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Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s accounting for leave time and separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through … Superintendent carried over and used 6.5 vacation days from one year to the next even though his employment contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationVillage of Cato – Water Financial Operations (2023M-145)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Cato (Village) Board (Board) and Village officials … (officials) effectively managed the financial operations of the water fund. Key Findings The Board and officials did not effectively manage the financial operations of the water fund, establish adequate reserves or develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/03/22/village-cato-water-financial-operations-2023m-145State Police Accidental Disability (Section 363-bb) – State Police Plan
… and the alleged incapacity. The Benefit If approved, the State Police accidental disability retirement benefit is a … eligible to receive. Filing You or the Superintendent of State Police (or the Superintendent’s designee) can file a … are incompetent. If you are eligible, applications for the State Police disability, the State Police accidental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/state-police-accidental-disability-section-363-bbDiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… In January, DiNapoli released fiscal stress scores for school districts. In April, scores for the 17 cities with … To see the fiscal stress summary report on school districts, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againWest Niles Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-205)
… July 26, 2017. Background The West Niles Fire Company is a not-for-profit organization, incorporated in 1977 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/05/west-niles-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-205Eastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… officials established adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access, and loss, and … did not establish adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss nor did … control weaknesses were also communicated confidentially to officials . Officials did not: Develop comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationNanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… was a not-for-profit organization which was located in the Towns of Nanticoke and Lisle in Broome County. The Department, which was governed by a … represented proper Department expenses, resulting in payment of personal bills belonging to the Fire Chief and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsGlens Falls Common School District – Financial Condition (2015M-66)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/glens-falls-common-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-66Town of New Albion – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2023M-46)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of New Albion (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) … duties or obtain training on how to perform his duties and was unfamiliar with the duties of his office . The Town … Supervisor has weakened internal controls. For example, from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022, the Clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/16/town-new-albion-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2023m-46Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… accurate, officials may have reduced BOCES electricity supply expenses by almost 50 percent, or approximately … $86,958. Key Recommendations Monitor the electricity supply contract and seek periodic competition to ensure rates … Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of electricity supply and delivery invoices prior to payment. BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… by a Judge of the Court in which the action is placed on trial. NYSLRS will reject an attorney-issued subpoena . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsTown of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit is to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, … The Town of Lisbon is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population of approximately 4,100 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Village of Depew – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2013M-29)
… the Village properly recorded capital project activity for the period June 1, 2006, to October 12, 2012. Background … four Trustees and a Mayor. The Village’s expenditures for the 2011-12 fiscal year totaled approximately $12.4 … Findings We found significant problems with the accounting for and reporting of capital project activity and the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-depew-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2013m-29Town of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… check signing authority to the bookkeeper. Manually sign all Town checks. Periodically compare the approved warrants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… approved and supported. This occurred because the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not provide adequate … $8,936 and potentially: Overpaid 11 employees by a total of $44,301 for leave accrual payments that were inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Windsor (Town) Board (Board) effectively managed the … operating surpluses totaling nearly $2.7 million instead of planned operating deficits totaling $482,700 in the … initiated corrective action. … Determine whether the Town of Windsor Town Board Board effectively managed the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24Mechanicville City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-93)
… kept the unrestricted fund balance within statutory limits for the period July 1, 2013 through January 31, 2017. … a seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $23.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/mechanicville-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-93East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… employees. The Department’s overtime costs were 97 percent of the District’s total overtime costs during our audit … approval. District officials paid $31,486 for 605 hours of overtime worked without supervisory approval. District … owed by the District annually to the State, for its share of the cost of the employees’ retirement benefits. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118Dutchess County – Contract Monitoring (2023M-142)
… As a result: Various department officials responsible for monitoring and overseeing the contracts approved claims … approving the claim. The Comptroller approved claims for payment totaling approximately $10.5 million without … and services rendered was sufficient. Expenditures for one contract exceeded the agreed-upon contract amount by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/08/09/dutchess-county-contract-monitoring-2023m-142Town of Stanford – Former Comptroller’s Records and Reports (2022M-33)
… in the general fund and paid from the general fund bank account of which $214,871 were highway fund expenditures. … in transfers were recorded in the payroll fund cash account within the financial software during our audit period … more than what was transferred in the payroll bank account. $48,000 in deposits and $40,560 in withdrawals in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-stanford-former-comptrollers-records-and-reports-2022m-33