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Putnam County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-2)
… policies that were in place were not followed. Five of the 11 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected … Establish adequate written policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/putnam-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-2Whitesboro Central School District – Separation Payments (2020M-146)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Assess whether separation payments to certain Whitesboro Central School District (District) … agreements. Key Findings Separation payments made to seven of 10 employees tested were generally supported and accurately calculated. However, we question payments to three employees totaling $108,963. District officials: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/05/whitesboro-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-146Town of Wappinger – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-130)
… (composed of cash and checks) within 10 days, as required. For example, in July 2019, one deposit (composed of $3,085 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/03/05/town-wappinger-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-130Dryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
… Evaluate all existing user accounts, periodically review for necessity and appropriateness, and adequate written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/26/dryden-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-106State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. Sensitive information technology (IT) … by $1.5 million and resulted in higher tax levies than necessary. Find out how your government money is spent at … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-125)
… annually appropriating fund balance that was not needed to finance operations contributed to the District maintaining a surplus fund balance that … limit and use the excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a multiyear financial plan. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-managementSexual Offender and Management Treatment Act Program
… Background In April 2007, the Legislature enacted the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act), which … mental abnormalities, pose a substantial risk to commit new sex crimes. Since the Act’s inception, the Office has … The Office uses three psychiatric centers, Central New York Psychiatric Center, St Lawrence Psychiatric Center …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/sexual-offender-and-management-treatment-act-programMorley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… by making inappropriate automated teller machine (ATM) and in-bank withdrawals, writing unauthorized checks to herself … collections to deposits. The former Treasurer was arrested in July 2023 and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree in November 2023. She was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… did not maintain time records to support the hours for which they were paid and one bookkeeper received $1,751 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2023M-54)
… accounting records and reports. Key Findings The former Supervisor did not maintain the Town’s accounting … $1 million of highway fund revenues and $57,000 of fire protection fund revenues in the general fund for the 2020 through 2022 fiscal years. Did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/14/town-german-supervisors-records-and-reports-2023m-54Town of Tompkins Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-33)
… filed the District’s required annual update document (AUD) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 . As of May 10, 2023, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/06/23/town-tompkins-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-33North Greenbush Common School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-112)
… to payment. Key Findings While claims were supported and for appropriate purposes, the Board did not ensure claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/north-greenbush-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-112Violating the Terms of a DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… option and name the ex-spouse as beneficiary, the terms of that DRO will supersede any other designation. Problems can occur when a DRO is not on file at the time of a member’s retirement. If the member elects an option or … DRO requesting the Comptroller make this change. Changing elections or designations in accordance with RSSL Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/violating-terms-droCity of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether City of Rensselaer (City) officials maintained complete, accurate … Determine whether the City of Rensselaer City officials maintained complete accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $274.6 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… end of the second quarter of state fiscal year 2024-25. For the three-month period ending Sept. 30, 2024, Fund investments returned an estimated 4.15%. … to face uncertainty, steady economic growth has continued this year, bolstering markets in the second quarter,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-274-point-6-billion-end-second-quarterVillage of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… fiscal concerns with the Village’s general fund for the year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Town of Babylon – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-30)
… we reviewed, we identified 139 components (11 percent) where Town officials could consider taking additional steps … mats at accessible entrances. Three components at the Recycling Center, such as adequate clearance on the latch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… annual inventories were not conducted, and we were unable to locate approximately $31,000 in capital assets, which … 130 assets with a historical recorded cost (also referred to as a purchase price) totaling approximately $133,000 and … approximately $88,000 did not identify the employee to whom the assets were issued. Eight capital assets totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capitalHammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… District’s financial operations are adequately accounted for and reported. Furthermore, although the Board adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $267.7 Billion at End of First Quarter
… P. DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $267.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of state fiscal year 2024-25. For the three-month period … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2677 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-267-point-7-billion-end-first-quarter