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Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-207)
… (BOCES) officials properly monitored and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly monitor and account for fixed assets. Thirty-two (64 percent) of the assets … tested and valued at $64,300 were not properly accounted for. We found: 28 assets (computers, electrostatic sprayers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/04/08/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixedLyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Lyncourt Union Free School District (District) officials adequately managed … network user accounts and developed a disaster recovery plan. Key Findings District officials did not adequately … accounts or develop and adopt a written disaster recovery plan. As a result, District has an increased risk that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Village of Mayville – Online Banking (2020M-150)
… of Mayville (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings Online banking transactions we reviewed were appropriate, … transactions are secure. The Board did not adopt a written online banking policy or implement adequate procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/03/05/village-mayville-online-banking-2020m-150Inlet Common School District – Claims Processing (2023M-180)
… were audited and approved before payment. As a result, the District has an increased risk that unauthorized claims could be paid. The Board and District officials did not provide effective … processing and payment. Board members did not document the date that they authorized claims to be paid. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/inlet-common-school-district-claims-processing-2023m-180State Police Bulletin No. SP-130
… EXP payment. Fields on this report include EmplID, Employee Record No., Employee Name, Earn Code, Grade, Bargaining Unit, Part-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-130-2010-state-police-expertise-payTown of Wawarsing - Financial Oversight of Select Activities (2018M-239)
… The former senior account clerk (account clerk) paid a vendor, who is a relative, a double payment of $86,154. The … Reviewing and approving proposals, bids, change orders and vendor requests for payment. Auditing claims prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-wawarsing-financial-oversight-select-activities-2018m-239Liverpool Central School District – Information Technology Assets (2020M-59)
… hardware and software inventory to ensure that information technology (IT) assets are safeguarded. Key Findings District … hardware and software inventory to ensure that information technology IT assets are safeguarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/liverpool-central-school-district-information-technology-assets-2020m-59CUNY Bulletin No. CU-306
… employees in Bargaining Unit TE with a title of Staff Nurse, Staff Nurse (hourly) or Nurse Practitioner Background Pursuant to the 2003-2007 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-306-salary-and-other-increases-employees-represented-new-yorkLocust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… $56,909, including 37 assets with a total purchase price of $39,667 and 12 assets with a total estimated purchase price of $17,242 were not inventoried. Four IT assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentTown of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… more taxes than necessary. From fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Board: Did not consider historical or known … and highway funds, respectively, as of December 31, 2023.The Board did not adopt a fund balance policy and lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… tracking system. In addition, procedures were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
Determine whether the Lyme Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Half Hollow Hills Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory Records (2024M-33)
… if lost, stolen or misused. We selected 100 pieces of IT equipment (devices) costing $88,223 to confirm their … were properly inventoried and determined that 23 percent of the equipment was not properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/half-hollow-hills-central-school-district-information-technologyTown of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… the funds had a combined total of $1.5 million, equaling 64 and 138 percent of each fund’s upcoming year’s budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Opinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to mandatory referendum in one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57DiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… were killed and another 10 injured by a student at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school. In February, a mass shooting at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… felony. The arrest was the result of a Joint Task Force on Public Integrity investigation, a collaborative effort to … and Attorney General Schneiderman’s Joint Task Force works to root out corruption across the state and has … and the ongoing prosecutions of former Halfmoon Town Supervisor Melinda Wormuth and New York City Councilman Ruben …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), … on subjects such as health, business, public safety, parks and recreation, labor, and transportation. EO 95, … To determine whether the Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Parks is complying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataLocal Government Workforce Trends in New York State
The number of full-time local government workers employed outside of New York City contracted by 7.9% from 2007 to 2022, largely the result of two defining events – the recession of 2007-09 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-gov-workforce-trends-ny.pdfDespite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists, March 2022
In 2020, women earned 83 cents to every dollar earned by men, a wage gap of more than $10,435 based on median earnings for men and women who worked full-time, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/despite-progress-pay-gap-for-women-persists.pdf