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Town of Lindley – Financial Management (2012M-226)
… Town’s 2013 budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds totaled $860,661. Key Findings The Board did … $399,024 of unrestricted surplus funds in the general and highway funds, respectively. These amounts are excessive in … of the 2013 budgeted expenditures for the general and highway funds, respectively. The Board accumulated $117,463 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-lindley-financial-management-2012m-226Village of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s budgeting practices for the period of June 1, 2011, to March 13, 2013. Background The Village of Unadilla is … revenues, and the appropriation of fund balance to finance operations; but for three of the last six years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… has approximately 500 residents. The Village is governed by a Board of Trustees, which comprises four elected Trustees … do not have procedures for reconciling the water produced by the Village’s water system with the water billed to the … water billed and identify whether the difference is caused by recordkeeping errors, leaks, thefts or malfunctioning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)
… journals after they are prepared. The Town’s blank check stock is not secured and there is no comparison between the … institute compensating controls. Ensure that blank check stock is adequately secured. Discontinue the practice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-coeymans-recordkeeping-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-186Town of Davenport – Financial Operations (2013M-62)
… established adequate controls over financial operations and reporting for the period January 1, 2011, to October 3, 2012. … Board members, governs the Town. The Town’s annual budget for the 2013 fiscal year is $1,143,925. Key Findings We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-davenport-financial-operations-2013m-62Village of Addison – Former Clerk-Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2024M-19)
… in approximately $5,000 in penalties and interest. As a result of the Comptroller’s audit and subsequent … the former Clerk-Treasurer was arrested in 2023 and charged with misappropriating funds and making unauthorized … funds over a 19-year period. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of first degree Corrupting the Government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-former-clerk-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2024m-19Richford Fire District – Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight (2024M-55)
… financial reports (AFR) were filed in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/06/richford-fire-district-long-term-planning-and-board-oversight-2024m-55Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-251)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Dutchess County Industrial … 33 active projects including 22 active bonds and 12 PILOT agreements with 21 businesses. Key Findings The … DCIDA did not properly bill, collect and distribute the PILOT amounts for three of seven projects that required that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/dutchess-county-industrial-development-agency-managementCaledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… Determine whether the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively managed fund balance. Key … Determine whether the CaledoniaMumford Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Town of Oneonta Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-243)
… Town of Oneonta and located in Otsego County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of five members. The District’s … relating to the calculation of the District’s annual fire protection bill. Key Recommendations Establish a system … an audit of the District’s records. Negotiate a new fire protection contract with the City that would allow for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/town-oneonta-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0VI.I Overview – VI. Budgets
… Transactions entered into SFS, such as vouchers and journal entries, proceed through a budget checking process … The agencies will create, approve and post the Budget Journal to create the Project Child Budget. The “generate … module were implemented. Agencies no longer create budget journal or budget transfer journals using KK_APPROP due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vii-overviewDiNapoli: Construction Jobs in NYC Not Fully Recovered From Pandemic Amid Lower Demand for Nonresidential Projects
… the nation, New York state is one of five states that have not recovered from pandemic job losses in the construction … state’s construction sector would have fully recovered if not for New York City, where construction employment in 2024 … to pre-pandemic growth trends (4.5% annual average) has not yet occurred. Report The Construction Sector in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-construction-jobs-nyc-not-fully-recovered-pandemic-amid-lower-demand-nonresidential-projectsXV.1 Overview – XV. End of Year
… The purpose of this chapter is to provide the procedures and guidelines Business Units need for year-end processing of transactions including Fiscal Year End. The Office of Operations Events and Deadlines Calendar (“the Calendar”) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv1-overviewContract Advisory No. 20
Agencies have reported experiencing technical difficulties when generating an STS or AC 340S
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/20-sfs-92-related-issues-contract-single-transaction-summary-sts-and-ac-340-sNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… DiNapoli. The Comptroller’s report noted that federal funds are being used to pay for operating expenses typically … the pandemic will be with us for a long time and federal funds have been essential in shoring up the State’s finances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-february-3-2021IV.3 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… reporting and analytical purposes, and to enable State managers to monitor and track the type of revenues the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3-overviewSolvay Union Free School District – Payroll (2017M-257)
… and in the employee-paid portion of health and dental insurance premiums. Key Recommendations Implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/02/solvay-union-free-school-district-payroll-2017m-257Miller Place Union Free School District – Check Signing (2017M-76)
… While the Board has authorized the District Clerk to sign checks in the Treasurer’s absence, the District Clerk … signature flash drive. Ensure that anyone authorized to sign checks in the Treasurer’s absence does so with their own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/09/miller-place-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2017m-76Greece Central School District – Retiree Health Insurance (2016M-54)
… Monroe County. The District, which operates 17 schools with approximately 11,000 students, is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/greece-central-school-district-retiree-health-insurance-2016m-54