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City of Cortland – Non-Contractual Employees’ Payroll Benefits (2020M-161)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Cortland’s (City) non-contractual (NC) employees’ payroll … As a result, we found: Seven NC employees earned 2,213 more hours of leave than employees in the collective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/08/27/city-cortland-non-contractual-employees-payroll-benefits-2020m-161V.3.B Departments and Agencies – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… associated with its agency. Department is required on all operating statement transactions. It is considered a … to agencies/entities to keep the values unique across the State. Each agency/entity has been assigned three unique … and is organized in the following manner: Level 1: Total State Level 2: Branch of Government Level 3: Constitutional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3b-departments-and-agenciesIII.5 Agency Bulkload Interface to the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… the file format requirements by conducting an end-to-end test. The test ensures the SFS can successfully receive the file, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii5-agency-bulkload-interface-sfsDiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Italian Heritage Celebration
… Pope has been a community activist for over 30 years. He has spent many years developing the Westchester Italian … became a builder and contractor in Calabria, Italy. When he came to the United States, he became a licensed real estate broker in the state of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-italian-heritage-celebrationHenrietta FD – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-27-F)
… Fire District’s (District’s) progress, as of January 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Henrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27) released in July 2021. The … (Board) did not effectively manage the District’s financial condition and presented budgets indicating the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/henrietta-fd-audit-follow-2021m-27-fPort Jervis City School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-152-F)
… School District’s (District’s) progress, as of March 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152), released in November 2022. The audit determined that the Board of … City School Districts Districts progress as of March 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Port …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-152-fNewark Valley Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-30-F)
… pdf] | [read complete 2020 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Newark Valley Fire District’s (District) progress, as of … The purpose of our review was to assess the Newark Valley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/11/07/newark-valley-fire-district-audit-follow-2020m-30-fComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… approval. Columbia County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-353) The surrogate court clerk’s records could not verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of the Groton Central School District , Herricks Union Free School District and the Stockbridge Valley Central … use and raised taxes unnecessarily. Herricks Union Free School District – Fuel Card Purchases (Nassau County) … of the Groton Central School District Herricks Union Free School District and the Stockbridge Valley Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary … travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, as well as other outliers. Our analysis identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesBrookhaven Fire District – Procurement and Information Technology (2014M-339)
… that each financial system user is assigned only one username and password and has not designated someone … that each financial system user is assigned only one username and password and designate someone independent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/brookhaven-fire-district-procurement-and-information-technology-2014m-339Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Agency’s process for … was created in 1978, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Schenectady County Legislature. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectHilton Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-200-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Hilton Central School District’s (District’s) progress, as of August 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the … The purpose of our review was to assess the Hilton Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/hilton-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-200-fVirgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… for the period January 1, 2012 through September 23, 2013. Background The Virgil Fire District is a district … meetings. However, because it is not reviewing monthly bank statements or bank reconciliations, the Board cannot verify if it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/17/virgil-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-329Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… and reported and that District moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. … elected Treasurer. The general fund budget totals $111,698 for the 2014 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board did not … 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, and provide for an annual audit of the Treasurer’s financial records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Richmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through October 7, 2013. … The District’s general fund budget totaled $530,523 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The District’s … three years because the Board has not adequately budgeted for expenditures. Specifically, the District’s fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mWellsville Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-159)
… from $1.5 million to nearly $3 million. District officials have allowed the unemployment reserve balance to accumulate to an excessive level and have not used funds from the retirement contribution reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/wellsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-159Examination of Travel Expenses
… Purpose This is a continuation of our examination detailed in Report 2015-BSE1-04 , which outlined our findings … to improperly designate the employee’s official station in calendar years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Background As reported in 2015-BSE1-04, according to the State’s travel rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/26/examination-travel-expensesOpinion 91-10
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … Laws of NY, §§1486, 1491). The park district has no authority to contract indebtedness in its own name … v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Village Green Realty v Glen Cove Com. Dev. , 95 AD2d 259, 466 NYS2d 26; Gewirtz v City of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Treatment Plant , Copenhagen Fire Department , Dansville Public Library , Greenlawn Water District , Lake George Fire Company , Shelter Rock Public Library District and the City of Utica. “In today’s … that department money is appropriately spent. Dansville Public Library – Procurement (Steuben County) The board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0