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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Officials use informal, undocumented procedures that are not consistently applied. Auditors found that some … accrual balances to employees on an annual basis, there are no periodic reviews performed by a district official to … over cash receipts in the culinary arts department are properly designed; however, they were not operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1SUNY Bulletin No. SU-302
… Actions Prior to processing, agencies must complete a roster identifying employees who will receive a recruitment … and must include the earnings code and payment amount. The roster must be forwarded to SUNY System Administration. A copy of this roster will be provided to OSC in an Excel format. To pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-302-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesOpinion 89-33
… opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE … compensation of appointive village officers and employees for services may be paid without prior audit by the board of … such prior audit. You ask whether budgeted compensation for appointive village officers and employees may be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 2002-11
… responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and first aid squad, as set forth in section … minimum number of fire company calls other than emergency rescue and first aid squad calls, as set forth in section … responding to the minimum number of calls of an emergency rescue and first aid squad, and an additional twenty-five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Lockport – Fuel Inventory (Niagara County) The … errors occurred and the potential for inappropriate use of town fuel to occur and go undetected was significant. Town of … inventory is depleted. Town of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (Niagara County) The inspector did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Medicare Part C (Follow-Up) (2016-F-16) An audit released in May 2014 found the state’s Medicaid program did not have limitations on the amounts it paid for Part C cost-sharing liabilities … Part C cost-sharing liabilities were improperly paid. In a follow-up report, auditors found DOH officials made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… town’s 2021 or 2023 AFR as required by state law and the 2022 AFR was inaccurate. The supervisor also did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… County) District officials did not invest in accordance with statutory requirements. As a result, district … but did not ensure the district’s investments complied with the policy’s list of eligible investments. In addition, … for the village’s accounting software that she paid for with her personal credit card. The village should not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the financial and student information applications. West Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc. – Cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Patchogue-Medford Union Free … requirements of the program for married couples and family members employed by the district. For the 2021 … Solvay – Financial Management (Onondaga County) The board and officials did not develop a budget for the electric fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Village of Owego – Records and Reports (2025M-137)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Village of Owego (Village) officials maintain complete, accurate and … financial reports and could not provide adequate oversight of the Village’s financial operations. Additionally, because … AFR on time and the Board did not perform an annual audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s accounting records, officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/07/03/village-owego-records-and-reports-2025m-137DiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… could not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement and lacked documentation proving children were placed in foster homes that met program certifications, according to an … frequent contact with children, their parents and their foster parents. While the demands on the agency are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightOpinion 89-61
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Compensation (salary charged on townwide basis) … TOWN LAW, §§29, 30, 32, 138: The salaries of the town supervisor, town clerk and town highway superintendent are … in the village. You ask whether the salaries of the town supervisor, town clerk, town superintendent of highways and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Preston Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-87)
… 2024. During our audit period, the District maintained a capital reserve fund in a savings account that offered 0.02 percent interest, and the average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/preston-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-87State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… information. West Sparta Independent Volunteer Fire Department Company Number 1, Inc. (Department) – Board … the board may have made material alterations to bid specifications for two other contracts totaling $1.2 million, … how the funds were used or that the appropriate tax base was charged. Eastport Fire District – Procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… former supervisor was inappropriately reimbursed $1,526 for expenditures on the town’s credit card and did not … stock and disbursed 106 payments totaling $782,518 prior to board approval. He also kept a town computer used to record cash transactions after leaving office. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System (NYSOH) (Follow-Up) (2017-F-4) An … including three that had been vacant for more than a year. State Education Department (SED): The New Interdisciplinary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued. State Education Department: The Network for Children's Speech, Occupational & Physical … York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Parks a Growing Attraction
… Parks and Historic Sites Attendance (in millions) Figure 1 Data Table Year Attendance 2016 69,351,725 2017 71,571,568 … influenced by lower attendance from Canadian visitors, as tourism from Canada has declined. According to the Bureau of … | Urban Institute , February 28, 2022 (accessed March 5, 2026); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Parks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-parks-growing-attractionTown of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)
… Inspector (Inspector) properly manage building permit fee collections? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – June 18, 2024 … rules and regulations and establishes building permit fee (permit fee) amounts which vary based on property type and the nature … The Inspector did not properly manage permit fee collections The Inspector did not always apply the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56