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Health Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood … regional offices are not consistently conducting on-site reviews of local health departments that carry out … includes: Working with regional office staff to ensure on-site reviews are completed within the specified time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programTown of Hornellsville – Financial Management (2025M-102)
… (Town) Town Board (Board) effectively manage fund balance? Audit Period January 1, 2022 – August 6, 2025 … of a town’s financial condition is its level of fund balance, which represents the difference between revenues and … time. Maintaining a reasonable amount of unrestricted fund balance within operating funds is an important financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-2025m-102State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… paid $6,410 to an employee’s private business for lawn care services without public written disclosure of his … with the district. New Lebanon Central School District – Network User Accounts (Columbia County) Officials did not establish adequate controls over the district’s network user accounts to protect against unauthorized use, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Report on Pre-Pandemic Migration Trends
… was approximately 28,700, or 0.3% of resident taxpayers. Married filers left New York at twice the rate (0.66%) of all filers, with married filers making between $100,000 and $500,000 per year … of Taxpayers With a larger net out-migration, over one in eight families paying PIT were nonresidents in 2019, higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-report-pre-pandemic-migration-trendsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores
… System scores. DiNapoli releases fiscal stress scores for municipalities (excluding New York City) twice a year. The scores announced today are for local governments operating on a calendar year basis for 2021, covering all counties and towns, 44 cities, and 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonEast Bloomfield Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-154)
… financial operations to ensure that assets are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2015 through February 23, 2017. … Fire Commissioners. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 total $354,594. Key Findings The purchasing agent … policy to clearly require presentation and retention of price quotations or proposals and implement monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-154Town of Waterloo – Board Oversight (2017M-110)
Town of Waterloo Board Oversight 2017M110
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-waterloo-board-oversight-2017m-110Penfield Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-162)
… budgets with overestimated expenditures and appropriated fund balance to finance operations that was not actually … overfunded and potentially unnecessary. The school lunch fund’s total fund balance exceeds the federally regulated … if the amounts reserved are necessary, reasonable and in compliance with statutory requirements. Ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/30/penfield-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-162Naples Central School District – Online Banking (2015M-143)
… of our audit was to evaluate internal controls related to online banking for the period July 1, 2013 through June 16, … The Board and District officials have established adequate online banking internal controls to ensure sufficient … and Business Manager by email or text every time an online transaction occurs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/11/naples-central-school-district-online-banking-2015m-143Avon Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-123)
… our audit was to assess the District’s IT for the period July 1, 2014 through February 26, 2016. Background The Avon … mobile devices; sanitation and disposal of electronic media; user accounts; access rights; data backups; and breach … mobile devices, sanitation and disposal of electronic media, user accounts, access rights, data backups and breach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/avon-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-123Candor Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-173)
… are ensuring that meals offered to students are nutritious and prepared in the most economical and productive manner for the period July 1, 2013 through … School District is located in the Towns of Candor, Spencer and Tioga and the Village of Candor in Tioga County and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/27/candor-central-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2015m-173Village of Quogue – Justice Court (2015M-18)
Village of Quogue Justice Court 2015M18
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/08/village-quogue-justice-court-2015m-18Clarence Public Library – Audit of Claims (2016M-355)
… to payment and ensure that the Secretary documents the approval of claims in the Board minutes. Adopt a … that checks are signed only after the Board’s audit and approval of claims for payment and discontinue s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/12/16/clarence-public-library-audit-claims-2016m-355Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… are disabled after a specified period without a valid user login. BOCES officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Chateaugay Central School District – Nonresident Homeless Student State Aid (2023M-153)
… 30, 2024. District officials did not establish policies and procedures to ensure State aid was claimed for … homeless students. Officials also did not complete and maintain designation forms and submit them to the New York State Education Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/chateaugay-central-school-district-nonresident-homeless-student-state-aidWilliamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Mexico Academy Central School District – Procurement (2023M-75)
… services for occupational and physical therapy, legal, music therapy, advising and architectural services from seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/mexico-academy-central-school-district-procurement-2023m-75Town of Willsboro– Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-68)
… adequate guidance and internal controls over transfer station receipts. Key Recommendations Issue duplicate … Ensure that water and sewer collections and transfer station cash receipts are deposited timely and intact. Establish a comprehensive transfer station cash receipts policy that communicates the duties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/18/town-willsboro-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2014m-68Town of Mayfield - Town Clerk (2016M-29)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Clerk’s financial operations … 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015. Background The Town of Mayfield is located in Fulton County and has approximately … The purpose of our audit was to review the Clerks financial operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-mayfield-town-clerk-2016m-29