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Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen – Disbursements (2023M-178)
… appropriately and securely executed check signatures for non-payroll checks. Key Findings The Board and Treasurer … not appropriately and securely execute check signatures for non-payroll checks between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023. Although the checks we reviewed were disbursed for what appear to be legitimate District purposes, when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-thirteen-disbursements-2023m-178City of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)
… supported or accurately calculated. This resulted in unsupported and possibly improper payments being made. Of … Review the contents of the City Charter (Charter) in its entirety, review payments made to former City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s multiyear planning … Whitman) Central School District is located in the Towns of Gorham, Hopewell and Seneca in Ontario County and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177Town of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)
… Town residents, OSC and other interested parties’ ability to monitor the Town’s operations and financial condition. We … Supervisor did not: Review any of the 199 disbursements to ensure the disbursements were accurate and made for … which is not permitted. Review the canceled check images to ensure they agreed to the Board-approved abstract. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Account Controls (2023M-9)
… Audit Objective Determine whether West Hempstead Union Free School District (District) officials established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-user-accountFine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… were overestimated by an average of $43,300, or 40 percent. Develop and adopt written multiyear financial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Barker Central School District – Payroll (2023M-19)
… Therefore, payroll errors went undetected and resulted in unnecessary and erroneous payroll payments. Seven … or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in erroneous compensation calculations totaling $3,131. One employee was paid $2,948 for overtime despite language in the individual’s employment agreement which suggests the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/barker-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-19Altona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Financial Operations (2016M-201)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the Company’s … The Company, which provides fire protection services to the residents of the Altona Fire District, is governed by … Duplicate press-numbered receipts were not issued to provide supporting documentation for the funds collected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/09/30/altona-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-operations-2016mCampbell-Savona Central School District – Student State Aid (2024M-79)
… still be claimed, including: $30,826 if submitted prior to June 30, 2024. Although District officials told us they intended to submit reimbursement claims for the full amount before the … $4,926 is no longer eligible. $10,114 if submitted prior to June 30, 2025. Because District officials did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/campbell-savona-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2024m-79Village of Holley – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-12)
… the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report … (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities … cause to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-holley-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-12Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… by an average of approximately $1.7 million per year which made it appear the District needed to appropriate $300,000 of fund balance each year and increase real property taxes to close budget gaps. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75SUNY Bulletin No. SU-318
… and have an Active, Leave with Pay, or Leave of Absence payroll status on the appropriate effective date, OSC will … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Earnings mailbox. … SUNY Bulletin No SU318 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-318-december-2021-increase-minimum-wage-employees-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… plant employees received $91,492 for time they may not have worked because they were working at another … town had significant recurring operating surpluses and may have levied more taxes than necessary. From fiscal years 2019 … did not adopt a fund balance policy and lacked a plan on how the funds will be used, there was no rationale for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Automatic Orders – Divorce and Your Benefits
… to Domestic Relations Law § 236(B)(2) are binding on the parties to the matrimonial action. Automatic Orders are court orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/automatic-ordersYork Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-112)
… 30, 2013. Background The York Fire Department is located in the Town of York in Livingston County. The Department contracts with the Town … law. Provide annual reports to the membership as required in the Department’s bylaws and by statute. Review and approve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/07/18/york-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mPulteney Fire District No. 2 – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-308)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial operations for the period … for 2014 totaled $229,350. Key Findings The Board failed to properly segregate the Treasurer’s duties or establish … District funds and made $709 in questionable payments to her husband. The former Treasurer did not maintain accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/05/28/pulteney-fire-district-no-2-misappropriation-funds-2014m-308Clifton Park Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-69)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Department controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … Key Recommendations Adopt written financial procedures to ensure that the informal processes in practice continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/26/clifton-park-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overCounty of Oswego Industrial Development Agency – Revolving Loan Programs (2014M-356)
… benefit corporation created to promote, develop, encourage and assist in acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining … The Agency has no formal process to compare current and projected jobs at the time of application to the reported number of jobs actually retained and created. Key Recommendations Discontinue the practice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-oswego-industrial-development-agency-revolving-loanSullivan County – Tourism Promotion Services (2014M-61)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review whether the County provided adequate oversite of the collection and expenditure of the occupancy tax for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/13/sullivan-county-tourism-promotion-services-2014m-61County of Otsego – Accountability Over Trust and Agency Funds (2014M-041)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the County’s accountability over selected trust and agency funds for the period of January 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … Board of Representatives. It uses trust and agency funds to account for assets held in a trustee capacity or as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/13/county-otsego-accountability-over-trust-and-agency-funds-2014m-041