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Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… years audited. This made it appear the District needed to use fund balance and reserves to close projected budget gaps. However, they were not used to fund operations. Improperly restricted $246,000 in a debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine whether it permits, … distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of the … otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will interpret DRO that define the retirement benefit to include any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentTown of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not ensure that the Town’s accounting records and reports … document (AUD) is required to be filed each year, AUDs have not been filed with the New York State Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14Travel Advisory No. 17
… to them. This policy includes meals provided to employees at unique assignments such as COVID-19 testing and … to support the employee declined the meal provided at the site. In accordance with the OSC Travel Manual , the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesTown of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… for the period January 1, 2011, through October 15, 2012. Background The Town of Bovina is located in Delaware … the Town Supervisor and four council members. The Town’s 2012 budget appropriations were $936,700 funded primarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
Determine whether the Town of Patterson Town Justices collected recorded deposited disbursed and reported all fines and fees in a timely and accurate manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. City of Elmira – Audit Follow Up (Chemung County) A prior audit of the city found the council and city officials did not … the city has made progress implementing corrective action. Of the nine audit recommendations, three recommendations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and maintained … fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adopt realistic budgets or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Scio Central School District – Capital Assets (2024M-45)
… complete and accurate capital asset records. As a result, of the 100 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $113,000 we reviewed, 51 assets with a total replacement cost of approximately $38,000 could not be located. The missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/03/scio-central-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-45Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied … expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, … such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… financial records and has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… to officials, we found: Twenty-five percent, or 140, of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… whether the Afton Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … from fiscal years 2019-20 through 2021-22 by an average of $1.1 million or 7 percent. Surplus fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately $2.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Sullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
… job creation and retention numbers and had no procedures for recapture if job creation and retention expectations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/03/25/sullivan-county-funding-corporation-millennium-revolvingTown of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… not performed. Monthly financial reports were not prepared for and submitted to the Town Board (Board). Because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Holland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
… were adequately supported and properly audited before payment. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that claims … were adequately supported and properly audited before payment. In addition, the current claims auditor did not … provided. Further, the Board did not comply with Education Law 1 and its own policy when it appointed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210DiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released the following … government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-schedulePress Conference on the Flushing Snapshot Report
… conference to discuss his report on the economic health of the greater Flushing area in Queens, NY. He will be joined … and stakeholders, and will take questions from members of the press afterward. The live stream of the conference has ended, but the replay of the event is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/flushing-snapshotBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… Union Free School District (District) Board appropriately managed the District’s fund balance. Key Findings The Board … Union Free School District District Board appropriately managed the Districts fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementWayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… always make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. In addition, officials did not maintain a complete list of … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the County’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6