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City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… information to monitor the City’s financial condition, and does not know the City’s current financial condition. The … Emergency Medical Services (EMS) financial operations. As a result, the City could lose out on significant revenue. Key … adequate and timely accounting records and perform monthly bank reconciliations. Monitor the City’s financial condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Corning City School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-105)
… whether the Corning City School District (District) claims auditor properly audited and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The District’s claims auditor did not properly audit and approve all claims … Determine whether the Corning City School District District claims auditor properly audited and approved claims prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/corning-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-105DeRuyter Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-175)
… personal Internet browsing and their use of social media on District computers. Provide IT security awareness … employees’ personal Internet browsing and use of social media. Provide formal IT security awareness training to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/deruyter-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-175Copenhagen Central School District - Procurement (2019M-238)
Determine whether District officials sought competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/copenhagen-central-school-district-procurement-2019m-238Town of Allen – Claims Audit (2024M-123)
… Town of Allen (Town) Town Board (Board) properly audited and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board did not properly audit and approve all claims prior to payment. As a result, there … that improper or unsupported payments could have been made and may not have been detected and corrected, and that Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-claims-audit-2024m-123Village of Oyster Bay Cove – Claims Audit (2022M-114)
… without auditing the individual claims. We reviewed 304 claims totaling $775,633 and found that although these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/12/02/village-oyster-bay-cove-claims-audit-2022m-114Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the City of Johnstown , North Patchogue Fire District , Town of Rosendale and the Town of West Seneca . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency … before being submitted to the treasurer. North Patchogue Fire District – Fuel Inventory and Cash Disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… its authority when it provided the highway superintendent with bonuses totaling $1,200 for services already rendered. … 1 and District 2. If costs were allocated in accordance with regulations, District 1 would have had a $30,963 … to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… deposits for money collected from the soccer concession stand. Longwood Public Library – Bank Account Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Improper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers
… who appeared to be affiliated complied with Medicaid provider enrollment rules and (2) if Medicaid paid for … Findings We identified vulnerabilities in the Department’s provider enrollment and revalidating processes and procedures … fully comply with the Department’s Medicaid policies for provider enrollment and revalidation were able to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providersComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … district officials paid more than $11,000 in federal, state and local taxes on fuel purchases because they did not … of duties, supervision and oversight. ### For access to state and local government spending and nearly 50,000 state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Issues Behind Broome County's Fiscal Stress
… on fund balance to finance operations, the county's fiscal health has deteriorated. County Executive Garnar has worked … balance deemed reasonable to retain, adopting budgets that leave $255,000 as a cushion for a general fund operation in … recommended that county officials adopt a specific policy establishing the minimum levels of fund balances that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-issues-behind-broome-countys-fiscal-stressLynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… Lynbrook Union Free School District (District) purchasing agent ensured staff followed the District’s purchasing policy … to competitive bidding. Key Findings The purchasing agent did not ensure purchases adhered to the District’s … to competitive bidding. As a result, the purchasing agent approved 17 purchases totaling $150,962 without knowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 693
… all Direct Deposit Advice statements no longer will be the Office of the State Comptroller name and address. The return address will be the employee’s agency name and payroll office address. Affected Employees All New York State … all Direct Deposit Advice statements no longer will be the Office of the State Comptroller name and address The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/693-agency-return-address-direct-deposit-advice-statementsXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the State Comptroller's (OSC) Contract Award Protest Procedure … be used when an interested party 1 asserts to OSC that the State Comptroller should not approve a contract award by a public contracting entity 2 . The objective of the State procurement process is to facilitate each public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-341
… Salary Increases for Judges, Justices, and New York City Court Clerks of the UCS. Affected Employees: Judges, Justices … and Justices of the state paid courts of the Unified Court System (UCS). In the Final Report on Judicial … received by a justice of the New York State Supreme Court elected from the same judicial district. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-341-april-2024-salary-increase-judges-justices-and-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Saranac Town Clerk Arrested for Falsifying Town Records
… to light by the State Comptroller’s Office during the course of a routine examination. Bell, of Redford, allegedly … licenses, marriage licenses, building permits and a death certificate, but deposited only $392 of that cash into the … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-saranac-town-clerk-arrested-falsifying-town-recordsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… recent years, the board has balanced its adopted budgets with appropriations of fund balance and reserves, which has … County) District officials have not provided employees with written procedures over payroll, did not adequately … made it appear that the district was in compliance with the statutory limit on unrestricted fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 94-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … the United States of America, obligations of the State of New York and, in certain circumstances, obligations of New York … by a central school district are subject to the provisions of General Municipal Law 11 pertaining to the investment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15DiNapoli Statement on Amazon's Agreement to Conduct an Independent Racial Equity Audit
… the following statement today following Amazon’s agreement to conduct and publicly release an independent racial equity … May 25. “For Amazon, one of America's largest employers, to prioritize and examine its impacts on racial equity is a … in corporate America. We commend the company for listening to its shareholders who understand that fostering diversity, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-statement-amazons-agreement-conduct-independent-racial-equity-audit