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Town of Ellicott – Fiscal Stress (2013M-269)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period … are approximately $3.8 million. Key Findings The Board did not adopt realistic budgets, did not adequately monitor and … period. The general town-wide and highway part-town funds have had operating deficits during the last three fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-ellicott-fiscal-stress-2013m-269Town of Dover – Fire Protection and Ambulance Services (2016M-413)
… and 2016 contracts or of the member recusing himself from voting on the contracts. The Board did not hold a public … are officers of the fire company recuse themselves from voting on matters that they have an interest in. Consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dover-fire-protection-and-ambulance-services-2016m-413Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… oversight of the accountant’s work. As a result, the Town does not have accurate financial records and has been unable … resolved. File the required annual update document (AUD) with New York State Office of the State Comptroller. As of … Board and file AUDs, as required. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (2023M-65)
… District District officials maintained adequate math workbook workbook inventories and ordered workbooks as needed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/schenectady-city-school-district-math-workbook-inventory-2023m-65Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… properly supported or approved. We reviewed leave records for 27 of the Town’s 80 employees and determined that 373.5 … to a variety of factors including a decentralized process for maintaining leave records and a lack of oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53Town of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… for the renovation of a church into the new Town Hall and food pantry. The Board did not oversee the competitive bidding process for the pantry portion of the Project. The Board and its contractors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130Bovina Fire District – Fund Balance (2015M-138)
… and separate from the Town of Bovina, and is located in Delaware County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/21/bovina-fire-district-fund-balance-2015m-138Rensselaer County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-6)
… Key Findings The County does have a written plan for bridge maintenance; however, it has not been formally … The County does not track maintenance and repairs by bridge, which could make it more difficult to determine when it is more economical to replace rather than repair a bridge. Key Recommendation Record and monitor repairs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/rensselaer-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-6Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… Properly monitor hours worked by PTEs . Two PTEs worked in excess of the total Board-authorized time and were therefore paid in excess of their Board-authorized salaries. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollHolland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
… or planned to initiate corrective action. 1 New York State Education Law Section 1709 (20-a) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210Ordinary Death Benefit
… – Signed into law on December 16, 2022 as Chapter 720 of the laws of 2022 – A.7730/S.6619-A (Abbate/Gounardes) - Increases the … death benefit commences to be reduced while a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … death benefit commences to be reduced while a member of the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ordinary-death-benefitTown of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… audit also identified a $250,000 encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting records or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2024M-38)
… private and sensitive information (PPSI), along with physical IT assets, are properly safeguarded from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/09/southern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technologyWayland-Cohocton Central School District – Building Access Accounts and Badges (2024M-113)
… the building access account of, and could not locate the badge for, one non-employee. The account and badge were no longer needed as of December 1, 2023 but still … improve the management and monitoring of building badge access accounts and badges. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/20/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-building-access-accounts-andDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Reaches Record High of $183.5 Billion
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund reached a record estimated value of $1835 billion
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-reaches-record-high-1835-billionTompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the IDA’s process for approving, monitoring and reporting projects for the period January 1, 2013 through … of whether financial assistance should be recaptured from those business that fall short of performance goals in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-boardCity of Middletown – Selected Financial Operations and Information Technology (2013M-56)
… recovery plan to minimize disruption of operations in the event of a catastrophic event. Key Recommendations Consider revising the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/05/31/city-middletown-selected-financial-operations-and-information-technology-2013m-56Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for “going away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… fund appropriations by $6.7 million and appropriated $2.7 million of fund balance and reserve funds that were not … points. Overfunded four reserve funds by as much as $2.3 million. Key Recommendations Adopt reasonable budgets. … agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153State Agencies Bulletin No. 1450
… limit for 2016, 2017, and 2018 have been calculated by the New York State and Local Retirement System. Affected Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1450-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2016-employees