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Town of Humphrey – Financial Management (2013M-116)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s budgeting practices for the period … the Board appropriates fund balance as a financing source to balance the budget. However, because the Town’s operations … where revenues exceeded expenditures due primarily to the underestimation of sales tax, fund balance was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/19/town-humphrey-financial-management-2013m-116South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 million. Two Board members were employed by corporations that were awarded … capital project. They both worked on the project as part of their private employment and the District paid $3.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3New York State Comptroller DiNapoli: Statement on Arrest of Morris Central School District Official
… New York State Police. “School districts are struggling to make ends meet during these difficult times. It is … that Ms. Hand allegedly stole from the district to fund her personal shopping,” said DiNapoli. “I thank U.S. … York Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-arrest-morris-central-school-district-officialEast Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials provided adequate oversight and management of the District’s budget and financial condition. Key Findings The District’s general … Determine whether the Board and District officials provided adequate oversight and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementCanastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the District officials effectively managed the District’s financial condition. Key Findings District officials could improve their management of the … Determine whether the District officials effectively managed the Districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mEast Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… and two employees had eight time sheets that were missing. The former payroll supervisor worked overtime hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… As a result, the general fund realized operating deficits in four of the five years and general fund balance declined … action. Appendix B contains our comment on an issue raised in the Village’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… on surplus fund balance by making more than $12 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to capital projects and … encumbrances by $827,000 and not using $5.3 million in appropriated fund balance as a funding source. The tax … Review and fund reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… periods. This included more than $10.5 million related to 7,415 deceased recipients. During the six-month period after auditors provided the claim details to DOH, 14,209 claims totaling more than $7.4 million in … payments totaling about $65.2 million that still needed to be reviewed and, if warranted, recovered. New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 99-13
… structure is unheated and seasonal) -- Rates (requirements for building permit fees) TOWN LAW, §§130(1), 138, 261; EXECUTIVE LAW, §381: Town permit fees must bear a direct relation to the costs of … Whether a town may impose a higher building permit fee for structures that would have no heat and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Office of the State Comptroller was for the 2010 fiscal year, which was filed in October 2013, more than two years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCooperstown Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-65)
… closer to the statutory limit. Improperly held $500,000 in a debt reserve that should have been returned to the … general fund and maintained an unreasonably high balance in three of the District’s seven reserves. Reported the 2022-23 surplus fund balance was in line with the statutory limit; however, we determined it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cooperstown-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-65Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… budgeting practices were not transparent and resulted in the District exceeding the statutory limit on surplus fund … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit is in effect a reservation of fund balance that artificially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Town of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… were underestimated and expenditures were overestimated in the general and highway funds generating operating … that was not needed to fund operations, including $439,870 in the general fund for the audit period and $603,395 in four of the five years reviewed for the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… complete the annual training. Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Wyoming County) The clerk did not properly record, deposit, remit or report collections. The clerk did not maintain complete and accurate accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsFund Financial Data – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… As such, these statements only focus on the inflows and outflows of current financial resources—cash or liquid … (or will be soon). Funds represent sources of funding and spending for particular purposes. The General Fund is used to report sources of funds and expenditures that are not required to be accounted for in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/fund-financial-dataVillage of Sag Harbor – Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations (2015M-107)
… for 2014-15 were approximately $9.1 million. The Village Justice Court has two Justices, a Court clerk and an … required monthly reports to the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund – were not adequately segregated, and the … Village of Sag Harbor Board Oversight and Justice Court Operations 2015M107 …
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 Sinclairville – Water Operations (2014M-362)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Village’s water system was operating … estimated what part of the unaccounted-for water was due to other municipal use (e.g., flushing water lines). The … estimated bills or approving and applying adjustments to customers’ accounts. The Board did not establish policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/24/village-sinclairville-water-operations-2014m-362