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General Brown Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-216)
… March 31, 2014. Background The General Brown Central School District is located in the Towns of Brownville, … General Brown Central School District Financial Condition 2014M216 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/general-brown-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-216Eldred Central School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-204)
… property taxes and monitoring the use of unassigned fund balance. Consider cost savings measures and revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/17/eldred-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteriaTown of Greenport – Town Clerk Operations (2017M-3)
… our audit was to review the Clerk’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through September 23, 2016. Background The Town of Greenport is located in Columbia County and has a population of approximately 4,200. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-greenport-town-clerk-operations-2017m-3Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… tickets to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and OSC's Justice Court Fund (JCF). The Board did not … the dispositions and dismissals of all tickets to JCF and DMV. Perform a thorough audit of the Clerk's and Justice's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Village of Holley – Financial Condition of the Water and Sewer Funds (2014M-334)
… to evaluate the financial condition of the Village’s water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2009 through September … Holley is located in the Town of Murray, Orleans County, and has a population of approximately 1,810. The Village is … total approximately $1.78 million. Key Findings The water and sewer funds relied on interfund advances from the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/03/village-holley-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2014m-334Retirement System Membership – Forest Rangers Plan
… in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) must become members of the Retirement System. When you become a member, you must … membership in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System is mandatory. If you were employed as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/retirement-system-membershipOpinion 88-56
… and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with district) -- Exceptions … district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing business with the district, does not have a … conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 2004-4
… Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Legal Services (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §800(3): If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… favorable terms and conditions. Village of Churchville – Electric Utility Services Billing and Collections (Monroe … County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of electric utility services billing and collections. The board did not request financial or electric utility services use, billing or collection reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Schuyler Heights Fire District , Village of Voorheesville , Willsboro … is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Schuyler Heights Fire District – Controls Over Claims Processing … announced his office completed audits of the Schuyler Heights Fire District Village of Voorheesville Willsboro Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTravel/Conference Claim Requirements – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Once an employee has returned from his or her travel, an itemized claim or voucher 8 must be submitted for … and other elected officers. The required documentation for travel claims/vouchers generally should include: A copy of the approval form for travel or conference attendance (and if the traveler is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/travelconference-claim-requirementsMandatory Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting
… owes mandatory member contributions, you will receive a notification letting you know that their service credit purchase (SCP) deduction has changed. The notification will provide a link to the Loan/SCP Deduction … the Loan/SCP Deduction page, click the “Deficiency (SCP)” tab. When taking payments for mandatory contributions, you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/mandatory-service-credit-purchase-paymentsFund Financial Data – 2022 Financial Condition Report
Fund financial statements provide a shortterm view of finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/fund-financial-dataTown of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… were underestimated and expenditures were overestimated in the general and highway funds generating operating … that was not needed to fund operations, including $439,870 in the general fund for the audit period and $603,395 in four of the five years reviewed for the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Cooperstown Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-65)
… with taxpayers and levied more taxes than necessary to fund operations. From fiscal years 2020-21 through … $2.6 million of fund balance that was not needed, while generating operating surpluses totaling approximately … have used reserve funds to pay for related expenditures, but instead paid these expenditures with current years’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cooperstown-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-65Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… budgeting practices were not transparent and resulted in the District exceeding the statutory limit on surplus fund … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit is in effect a reservation of fund balance that artificially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Town of Stanford – Financial Condition (2013M-225)
Town of Stanford Financial Condition 2013M225
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-stanford-financial-condition-2013m-225Village of Sinclairville – Water Operations (2014M-362)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Village’s water system was operating effectively for the period June 1, … year, general fund appropriations totaled $399,464 and water fund appropriations totaled $80,788. Key Findings … officials did not periodically compare the amount of water produced with the amount billed and were unaware of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/24/village-sinclairville-water-operations-2014m-362Village of Sag Harbor – Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations (2015M-107)
… 2013 through September 30, 2014. Background The Village of Sag Harbor is located in the Towns of East Hampton and … Village of Sag Harbor Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/village-sag-harbor-board-oversight-and-justice-court-operations-2015m-107Fund Financial Data – 2021 Financial Condition Report
Fund financial statements provide a shortterm view of finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/fund-financial-data