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Midway Fire Department – Disbursements (2026M-11)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Midway Fire Department (Department) Board of Directors … disbursements had adequate supporting documentation, were for appropriate purposes and were properly approved? Audit … Period January 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A fire department board of directors must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/05/15/midway-fire-department-disbursements-2026m-11Schodack Landing Fire District No. 1 – Claims Auditing (2026M-17)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Schodack Landing Fire District … audit claims? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area An effective audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/15/schodack-landing-fire-district-no-1-claims-auditing-2026m-17Kerhonkson Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-124)
… oversight of the financial activities to ensure public funds are managed with accountability, transparency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/15/kerhonkson-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-124Rushville Hose Company, Inc. – Financial Oversight (2026M-16)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Rushville Hose Company, Inc. (Company) Board of Trustees (Board) and membership provide adequate oversight … Did the Rushville Hose Company Inc Company Board of Trustees Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/05/22/rushville-hose-company-inc-financial-oversight-2026m-16Town of Butternuts – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-24)
… manner after collection. This increases the risk that Town funds could be lost, stolen or misappropriated. Document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/05/29/town-butternuts-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-24Town of Middlesex – Board Oversight – Code Enforcement Revenues (2026M-4)
… Town of Middlesex (Town) Town Board (Board) ensure that code enforcement revenues were accurately billed, collected, … Audit Area A town board is responsible for ensuring that code enforcement revenues are properly billed, collected, … From January 1, 2015, through August 13, 2025, the Town’s code enforcement office processed 784 building permits and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2026/05/29/town-middlesex-board-oversight-code-enforcement-revenues-2026m-4Machias Fire District – Financial Operations (2026M-14)
Did the Machias Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board and Treasurer properly manage the Districts financial operations
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/29/machias-fire-district-financial-operations-2026m-14Eaton No. 1 Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-4-F)
… Background The District is located in the Town of Eaton in Madison County the Board consists of five elected members, with one member being appointed as Chairperson. The Board is … and keeping Board meeting minutes. The District contracts with an independent accounting firm that prepares the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/29/eaton-no-1-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-4-fLevittown Union Free School District – Information Technology (2025M-145)
… hold data that are valuable, such as (but not limited to) student and employee names, dates of birth, addresses, … security numbers. Network user accounts provide access to network resources and should be actively managed to minimize the risk of unauthorized use, access and loss. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/levittown-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2025m-145Wrights Corners Fire Company, Inc. – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2026M-12)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Wrights Corners Fire Company, Inc. (Company) Treasurer … Period January 1, 2024 – January 9, 2026 Understanding the Audit Area A fire company’s treasurer should maintain … oversight by a fire company board and membership, and the protection of public funds. The Company’s budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/06/05/wrights-corners-fire-company-inc-treasurers-records-andGlen Cove City School District – Information Technology (2025M-144)
… District (District) officials adequately manage nonstudent network user accounts? Audit Period July 1, 2023 – May 14, … the Audit Area School district officials must manage network user accounts to help protect personal, private, … medical information and social security numbers. Network user accounts are potential entry points for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/glen-cove-city-school-district-information-technology-2025m-144Middlesex Hose Company, Inc. – Fundraising (2025M-148)
… Did Middlesex Hose Company Company officials ensure that fundraising collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2026/06/05/middlesex-hose-company-inc-fundraising-2025m-148Eldred Central School District – Building Access (S9-26-1)
… building access accounts and devices? Audit Period July 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025 We extended our audit period to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/05/eldred-central-school-district-building-access-s9-26-1Village of Whitehall – Records and Reports (2026M-9)
… The Village’s accounting records included three operating funds during the audit period: general, water and sewer. The … liability accounts among the Village’s three operating funds and capital projects fund as of May 31, 2025, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/06/12/village-whitehall-records-and-reports-2026m-9Town of Union – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-25-40)
… monitor the Town’s financial position and available fund balance to make informed decisions. Because the Comptroller … operations. Provide monthly budget status reports and balance sheets to the Board. Without a periodic review of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2026/06/12/town-union-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-25-40Fine Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-81-F)
… [read complete report – pdf] | [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our … District – Board Oversight (2023M-81), released in October 2023. The audit determined that District officials did not … Hold required public hearings on the proposed 2022 and 2023 budgets or formally adopt the budgets, as required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/06/12/fine-fire-district-audit-follow-2023m-81-fTheresa Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-60-F)
… [read complete report – pdf] | [read complete 2021 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Theresa Fire … The purpose of our review was to assess the Theresa Fire … and Financial Management 2021M60 released in August 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/06/12/theresa-fire-district-audit-follow-2021m-60-fNew York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%
… The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly halted tourism in New York City, one of the world’s top tourist and business traveler destinations, … The COVID19 pandemic abruptly halted tourism in New York City one of the worlds top tourist and business traveler destinations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73The Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
… Protection Division of the State’s Department of State (DOS) received statutory authorization to help victims of … problems resulting from identity theft. 22 Upon request, DOS may act as a liaison between victims and consumer credit … on large numbers of consumers. Regulations finalized by DOS in May 2018 require consumer credit reporting agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/increasing-threat-identity-theftOpinion 92-43
… HIGHWAY LAW, §§140, 142, 284; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §104-b: Procurements made by a town superintendent of highways … by a town board pursuant to General Municipal Law, §104-b. The town board may not, however, in these policies and … by the board. You ask whether General Municipal Law, §104-b authorizes a town board to require, in its procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43