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Contract Advisory No. 20
Agencies have reported experiencing technical difficulties when generating an STS or AC 340S
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/20-sfs-92-related-issues-contract-single-transaction-summary-sts-and-ac-340-sXV.1 Overview – XV. End of Year
… Calendar is designed to be used in conjunction with the details provided in this Chapter. It is not intended to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv1-overviewHoags Corners Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls (2014M-09)
… Company is located in Rensselaer County and provides fire protection services to the residents of Hoags Corners Fire … were two signatures on checks. The Board established a "best practices" policy for use of debit cards. However, the … are provided for all cash disbursements in accordance with the by-laws. The bank should be notified that two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/hoags-corners-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-2014m-09Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-251)
… 2012 to May 31, 2013. Background The DCIDA was established in 1976 and is governed by a Board which comprises seven … tax exemption incentives over the life of their contracts, in part, because of their plan to create jobs in Dutchess County. Therefore, taxpayers may not be receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/dutchess-county-industrial-development-agency-managementNewstead Fire Company –Internal Controls (2014M-92)
… As a result, Company officials have no accountability for how much cash was actually collected, or how many prizes were purchased and distributed. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/27/newstead-fire-company-internal-controls-2014m-92Town of Oneonta Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-243)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … Key Findings The Board did not establish adequate controls to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/town-oneonta-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-127)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial … The Attica Central School District is located in the Towns of Attica, Bennington, Java, Middlebury, Orangeville, Sheldon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-127Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through … Shelter Island Union Free School District Financial Condition 2014M132 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… a disaster recovery plan and a breach notification policy, to ensure the District’s electronic data is … surplus fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits. Discontinue the practice of … disaster recovery plan and formal breach notification policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNiagara Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-294)
… of our audit was to examine the student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2012 through … the full-time equivalents (FTEs), which resulted in over-billing school districts by more than $10,200. We also … Niagara Charter School Student Enrollment and Billing 2013M294 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management for the … for the period, which caused the accumulated fund balance to exceed the statutory maximum of 4 percent of each ensuing … amounts of taxpayer dollars without full disclosure of how these funds will be used. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… bank accounts and prepares the budget and maintains accounting records for both entities. The authority’s debt … the property tax levy limit. For access to state and local government spending and 50,000 state contracts, visit … was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… time. As a result, the District’s surplus fund balance is two times the statutory limit, District officials were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Richford Fire District – Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight (2024M-55)
… three of the five Commissioners did not comply with NYS Town Law (Town Law) Section 176-e which required them to complete fiscal training in a timely manner, and while not required, the Treasurer had also not completed any formal training related to her position. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/06/richford-fire-district-long-term-planning-and-board-oversight-2024m-55Albany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
Albany County Probation Department Internal Controls Over Financial Operations 2013M340
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsVillage of Addison – Former Clerk-Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2024M-19)
… investigation, the former Clerk-Treasurer was arrested in 2023 and charged with misappropriating funds and making … was sentenced to three to nine years in State prison in August 2024. As part of her sentence, the former … action. 1 The former Clerk-Treasurer resigned on March 1, 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-former-clerk-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2024m-19Saugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… fiscal year were approximately $61 million. Key Findings Student treasurers did not maintain adequate supporting … and district officials do not have adequate assurance that student treasurers are adequately accounting for all … them to the central treasurers in a timely manner. Student treasurers did not always use duplicate receipts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-362)
… officials appropriated fund balance each year, none of it was needed because District officials overestimated … have allowed reserve balances to accumulate to excessive levels and have consistently levied taxes for expenditures … for setting aside funds in reserves, optimal funding levels or conditions under which the reserves would be used. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/canisteo-greenwood-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-362Canajoharie Central School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2015M-339)
… The Canajoharie Central School District is located in the Towns of Canajoharie, Charleston, Minden, Mohawk, Palatine and Root in Montgomery County and the Towns of Carlisle and Sharon in Schoharie County. The District, which operates three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/canajoharie-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-extraLaurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s budgeting practices and reserves for the period July 1, 2011, to March 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is … budgets that included the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135