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Mount Morris Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-99)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we found online banking transactions were appropriate, District officials did not secure access to online banking. In addition to sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/04/mount-morris-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-99Canandaigua City School District – Procurement (2022M-141)
… District (District) officials competitively procured the facilities and transportation departments’ goods and … Key Findings District officials did not always ensure the facilities and transportation departments’ goods and … totaling $172,760 made from three vendors. Comply with the District’s procedures for purchases from 16 vendors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-2022m-141State Agencies Bulletin No. 1421
… will be unable to print checks for employee Direct Deposit Returns and Reversals during the upcoming SFS blackout … OSC will continue to receive and process direct deposit returns from financial institutions and will prepare all … will be unable to print checks for employee Direct Deposit Returns and Reversals during the upcoming SFS blackout periods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1421-direct-deposit-returns-and-reversals-during-statewide-financial-systemSpencerport Central School District – Employee Benefits (2025M-65)
… payments. As a result, calculation errors went undetected. We reviewed separation payments totaling $357,327 and … and underpaid one employee $77 for separation payments. We also reviewed unused leave payments totaling $51,851 and … calculated. The report includes four recommendations that, if implemented, will improve the District’s process for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/spencerport-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2025m-65DiNapoli: Cyberattack Complaints in New York Rise 53%
… challenges facing New York’s local governments and school districts. In New York, cyberattacks have impacted … Moreau. In 2019, a ransomware attack on the Syracuse City School District froze the district out of its own systems, crippling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/cyberattack-complaints-in-new-york-rise-53-percentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1734
… agencies that OSC will be unable to print checks for Payroll Check Reissues, Reversals, Exchanges, and Direct … who requests a check exchange, or who requests a Payroll Check Reissue for any reason Background The Statewide … continue to receive and process stop payment and reissue payroll check requests. OSC will prepare transactions for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1734-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsLewis County Industrial Development Agency – Staff Services Agreements (2025M-1)
… agreements (agreements) with Naturally Lewis, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation (Corporation), to provide general administrative and staff support services to LCIDA for the last quarter of 2023 and for 2024. However, the Board did not ensure the fees paid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/05/23/lewis-county-industrial-development-agency-staff-services-agreements-2025m-1DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… p://www.osc.state.ny.us/legislation/2017-18/oscb-fpc-201718.htm For a copy of the report, go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costsDiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $25,000 in Her Deceased Mother's State Pension Payments
… Patricia Chatley, 61, of Nunda, New York, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $25,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased mother. “Ms. Chatley hid her mother’s death to try to steal from the state retirement system and line her … that Patricia Chatley 61 of Nunda New York pleaded guilty to stealing more than $25000 in New York state pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-25000-her-deceased-mothers-state-pensionDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… Batavia, Buffalo, Corning, Hornell, Lackawanna, Long Beach, Olean, Rochester, Salamanca, Syracuse, Utica, … year and could not be issued a score. The cities of Long Beach and Utica improved their scores and moved out of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and penalties for the Public Work Enforcement Fund, the boiler inspection program and the asbestos abatement program. … not have accurate records to show who is required to pay boiler inspection and asbestos-related project fees. In a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… Thomas P. DiNapoli issued fiscal stress scores today for the 17 cities in New York that have fiscal years ending between March 31 and … city of Amsterdam failed to file its financial information for the 2014 fiscal year and could not be classified. To … Thomas P DiNapoli issued fiscal stress scores today for the 17 cities in New York that have fiscal years ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… Determine whether the Chittenango Central School District District officials adequately managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155SUNY Bulletin No. SU-55
… Purpose Employees in Bargaining Unit 28 are now eligible to participate in the TIAA Supplemental Annuity Program (deduction code 404). Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit 28 Effective Date Immediately OSC Actions … Employees in Bargaining Unit 28 are now eligible to participate in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-55-tiaa-supplemental-retirement-annuity-program-deduction-codeUtica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
… We reviewed payroll payments totaling $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments (9 … For example, the Board did not authorize salaries paid to six individuals totaling $347,368 and paid $11,690 to an employee who worked offsite without certainty as to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175Adirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… did not adopt an IT contingency plan. Therefore, a cyber incident could result in the loss of data and serious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry
… 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits increased nationally between 2017-2022, they … sector statewide. Nonprofits provided 12.8 million jobs nationwide in 2022, with the greatest number (10.6%) in New … nonprofits and 89.3% of nonprofit jobs in 2022. The health care and social assistance sector had the largest share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-releases-report-nonprofit-industryComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… in July 2011, examined the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) oversight of grant activity. Auditors found that the … effective communication and information sharing within the DOT and with other state agencies that also provide grant funding. In a follow-up, auditors found DOT has made progress in correcting the problems identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 93-18
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (authority … requiring referendum on program for fire company in fire protection district) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- … a fire company located within a fire protection district in the town, unless the proposal has been approved by a vote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Nearly 16% in April
… Local government sales tax collections grew by 15.7% in April compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State … April of last year. “While local sales tax collections in April were strong throughout most of the state, the … Local government sales tax collections grew by 157 in April compared to the same month in 2021 according to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-16-percent-april