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Town of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 – Board Oversight (2017M-40)
… an internal control environment that fosters compliance and transparency due to its lack of policies, guidelines and monitoring. The Board did not ensure that bank … Claims to be paid were not presented on an abstract, and Board minutes did not indicate that the Board authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/06/02/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-number-14-board-oversight-2017m-40Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … for, and for a School-related purpose. Key Findings The Board and officials did not provide adequate oversight to … did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… not have any written procedures outlining how user access rights should be established or modified. In addition, the … job duties. Liverpool Central School District – Employee Compensation and Benefits (Onondaga County) District … have taken appropriate action to ensure the accuracy of compensation and benefits provided to employees. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits were issued. South Otselic Fire District – Financial Activities (Chenango County) The Board … Commissioners generally provided adequate oversight of district financial activities. However, board members did not … documents for fiscal years 2019 through 2021. Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (Tioga County) The Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… the compensation was supported and authorized by the Board of Education (Board). Key Findings The District did not have … to separate individuals and provide adequate oversight of the work performed by these employees. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Town of Schroeppel - Financial Records and Reports (2019M-187)
… which are the Annual Financial Reports, were not filed on a timely basis. The Board did not annually audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-schroeppel-financial-records-and-reports-2019m-187City of Salamanca – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-284)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review City officials’ financial management practices and … did not submit casino revenue claims in a timely manner to the Seneca Nation. The Comptroller did not enforce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/03/04/city-salamanca-selected-financial-activities-2015m-284Edwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (2016M-151)
… The Edwards-Knox Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, Clare, Edwards, Fine, Hermon, Pierrepont and Russell in St. Lawrence County. The District, which operates one … $13.3 million. Key Findings The District did not apply in a timely manner for all the transportation State aid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/edwards-knox-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-reserveErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boards of Cooperative Educational Services – Building Access Badge Accounts (2024M-60)
… accounts in the building access system and physical badges for current BOCES employees who already had badges. Did not deactivate and could not physically locate the badges for 15 of 25 shared accounts we selected for testing. Discovered and deactivated, because of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/16/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-boards-cooperative-educational-services-buildingLocust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentClinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Department’s internal … services to the East Clinton Fire District in the Town of Clinton, Dutchess County. The Department has 43 volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialCanajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period or prepare bank … Make payments only after a proper audit and approval of bills and discontinue the use of debit cards. Department officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesChestertown Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-1)
… Town of Chester, Warren County. The Company is governed by a five-member Board, elected by Company members. For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the … and submitted to the Board or to the Office of the State Comptroller. The Board did not establish and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/06/16/chestertown-volunteer-fire-company-financial-operations-2017mTown of Westford - Financial Operations Oversight (2018M-196)
… the Supervisor and the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Supervisor and Board did not properly oversee the processing of the Town’s financial transactions. As a result, the Town … excess costs. The Board has not performed an annual audit of the Supervisor’s records. The Supervisor did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/11/town-westford-financial-operations-oversight-2018m-196Village of St. Johnsville – Records and Reports (2015M-1)
… 2014. Background The Village of St. Johnsville is located in the Town of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, and has a … Clerk-Treasurer did not file annual update documents (AUD) in a timely manner. The Board did not audit or provide for an … and receivable balances of interfund loans and correct all errors. File the AUD with OSC within 60 days after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-st-johnsville-records-and-reports-2015m-1Bethpage Public Library – Procurement (2019M-219)
… $104,572. The Director presented questionable quotes to the Board and did not properly seek competition for … contracts, including contracts totaling $44,864 awarded to a company to which the Director had close personal ties. Officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/06/04/bethpage-public-library-procurement-2019m-219Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… capital asset records were incomplete and inaccurate. The BOCES’ purchasing agent was unfamiliar with the … with, BOCES’ capital asset policies (asset policies).As a result, the required annual inventories were not conducted, … console. In addition, we reviewed capital asset records for 130 assets with a historical recorded cost (also referred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capitalDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Porter – Capital Projects (Niagara County) Town resources are being inappropriately reported and sequestered in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 89-9
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9