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State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… eight cities and 11 towns, marks the fewest number of municipalities listed in stress since DiNapoli implemented … his early-warning system in 2013. "Although the number of local governments designated as fiscally stressed has … and proper long-term planning." The latest round of scores is based on 2016 financial information provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-3Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers – Federal Funding and New York
… as well as Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. For 2024, the NY Metro income limit for a family of four was $77,650. Public housing authorities … source of direct federal funding in FY 2025. As of the FY 2026 preliminary budget, the City anticipates receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/section-8-housing-choice-vouchersOpinion 94-4
… an original signature. You ask whether vouchers submitted for audit by a town highway superintendent must contain an … p 191). Since there is no requirement in section 118(1) for an original signature, it is our opinion that the … §119[1]). Finally, we note that because of the potential for theft or misuse, the use of signature stamps should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Capital Assets (2025M-23)
… is generally defined as an asset that has a useful life of more than one year. It can include everything from … Consequently, they represent a significant investment of school district (district) resources. Detailed records … as establishing additional policies and procedures. As of July 1, 2023, the District’s inventory list of capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/08/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-capital-assets-2025m-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or develop an IT contingency plan. This increases the risk of unauthorized access, lost data, and inability to recover … from a network disruption. In addition, the district’s use of two central network management tools for over 10 years has created security concerns due to lack of monitoring of all accounts on both tools. Also, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Steuben County – Financial Management (2025M-127)
… reports. Understanding the Audit Area A key measure of a county’s financial condition is its level of fund balance, which represents the difference between … accumulated over time. Maintaining a reasonable amount of unrestricted fund balance within operating funds is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/12/31/steuben-county-financial-management-2025m-127Applying for Previous or Military Service Credit – Article 14 Benefits
… request (which must be received before your effective date of retirement) to our Member & Employer Services Bureau. … Include as much information as you can about the period of employment for which you are seeking credit. We will … you must request this credit while you are on the payroll of a participating employer. If you receive a statement of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/applying-previous-or-military-service-creditChenango Forks Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-98)
Chenango Forks Central School District Financial Condition 2014M98
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/chenango-forks-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-98Town of Hoosick – Departmental Cash Collections and Sales Tax Allocation (2016M-428)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the cash collection procedures at the Town's pool and skating rink and the allocation of sales tax revenue for the period January 1, 2015 through … Town of Hoosick Departmental Cash Collections and Sales Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-hoosick-departmental-cash-collections-and-sales-tax-allocation-2016m-428Corinth Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-68)
… Towns of Corinth, Day, Greenfield, Hadley and Wilton in Saratoga County and the Town of Lake Luzerne in Warren …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/05/corinth-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-68Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… balance. As a result, they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. … from 2020-21 through 2022-23. Appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps totaling $1.6 million for the … 2022-23 fiscal years; however, the District only needed to use approximately $23,000 of appropriated fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess BOCES’ multiyear planning, … Background The Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services is a public entity … OntarioSenecaYatesCayugaWayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES Multiyear Planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesTown of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… $3,000 within three business days of being collected for total daily aggregate collections exceeding $250, as … Town Board (Board) to determine whether all collections for culvert pipe sales were properly recorded, reported and remitted to the Supervisor for deposit. Recommendations The audit report includes eight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Medicaid Overpayments for Out-of-State Ambulatory Surgery Services (Follow-Up)
… providers for ambulatory surgery services provided to New York State Medicaid recipients. For the period from April … for such ambulatory surgery services. The overpayments happened because Department management failed to establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/medicaid-overpayments-out-state-ambulatory-surgery-services-followBrushton-Moira Central School District – Tuition Billing (2023M-158)
… District (District) officials properly billed tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … Findings District officials did not properly bill tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … and collected $12,452 in tuition it was not entitled to for the 2019-20 through 2021-22 school years. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/brushton-moira-central-school-district-tuition-billing-2023m-158Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… Determine whether the Town of Orangeville (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not properly record, deposit, remit or report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… administrator (administrator) returned forfeited funds from the Health Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) and … forfeited funds totaling $25,701 to the District, as required. Because officials did not ensure the forfeited … agreement. Annually reconcile FSA and DCAP activity to calculate the amount of forfeited funds that should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planEast Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … not properly accounted for. Specifically: Six IT assets with combined purchase prices of approximately $8,200 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0