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Wallkill Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-294)
… schools with approximately 3,000 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted … was not necessary. District officials overfunded reserves by $12.8 million as of June 30, 2015. Total fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/wallkill-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-294Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Health Insurance Buyouts (2023M-21)
… requirements to determine if the program is implemented in the most prudent and cost-effective manner. At the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-health-insurance-buyoutsAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… the Attica Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … manage fund balance and reserves . Officials’ practices of appropriating fund balance and reserves that are not … budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $2 . 7 million (10 percent). Maintained four reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2023 State of the State Address
… “As we embark on a new year and legislative session, the State of the State … addressing the affordable housing crisis, fighting back on crime, and investing in high quality health care, … the third year of the lingering effects of COVID-19 on our health and economy. As the nation continues to recover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2023-state-state-addressTruxton Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-123)
… the accounting records. Audit all District claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s … records. Ensure the Treasurer provided financial reports to the Board or filed the District’s required annual update … fiscal oversight training, file the required AUD in a timely manner, routinely review the Treasurer’s work and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/11/04/truxton-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-123Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… Tax Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did … in a timely manner. Property tax collections totaling $5.4 million and penalties collected totaling $9,719 were not … records included an unidentified bank balance of $4,637 as of January 1, 2018 and $17,068 as of December 4, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81Town of Chester – Justice Court Operations and Credit Card and Employee Reimbursements (2017M-67)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Justice Court funds were collected, recorded, deposited, … is governed by an elected five-member Town Board, has a Justice Court with one elected Justice. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-chester-justice-court-operations-and-credit-card-and-employeeSouthampton Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-43)
… accounts and overestimated certain expenditure accounts in the annual budgets. Did not have support for the … and use any excess funds identified to benefit residents in accordance with statutory requirements. Except as noted in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/southampton-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-43Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Although the 213 claims reviewed totaling $771,282 were for proper Village purposes, we determined: 34 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Town of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… not structurally balanced. The Board used fund balance to finance operations, resulting in the four main operating … balance declining from $1,165,418 as of January 1, 2018 to $403,003 as of December 31, 2020, a decrease of 65 percent. If the Board continues to use fund balance at the current levels, it could deplete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Monroe No. 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Credit Cards (2024M-156)
… Key Findings BOCES officials did not ensure that all credit card charges were properly approved and supported. Therefore, it could not be determined whether all charges were for appropriate BOCES purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2025/06/06/monroe-no-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-credit-cards-2024m-156Beacon City School District – Information Technology (2023M-143)
… potentially be compromised or used for malicious purposes. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … did not: Disable 281 unneeded network user accounts of the 1,280 accounts reviewed, the oldest of which was last used to log into the network in June 2012 as of September 21, 2021. The accounts included: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/beacon-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-143State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Town of Carlisle , Keeseville Volunteer Fire Department , City of Niagara Falls and the Village of … Department officials did not deposit or account for all donations received or deposit money received from fundraisers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Argyle Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (Washington County) The board’s lack of comprehensive … the bookkeeper performing incompatible duties related to payroll processing and maintaining all leave accrual … and treasurer’s limited roles related to processing payroll did not provide sufficient oversight or monitoring of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCattaraugus County – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-68)
… for 2013 are $202 million, which include general fund appropriations of $155 million. Key Findings County … Develop and adopt IT policies that address acceptable computer use, remote access, and disaster recovery and … develop procedures which require that access rights for computer users be based upon current duties or employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/05/cattaraugus-county-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-68Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department – Payroll, Civil Fees and Bail (2013M-120)
… February 28, 2013. Background Schuyler County is located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State and has a … $233,840 for providing law enforcement services to WGI in connection with events at the racetrack. In these cases, the County improperly pays these individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/02/schuyler-county-sheriffs-department-payroll-civil-fees-and-bail-2013m-120Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 21 Percent
… Local government sales tax collections in July increased by 21.2% over the same month in 2020, marking the fourth consecutive month that … local governments are seeing much stronger collections in 2021. However, with recent increases in infection rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-more-21-percentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … process. Hamlin Morton Walker Fire District – Pumper Truck Procurement (Monroe County) The board did not procure a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Receives Prestigious Award From National Italian American Organization
… this award at the organization’s 59th national convention on Saturday. “I am truly honored to receive the Guglielmo … 18-year-old in New York to hold public office as a trustee on the Mineola school board. He later served as a New York … World War II and the history of the Jewish community on the Italian peninsula. Since 1955, the Order Sons and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-receives-prestigious-award-national-italian-american-organizationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2006
… for overtime payments that cannot be calculated by the NYS Payroll System. Agency Actions: Beginning in Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2006-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain