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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $1,165,418 as of Jan. 1, 2018 to $403,003 as of Dec. 31, 2020.If the board continues to use fund balance at the … at the end of 2019, and officials had to rely on loans for cash flow. Errors in the 2020 accounting records also make it difficult for officials to accurately assess the city’s current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsFund Financial Data – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Fund financial statements provide a short-term view of … funding and spending for particular purposes. The General Fund is used to report sources of funds and expenditures that … are not required to be accounted for in another separate fund. In New York State, significant sources of funds that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/fund-financial-dataFund Financial Data – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Fund financial statements provide a short-term view of … funding and spending for particular purposes. The General Fund is used to report sources of funds and expenditures that … are not required to be accounted for in another separate fund. In New York State, significant sources of funds that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/fund-financial-dataTown of Kingsbury – Multiyear Planning for Fund Balance and Reserves (2025M-66)
… resources have been set aside. The Board is responsible for the overall management of the Town’s fund balance, … and without documenting future goals or expectations for the accumulation of funds. Had the Board and officials … trends, expenditure commitments, financial risks and the affordability of new services and/or capital investments over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/21/town-kingsbury-multiyear-planning-fund-balance-and-reserves-2025m-66City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-6)
… to rely on nonrecurring revenue, such as specialized State aid and fund balance, to balance its budget. Revenue … the expectation of receiving $5 million in specialized State aid and amend it as necessary. Develop a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/18/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-6Vestal Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-91)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s … support and plans for the balances. Total fund balance has increased by $6.3 million (38 percent) to $22.6 million … expenditures and only budget for the use of fund balance when necessary. Analyze all reserve balances and transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/vestal-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-91Village of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… adopted budgets that appropriated fund balance from the water and sewer funds. Consistent appropriation of fund balance and … to address the water fund’s deficit fund balance or the sewer fund’s declining fund balance. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Prattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if the Board of Education (Board) and Prattsburgh Central School District (District) officials adequately managed the District’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … Determine if the Board of Education Board and Prattsburgh Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… did not use the retirement contribution reserve to pay annual retirement contributions. Its excessive balance is enough to cover annual retirement contributions for nine years. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementSweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of Education … audit sweet home school financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… over $1.3 million of fund balance they did not need or use to finance operations; therefore, taxpayers were taxed more … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example, the Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11City of Yonkers – Financial Operations (2017M-119)
… June 30, 2016. Background The City of Yonkers is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately … for managing the Yonkers Public Schools’ (YPS) finances in 2014. Budgeted appropriations for the 2017-18 fiscal year, … The Council has continued to appropriate fund balance in the City’s budget without using it. For the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/04/13/city-yonkers-financial-operations-2017m-119Mechanicville City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-93)
Mechanicville City School District Financial Condition 2017M93
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/mechanicville-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-93DiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report … in federal spending in federal fiscal year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the Empire … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonTown of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… district expenditures will exceed the amounts budgeted by 41 percent and the fund will end 2018 with a budgetary … As a result, the sewer district will require advances from the general fund totaling at least $41,506 to fund operations through year-end. Although the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208DiNapoli: Former Clerk Padded Her Pay With Town Funds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Jordan Green after an investigation and audit found that she paid … thousands of dollars in unauthorized payroll payments. Green also had the town pay back her loans from the state’s … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the arrest of Jordan Green after an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-former-clerk-padded-her-pay-town-fundsHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… Fund, HHAC provides State financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, or loan guarantees to acquire, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenance-followWantagh Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-363)
… million. Key Findings District officials appropriated fund balance which was not needed to finance operations because of … surpluses. When adding back unused appropriated fund balance, the District’s recalculated unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-363Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… condition. Key Findings Inadequate budgetary practices have resulted in the highway fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019. The highway fund’s … resulting in operating deficits. The Board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… written multiyear financial and capital plans. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits