develop comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108Village of Mount Morris – Treasurer’s Office (2013M-65)
… 1, 2010, to February 12, 2013. Background The Village of Mount Morris is located in the Town of Mount Morris in Livingston County, and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-mount-morris-treasurers-office-2013m-65Brighton Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2020M-133)
… non-payroll disbursements were properly procured, approved or adequately supported. Of 97 disbursements tested totaling … lacked adequate documentation that competitive bids or quotes were obtained or not required, itemized receipts or documentation of prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2020m-133Horseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Horseheads Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls … Paid BOCES more than $2 million in the 2019-20 fiscal year for IT services but did not enter into a service level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… District officials to strengthen internal controls over payroll. Officials did not: Adequately segregate the duties … establish adequate compensating controls over the payroll clerk who could add new employees to the financial system and … employee routinely monitored the payroll clerk’s work by comparing payroll source documents to payrolls to mitigate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149Putnam County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-2)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments … not always properly enforce restitution orders, notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/putnam-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-2Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly established and … were not filed timely and the required independent audit of the financial statements was not conducted. We also found: … notices were not published for certain purchases subject to permissive referendum. The District used $97,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Town of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… activities. The Board and Superintendent did not: Prior to 2021, agree, in writing, to expenditures for highway repair and improvement as required. As a result, the Board’s ability to sufficiently plan and budget for long-term road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Town of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… underestimating revenues and overestimating expenditures for the town-wide and TOV funds from 2021 through 2023. … The audit also identified a $250,000 encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Evergreen Charter School – Credit Card Purchases (2024M-143)
… charges are not properly approved or adequately supported, it could result in inappropriate or fraudulent charges or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/07/11/evergreen-charter-school-credit-card-purchases-2024m-143Pine Valley Central School District –Financial Management and Procurement (2014M-36)
… million that should be used to benefit taxpayers by paying off debt, financing one-time expenditures, funding necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/pine-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-and-procurementTown of Clare – Fiscal Stress (2013M-317)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013. Background … The Town of Clare is located in St. Lawrence County and serves about 105 residents. The elected five-member Town Board is the legislative body responsible for managing Town operations. The Town’s general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/04/town-clare-fiscal-stress-2013m-317CVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue
… covered the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance … for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. In accordance with the contract, CVS Health was … for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. CVS Health agreed Civil Service is due the additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/17/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenueOpinion 88-62
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … vector remediation program, or a combination thereof (see State Register , November 16, 1988, p. 15, Notice of … By establishing the period of probable usefulness, the State Legislature has expressly recognized that expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62