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Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… did not ensure that credit card charges were reconciled in a timely manner and audited, as required, prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Maintain proper financial records. File the AFR in a timely manner. Annually audit the Supervisor’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Island Trees Union Free School District – Inventorying and Monitoring Capital Assets (2024M-145)
… maintained complete and accurate inventory records for and monitored the District’s capital assets. Key … did not accurately and completely record and account for all capital assets we reviewed (i.e., machinery, … a physical inventory to properly monitor and account for assets since 2011.Therefore, officials cannot assure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/island-trees-union-free-school-district-inventorying-and-monitoringTown of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
… such as carpets or mats at entrances and interior spaces securely attached to minimize tripping hazards and interior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… affect the timely processing of its business functions. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses which we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174Woodbourne Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-98)
… their ability to make informed financial decisions and levied taxes that were more than necessary to fund … level of fund balance. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they … B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/woodbourne-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-98Town of Sheridan – Disbursements (2023M-101)
… resulted in the following errors and exceptions occurring without detection: Of the 755 claims totaling $1.2 million … act as a bookkeeper, which is an incompatible position or duty. Ten individuals were paid $372,636 to exclusively … $22,500 to supervise these individuals doing the work, all without Board approval. Key Recommendations Ensure all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-disbursements-2023m-101Fire Island Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-114)
… that improper or unsupported payments could have been made and may not have been detected and corrected. Because the Board did not develop and adhere to adequate guidance on performing its claims … School Ditrict District claims auditor properly audited and approved claims prior to payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fire-island-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-114Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Fine Fire District (District) officials adequately monitored … audit fine fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board … with a balance of approximately $1 million, to pay debt-service costs during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal years as … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… or provide IT security awareness training. 18 percent of the School’s enabled nonstudent user accounts were not … to inappropriately access the School’s network. Two of the three financial software user accounts unnecessarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controlsDiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and the state’s biggest cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and … Property tax levy growth for school districts and the states biggest cities will be capped at 2 the same as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearTown of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations and exceeded its authority under New York State Town Law … funds, as required. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)
… Key Findings Because the TCIDA does not employ any staff, they hired the Tompkins County Area Development … process. Therefore, the Board could not be certain if TCAD staff submitted all IDA projects for its approval and projects could have been given IDA benefits without its knowledge. Although, three businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-boardCentral Square Central School District – Fund Balance (2022M-196)
… reduced the transparency of District finances and kept $8 million from productive use. Although the District had … fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by about $8 million (9.2 percentage points) as of June 30, 2021. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/10/central-square-central-school-district-fund-balance-2022m-196Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-149)
… claims auditor was also the Information Technology (IT) Coordinator (Coordinator), his audit of claims initiated by him totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-149Village of Bolivar – Financial Condition of Water and Sewer Funds (2013M-125)
… audit was to evaluate the financial condition of the water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2007 through March 15, … by a Board of Trustees consisting of a Village Mayor and four Trustees. For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2013, … for the general fund, $168,000 for the water fund, and $183,000 for the sewer fund. Key Finding The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/09/village-bolivar-financial-condition-water-and-sewer-funds-2013m-125Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… determine if BlueCross BlueShield’s (Empire’s) payments to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie (St. Francis) for special items were made according to the provisions of the agreement between Empire and St. Francis. Background The New York State Health Insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-francis-hospital-poughkeepsie-january-1-2011Former Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… from December 2014 to August 2017. Conaway, 50, of Silver Springs, was released after her first court appearance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1789
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase. Affected … 08, 2020 OSC Actions OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Dues (Code 201) based on the … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1789-civil-service-employees-association-csea-local-1000-dues-increase