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Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… unexpended surplus fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits. Discontinue the practice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingParkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… sell, lease or discontinue the use of municipal parkland. In order to convey parkland to a non-public entity, or to use … Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) in the form of legislation enacted by the New York State … used the proceeds from its parkland alienation transaction in July 2012 to make capital improvements or acquire new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… not properly safeguarded, resulting in 293 items missing from inventory at eight of the 10 municipalities we audited. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Town of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton (Trustees) in 1686. The Patent granted the Trustees title and authority … of ways to the water, marshland and common areas located in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County (Town). The … comprise five elected members and are separate from, and in many respects independent of, the Town Board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mVillage of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… holding onto $3,650 in bail money that was over six years old. The Court is not properly reporting unresolved traffic … allocated. Transfer all bail money that is over six years old to the Village. Contact the DMV about receiving the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… net savings but only six of the seven will meet the guaranteed projected energy consumption or cost savings. … used in the projects. Three EPCs did not achieve the guaranteed cost savings; the districts did not have … costs and compare these reviews to the EPC’s annual guaranteed energy cost savings. If the guaranteed savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Village of Spencerport – Financial Management (2013M-134)
… 25, 2013. Background The Village of Spencerport is located in the Town of Ogden in Monroe County and has a population of approximately 3,600. … As a result, although the Board appropriated $3.73 million in fund balance for the general and sewer funds, over $2.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/13/village-spencerport-financial-management-2013m-134Village of Mastic Beach – Treasurer’s Office and Credit Cards (2014M-150)
… 2013. Background The Village of Mastic Beach is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County and has approximately 14,900 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-mastic-beach-treasurers-office-and-credit-cards-2014m-150Town of Conesus – Justice Court (2013M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls established over the … through April 1, 2013. Background The Town of Conesus is located in Livingston County and is governed by an elected … collected approximately $16,800 in fines and surcharges during the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-conesus-justice-court-2013m-140Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Authority’s 2012 fiscal year operating … Authority has not been collecting the annual management service fees as stipulated in the contract with Rivercrest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsMontauk Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-117-F)
… of our review was to assess the Montauk Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing … requirements. Mandated annual audits of the District’s financial or length of service award program (LOSAP) … volunteer firefighters’ ability to earn LOSAP service credit. The audit included four recommendations to help the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/montauk-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-117-fWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B19-7-1)
… The Wyandanch Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, adopted budgets of $68.8 million in 2017-18 and $71.3 million in 2018-19, and proposed a budget of $78.2 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b19-7-1Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… money that should be returned to the general fund. For example, officials increased the unemployment reserve to … three years and sufficient to fund applicable expenditures for about 500 years. District officials overstated the … management and did not provide adequate justification for the levels of accumulated fund balance including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and Tompkins County) The Board and District officials did not adequately safeguard personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). Officials did not ensure information technology (IT) existing policies were enforced (or enforceable). In addition, officials did not ensure IT policies were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Office of the State Comptroller for fiscal years 2015–2019 in compliance with General Municipal Law. District officials … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… ensure that receipts were properly recorded and deposited in the bank and that disbursements were properly supported … The Assistant Treasurer admitted to stealing $4,100 in County funds from 2012 to 2017 and resigned from her position. In addition, the board does not review all individual claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… from 2016-17 through 2018-19, helping result in $12.1 million in appropriated fund balance not being used to finance operations. In addition, the district’s recalculated surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Company , Town of Ithaca and the Town of Smithtown . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … and file an annual report of foreign fire insurance funds. In addition, the board did not establish and implement … However, auditors found improvement opportunities in some areas were still needed. Town of Smithtown – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by 14% in October
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 14.1% in October compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 141 in October compared to the same month in 2021 according to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-14-octoberDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… sales tax collections statewide were down 5.9 percent in January compared to the same time last year, State … 2020. The decline was less than the 8.4 percent drop in December and the double-digit declines in the earlier months of the pandemic (April-June). “The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percent