Search
Haldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… August 19, 2015. Background The Haldane School District is located in the Town of Phillipstown in Putnam County and … operates two schools with approximately 890 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. … within the financial application. The server room is generally not locked even though the door has a locking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B22-7-1)
… The Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, … Local Finance Law Section 10.10(d), when a school district is authorized by a special or general law to incur debt to … with the fiscal year during which the school district is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b22-7-1Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
Determine whether the Town of Pulteney Town Board effectively managed the Towns financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24Windsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… over fuel credit card purchases and fuel inventory to help ensure fuel was used for District purposes and … not accounted for. Employees used District credit cards to purchase fuel, but records were not always maintained to report who used the credit cards or what District vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (2021M-164)
… Board of Education (Board) and District officials ensure online banking transactions are appropriate and secure. Key … The Board and District officials did not ensure that online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. … to access a District bank account. The Board’s online banking policy (Policy) dated April 24, 2013 has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/south-seneca-central-school-district-online-banking-2021m-164East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… Objective Determine whether the East Moriches Union Free School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the East Moriches Union Free School Districts Districts Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementHastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s network user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… received services in summer placements. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have already been received and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Brushton-Moira Central School District – Tuition Billing (2023M-158)
… of the $71,192 (57 percent) in tuition it was entitled to and billed and collected $12,452 in tuition it was not entitled to for the 2019-20 through 2021-22 school years. District … prepared the tuition bills. Establish adequate procedures to ensure tuition bills were prepared, accurately calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/brushton-moira-central-school-district-tuition-billing-2023m-158Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… West Branch Recreation and Aquatics Committee (Committee) to act under the auspices of the Town and organize … an affiliate of the Town. Inappropriately used Town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Did not … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… that it received sufficient monthly financial reports to effectively monitor financial operations throughout the … (Town Law) Section 176-e which requires each Board member to complete fiscal training in a timely manner. One Board … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. Clyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (Seneca County and … COVID-19 pandemic. Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Management (Herkimer County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli Named Lead Plaintiff in Crowdstrike Shareholder Lawsuit
… lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit filed against the global cybersecurity company … lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit filed against the global cybersecurity company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-named-lead-plaintiff-crowdstrike-shareholder-lawsuitOperational Advisory No. 6
… completed recording all re-appropriations contained in the 2026-2027 fiscal year enacted budget. All appropriations scheduled to lapse on June 30, 2026, should now contain the appropriate lapse date. The … review appropriations scheduled to lapse on June 30, 2026 - utilizing the SFS report NYKK0004 as detailed in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersOpinion 91-9
… A city council of a city of the second class which is governed by Second Class Cities Law, §75 may not increase … a mandatory referendum. You have advised us that the city is subject to the provisions of section 75 of the Second … SCCL, §75, the board of estimate and apportionment, which is composed of the mayor, comptroller, corporation counsel, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-9Many New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… Too many New Yorkers are burdened by high housing costs, according to a report released today by State … paid half or more of their income in 2017 towards housing costs. “The high cost of housing can force some New Yorkers to go without basic … Too many New Yorkers are burdened by high housing costs according to a report released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingOpinion 91-23
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … itself, giving the language its natural and obvious meaning (McKinney's Statutes, §92). The literal meaning must yield, however, when necessary to give effect to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Opinion 96-18
… 86-8, p 14; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-344, p 376). There is no State statute which authorizes a village to conduct an … interest in becoming a separate city). Accordingly, it is our opinion that, absent an act of the State Legislature, … become a city. Our reference to an act of the Legislature is for informational purposes only and is not a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18Appointment of Claims Auditor – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… approach to fulfilling this key responsibility. The size and complexity of local government or school district … of a claims auditing official would be beneficial for your locality. Several sections of law (see Appendix A) … may provide the claims auditor with a job description and other guidance to communicate the claims auditor’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appointment-claims-auditorOversight of Select High-Technology Projects (Follow-Up)
… sectors by providing loans and grants and administering tax credit projects. ESD also administers a variety of tax credit programs including the Excelsior Jobs, Film Tax, and Life Sciences tax credits. In recent years, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/15/oversight-select-high-technology-projects-follow