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Town of Lindley – Financial Management (2012M-226)
Town of Lindley Financial Management 2012M226
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-lindley-financial-management-2012m-226Village of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… 13, 2013. Background The Village of Unadilla is located in Otsego County. The Village is governed by an elected … budgets that are based on the previous years’ trends in actual revenues and expenditures. Estimate the ending fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… 11, 2014. Background The Village of Red Creek is located in the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County and has approximately 500 residents. The … year are approximately $453,000. Key Findings Duties in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office are not appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)
… 30, 2012. Background The Town of Coeymans is located in Albany County and has a population of approximately 7,400 … reported an unrestricted fund balance deficit of $230,368 in the sewer district fund. If the necessary adjustments were … Town would have reported a positive fund balance of $451 in the sewer district fund. The payroll clerk’s duties are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-coeymans-recordkeeping-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-186Town of Davenport – Financial Operations (2013M-62)
… and four Board members, governs the Town. The Town’s annual budget for the 2013 fiscal year is $1,143,925. Key … the Board, and failed to file the Town’s annual financial report with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as … duties related to cash receipt and disbursement functions. Account for the discrepancies identified in permit fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-davenport-financial-operations-2013m-62Saugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… The Saugerties Central School District is located in the Towns of Saugerties, Ulster and Woodstock in Ulster County. The District, which operates six schools … collections or remitting them to the central treasurers in a timely manner. Student treasurers did not always use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… unexpended surplus fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits. Discontinue the practice of …
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)
… School, located in the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, is governed by a Board of Trustees that currently has 10 … calculations of FTEs identified in our testing, it is unclear whether this amount owed to the School is entirely accurate. The School’s system of collecting and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294Town of Pittstown – Records and Reports (2013M-5)
… records or provide the Board with accurate financial reports. Examples include balance sheets for operating funds … 2012. In addition, cash on the Supervisor’s monthly reports did not agree with bank balances or accounting … Provide accurate and timely accounting records and reports to the Board each month including balance sheets, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/08/town-pittstown-records-and-reports-2013m-5Gloversville Enlarged City School District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-180)
… to assess the District’s oversight of financial operations and information technology (IT) for the period July 1, 2011, … the general fund, $4.3 million for the special aid fund, and $1.4 million for the cafeteria fund. Key Findings … has not received an internal audit report since 2010-11 and the District has not appointed an internal auditor for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/gloversville-enlarged-city-school-district-board-oversight-andAlbany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… through June 30, 2013. Background Albany County is located in eastern New York State and has a population of … Probation Department collected $464,508 and $542,187 in restitution, fines and fees during 2011 and 2012, … policies for disbursing restitution money retained in a victims’ trust fund, Department officials have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsGermantown 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 period July 1, 2011 through May 3, 2013. Background … 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-230State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… phone server and a computer) valued at $9,600 were listed in BOCES inventory as active and could not be found. Lynbrook … were a prudent and economical use of taxpayer money, and in the district’s best interest. Pelham Union Free School … loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0XV.1 Overview – XV. End of Year
… this chapter is to provide the procedures and guidelines Business Units need for year-end processing of transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv1-overviewContract Advisory No. 20
… these interim STS or AC 340-S forms submitted with a contract transaction to OSC for prior approval. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/20-sfs-92-related-issues-contract-single-transaction-summary-sts-and-ac-340-sXVI.3.B Fund Accounting – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Policy References: GASB Codification Section 1300 – Fund Accounting Process and Document Preparation: New York State has three broad fund categories that are further divided into fund types. A fund type is the grouping of all funds of … New York State has three broad fund categories that are further divided into fund types …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3b-fund-accountingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… that the charges were for a valid school purpose. In addition, none of the 186 purchases had evidence of … completed the mandatory fiscal oversight training in a timely manner or ensure that the treasurer filed the … report district receipts and disbursements accurately and in a timely manner. The former treasurer inaccurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1VI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… of detail. BUDGET PROCESS After appropriations, which are statutory authorizations to spend for specific purposes, … budget, along with the segregation records. These records are at the bill copy level of detail and assure that no more … Depending on the type of entry, multiple parent budgets are updated; thereby eliminating the current 3 or 5 step …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-012
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide details on changes to mid pay-period Additional Pay resulting from the upgrade of the … to PeopleSoft version 9.2 (v 9.2) on March 15, 2021. In order to reduce customizations, improve processing, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-012-changes-mid-pay-period-additional-payDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… Despite having the fourth-largest construction sector in the nation, New York state is one of five states that have not recovered from pandemic job losses in the construction sector and a full recovery may take some time as construction businesses in New York City continue to face a variety of challenges, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projects