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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… in unrestricted fund balance in the general and highway funds that exceeded the town’s fund balance policy limit. … unrestricted fund balance for the general and highway funds exceeded the maximum allowable limit per the town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Lagging Ridership Leaves MTA With Hard Choices, Must Adjust to Changing Demand
… of city, state or federal aid, the MTA is facing stark options for closing its budget gaps that will impact riders. … to lay out what is at stake and explain to the public what options it’s considering to close budget gaps and how it can … covered 51.1% of MTA’s overall operating costs (52.8% for NYC Transit). As of May 2022, fares covered just 31.9% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-lagging-ridership-leaves-mta-hard-choices-must-adjust-changing-demandPublic Health – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… to more than $5.5 billion. In SFY 2021-22, federal funds covered 98.9 percent or nearly $5.5 billion in Essential Plan costs, with State funds covering the remaining 1.1 percent. … Provides overview …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-healthComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … with minimal oversight. As a result, the clerk was able to manipulate court records and admitted to embezzling funds. Geneva Housing Authority – Cash Receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1VI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… of authorized budget amounts from one appropriation to another. These transfers are governed by various State … Finance Law, or Article 8 of Education Law. It applies to all State Operations and Local Assistance type … §179-H governs the movement of budget authority necessary to pay Prompt Payment Interest. For transactions not covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewTown of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)
… TOV is funded primarily by real property taxes and sales tax, and the highway fund TOV is funded primarily by sales tax and Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement … corrective action. A written corrective action plan (CAP) that addresses the findings and recommendations in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring and Grant and Loan Program (2015M-85)
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency Project Monitoring and Grant and Loan Program 2015M85
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/10/02/saratoga-county-industrial-development-agency-projectUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-89
… apply the Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for the calendar year 2005. Listed below is the union, bargaining … in October. Agency Actions Notify affected employees. Payroll Register and Employee's Paycheck/Advice The … Earnings Code and the value will be displayed on the payroll register and the employee’s paycheck stub or direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-89-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-ucs-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1507
… These changes have been added as part of the new uncashed payroll check outreach process. Paychecks cashed before … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. … To notify agencies of changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1507-changes-review-paycheckTuckahoe Common School District - Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (2018M-229)
… and whether all disbursements were properly supported and for legitimate ECA purposes. Key Findings The Board did not … as required. The Central Treasurer recorded receipts for three clubs totaling $37,911. However, none of these … how much was collected or that receipts were accounted for. We reviewed 28 deposits totaling $31,521 and found four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-eca-funds-2018mRiverhead Charter School – Debit Cards (2017M-254)
… a comprehensive policy for debit cards to help ensure all charges were adequately supported and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/27/riverhead-charter-school-debit-cards-2017m-254Town of Red Hook - Financial Condition (2018M-171)
… 2018, the Board adopted a fund balance policy that allowed for unexpended surplus funds of up to 70 percent of annual … The policy did not define the time periods or means for which fund balance will be used and replenished. The … capital plans specifying the Town’s objectives and goals for use of accumulated funds. Key Recommendations Consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/02/town-red-hook-financial-condition-2018m-171Village of Margaretville - Fiscal Management (2018M-78)
… general fund surpluses. As a result, the Town did not need all of the appropriated fund balance to finance operations. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/17/village-margaretville-fiscal-management-2018m-78Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… District officials appropriated nearly $28 million of fund balance (approximately $5.5 million each year) in the … trends or other known factors. Discontinue the practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed or used to … District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Baldwin Union Free School District – Non-instructional Overtime (2017M-128)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s overtime for non-instructional … District did not establish a policy or written procedures to ensure that all overtime hours worked were preapproved, … where overtime can be planned in advance. … The audit was to examine the Districts overtime for noninstructional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/baldwin-union-free-school-district-non-instructional-overtime-2017m-128Village of Alfred – Information Technology (2017M-236)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Village’s information technology (IT) … $2.3 million. Key Findings The Village did not have written policies or procedures detailing the acceptable … and the backing up of critical data. The Village did not have a recovery plan or breach notification plan. The Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/06/village-alfred-information-technology-2017m-236Hartsdale Volunteer Fire Company – Board Oversight (2017M-227)
… Hartsdale Fire Company is located in the Town of Greenburg and provides fire protection for a 4.5 square mile area. The … did not maintain accurate accounting records or prepare and provide the Board with monthly financial reports. Thirteen percent of FFI and 60 percent of Company Fund (CF) expenditures were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/02/09/hartsdale-volunteer-fire-company-board-oversight-2017m-227SUNY Bulletin No. SU-64
… Purpose To explain OSC processing for certain general deduction … Deceased. Agency Actions It is the Agencies responsibility to verify the listing. If there is a change to the employee's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-64-tax-deferred-annuity-tda-and-supplemental-retirementDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-19
… and Agency Shop Fee increase. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Unit 67 Effective Date(s) Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-19-district-council-37-local-1359-division-housing-andVillage of Cohocton – Cash Receipts (2015M-63)
… is located in the Town of Cohocton, Steuben County and has a population of approximately 880. The Village is … Board did not audit the Treasurer’s records. The Treasurer and her Deputy did not issue duplicate receipts for all … No reconciliation between the accounting records and the relevy list was completed. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-cohocton-cash-receipts-2015m-63