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Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, … that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund balance in the general fund in accordance with the law. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
Determine whether the Board and District officials provided adequate oversight and management of the Districts budget and financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Finger Lakes Community College - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2019M-184)
… the United States General Services Administration (GSA) per diem rates. A credit card company was allowed to directly … rates, such as GSA per diem rates, for lodging, meals and mileage. Ensure all credit card claims are audited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2020/01/10/finger-lakes-community-college-credit-card-and-travel-expendituresCity of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… or procedures. 70 user accounts have not been used in the last six months, 19 of these accounts were never used … Financial application users had excessive permissions. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … application access to ensure City users cannot control all phases of a transaction. City officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-205)
… ensured financial activities were properly recorded and money was safeguarded. Key Findings Collections were not … ensured financial activities were properly recorded and money was safeguarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/20/salem-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activities-2019mRochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
… neglected to use accurate estimates of appropriations to balance the 2018-19 budget, which contributed to an unplanned … a structurally balanced budget and did not follow its fund balance policy when it appropriated fund balance to finance … the fund balance deficit and restore and maintain minimum thresholds. Contain comprehensive multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/21/rochester-city-school-district-budgeting-and-multiyear-financial-planningAlfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Town of Chili – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-33)
… lettering and Braille. Seven components at the Community Center, such as signs identifying accessible parking spaces and stall doors in restrooms with automatic … taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 24 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/town-chili-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-33Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… vacation accruals were not properly reduced by a total of 18 days, valued at $8,640. 16 employees used 34 days of leave that were not recorded in the leave tracking system. … Nine employees had leave balances that exceeded end-of-school-year allowances by 18 days. Five employees were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Law Section 5-524 requires, with limited exceptions, a village board to audit all claims against a village before payment is made, the Board did not perform a thorough and deliberate … to the claims to help ensure competition is sought in accordance with the Village’s procurement policy. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees we … $66,036 were not calculated correctly, which resulted in separation payment calculation errors totaling $20,157. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Town of Columbia – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-29)
… of Columbia (Town) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected Town … Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at the Town Hall. … of Columbia Town officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-columbia-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-29City of Auburn – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-31)
… of Auburn (City) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected City … City officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected City … City of Auburn City officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/07/city-auburn-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-31City of Norwich – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-35)
… of Norwich (City) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected City … City officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected City … City of Norwich City officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/07/city-norwich-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-35Town of Angelica – Justice Court Operations (2018M-11)
… listed in the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle database. The Board did not perform an annual audit of the Justice’s records and reports as required. Key Recommendations Ensure … Conduct an annual audit of the Justice’s financial records and reports and record the results of this audit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/04/27/town-angelica-justice-court-operations-2018m-11Town of Fulton – Justice Court Operations (2017M-6)
… through October 6, 2016. Background The Town of Fulton is located in Schoharie County and has a population of … maintains a Justice Court with one appointed Justice, is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. The Court … updated to reflect the bail returned to defendants and is overstated by $4,775. The former Justice did not deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-fulton-justice-court-operations-2017m-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on 2025 State of the City Address
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' 2025 State of the City address: “New … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli released the following statement on New York City Mayor Eric Adams 2025 State of the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-2025-state-city-addressState Agencies Bulletin No. 1507
… Purpose To notify agencies of changes to the Review Paycheck page in PayServ. Background … this check box. These changes have been added as part of the new uncashed payroll check outreach process. Paychecks … To notify agencies of changes to the Review Paycheck page in PayServ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1507-changes-review-paycheckII.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the … New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewXIV.14.A Statewide Accounting Policy - Capital Assets and Depreciation – XIV. Special Procedures
… including: the presentation of all capital assets on the face of the State’s government-wide financial statements; the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14a-statewide-accounting-policy-capital-assets-and-depreciation