Audits of Local Governments & Schools

The Office of the New York State Comptroller’s Division of Local Government and School Accountability conducts performance audits of local governments and school districts. Performance audits provide findings or conclusions based on an evaluation of evidence against criteria. Local officials use audit findings to improve program performance and operations, reduce costs and contribute to public accountability.

For audits older than 2013, contact us at [email protected].

For audits of State and NYC agencies and public authorities, see Audits.

Topics
Fire District | Inventories

February 5, 2021 –

District officials did not maintain accurate and consistent capital asset records to ensure District assets were monitored and safeguarded.

School District | Information Technology

February 5, 2021 –

District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt a written disaster recovery plan. As a result, District has an increased risk that it could lose important data and suffer serious interruption in operations.

Fire District | Cash Disbursements

February 5, 2021 –

The Board and District officials made disbursements that were not in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and the District's policies.

Public Authority | General Oversight, Information Technology

February 5, 2021 –

The Board did not provide adequate oversight of Authority operations.

Town | Records and Reports

February 5, 2021 –

The Supervisor did not ensure that the Town's accounting records and reports were complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely.

Town | Property Tax Exemptions

January 29, 2021 –

The Assessor did not properly administer select real property tax exemptions.

School District | Revenues

January 29, 2021 –

District officials did not maximize interest earnings. During the audit period, the District's interest earnings totaled $72,555, but the District could have earned another $367,963 if officials invested available funds in a financial institution that offered higher interest rates.

Fire District | General Oversight

January 29, 2021 –

The Board did not establish adequate controls or provide adequate fiscal oversight of the Treasurer. As a result, District assets were not safeguarded.

School District | Information Technology

January 22, 2021 –

District officials did not ensure that the District's network access controls were secure.

School District | Financial Condition

January 22, 2021 –

The Board and District officials did not effectively manage financial condition.

Town | Cash Disbursements, Other

January 15, 2021 –

The Board did not properly manage pool project donations or disbursements.

Village | Capital Projects

January 15, 2021 –

The Board properly planned the waste water treatment plant (WWTP) project but could have better managed certain aspects of the project.

School District | Schools

January 15, 2021 –

Extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were not properly accounted for and deposited timely.

Village | Employee Benefits

January 8, 2021 –

The Board did not establish adequate controls over payroll and employee benefits payments.

Village | Clerks

January 8, 2021 –

The Clerk-Treasurer did not maintain adequate records and reports to allow the Board to properly manage Village finances.

Town | Other

January 8, 2021 –

The Town of Orange is located in Schuyler County. Certain significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town's adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year are not reasonable. Our review took into consideration the potential impact the COVID-19 pandemic may have on the Town's finances.

County | Capital Projects

January 8, 2021 –

County officials did not use competitive methods to obtain and renovate temporary courthouse space.

School District | Financial Condition

December 30, 2020 –

District officials did not adopt reasonable budgets and adequately manage financial condition during our audit period.

Statewide Audit | General Oversight

December 30, 2020 –

Determine whether local governments used resources to implement certain ethics oversight standards.

Village | Financial Condition

December 23, 2020 –

The Board did not adequately manage the Village's financial condition. As a result, the Village is fiscally stressed.