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Cuba-Rushford Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-7)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/27/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-7Monticello Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2020M-2)
… surplus fund balance exceeded the statutory limit each of the last three fiscal years by 12.3 to 16.3 percentage points. As of June 30, 2019, the District overfunded one reserve by … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/10/monticello-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-2Mottville Fire District - Budgeting and Financial Recordkeeping (2020M-26)
… a fund balance policy or establish targeted funding levels for its reserve funds. The Treasurer did not maintain … Comptroller’s (OSC’s) accounting and reporting manual for fire districts. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/15/mottville-fire-district-budgeting-and-financial-recordkeeping-2020m-26Green Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
… to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/green-island-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2019m-55IV.3 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… that transact in the SFS. Taxes Personal Income Tax Consumption and Use Taxes Business Taxes Other Taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3-overviewReporting Forms and Publications
… - ACH, Book Transfer, CHIPS, EFT, Federal Wire Electronic Reporting Program Extension Request Form Handbook for Reporters of Unclaimed Funds OFAC Blocked Accounts - reference section on Blocked Accounts Property Type Table - 9/2021 Report of Abandoned Property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/reporting-forms-and-publicationsCost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… capital projects and purchases. Developing a Capital Plan When developing a long-range capital plan, you should think … you should create a multiyear capital plan that details when and how capital purchases will be made and paid for. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districtsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Central School District – Professional Services (Onondaga County) District officials did not always seek competition … the supervisor did not maintain accurate accounting records and reports. In addition, the board did not implement … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… made as authorized or for an appropriate purpose. City of White Plains – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training … risk that collections could have been lost or stolen. Village of Lindenhurst – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… indicate the amount of budgeted expenditures available for MWBE participation. However, plans for 10 sampled ESD agencies were submitted late (one by more … took actions to address these instances of non-compliance. For the audit period, 39 (46.9 percent) of the 83 files we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland D.A. Announce Middletown Man Arraigned on Grand Larceny Charges
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Rockland County … “Ricardy Cesar allegedly scammed more than $3,800 from the pension system by faking that he lost a check,” said State … from fraud and abuse." Ricardy Cesar was arrested on July 10, 2020, without incident based on the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-da-announce-middletown-man-arraigned-grand-larceny-chargesVillage of Addison – Former Clerk-Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2024M-19)
… Village funds and misappropriated more than $1.1 million in Village funds for personal gain. The former … Board, file payroll reports or remit biweekly withholdings in a timely manner resulting in approximately $5,000 in … former Clerk-Treasurer was required to forfeit her monthly public pension. This sentence represents the first time a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-former-clerk-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2024m-19DiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… was done. “Recent audits by my office have continued to find patterns of mismanagement and abuse in the preschool … special education sector. I will continue my efforts to make sure tax dollars intended for students with special needs are spent as intended and not used to line the pockets of unscrupulous contractors.” In May, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerTown of Crawford – Town Clerk (2021M-82)
… Audit Objective Determine whether collections in the Town of Crawford (Town) Town Clerk’s (Clerk’s) office were … parties in a timely and accurate manner . As a result of our audit and investigation, the former Clerk pleaded … August 2020, the former Clerk was sentenced to five years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-crawford-town-clerk-2021m-82Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… properly recorded and supported. As a result, the ability to make financial decisions was hindered and officials lacked the information necessary to provide an annual report. The Treasurer did not … percent) totaling $33,280, provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesSherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to finance actual expenditures. By continually overestimating … spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In addition, the Board did not adopt a reserve policy to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… of Ashland (Town) officials established multiyear capital and financial plans. Key Findings Town officials did not establish multiyear capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the … capital improvements over the next five years might cost up to $822,000. For example, a 2005 pickup truck, 2007 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Town of Chesterfield – Town Clerk (2024M-110)
… Prepare accurate monthly reports and remit collections to the Supervisor and other agencies in the appropriate … the amount of cash on hand and on deposit in the bank to detailed lists of amounts due to the Supervisor and other agencies. Had the Town Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/24/town-chesterfield-town-clerk-2024m-110Chateaugay Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2018M-77)
… (Board) provided adequate oversight of operations to ensure financial activity was properly recorded and … $14,405 without sufficient supporting documentation to allow officials to determine whether the expenses were for valid purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/08/10/chateaugay-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2018m-77Allegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board’s budgeting practices … fund balance that was not used to finance operations and overestimating appropriations by $4.8 million (8 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129