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Oxford Academy and Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-6)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2014 through November 19, 2015. … with appropriated fund balance that will not be used to fund operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-6City of Lackawanna – Police and Fire Department Work Hours (2014M-298)
… Fire Department work hours and time and attendance records for the period January 1, 2012 through August 13, 2014. … $23.4 million. Key Findings The current work schedule for patrol officers results in the officers working eight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/04/10/city-lackawanna-police-and-fire-department-work-hours-2014m-298DiNapoli Honors Hispanic Leaders
… chief director of Services and Operations of Circulo de la Hispanidad, who oversees services for children, adults …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-honors-hispanic-leadersAlexandria Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-109)
… by $844,261, or 6.4 percent and the District did not need to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. The surplus fund balance in the general fund … agreed with our recommendations and initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/30/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020mWeedsport Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2021M-199)
… were paid. District officials did not seek competition for purchases totaling $736,858 made from two vendors and … service providers. District officials paid $687,418 to two professional service providers without entering into a … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/weedsport-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2021m-199Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Williamsville Central School District (District) Board of … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserves. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Conclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… deliberate audit of claims is conducted, a message is sent to all officers and employees that this oversight function is … local government or school district. Allocating resources to improve the effectiveness of your claims auditing process … environment of your organization. OSC will be pleased to assist you with any questions you have regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionTown of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… State Town Law (Town Law) by authorizing the Supervisor to pay all expenditures without prior audit. The Board did … or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly … records and the bank records ranging from about ($135,800) to $31,600. Audit the 170 claims totaling $166,792 reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… or loss. In addition, the Clerk accumulated unremitted funds totaling $138,050 in the tax collection bank accounts. The funds should have been remitted to the Town Supervisor … district or refunded to taxpayers. Most of the unremitted funds or $84,757 should have been returned to taxpayers who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Colton-Pierrepont Central School District – Financial Duties (2017M-229)
… Treasurer controlled the use of her electronic signature for the period July 1, 2015 through May 31, 2017. Background … has approximately 300 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $10.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/colton-pierrepont-central-school-district-financial-duties-2017m-229South Buffalo Charter School – Employee Compensation (2018M-1)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether employee compensation was accurate, supported and properly authorized for the period July 1, 2015 through … bargaining agreement (CBA) or written employment contracts and not supported by written documentation. The former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/03/30/south-buffalo-charter-school-employee-compensation-2018m-1Walton Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-238)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. … five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Expenditures for 2016 totaled $226,831. Key Findings District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/02/23/walton-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-238Granville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-114)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the … located in the Towns of Granville, Hebron and Hampton and a portion of the Town of Whitehall in Washington County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/granville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-114Investors Reach Settlement with Wynn Resorts
… by Steve Wynn and the prior board’s alleged failure to stop it,” DiNapoli said. “We are gratified that the reforms … abuse and harassment of employees but made no effort to stop it. The lawsuit sought monetary damages and improved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/investors-reach-settlement-wynn-resortsRoosevelt Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2025M-40)
… declined. As a result, the District’s annual contributions to the LOSAP had to steadily increase to ensure that there were enough assets … to help protect the benefits earned by the volunteers for service to their communities. The Board also could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/roosevelt-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2025m-40Village of Richfield Springs – Justice Court (S9-14-1)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Court officials properly collected, reported … is not reporting potential traffic violation offenders to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely … the DMV pending-ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that tickets are properly reported, as paid or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-richfield-springs-justice-court-s9-14-1DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $246.3 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… P. DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $246.3 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 2023-24. For the three-month period … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2463 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-246-point-3-billion-end-second-quarterFreeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and … of the sampled IT assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Four IT assets with combined costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 33 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … and six Apple devices) with estimated total costs of $5,820 based on recent purchases could not be located. Ten IT assets nine with a combined cost of approximately $14,910 and one without a cost recorded) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… costs associated with pensionable overtime earnings. For the period June 1, 2021 through November 22, 2024, we … and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP operators working overtime as required by the … in containing excessive amounts of overtime being charged to ratepayers. Village officials agreed with our findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6