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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits were issued. Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (Cayuga … or maintain records to track the costs related to these services to ensure taxpayer equity. The superintendent did … subject to competitive bidding or for professional services. Competitive bidding requirements were not followed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and to maintain inventory records, school officials did not ensure that company employees maintained complete and … IT assets. As a result, the school’s inventory records did not include all IT assets and no records contained adequate … – Board Oversight (Livingston County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsArkville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-65)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if … December 31, 2014. Background The Arkville Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Middletown, and is located in Delaware County. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/03/arkville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-65Town of Brownville Joint Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-207)
… claims before payment. The Board did not contract for an independent audit of its 2017 records as required by … vendors to access the bank accounts. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/01/25/town-brownville-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-207What is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… data to compute the tax cap; and establishing requirements for reserves of excess funds. For more information, see Overview of the Office of the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capMinetto Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds and Records and Reports (2014M-222)
… audit was to evaluate the Company’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. … Background The Minetto Volunteer Fire Company is located in Town of Minetto, Oswego County and provides fire … approximately 25 active members. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year totaled $128,000. Key Findings We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/minetto-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-and-records-andTown of Seneca Falls - Town Hall Capital Project (2018M-220)
… an initial amount to be used from its capital reserve for the project of nearly $2.6 million. However, it did not … approximately $265,000. The Board inadequately planned for the project, which resulted in the need to borrow $885,000 from the Tax Stabilization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-seneca-falls-town-hall-capital-project-2018m-220Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… internal controls over the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through July 10, 2014. … distinct and separate from the Town of Greenville, located in Greene County. The District is governed by an elected … Fire Commissioners. The District’s budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled $317,350. Key Findings District budgets did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Cleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… balance exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit by 13 to 16 percentage points. Four reserves totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (Follow-Up)
… long-term practices related to Hours of Service that may have been avoidable. For calendar 2010, we determined that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/18/forensic-audit-select-payroll-and-overtime-practices-and-related-transactions-followTown of Tonawanda – Recreation Fees (2017M-133)
… was to review the Recreation Department’s cash receipts for the period January 1, 2016 through April 18, 2017. … five-member Town Board. Operating budget appropriations for 2017 total approximately $101 million. Key Findings The … to ensure that cash receipts were properly accounted for, recorded accurately or deposited in a timely fashion. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-tonawanda-recreation-fees-2017m-133Village of Port Chester – Payroll (2017M-115)
… our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of payroll payments for the period June 1, 2015 through January 26, 2017. Background The Village of Port Chester is located in the Town of Rye in Westchester County and has a population … seven-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $38.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/10/13/village-port-chester-payroll-2017m-115Apalachin Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
… the oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012, to February 4, 2013. … and separate from the Town of Apalachin and located in Tioga County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of … general fund budget totaled approximately $744,000 for the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings The District does have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/10/apalachin-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25Village of Northville – Joint Youth Activity Program (2016M-339)
… Key Recommendations Review bank statements in conjunction with a review of the bank reconciliations to ensure a proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/09/village-northville-joint-youth-activity-program-2016m-339Herkimer County – Sales Tax Distributions and Bank Reconciliations (2017M-178)
… and County Clerk properly performed bank reconciliations for the period January 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. … Legislature. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $99 million. Key Findings The … The Clerk did not properly reconcile a County bank account for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), resulting in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/12/15/herkimer-county-sales-tax-distributions-and-bank-reconciliations-2017m-178City of Watertown – Information Technology (2017M-184)
… through April 5, 2017. Background The City of Watertown is located in Jefferson County and is governed by an elected … Council has not adopted adequate information technology (IT) security policies and City officials do not have formal procedures to address disaster recovery, disposal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/01/city-watertown-information-technology-2017m-184Additional Service Credit for Unused, Unpaid Sick Leave – State Police Plan
… retirement. To be eligible, you must retire directly from public employment or within a year after separating from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/additional-service-credit-unused-unpaid-sick-leaveContributing Toward Your Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… join the Retirement System, all salary and service earned in connection with all employment must be reported to us. … System. Therefore, the 3 percent contributions you make on or after October 1, 2013* are: Not reported as wages for federal income tax; Reported as wages for New York State and local income taxes; Reported as wages for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/contributing-toward-your-retirementPatchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-236)
… was to determine if leave accrual records were accurate for the period July 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016. … Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The District, … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $173 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/26/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-236North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… services in accordance with District policy. As a result, services may not have been procured in the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34