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Rochester Land Bank Corporation – Monitoring Subcontractor Performance (2016M-373)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Land Bank’s monitoring of the Subcontractor’s performance for the … 2014 through June 9, 2016. Background The Rochester Land Bank Corporation is a not-for-profit corporation created in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/rochester-land-bank-corporation-monitoring-subcontractor-performanceCity of Long Beach - Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2019M-68)
… in this report and seek recovery of such payments that are inconsistent with the City Code or any other applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2019m-68Town of Eastchester – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-246)
… However, as of August 28, 2012, they still remained on the unpaid parking ticket record. Town officials stated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-eastchester-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-246Town of Tonawanda – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-42)
… Wars Hall (VFW Hall), which is owned by the Town and used for election polling, such as accessible parking spaces with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/28/town-tonawanda-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-42Town of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… a more than two-year period, the former transfer station Manager’s (Manager) remittances to the Town Clerk (Clerk) exceeded the … with respect to safeguarding collections. For example, the Manager was responsible for performing incompatible duties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options
… municipality provides garbage collection services directly or by contract with a private company, citizens must receive … Law. This can include sharing equipment, facilities or combining collection efforts. Transfer stations: A transfer station may include one or more large containers for solid waste in a centralized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluating-solid-waste-collection-optionsCost-Saving Ideas: Containing Employee Health Insurance Costs
… As an employer, you should always look for ways to contain health insurance costs without cutting current benefit … Instead of continually paying premiums to an insurance company, consider self-funding a health insurance plan and … of the State Comptroller: Cost-Containment Strategies for New York State’s Local Governments Research Brief [pdf] …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-containing-employee-health-insurance-costsAccidental Disability – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… incapacitated (physically or mentally) and unable to perform your job as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful negligence, you may be eligible for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-disabilityDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… security payments from her deceased mother-in-law’s bank account, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, U.S. Attorney … $450,000 in retirement benefits from the deceased’s bank account. Her selfish actions were criminal, and this sentence … As her caretaker, she had access to Minnie Smith’s bank account. After her mother-in-law died, Sandra Smith kept the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysPlymouth Volunteer Fire Department – Missing Funds (2014M-50)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls of the Department’s … in Chenango County and provides fire protection services to Plymouth Fire District residents. The District provides … $17,500 of Department funds. Key Findings The Board did not develop and implement internal controls over cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/plymouth-volunteer-fire-department-missing-funds-2014m-50Clifton Park Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-69)
… to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and Department money was safeguarded for the period January … The Department is governed by a Board of Directors, and the members elect a Treasurer. Expenditures for 2014 … financial transactions. Contact the Department’s bank and request that copies of canceled checks be returned with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/26/clifton-park-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overFranklinville Joint Fire District – Claims Processing (2017M-141)
… claims for payment did not indicate the number or dollar amounts of claims that were audited and approved for … claims contain sufficient information as to the number and dollar amounts of claims authorized for payment. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/22/franklinville-joint-fire-district-claims-processing-2017m-141Orleans County – Sheriff’s Department Inmate and Commissary Accounts (2017M-209)
… to examine the Department’s processes and procedures over inmate and commissary accounts for the period January 1, 2015 … 10, 2017. Background Orleans County is located in western New York State and has a population of approximately 43,000. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/orleans-county-sheriffs-department-inmate-and-commissary-accounts-2017m-209Nanuet Union Free School District – Payroll (2015M-287)
… of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over payroll for the period July 1, 2014 through July 27, 2015. … informed decisions. District officials did not provide the payroll clerk with written procedures for processing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/nanuet-union-free-school-district-payroll-2015m-287Bellmore Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-276)
… budgets that include reasonable estimates for expenditures and appropriated fund balance. Ensure that the amount of … fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limit and develop a plan to use the surplus funds in a manner that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/bellmore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-276Manchester-Shortsville Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-157)
… the process and procedures used to procure professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. … the requirements for using a request for proposals (RFP) process which did not provide guidance for professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-procurement-professionalHamilton Central School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-136)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the school lunch fund’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through February 25, 2016. Background The Hamilton Central School District is located in the Village of Hamilton and the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hamilton-central-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financial-conditionRondout Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-296)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management for the period … and no amount of appropriated fund balance was used to finance operations. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets with … of unrestricted fund balance that is not actually needed to fund District operations. … Rondout Valley Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/rondout-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-296Salmon River Central School District – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2014M-251)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition and budgeting practices for the period July 1, 2011 through … is located in the Towns of Bangor, Bombay, Fort Covington and Westville in Franklin County, the Town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County and the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/19/salmon-river-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-financialEllicottville Central School District – Purchasing (2014M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s … than statutory requirements for purchases subject to competitive bidding. The purchasing agent was not provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/19/ellicottville-central-school-district-purchasing-2014m-177