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Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… purchasing used mid-sized vehicles or new compact models for use by departmental staff. The used vehicles were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemYorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… fund balance, toward subsequent years’ budgets, the full amount appropriated was not needed because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Buffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s process for … agreements specifying that actual costs will be used as the billing method. Rebill school districts of residence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administrationEast Rochester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Separation Payments (2016M-97)
East Rochester Union Free School District Financial Management and Separation Payments 2016M97
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-andBelleville-Henderson Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … Central School District is located in the Towns of Adams, Ellisburg and Henderson in Jefferson County. The … 475 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. The 2015-16 general fund budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-46Salem Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-394)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess internal controls over extra-classroom activity funds for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/salem-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomLetchworth Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-332)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … eight general fund reserves and one debt reserve that, as of June 30, 2013, totaled $10.5 million and $1.4 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/31/letchworth-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-332Village of Painted Post – Board Oversight (2017M-92)
… receipts and disbursements, processing of user charges, payroll and information technology (IT). Various departments … Key Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures over payroll processing, cash receipts and disbursements, water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/08/11/village-painted-post-board-oversight-2017m-92Genesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate reserve fund management … and internal controls over extra-classroom activities for the period July 1, 2012 through February 4, 2014. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraTown of Eastchester – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-246)
… for parking violations. Key Findings The Court’s parking ticket collection rate exceeded 85 percent during fiscal … August 28, 2012, they still remained on the unpaid parking ticket record. Town officials stated that parking ticket revenue is not included in the budget as a revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-eastchester-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-246Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… and financing sources. Fully define the Project scope. For example, a planned highway department office suite was … Law (GML). Obtain an RFP and written/fax proposal for two other change orders totaling $43,115, which violated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94Rye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… officials did not budget for approximately $600,000 of incurred overtime, and generally recorded it as salaries. As a result, residents are not being made aware of what the District expects to incur in overtime costs and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Town of Gorham – Procurement (2024M-7)
… whether Town of Gorham (Town) officials made procurements in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and … Town officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and … Ensure credit card purchases are supported and made in accordance with Town policies. Town officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-procurement-2024m-7Town of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… in the town-wide (TW) and town-outside-village (TOV) funds that as of January 1, 2024 were sufficient to fund the … fund balances in the general and highway TW and TOV funds. Recommendations The audit report includes nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2Island Trees Union Free School District – Inventorying and Monitoring Capital Assets (2024M-145)
… capital assets. Key Findings District officials did not accurately and completely record and account for all … equipment and computers). Additionally, officials have not conducted a physical inventory to properly monitor and … action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/island-trees-union-free-school-district-inventorying-and-monitoringFairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
Determine whether the Fairview Fire Districts District Board of Fire Commissioners Board and officials procured goods and services in a costeffective manner and ensured claims were audited for accuracy and completeness
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/fairview-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2025m-75County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Key Recommendations Adopt a written collections policy to help ensure adequate controls are in place and documentation is consistently maintained to support collections. Require adequate reconciliations from … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… six weeks after month-end, were not accurate. For example, the general fund cash balance was repeatedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… charges were reconciled in a timely manner and audited, as required, prior to payment. We reviewed 680 credit card … totaling $144,142 were paid prior to audit and approval by the claims auditor. 355 charges totaling $104,258 required … not properly approved. 82 charges totaling $6,199 for the Facilities and Transportation Departments were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (Delaware … checks were improperly disbursed. The town supervisor, as the town disbursing officer, should have signed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-audits