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Town of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… accounting records or present records to the Board for audit as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law), … conduct required annual audits. The Board adopted budgets for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that were not based on … the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Town of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… provide an itemized Project budget or detailed timeline, for the renovation of a church into the new Town Hall and … The Board did not oversee the competitive bidding process for the pantry portion of the Project. The Board and its … C includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130State Agencies Bulletin No. 838
… payment. Affected Employees Pensioners and beneficiaries in Agency 01130, Division of Veterans' Affairs - Blind … of the Laws of 2008 the remainder of the allocated funds for the Blind Veterans 2008 annuity payments must be reduced … codes of Pay Rate Chg/SDC (Salary Decrease) will be used for all rows. OSC will also update any subsequent rows as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/838-reduction-2008-blind-veterans-annuityRenaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Financial Operations (2016M-198)
… which provides education to approximately 250 students, is located in the Town of Greece, Monroe County. The School, which is a public school that is not under the control of the local school board, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-financial-operations-2016m-198City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… for 2018 through 2021 were not filed until after the resignation of the former Comptroller.The longest overdue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Pelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were … user accounts. Three generic accounts were not needed for District operations. Four user accounts had unnecessary … services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network and financial application user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… network user accounts that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s … ability to recover from an unexpected IT disruption. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that … found that officials did not: Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling user access rights to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationOperational Advisory No. 18
… check issued from the Central Accounting System (CAS) is returned by a vendor that is not in the Vendor File. A Single Payment Vendor issues its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/18-refund-appropriation-roa-vendor-ids-accounts-payablePlanning Resources
… Budgeting Local Government Management Guides Understanding the Budget Process [pdf] Personal Service Cost Containment [pdf] On Demand Webinars Understanding the Budget Process Budgeting … Multiyear Financial Planning [pdf] Reserve Funds [pdf] On Demand Webinars Multiyear Financial Planning Multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/planning-resourcesPort Jefferson Union Free School District - Claims Processing (2018M-055)
… $2,705 to determine whether the claims audit process in place had verified they were properly supported, audited … established and implemented a well-designed system for processing claims, there were no recommendations as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/port-jefferson-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-2018m-055Dover Union Free School District - Information Technology (2018M-112)
… access and loss. Key Findings Employees accessed websites for social networking, shopping, travel, entertainment and … officials did not properly secure the server room. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/28/dover-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2018m-112Putnam County – Probation Department Collection of Revenue (2014M-5)
… elected legislators. The County’s Probation Department is under the supervision of the Legislature and the New York … Probation Department has instituted proper controls and is collecting revenues due the Department. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/putnam-county-probation-department-collection-revenue-2014m-5CUNY Bulletin No. CU-716
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of health benefit rate changes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-716-city-new-york-health-benefit-rate-changesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-748
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of health benefit rate changes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-748-city-new-york-health-benefit-rate-changesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-745
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of health benefit rate changes. … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of health benefit rate changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-745-city-new-york-health-benefit-rate-changesGlens Falls Common School District - Cash Management (2019M-177)
… earnings were maximized. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available … earnings could have been increased by $45,330 during the audit period. Key Recommendations Ensure available funds are invested, within legal limits, to maximize interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/glens-falls-common-school-district-cash-management-2019m-177West Seneca Fire District #3 - Capital Reserves (2019M-248)
… funded reserves by $500,000 more than the amounts included in the annual budget over a five-year period. The District did not publish the required legal notices for five expenditures totaling $180,000 that were subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/03/20/west-seneca-fire-district-3-capital-reserves-2019m-248DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Latest Projections by $7.7 Billion
… day reserve funds on or ahead of the schedule proposed in the Financial Plan.” Personal income tax (PIT) receipts … PIT receipts were $6.9 billion lower than the same period in SFY 2021-22. This reflects two fewer collection days from … which was $7.8 billion, or 5.5%, higher than last year for the same period. All Funds spending through December was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-latest-projections-7-point-7-billionState 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-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Oneonta City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits