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Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… collections were properly accounted for and deposited in a timely manner. Key Findings The Board and School … officials and staff did not: Monitor collections received in the main office to ensure all collections were accounted for or deposited in a timely manner . As a result, 113 collections totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Town of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… purchases were supported and for proper Town purposes. As a result, the former Director of Finance (former Director) … credit card purchases. The former Director was arrested in September 2022 for charges relating to her use of the … credit card. She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in December 2022. Additionally, the Board and Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … statement on the New York City Mayor’s 2024 State of the City address: “Public safety, affordability, and economic growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-addressGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… physical controls and maintained inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment, and developed an … controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In … listing. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access that includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… officials may be unable to identify lost or stolen items. Of the 337 assets totaling approximately $2.3 million … but not properly recorded in the inventory records and 38 of these assets that cost over $176,000 were also not tagged … assets could not be located including 18 with a total cost of $50,905 and nine with no documented cost, and 45 assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission – Governance and Cash Receipts (2016M-262)
… Lake Luzerne in Warren County. The Commission is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, which is appointed by the three town boards. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/30/hadley-luzerne-joint-youth-commission-governance-and-cash-receipts-2016mCentral New York Regional Market Authority – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2015M-235)
… April 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015. Background The Central New York Regional Market Authority is located in the City of … Onondaga County and was established as a centrally located food distribution center serving Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/12/31/central-new-york-regional-market-authority-internal-controls-overVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… 31, 2013. Background The Village of Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County and is governed by four Trustees and a Mayor, … $352,000. Key Findings The unexpended surplus funds in the Village’s general fund increased nearly $200,000 (45 … As a result, the general fund’s unexpended surplus funds in 2012-13 reached 182 percent of next year’s appropriations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… As a result, the District levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: … of approximately $9.3 million in 2021-22 and will not need to use $903,000 in appropriated fund balance. Made unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and the capital projects fund totaling $12.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Sharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… District officials: Annually overestimated appropriations by an average of $1.6 million, or 17 percent. Informed … surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit by $2.3 million, or 23.7 percentage points. Annually … a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. Although real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Cuddebackville Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-94)
… financial operations or properly audit claims. As a result, the Board hindered their ability to make informed … statement balances differed from the ending cash balances in the accounting records by $638,485.The Board also used unrealistic budgetary estimates that resulted in annual operating deficits and a declining fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/07/cuddebackville-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-94Agency Financial Reporting Package
… the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) to gather data-in-process which has not been entered into the Statewide … Financial System (SFS) as of the closing date specified in each area. The State's accounting and financial reporting … Application. You will receive two automated emails from the system. One email will contain your User ID and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/agency-financial-reporting-packageFairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… whether the Fairview Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials properly managed … As a result: The Board improperly assigned the duties of the District Treasurer (Treasurer) to an independent … balance totaling approximately $1.2 million, or 20 percent of the 2024 appropriations as of December 31, 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138Town of Lancaster – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2024M-32)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lancaster (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) adequately … the firm he improperly contracted with to act as Director of Finance, resulting in incomplete and inaccurate financial … $483,122 were completed without Board approval. 76 percent of non-recurring journal entries were made 70 days after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-lancaster-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2024m-32Accounts Payable Advisory No. 63
… the category code that best represents the classification of the goods or services being purchased to (i) ensure the … defaults onto the transaction, (ii) validate purchases and (iii) accurately track and report spending information. Please refer to GFO, Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/63-category-codesVendor File Advisory No. 5
… vendors are now required to use them. Please replace any old forms with the new ones and direct vendors to the new forms, where appropriate. AC 3237-S: New York State Substitute Form W-9 AC 3262-S: Add, Update or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/5-updated-vendor-formsTown of Roseboom - Long-Term Planning (2018M-115)
… and infrastructure needs. The Town’s major pieces of equipment are beyond their recommended useful lives. Key … fund balance policy that establishes the levels of fund balance and reserves to be maintained. Town officials … indicated they planned to take corrective action. … Town of Roseboom LongTerm Planning 2018M115 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-roseboom-long-term-planning-2018m-115State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… City officials did not implement all recommendations in the previous budget review letter when preparing the 2022-23 proposed budget. As a result, certain significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2022-23 proposed budget continue to be unreasonable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… estimates, which resulted in the accumulation of surplus funds and higher tax levies than necessary. Town of Inlet – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 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 their money is being … revenues. The town's preliminary budget complies with the property tax levy limit. East Bloomfield Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0