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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… or disable user accounts and permissions. The district had 92 unneeded network user accounts and nine user accounts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsAlbion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)
… participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the Committee receives or how they are reviewed. The District’s budgeting practice of … the accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit by $17.3 million or 47 percentage points. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200Dryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
… to officials. Key Recommendations Review and modify IT policies to ensure they are enforceable within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/26/dryden-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-106Village of Fort Plain – Leave Benefits (2020M-101)
… properly recorded or supported by Village records. 133 hours of accrued comp time, valued at approximately $4,600, … supported by an employee’s time and attendance records. 33 hours of comp time and eight hours of personal time, valued at approximately $900, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/11/13/village-fort-plain-leave-benefits-2020m-101Seneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. Nine of the 13 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected … In addition, officials did not maintain a complete list of victims with unsatisfied restitution orders, make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Net Assets
… Component Units ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,597,899 $ 10,279,143 $ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-net-assetsMorley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… officials provided oversight of financial operations to ensure funds were safeguarded. Key Findings Company … did not provide oversight of financial operations to ensure funds were safeguarded. As a result, the former Treasurer was able to misappropriate $64,972 of Company funds from January 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lincoln (Town) Town Board (Board) and Town Supervisor … $5,142, that were not adequately supported. Also, three of these payments totaling $2,605 were not audited and … received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Key Recommendations Consult with legal counsel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198North Greenbush Common School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-112)
… as the claims auditor, because they were directly involved in accounting or purchasing functions, audited and approved claims resulting in an increased risk that improper or deficient claims could be paid. The District appointed a new claims auditor in October 2021. Of 50 claims reviewed totaling $1.4 million: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/north-greenbush-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-112Liberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Liberty Central School District (District) Board of Education … Determine whether the Liberty Central School DistrictDistrict Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
Determine whether Tuxedo Union Free School District District officials ensured employees payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate properly approved and supported
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… whether the Hammond Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) adequately monitored the … Reports (AFRs) were filed timely. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary- Treasurer’s financial records. As a result, … reported. Furthermore, although the Board adopted a code of ethics, it did not adopt the required procurement or …
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)
… competitive methods to purchase a used 2008 brush truck (mini pumper) that cost $175,000. As a result, officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… console. In addition, we reviewed capital asset records for 130 assets with a historical recorded cost (also referred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capitalVillage of Catskill – Accounting Records and Reports (2024M-66)
… errors and/or irregularities could occur. Properly account for three bank account balances totaling $1.1 million at May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/27/village-catskill-accounting-records-and-reports-2024m-66Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records … Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse Village Board of Trustees Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Port Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… $94 million represented 50 percent of the District’s total expenditures of $187.3 million for the same period. The … maintenance, security and transportation employees a total of $19 million during the audit period. Audit Summary … security and transportation employees that were paid a total of $19 million during the audit period. We determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… Objective Determine whether the Town of Western (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain complete and accurate financial … of Town financial operations is diminished. The Supervisor did not: Provide adequate oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… data will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we also found that officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Scio Central School District – Capital Assets (2024M-45)
… a result, of the 100 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $113,000 we reviewed, 51 assets with a total replacement cost of approximately $38,000 could not be … was not recorded. 38 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $47,000 did not have their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/03/scio-central-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-45