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Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-300)
… The Freeport Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The District, which … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unrestricted fund balance not needed … reserve funds identified to benefit District residents in accordance with statutory requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-300KIPP Tech Valley Charter School – Enrollment and Billing (2012M-256)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the student enrollment and billing process for the period July 1, 2011, to August 31, 2012. Background A charter school is a public … population during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years to determine whether the billing invoices were accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/22/kipp-tech-valley-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2012m-256Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… 31, 2011. Background The Town of Lisbon is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population of approximately … five-year period. Use the unexpended surplus fund balance in the general fund in a manner that benefits Town taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… the Friendship Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … officials: Overestimated appropriations by a total of $2.3 million (8 percent) in the three fiscal years … written multiyear financial plan. As a result, as of June 30, 2021, the recalculated surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. Of the 41 IT assets we selected to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One mini desktop computer ($982) and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… Town officials effectively managed the financial condition of the water and sewer districts by reasonably estimating … did not effectively manage the financial condition of the water and sewer districts. We found the following: … incurring unplanned operating deficits annually. Five of the seven water and sewer districts had deficit fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-190)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board provided adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/crittenden-volunteer-fire-department-inc-internal-controlsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School and Local Government Audits
… (Steuben County) The follow-up review was limited to interviews with town personnel and inspection of certain documents related to the issues identified in an initial audit. Based on those … capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the town’s capital and financial needs and identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-and-local-government-auditsDiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State
… started. DOH did not start reviews of the NYSOH PARIS match results until two years later, in October 2019. The … for NYSOH-enrolled members who were identified on a PARIS match but were not reviewed by DOH to confirm residency … closed the eligibility of members identified by the PARIS match, DOH and the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… of the statutory limit and maintaining excess reserves, real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and state law providers are supposed to be enrolled, a process that gives DOH assurance that they … much as $15 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-132
… Support Allowance payments. Affected Employees Judges of the Unified Court System Effective Date(s) Payment will be … (2) months served between November 1, 2007 and the date of retirement. Judges retiring on December 31, 2007 are eligible … payment will be made in a separate check regardless of when paid. There will be no direct deposit for this payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-132-judicial-supplemental-support-allowanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, … the claims auditor did not perform adequate audits. As a result, $1.1 million in purchases (half of the procurements … to the general ledger cash balances. As a result, there is a greater risk that errors and/or irregularities could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1038
… 525, the recovery of wages in the current year for an overpayment occurring in a previous year cannot reduce the … refer to Payroll Bulletin No. 1037. OSC Actions New Overpayment Earnings Codes OSC has created the following … Additional Pay earnings codes to replace the existing overpayment earnings codes (OVP, X29, Y29, Z29). Earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1038-new-additional-pay-earnings-codes-and-procedures-recoveringReporting Regulation for Elected or Appointed Officials
… 315.4 Additional reporting requirements for elected or appointed officials who work for a participating employer of the retirement system and are required to be reported to the retirement system. (a) … that consists of a daily record of actual time worked and time charged to accruals, shall record his or her work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-regulation-elected-or-appointed-officialsAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… thereby assisting Department of Homeless Services shelter residents in securing permanent housing. The audit … were approved for CityFHEPS and subsequently exited the shelter into permanent housing. In one case, a client had to … are identified and receive Shopping Letters, and that shelter exits are recorded and reported accurately. DSS does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in all potable water outlets as required by state law and Department of … 61 of the 322 (19%) water outlets identified at select areas were not sampled or properly exempted by district … because district officials did not have a sampling plan to identify all water outlets for sampling or exemption. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1West Niles Fire Company – Financial Activities (2017M-205)
… events or adopt a code of ethics as required by New York State General Municipal Law. The bylaws provided limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/05/west-niles-fire-company-financial-activities-2017m-205Rhinebeck Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review District officials’ management of extra-classroom activities for the period July 1, 2015 through April 30, 2017. … did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts. The Board did not adopt an adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/rhinebeck-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-135Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other … $101,605. Key Findings We found that the travel expenses for the SUNYIT employee selected for audit were documented and adhered to State travel rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/institute-technology-uticarome-selected-employee-travel-expenses