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Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… funds are not adequately safeguarded and not spent in a prudent and economical manner. For example, the Board … purchased a vehicle that was not the most prudent or in the best interest of taxpayers (Figure 3). The Board did … reports. The Board adopted an unrealistic budget resulting in an operating surplus totaling $45,274. The Treasurer has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… District’s financial operations are adequately accounted for and reported. Furthermore, although the Board adopted a … requires each Board member to complete fiscal training in a timely manner. One Board member has not yet completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151Town of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-195-F)
… of West Seneca’s (Town’s) progress, as of December 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of West Seneca – Capital Project Management (2019M-195), released in March 2020. The audit determined that the Town Board … Town of West Senecas Towns progress as of December 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fManagement and Control of Overtime Costs (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Management and Control of Overtime Costs (Report 2009-N-15). Background Our initial … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/management-and-control-overtime-costs-followMorley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… to herself and receiving cash from Company funds presented for deposit. Make 178 personal purchases totaling $19,572 …
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)
… paid and one bookkeeper received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Key Recommendations Consult with legal counsel about the unsupported claim payments to … support before approving them. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… Educational Services (BOCES) officials maintained complete and accurate capital asset records. Key Findings BOCES’ capital asset records were incomplete and inaccurate. The BOCES’ purchasing agent was unfamiliar with the requirements of, and did not comply with, BOCES’ capital asset policies (asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capitalTown of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2023M-54)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of German (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … was compromised, resulting in diminished transparency of the Town’s financial operations. The former Supervisor: Incorrectly recorded almost $1 million of highway fund revenues and $57,000 of fire protection fund …
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-33Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… (District) officials adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and developed and adopted an information technology (IT) contingency plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andXI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Article 4-C of the Economic Development Law requires publication of grant opportunities. To comply … requirements of Article 4-C of the Economic Development Law. As a result, any grant opportunity that is published in … Article 4C of the Economic Development Law requires publication of grant opportunities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsAlbion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)
… through 2020-21. Overfunded and did not properly use the retirement contribution reserve fund. Could not explain how the Finance Committee participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the Committee receives or how they are reviewed. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Hancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition (2021M-208)
… NRT rate, it approved NRT contracts between the District and Wayne Highlands School District (Wayne Highlands) without … Education Department (SED)’s maximum allowable NRT rates and actual Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) … District taxpayers about contract renewals, tuition rates and total expected revenue, officials did not inform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/hancock-central-school-district-non-resident-student-tuition-2021m-208Canajoharie Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (2021M-170)
… the District paid high-credit risk fees totaling $1,321 for May and June 2021, the District’s incomplete records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/canajoharie-central-school-district-fuel-purchasing-2021m-170Wyoming County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-4)
… Department (Department) officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the … officials did not always properly enforce restitution orders, notify the court when a probationer violated the … monitor restitution obligations. Six of the 24 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected restitution totaling $1,946. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wyoming-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-4Seneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. Nine of the 13 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected … In addition, officials did not maintain a complete list of victims with unsatisfied restitution orders, make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Putnam County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-2)
… violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department … violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments appropriately. As a result, victims may not receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/putnam-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-2Orange County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-1)
… violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department … violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. As a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/orange-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-1