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Reporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Reporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data, issued September 25, 2014 ( 2014-N-2 ) … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/12/reporting-and-utilization-bias-incident-data-followTheresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
… on historic trends. Develop and adopt financial plans for maintaining a reasonable level of fund balance. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… Jervis City School District (District) officials and Board of Education (Board) effectively managed the District’s … overestimated general fund appropriations by an average of $5.8 million each year from 2017-18 through 2020-21 and appropriated $4.8 million of fund balance that was not used. As of June 30, 2021, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Rockville Centre Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-140)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Rockville Centre Union Free School District (District) officials … Determine whether Rockville Centre Union Free School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTown of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of DeWitt (Town) officials effectively managed the Planning … not confirm that all collections received were deposited. Of the 40 Planning and Zoning Department fees reviewed … structure, and 16 were not deposited in a timely manner. Of the 463 Recreation Department fees reviewed totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… timely, complete and accurate accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) and department heads … bank reconciliations were not completed. Monthly financial reports were not provided to the Board or department heads … records to bank balances. Provide monthly financial reports to the Board and department heads and file AFRs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board of … audit school district Thousand Islands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… emergency response plans in compliance with the New York State Safe Schools Against Violence in Education … districts two charter schools were in compliance with the New York State Safe Schools Against Violence in Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1Town of Tonawanda – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-42)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether Town of Tonawanda (Town) officials could take additional steps to … provided at selected Town facilities. Key Findings Of the 865 applicable physical accessibility components … proper height and length. 19 components at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall (VFW Hall), which is owned by the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/28/town-tonawanda-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-42Town of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
… Senior Center, such as signs identifying van accessible parking spaces and grab bars mounted to the side and rear … buildings, such as marked access aisles at the accessible parking spaces, signs identifying van accessible parking spaces, restroom doors that open with five pounds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44Fairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… whether the Fairview Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials properly managed … As a result: The Board improperly assigned the duties of the District Treasurer (Treasurer) to an independent … balance totaling approximately $1.2 million, or 20 percent of the 2024 appropriations as of December 31, 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Coxsackie (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate … Determine whether the Town of Coxsackie Town Supervisor maintained complete accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Village of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Lake George (Village) Treasurer maintained complete, … did not properly fulfill their responsibilities of maintaining complete, accurate and timely records, and the Board did not provide adequate oversight of the maintenance of the accounting records. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… six weeks after month-end, were not accurate. For example, the general fund cash balance was repeatedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… affect the timely processing of its business functions. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses which we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174Town of Keene – Records and Reports (2024M-27)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board (Board) to effectively manage the Town’s financial operations. Key … As a result, the Board lacked reliable records and reports to manage the Town’s financial operations, account balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-keene-records-and-reports-2024m-27Village of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… the Treasurer provided to the Board did not include an estimate of fund balance remaining at year end, which helps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Opinion 2006-11
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions … has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an employee of the store, the interest would not be prohibited if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Ordinary Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… payment (your beneficiaries would not receive a monthly pension benefit). The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid … your designated beneficiary if you are a Tier 2, 3, 5 or 6 member, with at least 90 days of service since last joining … provided you were not otherwise gainfully employed or retired during that period. The Benefit This benefit is equal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… A North Country court clerk is accused of pocketing more than $5,400 from the Bombay Justice Court … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eric Fleury, 43, of Constable, was charged with grand larceny in the third … services including highway safety, not to line the pockets of a dishonest clerk,” DiNapoli said. “My office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-fees