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Village of Washingtonville – Village Hall Building Project and Board Oversight (2015M-37)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board properly safeguarded Village … for the period March 1, 2012 through July 12, 2013 and to examine the management of the Village Hall building … law. Key Recommendations Establish internal controls to ensure that capital projects are planned, monitored and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-washingtonville-village-hall-building-project-and-board-oversight-2015mHudson Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-302)
… period July 1, 2014 through May 18, 2016. Background The Hudson Housing Authority is located in the City of Hudson in Columbia County and provides low-rent housing for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/10/28/hudson-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-302Village of Fleischmanns – Water Fund (2013M-151)
… 2013. Background The Village of Fleischmanns is located in the Town of Middletown in Delaware County. The Village is governed by a five-member … expenditures and revenues, which initially resulted in an excessive fund balance, but has since caused fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/06/village-fleischmanns-water-fund-2013m-151Commack Public Library District – Selected Financial Operations (2015M-132)
… Background The Commack Public Library District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County and serves over 15,000 patrons. The … services that are not required to be competitively bid, in accordance with GML. The Board also did not ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/28/commack-public-library-district-selected-financial-operations-2015m-132Town of Columbus – Budget Development Practices (2012M-225)
… highway funds to determine if the budgets were reasonable for the period January 1, 2011, to August 1, 2012. Background … members, governs the Town. The Town’s annual budget for the 2012 fiscal year is $770,000. Key Findings The Board … revenues in fiscal year 2012, its adopted budget for 2013 is more closely based on realistic revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-columbus-budget-development-practices-2012m-225Town of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… the 142 disbursements totaling $142,200 we reviewed were for proper purposes and adequately supported, the Board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62Town of Grand Island – Internal Controls Over Fuel Purchases (2013M-182)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the purchase of fuel for … Key Findings The Board did not establish procedures to help ensure that fuel was dispensed only into Town … by authorized employees. There were no procedures in place to regularly monitor fuel transactions for reasonableness and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-grand-island-internal-controls-over-fuel-purchases-2013m-182Horseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… but did not enter into a service level agreement (SLA) to clearly identify BOCES responsibilities and services to be provided. As a result, officials were unable to determine exactly what services they paid for, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127Kirkwood Fire Company District No. 1, Inc. – Collections and Disbursements (2021M-73)
… pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Kirkwood Fire Company District No. 1 Inc. (Company) officials established adequate controls over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/10/08/kirkwood-fire-company-district-no-1-inc-collections-andNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… Claims totaling $109,158 were improperly paid prior to Board audit, and claims totaling $533,518 were improperly … The former bookkeepers did not maintain time records to support the hours for which they were paid and one … with legal counsel about the unsupported claim payments to the former Supervisor and the additional payroll payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… Also, the Board did not review periodic financial reports to monitor the budget and finances and did not establish a … two projects, officials relied on lines of credit (LOCs) to provide cash flow for several years. The Corporation’s ability to pay off the LOCs is contingent on the sale of three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-andLiberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… Establish adequate information technology (IT) contracts with the District’s vendors. As a result, the roles and … IT systems, applications or data timely. Provide users with comprehensive IT security awareness training. As a … unnecessary accounts. Establish adequate IT contracts, update the IT contingency plan and provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a result, all forfeited funds were not annually … them in January 2022. BOCES lacked adequate procedures to ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds from … a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure the administrator returns all forfeited funds from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeeDiNapoli Named Lead Plaintiff in Crowdstrike Shareholder Lawsuit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New … valued at approximately $72 million as of Sept. 30, 2024. Court Documents: DiNapoli Lead Plaintiff Motion Order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-named-lead-plaintiff-crowdstrike-shareholder-lawsuitState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… As a result, the district levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The board and district officials … taxpayers, and the district levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The board overestimated appropriations … years by an average of $1.4 million (14%) and planned to use fund balance to cover operating deficits when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1939
… automatic processing of the October 2021 increase to the Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay annual amount, and to … New York State and NYSCOPBA, provides for a bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay payment for employees … in Bargaining Unit 21. Effective Dates The bi-weekly Security Services Hazardous Duty Pay increase will be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1939-october-2021-increase-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 30, 2023. Although the checks reviewed were disbursed for what appear to be legitimate district purposes, when the … not maintain control of his electronic signature, there is an increased chance of unauthorized checks being signed. … of the district’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed and should have been disabled and 11 of 21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli and Ulster County DA Nneji: Father and Son Arrested for Stealing $1.2 million in Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… providing Medicaid recipients with transportation services in Ulster County, were charged with stealing over $1.2 … Nneji announced today. Muhammad W. Khan, 40, was arraigned in Ulster County Court. His father, Mohammad A. Khan, 68, was arraigned in Shawangunk Town Court. Both are residents of Campbell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-and-ulster-county-da-nneji-father-and-son-arrested-stealing-12-million-medicaidOpinion 89-13
… another municipality of this State at an auction pursuant to the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §103(6). However, this exception does not apply to purchases from private sources. You ask whether … by the State Legislature or by local law adopted prior to September 1, 1953, all purchase contracts involving an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13