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Glen Aubrey Fire Company – Board Oversight (2022M-139)
… compliance with fire protection contracts (contracts) and lease agreements. Key Findings The Company Board did not ensure compliance with contracts or enforce the lease agreement’s terms and conditions. As a result, there is … fees and interest for late payments associated with the lease agreement. Key Recommendations Ensure compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/12/09/glen-aubrey-fire-company-board-oversight-2022m-139Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… 2021 annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller as required. As of the end of our audit period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Town of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
… and received accurate financial reports to help it do so. Key Findings The Board did not adopt structurally … and received accurate financial reports to help it do so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-parish-financial-condition-and-supervisors-records-2019m-58Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… and adopting budgets that include reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amounts of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)
… Key Findings Claims totaling $9.2 million (45 percent of the claims processed) were not properly audited and approved prior to payment. As a result, there was an increased risk that improper or … 22 claims totaling $173,591 were audited and approved for payment by the claims auditor even though identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76II.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the EXECUTE and EVALUATE phases of the financial cycle. Standards are established in the … Paragraphs 9 and 9-a of Section 8 of the State Finance Law prescribes the minimum reports that are required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewVillage of Floral Park – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-34)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether Village of Floral Park (Village) officials could take additional … provided at selected Village facilities. Key Findings Of the 575 applicable physical accessibility components … Village facilities. Specifically: 36 components at the Village Hall, such as the required number of accessible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/village-floral-park-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-34State Police Bulletin No. SP-243
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a modification to Deduction Code 302. Affected Employees: … Deduction Code 302 will be updated from .658 percent to 1.27 percent of the enrollee’s gross earnings. The biweekly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-243-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insuranceTown of Clifton Park – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-27)
… steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected Town facilities. Key … Hall, such as interior office signs with raised lettering and Braille. 12 components at the Town Court, such as a water … accessible parking spaces. Two components at the Building and Grounds Department, including interior office signs with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/07/town-clifton-park-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-27City of Long Beach – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-36)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether the City of Long Beach (City) officials could take additional steps to … provided at selected City facilities. Key Findings Of the 500 applicable physical accessibility components … access aisles, a main entrance with at least 18 inches of maneuvering clearance on the latch side of the door and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-long-beach-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-36State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Release of Its 2025-2029 Capital Program
… leave many needs unaddressed. As the MTA moves forward with the program it must be fully transparent on how the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-release-its-2025-2029-capital-programTown of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes to … totaling approximately $800,000 to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling $706,991 in February, $53,702 in March and $36,747 in April. As of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… estimated revenues were underestimated in the general and highway funds, and budgeted appropriations were overestimated … (81 percent) and $99,605 (29 percent) in the general and highway funds, respectively. Actual expenditures were less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Town of Woodbury – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-32)
… physical accessibility for the 131 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/07/town-woodbury-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-32Audits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Yellow Book [pdf] , performance audits are designed to do the following: … Independent peer reviewers organized by the National State Auditors Association completed an external peer review of the … period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 in March 2025. The Division received a pass rating, the highest level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsOpinion 90-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (scope of village auditor's authority); (necessity of vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9Comptroller DiNapoli Visits Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
… with Steve Markowitz, chairman of the Board of Directors for the Center, as well as staff, volunteers and Holocaust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-visits-holocaust-memorial-and-tolerance-centerFormer Fire Co. Treasurer Admits Stealing $24K
… betrayed her neighbors and exploited her fire company for nearly two years," DiNapoli said. "Thanks to my auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/former-fire-co-treasurer-admits-stealing-24kAltmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… by about 2 percentage points, or $609,000. Adopted budgets in 2015-16 and 2016-17 overestimated appropriations by more … and most reserve funds are not being used, and the repair, retirement, insurance and tax certiorari reserves are … fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Adopt annual budgets that contain realistic estimates for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-condition