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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Also, the treasurer has consistently failed to file an annual financial report with the Office of the State … policies addressing ethics, procurement, travel and credit card use and the treasurer provides the board with monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the Barnard Fire Department , Barnard Fire District , Orange Lake Fire District , Village of Silver Springs , … and has continued this positive trend in the 2015 budget. Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (Orange County) The district does not have written policies or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCentereach Fire District – Procurement (2016M-342)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s … June 30, 2016. Background The Centereach Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … rescue services to approximately 31,500 residents and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/11/18/centereach-fire-district-procurement-2016m-342Monterey Fire Company, Inc. – Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-17)
… elected Board of Directors: the President, Treasurer, Fire Chief, and four directors. During our audit period, the … with no oversight. As a result, the Treasurer and Fire Chief were able to initiate non-Company transactions without … issued Company checks to herself, her husband (the Fire Chief), her father-in-law, and their related businesses, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/03/27/monterey-fire-company-inc-misappropriation-funds-2013m-17West Glens Falls Fire Company No. 1 – Financial Operations (2013M-383)
… that financial activity is properly recorded and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 … 30, 2013. Background The West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company #1 is a volunteer organization located in the Town of … The Board of Directors, which is responsible for the Company’s overall general and financial affairs, consists of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/04/11/west-glens-falls-fire-company-no-1-financial-operations-2013mWest Niles Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-205)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of Company operations to ensure financial activity was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/05/west-niles-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-205Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… fire protection services to the East Clinton Fire District in the Town of Clinton, Dutchess County. The Department has … 31, 2013, the Department received approximately $83,000 in revenue. Key Findings The Executive Committee did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Arrested
… create Hannibal Kartway. The weekend go-kart track was in operation from 2017 to 2022 and run by Chris Emmons, his … dues, concessions and rentals, were to go toward track operation and maintenance. An audit by DiNapoli’s office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-arrestedOpinion 92-7
… (use of tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- … fire insurance tax moneys to pay debts incurred in the operation of volunteer firefighter's business if the … broad enough to encompass payment of debts incurred in the operation of an indigent or disabled volunteer's business. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer Who Embezzled Funds to Bankroll Personal Business
… Fire Company treasurer, for embezzling fire company money to bankroll her personal business. Cesternino was sentenced to 30 days in jail followed by five years’ probation, and ordered to pay $58,000 in restitution and a $5,000 fine. Cesternino, … Fire Company treasurer for embezzling fire company money to bankroll her personal business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyFormer Hannibal Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Fire Company
… Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny for stealing from the town’s fire company and agreed to pay $9,838 in restitution, State Comptroller Thomas P. … G. James announced. “Mr. Emmons diverted money meant to protect his community to fund his own interests by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/former-hannibal-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-stealing-fire-companySempronius Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-231)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess whether the Board of … August 31, 2017. Background The Sempronius Fire Company is affiliated with the Three Town Fire District in Cayuga … for the Towns of Niles and Sempronius. The Company is governed by a five-member Board. Operating expenses in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/26/sempronius-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-231North Amityville Fire Company – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-163-F)
… [read complete report – pdf] | [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the North Amityville Fire Company’s (Company) progress, as of June 2024, in implementing our … review was to assess the North Amityville Fire Companys Company progress as of June 2024 in implementing our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/06/20/north-amityville-fire-company-audit-follow-2022m-163-fAltona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Financial Operations (2016M-201)
… excluding transfers totaling $43,500 made between Company bank accounts. Key Findings The Company’s accounting records were not properly maintained and bank reconciliations were not prepared. Duplicate … and up-to-date accounting records and perform monthly bank reconciliations for all Company bank accounts. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/09/30/altona-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-operations-2016mFiremen’s Benevolent Association of the Village of Le Roy – Oversight of the Association’s Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-026)
… transfers that were made from the Association’s bank accounts to the Le Roy Fire Department’s checking … The Board did not compare financial transactions listed on bank statements and canceled check images with the amounts … recorded by the Treasurer or compare cash balances on bank statements with the cash balances reported by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/06/firemens-benevolent-association-village-le-roy-oversight-associationsTerryville Fire District – Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-136)
… residents in the hamlets of Terryville and Port Jefferson Station. The District’s 2016 operating expenditures totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/09/08/terryville-fire-district-treasurers-duties-2017m-136Hancock Fire Department – Audit Follow Up (2018M-236-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Departments progress as of February 2022 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in May 2019
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/07/01/hancock-fire-department-audit-follow-2018m-236-fMaple Avenue Volunteer Fire Company #4 – Cash Disbursements (2016M-118)
… January 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016. Background The Maple Avenue Volunteer Fire Company #4 is a volunteer … Maple Avenue Volunteer Fire Company 4 Cash Disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/06/03/maple-avenue-volunteer-fire-company-4-cash-disbursements-2016m-118Pocatello Fire District - Audit Follow-Up (2016M-301-F)
… September 2019, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in January 2017. Background The … progress in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in January 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/12/27/pocatello-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-301-fWaterford Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Disbursements (2015M-78)
… 1, 2013 through January 31, 2015. Background The Waterford Volunteer Fire Department is a volunteer organization that provides fire protection services … Waterford Volunteer Fire Department Cash Disbursements 2015M78 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/19/waterford-volunteer-fire-department-cash-disbursements-2015m