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Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… with New York State General Municipal Law Section 30 by filing required Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) with the … the Clerk- Treasurers’ records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 4-408(e). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … for review. The Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source for capital projects without voter approval is misleading and … to further diminish the transparency of the District’s budgeting process and the reliability of the Board and … that, if implemented, will improve the District’s budgeting practices. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Hammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserve funds. As a result, they levied … balance to close projected budget gaps, when the District’s actual annual revenues were sufficient to cover annual … addition, they exceeded the voter-approved funding level for the capital reserve fund by $900,000. Accumulated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70Cooperstown Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-65)
… and District officials properly managed the District’s fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and … an unreasonably high balance in three of the District’s seven reserves. Reported the 2022-23 surplus fund balance … budgetary entries and could have used reserve funds to pay for related expenditures, but instead paid these expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cooperstown-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-65Accuracy of Reported Discharge Data (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Accuracy of Reported Discharge Data 2009N9
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/accuracy-reported-discharge-data-followThe Ex-spouse’s Payments – Divorce and Your Benefits
… If NYSLRS receives all required documents before the member’s retirement, payments to the ex-spouse will begin as of the member’s retirement date, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/ex-spouses-paymentsTown of Almond – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-209)
… to June 7, 2013. Background The Town of Almond is located in Allegany County and has approximately 1,600 residents. The … overly conservative budgeting practices have resulted in the Town continuing to maintain excessive unexpended surplus fund balances in all four major operating funds. Specifically, at fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-almond-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-209Warren County Local Development Corporation – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-102-F)
… Development Corporation’s (Corporation) progress, as of December 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the … – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-102), released in December 2021. The audit determined that Corporation … Local Development Corporations Corporation progress as of December 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/03/28/warren-county-local-development-corporation-audit-follow-2021m-102-fOversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Sex Offenders … Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted in 2007 to deal with the civil management, including … them to committing a sex offense and that results in their difficulty controlling this behavior. The most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatment-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsSelect Financial Management Practices
… Commission was established through an act of the New York State Legislature. The enabling legislation granted broad … be generally in compliance with Commission procedures and laws and regulations. We found some minor improvements that can be made in each area, which we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/select-financial-management-practicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… not adequately segregate online banking duties or require secondary authorization for online payments and transfers. … training during the audit period. Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $5.8 Billion, Up 3.2% in First Quarter
… of 2025, an increase of 3.2% ($180 million) compared to the same quarter last year. Each of the 10 regions in the … had a year-over-year increase in collections, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … sales tax collections grew in the first quarter compared to last year, but this growth could be threatened by economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-58-billion-32-first-quarterState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… determined, district officials did not fix leaks in the heating, cooling and ventilation system requiring buckets in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Free School District , Penfield Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … a formal plan stating how much will be set aside in each reserve, how each reserve will be funded or when … to its students and cafeteria staff produce the meals in a productive manner. However, meals cost more to prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Argyle Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (Washington County) The board’s lack of comprehensive … the bookkeeper performing incompatible duties related to payroll processing and maintaining all leave accrual … and treasurer’s limited roles related to processing payroll did not provide sufficient oversight or monitoring of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Carthage Central School District , the Norwich City … the Richfield Springs Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … have consistently overestimated expenditures by a total of $19.7 million and increased the tax levy by 11.5 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… monitored and the Acceptable Use Policy, which describes what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate use of IT … to officials. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0School District Website Transparency (2021-MS-1)
… Ten did not post a comprehensive final annual budget. Eleven did not prepare and post a multiyear financial plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/school-district-website-transparency-2021-ms-1