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City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… and $2.2 million, and transactions were not entered in a timely manner. Bank reconciliations were not prepared in a timely manner or clearly documented and discrepancies, … not explained. Independent audit reports were not issued in a timely manner and identified deficiencies in internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26Village 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)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 139 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-babylon-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-30Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… and only one of the five Board members complied with New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section 176-e which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Wallace … and not spent in a prudent and economical manner. For example, the Board did not use competitive methods to … The Treasurer has not filed the 2023 Annual Financial Report (AFR) and the Board did not conduct an annual audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Town 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fOpinion 2008-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 88-31
… of the family court act [§§153, 155, 155-a], a sum of money deposited in connection with a cash bail or a partially … a court or other authorized public servant or agency, such money shall be deposited in the same manner as may be by law provided for the deposit of money generally received by such court, public servant or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31DiNapoli: Problems Plague State's Rent Relief Program; Federal Funds To Help Renters at Risk
… York’s pandemic-hit renters because of poor management by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in … (46%), with the majority located in New York City (63% of all state rental households). The pandemic has had a more … and 78% of that number are rent-burdened. One-third of all low-income renter households in the city were in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-problems-plague-states-rent-relief-program-federal-funds-help-renters-riskAccounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… of the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) are either new or were updated to reflect changes in the Statewide … Chapter Name Description of Change XII.5.F.1 Basis Date New section to address how the Basis Date on the vendor … the Invoice Received Date. XII.5.F.2 Invoice Received Date New section to define the Invoice Received Date and how it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City Bureau of Buildings (Bureau) officials ensured that … Key Findings Although the City’s Elevator Master List included 226 properties with 308 elevators and related … violation notices to those who do not submit them. Ensure all elevators and related equipment are inspected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… officials improperly restricted nearly $1.2 million in a debt reserve in the debt service fund from 2014-15 through 2016-17, which … to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… and two were not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… and did not file required annual financial reports. As a result, the Town Board’s (Board’s) ability to monitor the … Provide adequate oversight of the accountant’s work. As a result, the Town does not have accurate financial records … has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the general fund $41,540, …
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-137Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… did not effectively implement corrective actions. As a result, the Board and District officials continued to not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund … deficits when it had operating surpluses; the swing in operational results totaled $9.7 million. As of June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses communicated … a half million dollars was paid to IT service providers. In addition, because officials did not develop a written IT … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… The authorization must: Specifically be addressed to the New York State and Local Retirement System; Specifically … may be obtained by subpoena. In accordance with New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 2307, a … to be served on a bureau or department of the State of New York must be “So Ordered” by a Justice of the Supreme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… users. Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware … restore, repair and/or rebuild critical IT systems or data in a timely manner. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155