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Village of Port Jefferson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-56)
… receipts totaling $6,525 into a neighboring village’s bank account and transferred it back two months later without … $1,055 was missing and not credited to the Justice’s account until 10 months later. Code enforcement did not account for all tickets issued or voided. These findings were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/15/village-port-jefferson-justice-court-operations-2020m-56Fire Island Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-114)
… B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fire-island-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-114Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets … Determine whether the Town of Throop Town Supervisor and Town Board Board ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Stamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with … $1.4 million (14 percent) and planned to use fund balance to cover operating deficits when the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… 2023 budgets or formally adopt the budgets, as required by New York State Town Law Section 181. Approve realistic … for 2019 through 2021 – appropriations were overestimated by an average of $43,300, or 40 percent. Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81North Salem Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-140-F)
… of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the North Salem Central School District’s (District’s) progress, … in implementing our recommendations in the audit report North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts … permissions. Background The District serves the Towns of North Salem and Somers in Westchester County and Carmel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/26/north-salem-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-140-fTown of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… reductions. The Assessor did not have any documentation on file for four properties receiving eligible funds … take corrective action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Amani Public Charter School – Purchasing and Claims Approval (2025M-11)
… procured goods and services in accordance with established policies. Key Findings School officials did not procure … procured goods and services in accordance with established policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/amani-public-charter-school-purchasing-and-claims-approval-2025m-11County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Recreation Department (Department) and Putnam County Golf Course (Golf Course) recorded, deposited, remitted and reported … supported. Key Findings The County’s Department and Golf Course did not always record, deposit, remit documentation … Recreation Department Department and Putnam County Golf Course Golf Course recorded deposited remitted and reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Sherman Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-92)
… District’s policies she needed to confirm claims complied with, was unaware of how to properly perform her job duties … the claims lacked support that the purchases complied with Board policies, were properly authorized, approved by … did not have documentation to support that claims complied with Board-adopted policies. 170 paid claims totaling more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92Pavilion Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-108)
… and corrected and that District officials paid more for goods and services than necessary. Of the 324 claims we … approved 173 claims totaling approximately $1.04 million for payment. We identified more than one concern with … information needed to support that the purchases were for a valid District purpose. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/pavilion-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-108Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling $27,125 were … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring (2014M-205)
… to determine if the Board monitored approved projects for the period January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. … directly billed and collected by taxing jurisdictions for payments-in-lieu-of-taxes. Agency officials did not … with the Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) requirements for monitoring the sales and use tax exemptions used by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/12/12/county-clinton-industrial-development-agency-projectCuddebackville Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-94)
… the Cuddebackville Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of the … the Cuddebackville Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board provided adequate oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/07/cuddebackville-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-94Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-219)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … require that monthly financial information be provided and investigate all transactions conducted by the Club Treasurer. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/21/limestone-volunteer-firemen-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board failed to comply with statutory requirements when presenting and adopting budgets for 2013-14 through 2018-19. Auditors determined the board underestimated revenues by a total of $151,908 (9.5 percent) and underestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $767 Million in May
State tax receipts in May were down $7669 million or 197 from the previous year according to the monthly state cash report released by the State Comptroller
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-767-million-mayState Agencies Bulletin No. 999
… of the Retirement Incentive Program is 7/1/10-9/28/10. In order to track and monitor the program, OSC has created … to be used by agencies to report retirement transactions in PayServ that fall under the program. For additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/999-new-retirement-incentive-program-reason-codesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1201
… entering Rehire, Concurrent Hire and Transfer transactions online/directly in PayServ Effective Date(s) Effective … those PayServ users with a “need to know.” OSC Actions The online Rehire, Concurrent Hire, and Transfer transactions … ID and a full 9-digit National ID to be entered by the online user. When the employee being Rehired, Concurrently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1201-changes-entering-rehires-concurrent-hires-and-transfers-payservState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of realistic budgets and multiyear financial or capital plans. Officials maintained significant unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits