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Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… fund operations each year and there was an increased risk for errors and irregularities . The Board of Fire … accounting records. Hold required public hearings on the proposed 2022 and 2023 budgets or formally adopt the … York State Town Law Section 181. Approve realistic budgets for 2019 through 2021 – appropriations were overestimated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81License Fee Revenues (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report License Fee Revenues Report 2010N1
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/license-fee-revenues-followStamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with … $1.4 million (14 percent) and planned to use fund balance to cover operating deficits when the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199Andover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… and submitted to the Board for review that includes a summary statement of projected use and need of the reserve … prepared by the Business Administrator does not include a summary statement. As a result, the Board’s ability to … Ensure that the Business Administrator includes a summary statement of the projected use and need of reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsCollege at Brockport – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected … and abuse. The audit covers the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive … and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether the use of travel money by selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-brockport-selected-employee-travel-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… requirements when presenting and adopting budgets for 2013-14 through 2018-19. Auditors determined the board … properly managed. Officials did not establish a process for staying current on water system cybersecurity threats. The city also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsLaFargeville Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-216)
LaFargeville Central School District Financial Condition 2016M216
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/lafargeville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-216Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and … did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the Board ensure the Supervisor … properly performed those duties. Our audit found $15,823 in missing funds. We also found that the former Supervisor: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… expenditure budget-to-actual reports were not accurate. For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Objective Determine whether Putnam County (County) Parks and Recreation Department (Department) and Putnam County Golf Course (Golf Course) recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner … Determine whether Putnam County County Parks and Recreation Department Department and Putnam County Golf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… whether town assessors were properly administering select real property tax exemptions for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Background All real property in New York is subject to taxation unless specific legal provisions grant it exempt status. Real property tax exemptions are granted on the basis of many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Authority – Fare Evasion (Follow-Up) (2022-F-23) For 2018, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) … audit. Of the initial report’s 19 audit recommendations, 13 were implemented, four were partially implemented, one was … identified in the initial audit. Of the initial report’s 15 recommendations, four were implemented, two were partially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… Tracking System (APT), the Financial Management System (FMS), and the HHS (Health and Human Services) Accelerator for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-servicesProtection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees)
… to meet the needs of beekeepers requiring certificates to ship honey bees out of State. It was able to conduct all the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/19/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-beesMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider
… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to a transportation provider. The audit covered the period from September 26, … To determine whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-providerDiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… leaders should focus on measures to improve accessibility for those with the lowest incomes.” Key highlights of the … The Bronx and Brooklyn faced the highest average price for monthly broadband service among the five boroughs as of … suggests local infrastructure is less of an impediment for internet access than in other parts of the state or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Rail Road (LIRR) Engineering Department is responsible for the overall administration of fleet vehicles—cars, SUVs, … Engineering did not have written policies or procedures for keeping its vehicle fleet inventory or performing vehicle … Auditors found the MTA did not have a working plan for Transformation that identified the tasks to be completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsAdministration of Fellowship Leaves (Follow-Up)
… of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Administration of Fellowship Leaves (Report 2011-S-20). Background Our initial audit report, … of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report Administration of Fellowship Leaves Report 2011S20 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/17/administration-fellowship-leaves-followState Agency Small-Dollar Purchases (Follow-Up)
… Background In our initial audit report, which was issued on September 9, 2010, our objectives were to determine the … in its efforts to increase State agencies’ P-Card use for small-dollar purchases. Aggregate P-Card use increased … have P-Cards during either year, and one used the P-Card for all purchases during both years. Key Recommendations None …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/state-agency-small-dollar-purchases-followKings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT … conducted, IT equipment was susceptible to damage from a water leak in a server room ceiling and officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13