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Cooperstown Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-65)
… taxes than necessary to fund operations. From fiscal years 2020-21 through 2022-23, the Board and District officials: … budgetary entries and could have used reserve funds to pay for related expenditures, but instead paid these expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cooperstown-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-65Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit is in effect a reservation of fund balance that artificially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Big Flats Fire District #2 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-155)
… for cash receipts and disbursements, claims processing or information technology. The Board has not adequately segregated the Treasurer’s duties or implemented mitigating controls. The District entered into … not perform a cost-benefit analysis of this transaction or determine if the rental price was at fair market value. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/30/big-flats-fire-district-2-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012mState Authority Contracts on Open Book NY
… Information on three categories of State authority contracts is displayed on Open Book NY. Approved Eligible Contracts Filed Exempt Contracts Filed Eligible Contracts Approved Eligible State Authority Contracts Under the Public Authorities Reform … Information on three categories of State authority contracts is displayed on Open Book NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/public-authorities/state-authority-contracts-open-book-nyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Budget Review (Orange County) The city continues to rely on one-time revenue from the sale of real property which, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0IT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … audited did not always appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2Opinion 88-69
… provided and financed on a town-wide basis (1980 Opns St Comp No. 80-85, unreported), town residents who also reside … or additional services, beyond the services already required under the town's contract. Otherwise, the village … would be paying under its contract for services already required to be provided to its residents under the town's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Village of Westbury – Purchasing, Claims Audit and Information Technology (2013M-301)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s internal controls … 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012. Background The Village of Westbury is located in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau … Village of Westbury Purchasing Claims Audit and Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/24/village-westbury-purchasing-claims-audit-and-information-technology-2013m-301Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Canaseraga Central School District , Hoosic Valley Central School District , New Paltz Central School District and the Washingtonville Central … announced his office completed audits of the Canaseraga Central School District Hoosic Valley Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Town of Lyonsdale – Financial Condition, Board Oversight and Controls Over Fuel Inventory (2013M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition and … 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. Background The Town of Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County. The Town is governed … Town of Lyonsdale Financial Condition Board Oversight and Controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-lyonsdale-financial-condition-board-oversight-and-controls-over-fuel-inventoryVillage of Deposit – Fiscal Monitoring and Selected Financial Operations (2013M-205)
… Clerk-Treasurer and her Deputy perform most aspects of the cash receipt and disbursement functions without independent … reporting monthly budget-to-actual comparisons and cash balances. Adopt reasonable budgets based on previous … oversight when one person performs all aspects of the cash receipts and disbursements duties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/12/13/village-deposit-fiscal-monitoring-and-selected-financial-operations-2013m-205Town of White Creek – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2013M-64)
… unable to determine the Town’s true financial condition or effectively monitor the Town’s financial operations. The … the Town was not in compliance with payroll tax filing or payment requirements for Federal and State liabilities. … Supervisor never filed these reports with the Town Clerk or OSC. The Board failed to perform an adequate audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-white-creek-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-64DiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… risks and potential changes at the federal level, calls for careful budgeting on the part of local officials to … of 2.8% in 2024 outpaced the rest of the state (0.6%) for the third consecutive year. Growth in the city’s … the number of tourists, which nearly matched 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic. Aggregate county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024Former Captain of Town of Moriah Ambulance Squad Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $14k
… any case involving public corruption and those who take advantage of their position at the expense of the community. I applaud the work of the State Police members assigned to … and also paid himself for nearly 150 hours at the Squad when he had also claimed to be working for the County. Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/former-captain-town-moriah-ambulance-squad-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-14kComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Rosendale and the Town of West Seneca . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … chief to commute to and from his place of employment in New York City. Auditors also identified questionable … charges for out-of-state travel and local meals on the district’s credit cards totaling $26,809. Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 2004-4
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (law partner of school board member as attorney for school district) -- Interest in Contract (law partner of school board member as attorney for school … circumstances. The board member is a partner in the law firm of an attorney who has been appointed as "the attorney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 88-56
… interest in contracts between the firm and the district. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) … Law, §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). … who willfully or knowingly violates the provisions of Article 18 may be guilty of a misdemeanor (General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission – Financial Operations (2015M-149)
… Commission was established by an intermunicipal agreement in 1974 to provide high-quality water to the approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2015/09/11/southern-cayuga-lake-intermunicipal-water-commission-financial-operationsVendor File Advisory No. 6
… GFO Update - Vendor Designations Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) added new Sections in Chapter X of the Guide to Financial Operations regarding Vendor … “Vendor Classifications,” a designation for the type of business the State does with each vendor. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/6-gfo-update-vendor-designationsBath Central School District - Online Banking (2018M-79)
… ensure that authorized access to online bank accounts was limited or provide users with cyber security training. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/bath-central-school-district-online-banking-2018m-79