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Pine Bush Central School District – Budgeting Practices and Transportation Cost Savings (2012M-238)
… fund balance and identify opportunities for cost savings in transportation for the period July 1, 2011, through July … The Pine Bush Central School District is located in Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. The District is … District officials routinely overestimated expenditures in the District’s annual budget. Total expenditures were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/pine-bush-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-transportationBaldwinsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-65)
… The Baldwinsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Clay, Lysander and Van Buren in Onondaga County. The District, which operates eight … the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the Real Property Tax Law statutory limit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/baldwinsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-65Town of Rhinebeck – Internal Controls Over Cash Management and Information Technology (2013M-36)
… controls over selected financial and operational areas for the period January 1, 2011, to June 22, 2012. Background … four Board members. Budgeted general fund appropriations for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 were approximately $1.6 … written back-up procedures and require the media used for backups to be encrypted and stored in a secure location. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-rhinebeck-internal-controls-over-cash-management-and-information-technologyTown of Stanford – Financial Condition (2013M-225)
… of our audit was to examine the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to January 31, 2013. … Board members. The Town’s general fund appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year totaled $1.2 million. Key Findings … Further, the Board has not developed a multiyear plan for the use of fund balance. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-stanford-financial-condition-2013m-225Village of Sag Harbor – Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations (2015M-107)
… Purpose of Audit The objectives of our audit were to determine if the Board provided adequate oversight of the Villages financial operations and to review the Court’s financial operations for the period … bank statements and completing required monthly reports to the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund – were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/village-sag-harbor-board-oversight-and-justice-court-operations-2015m-107Village of Hempstead -- Budget Review (B7-15-7)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village’s preliminary budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. … deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/10/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-15-7Rochester City School District – Budget Review (B20-2-1)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The objective of this … intervention, the District will not have sufficient resources to meet its financial obligations by the end of the … and 2019-20 fiscal years. Thereafter we will review and report on the District’s financial procedures used to develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/23/rochester-city-school-district-budget-review-b20-2-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Painted Post , Town of Schaghticoke and City of Yonkers . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … be disclosed, altered or destroyed without authorization. In addition, city officials have not ensured that employees … easy-to-use website was created to promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsVillage of Cato – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-145-F)
… our recommendations in the audit report Village of Cato – Water Financial Operations (2023M-145), released in March … did not effectively manage the financial operations of the water fund, establish adequate reserves or develop long-term … effectively manage the financial operations of the water fund, establish adequate reserves and develop long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/09/19/village-cato-audit-follow-2023m-145-fHunter-Tannersville Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-125-F)
… School District’s (District’s) progress, as of June 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Hunter- Tannersville Central School … Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125), released in November 2022. The audit determined that District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/11/14/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-125-fCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-168-F)
… Agency’s (IDA’s) progress, as of September 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report City of Poughkeepsie Industrial … – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168), released in July 2022. The audit determined that the IDA’s Board did … Development Agencys IDAs progress as of September 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/07/25/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2021m-168-fCity of Fulton – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-184-F)
… the City of Fulton’s (City) progress, as of June 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report City of Fulton – Capital Projects (2021M-184), released in February 2022. The audit determined that City officials … assess the City of Fultons City progress as of June 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/12/24/city-fulton-audit-follow-2021m-184-fState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner; remit real property tax collections … for sufficient budget appropriations, which could result in budget lines being overspent; 58 totaling $1.6 million did … sufficient supporting documentation, which could result in paying a claim that is not valid and legal; and 11 lists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The board did not develop and adopt a written … Audit Follow Up (Seneca County) A report released in September 2019 identified certain conditions and … and consideration. Auditors revisited the town beginning in July 2022 to review progress in implementing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… city, such as reputation damage, lawsuits, a disruption in operations or a security breach. Auditors determined that … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… also did not disable 72 unneeded network accounts in a timely manner. Officials also did not monitor compliance … were found with unneeded administrative permissions. In addition, district officials did not provide formalized IT … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Auditors found 70 user accounts have not been used in the last six months. In addition, 19 of these accounts were never used and one … This follow-up audit assessed the fire district’s progress in implementing recommendations made by auditors in a January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Federal Programs Bridge Gap in Broadband Access
… rose from 64% to 76% between 2019 and 2021 thanks in large part to two federal programs created to address disparities in access to high-speed internet. More than 1.3 million New … clear during the COVID-19 pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “In 2021, my office reported that about one in three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-federal-programs-bridge-gap-broadband-accessOpinion 89-12
… OF INTEREST -- Construction Contracts -- (propriety of engineer, who intends to bid, preparing specifications and … OF INTEREST - - Engineering Services -- (propriety of engineer, who intends to bid, preparing specifications and … CONTRACTORS - - Conflicts of Interest -- (propriety of engineer, who intends to bid, preparing specifications and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 88-65
… tax receipts to mortgagee banks when taxes are paid from an escrow account. Prior opinions, including 34 Opns St … officer must provide a tax receipt when taxes are paid from a mortgage escrow account. You have also asked whether a … residence located within the state which receives money from a mortgagor for the purpose of payment of real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65