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Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… submitted five inaccurate claims to the New York State Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement … and activity. Town officials should work with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to resolve any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… Develop and adopt budgets that include realistic estimates for revenues, expenditures and unassigned fund balance based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
Determine whether extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded deposited and disbursed
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… Joint Fire District’s (District) Board was transparent when funding and purchasing fire apparatus. Key Findings The Board was not transparent when funding and purchasing fire apparatus, levied more taxes … purchase a fire truck costing more than $727,000, instead of establishing a capital reserve. Did not adopt fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found District officials should have: Disabled 150 of the 9,989 network user accounts we examined. The 150 accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Jefferson Central School District – Fund Balances (2015M-236)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s … $6.4 million. Key Findings Reserve balances accumulated to significant levels because District officials were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/jefferson-central-school-district-fund-balances-2015m-236Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-356)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Union Free School District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County. The District, which operates … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-356Hermon-DeKalb Central School District – Segregation of Duties (2016M-35)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if controls over the District’s … Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, DeKalb, Hermon and Russell in St. Lawrence County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-35Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… accurate and supported. Key Findings Payroll payments were not always accurate and supported, and leave accrual benefits … timecards were unreliable because the time clock was set to an incorrect date. The Board did not adopt policies or implement controls to properly segregate payroll duties. Without clear written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and Services (2022M-122)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District (District) officials procured goods and … action. … Determine whether KatonahLewisboro Union Free School District District officials procured goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/katonah-lewisboro-union-free-school-district-procurement-goods-andOpinion 2002-11
… of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire district service award program that provides points for … General Municipal Law. We have been asked whether a fire district service award program that provides points for … of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire district service award program that provides points for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology control … needed. Twenty-two of these accounts have not been used in more than five years. Town of German – Supervisor’s … did not maintain the town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate and up-to-date manner. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. Town of Dix – Supervisor’s Control of Cash (Schuyler County) The … banking. In 2020, the former bookkeeper received $1,254 in dental and vision insurance through the town and paid $126 of … maximize earnings. North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (Westchester County) In addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… Bureau auditors will contact Bulkload agencies via email to inform them of the rejection reason. Agencies can run the Agency Comments Report to access information on the rejection and what information is needed to reprocess the voucher. In addition, agencies can review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… a loss in job income in the coming four weeks Source: U.S. Census Bureau, as of June 16 New York City Leads in Job Losses, But All Regions Suffer Big Declines … more than 937,000 jobs, 20 percent of its previous total, from February through May. The COVID-19 recession has hit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-9-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Merrick Union Free … the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… certifications, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The state … 2017. Auditors used foster care population data provided by OCFS to select a sample of six counties (Erie, Ontario, … Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment checks requested by the county were done, and also lacked a required medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Environmental Conservation … registration, as well as a lack of facility data analysis to identify and correct discrepancies. In a follow-up, auditors found DEC officials have made significant progress in correcting the problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the board ensure the supervisor … properly performed these duties. The audit found $15,823 in missing funds. Auditors also determined that the former … however, all data had been erased prior to its return. In January 2024, the former supervisor was arrested for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOrdinary Death Benefit – Career Plan
… System and your death occurs: While you are on the payroll; While you are on an authorized medical leave of … two years) following the last date you were paid on the payroll, provided your employment has not been terminated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-death-benefit