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Village of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Mexico (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) adopted realistic budgets and managed … a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund; … Determine whether the Village of Mexico Village Board of Trustees Board adopted realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Village of Monticello – Board Oversight (2016M-337)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess the Board’s and officials’ oversight of Village operations for the period August 1, 2014 through … Village of Monticello Board Oversight 2016M337 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-monticello-board-oversight-2016m-337Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Statistics
… (OSC) Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) has been in operation since 2013, alerting communities across New York … that they can then use to pursue corrective actions in an orderly, transparent, and comprehensive manner. A report issued by OSC in September 2025, Fiscal Stress Monitoring System – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-statisticsNorth Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… the student information application . As a result, there is a significant risk that network resources and student … network user accounts. Properly manage permissions for 517 user accounts in the student information application … separates from the District. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated that they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … possible cost. Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of electricity supply and delivery invoices prior to payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andPersistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… totaling $117,567 and determined that almost 98 percent of them lacked documentation to demonstrate the charge’s necessity or the School-related purpose of the charge . For example, charges totaling $22,276 … card charges in a timely manner . The average amount of time between payment and review was 68 days. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Village of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… 64 claims totaling approximately $114,000 were paid prior to scheduled monthly Board meetings and were not audited prior to payment. 27 claims totaling approximately $24,000 did not … audit responsibilities were, nor did they take training to learn what their claims audit responsibilities were. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Town of New Albion – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2023M-46)
… not perform his financial duties or obtain training on how to perform his duties and was unfamiliar with the duties of … and misappropriation of assets . By allowing others to perform his duties without oversight, the Supervisor has … bookkeeper performed many of the Supervisor’s other day-to-day financial duties, including recording cash receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/16/town-new-albion-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2023m-46Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund … deficits when it had operating surpluses; the swing in operational results totaled $9.7 million. As of June 30, … with the statutory limit. Reduce overfunded reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Obtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… New York State and Local Retirement System 59 Maiden Lane — 31st Floor or 30th Floor New York, NY 10038 Rev. 2/23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsTown of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Morehouse (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … Cash balances were understated by about $1.7 million as of June 30, 2021. Federal payroll taxes were not filed … update documents (AUDs) were not filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… On average, the Board annually appropriated $2.4 million of fund balance that was not needed to pay operational expenses because operating surpluses of about $1 million were realized. When unused appropriated … to 4.9 percentage points. Although we informed officials of the excess fund balance during our audit fieldwork, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementErie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. 10 of the 30 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected … had $36,013 they could not provide support for the source of the funds that could potentially be used to pay … paying victims with unsatisfied restitution a maximum of $100 payment each year their probationer’s case was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Village of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Watkins Glen (Village) Justices collected, recorded, … collections were not deposited intact. The net effect of the reporting errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the … 1,311 cases were not properly reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The Court’s computerized accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146North Shore Public Library – Financial Condition (2013M-344)
… of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background The North Shore Public Library is located in the Towns of … North Shore Public Library Financial Condition 2013M344 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/28/north-shore-public-library-financial-condition-2013m-344Town of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s internal controls over … 1, 2011, through October 15, 2012. Background The Town of Bovina is located in Delaware County and has a population … Town of Bovina Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… new “10-minute Tech Talk” cybersecurity training webinars for local government officials with weekly releases planned throughout October in … sophisticated and commonplace, the importance of training for the "people" part of a cyberdefense has grown even more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsParishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 38 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could not be located and was not inventoried. Six additional Chromebooks with estimated total costs of $1,580 could not be located. Seventeen assets (16 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 12 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of $534, two Chromebooks with an estimated cost of $448 based on recent purchases, and one iMac that did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
… the Indian River Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately … they must continue to improve their management of financial condition, otherwise more taxes will be levied … the District’s reported surplus fund balance as of June 30, 2021 was 10 percent, exceeding the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022m