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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Albany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Department has adequate internal controls … 2011 and 2012, respectively. Key Findings County officials have not ensured that the Department account clerks’ … retained in a victims’ trust fund, Department officials have not disbursed these funds in a timely manner in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … officials paid 16 employees $9,127 in holiday bonus pay to which they were not entitled and overpaid one employee … water board and water authority finances are commingled to the extent that there is no clear division between the two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… The purchasing agent did not ensure purchases adhered to the district’s purchasing policy for goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As a result, the purchasing agent … did not establish adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent against unauthorized use, access, and loss, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s … audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s records. Village officials do not have procedures for reconciling the water produced by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173IV.5.B Bond and Debt Proceeds – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… the form of commercial paper or Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs). Click here to download the table below as a Microsoft … Bond Anticipation Notes (BAN’s) Proceeds from the sale of BANs by New York State. 36206 Commercial Paper Proceeds from … in the form of commercial paper or Bond Anticipation Notes BANs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv5b-bond-and-debt-proceedsTown of Davenport – Financial Operations (2013M-62)
… the Town’s annual financial report with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. Because Board members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-davenport-financial-operations-2013m-62Canajoharie Central School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2015M-339)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board adopted realistic budgets and … York State Real Property Tax Law, ranging from 6.9 percent to 8.3 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations. … press-numbered receipts or sales reports were not remitted to the central treasurer and adequate profit and loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/canajoharie-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-extraAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-127)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices and … than $1.7 million of surplus funds from the general fund to the debt service fund from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013 to reduce the general fund’s unrestricted fund balance to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-127Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… audit was to assess selected District Financial Operations for the period July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … seven elected members. The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.4 million. Key … checks under $5,000, with its Vice President as co-signer for all District checks over $5,000. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNiagara Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-294)
… student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2012 through September 6, 2013. Background The … on file for five students was either inaccurate or missing. Key Recommendations Properly bill districts based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294Gloversville Enlarged City School District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-180)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s oversight of financial operations … information technology (IT) for the period July 1, 2011, to March 31, 2013. Background The Gloversville Enlarged … $48,998, was for a truck that had no documentation to show the purchase was subject to competition, and five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/gloversville-enlarged-city-school-district-board-oversight-andRichford Fire District – Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight (2024M-55)
… Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. Perform adequate annual audits; therefore, the Board was not aware that the reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/06/richford-fire-district-long-term-planning-and-board-oversight-2024m-55Village of Addison – Former Clerk-Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2024M-19)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Addison (Village) Clerk-Treasurer properly deposited, … represents the first time a public official in New York State surrendered their pension as a penalty for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-former-clerk-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2024m-19Barnard Fire Department – Financial Controls (2015M-134)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … in its bylaws and did not adopt policies and procedures to establish internal controls over cash receipts. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/09/25/barnard-fire-department-financial-controls-2015m-134Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Department’s internal controls over selected … Background The Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation that provides fire protection services to the East Clinton Fire District in the Town of Clinton, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialRotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-372)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … established some controls, they lacked some key components to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/21/rotterdam-princetown-no-5-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … 43 percent of the water produced was unaccounted-for. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… repay $418,000 paid to six of his relatives who performed little or no work for the special education programs over a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerWest Niles Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-205)
… 1, 2016 through July 26, 2017. Background The West Niles Fire Company is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated … in 1977 and affiliated with the Three Town Fire District in Cayuga County. The Company, which has an elected … cash disbursements and fundraising events or adopt a code of ethics as required by New York State General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/05/west-niles-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-205