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Montauk Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-117-F)
… the Board and four Commissioners, governs the District and is responsible for its overall financial management. The Board-appointed Secretary-Treasurer is the chief fiscal officer and is responsible for receiving and distributing District funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/montauk-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-117-fWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B19-7-1)
… million in 2018-19, and proposed a budget of $78.2 million for 2019-20. Key Findings Significant estimated revenues and … reasonable. The District’s audited financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2018 indicate that … budgeted expenditures in the $71.3 million adopted budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are not reasonable. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b19-7-1Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… were not transparent with taxpayers and more real property taxes were levied than necessary to fund operations. … requiring fund balance to be appropriated and real property taxes to be increased. However, the District had … in the debt service fund had $337,777 in unidentified money that should be returned to the general fund. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Caton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2013M-237)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls are … Caton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Caton, in Steuben County. The Company’s officers consist … The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/01/caton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialCircleville Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-343)
… accordance with Board policy. The Board has not adopted an online banking policy and has not entered into an agreement … bank for electronic transfers. The treasurer performed online transactions without Board oversight and bypassed … that the District credit card policy is enforced. Adopt an online banking policy and enter into a written agreement with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/07/circleville-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-343King Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
King Center Charter School Purchasing 2013M215
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… Background The Shelter Island Union Free School District is located in the Town of Shelter Island in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven … amount of the District’s unexpended surplus fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Village of Spencerport – Financial Management (2013M-134)
Village of Spencerport Financial Management 2013M134
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/13/village-spencerport-financial-management-2013m-134Village of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… November 30, 2013. Background The Village of Mastic Beach is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County and has approximately 14,900 residents. The Village is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising four elected … decisions regarding financial operations. Ensure there is an available appropriation prior to approving purchases or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150Town of Conesus – Justice Court (2013M-140)
… was to evaluate the internal controls established over the Court’s financial activities for the period January 1, 2012, … identified deficiencies in providing adequate oversight of Court operations including depositing, recording, … or review the information the Clerk entered into the Court’s database system. The Justices did not ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-conesus-justice-court-2013m-140Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… controls over selected Authority financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. … 428 of the Public Housing Law to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant … Director audits the claims, including payments made for the reimbursement of his own travel costs. Our review of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsNorth Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… Background The North Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. … its students to attend one of four other school districts, is governed by an elected three-member Board of Education. … that result in the appropriation of fund balance that is not used to finance District operations. Reduce the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… District is located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven elected … of the Treasurer, as the sole signatory on District checks under $5,000, with its Vice President as co-signer for all … appropriation of unexpended surplus funds that will not be used. Ensure that the amount of the District’s unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingParkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… to the following municipalities: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] , East Hampton [pdf] , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… appropriate controls over property room inventory for the period January 1, 2012 through December 5, 2013. … use a computerized tracking system did not appropriately grant user rights to the system. Key Recommendations Review … movement. Assign access to computerized property tracking systems based on job duties and responsibilities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Town of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton (Trustees) in 1686. The Patent granted the … to the water, marshland and common areas located in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County (Town). The Trustees … Town of Southampton Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mVillage of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… 3,300 residents. The Board of Trustees (Board), which is comprised of a Mayor and four Trustees, governs the Village and is responsible for overseeing the Court’s general management … in bail money that was over six years old. The Court is not properly reporting unresolved traffic tickets to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… State aid received to help finance the acquisition and installation of the capital equipment and assets used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by 14% in October
… year-over-year growth since May, despite the participation of many counties in the gas tax holiday,” DiNapoli said. … collections totaled almost $789 million, an increase of 17.3% – or $116 million – over October of 2021. Nearly all counties saw some year-over-year growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-14-octoberDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… sales tax collections statewide were down 5.9 percent in January compared to the same time last year, State … Collections totaled $1.5 billion, down $95 million from January 2020. The decline was less than the 8.4 percent drop … state that experienced growth in sales tax collections for January, at 1.7 percent. Declines in the remaining regions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percent