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Franklin County – Internal Controls Over the Timekeeping System (2014M-276)
… to employees appropriately and prohibit employees from modifying their own time records. Ensure that all overtime is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/30/franklin-county-internal-controls-over-timekeeping-system-2014m-276Town of Dannemora – Part-Town Activities (2017M-215)
… Recommendations Establish a PT general fund and use it to account for PT general activities. Review statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/29/town-dannemora-part-town-activities-2017m-215South Country Central School District – Information Technology Inventory (2017M-219)
… July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Background The South Country Central School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/south-country-central-school-district-information-technology-inventoryYorktown Central School District – Procurement and Claims Processing (2017M-177)
… District officials did not consistently use competitive methods when purchasing goods and services. Credit purchases … Revise the procurement policy and use competitive methods when procuring goods and services. Revise District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/01/yorktown-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-processing-2017mHastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-275)
… Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District is located in the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County. The District, which operates three … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unrestricted fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-275City of Lockport – Cash Flow (2014M-195)
… May 30, 2014. Background The City of Lockport is located in Niagara County, encompasses 8.4 square miles and serves … million. Key Findings The City’s accounting records are in such poor condition that City officials do not know the … accounting records are complete, accurate and maintained in a timely manner so that the Council and City officials can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/08/20/city-lockport-cash-flow-2014m-195Oriskany Central School District – Procurement (2017M-87)
… Background The Oriskany Central School District is located in the Towns of Marcy, Whitestown and Floyd and the City of Rome in Oneida County. The District, which has approximately 600 … requiring quotes and found 64 invoices totaling $44,956 in which no quotes were documented. Key Recommendations Issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/oriskany-central-school-district-procurement-2017m-87South Seneca Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-255)
… July 1, 2010 through September 10, 2015. Background The South Seneca Central School District is located in the Towns of Ovid, Lodi, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/south-seneca-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-255Rondout Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-296)
… The Rondout Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Marbletown, Rochester, Rosendale and Wawarsing in Ulster County. The District, which operates five schools … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unrestricted fund balance that is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/rondout-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-296Saratoga Springs City School District – Fund Balance (2016M-99)
… The Saratoga Springs City School District is located in the City of Saratoga Springs and portions of the Towns of Greenfield, Malta, Milton, Saratoga and Wilton in Saratoga County. The District, which operates eight … to ensure the amount of the unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the Real Property Tax Law limit. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/saratoga-springs-city-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-99Worcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last five fiscal years by $490,000 to $1.8 … Real property tax levies were higher than necessary, in part, because surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit was maintained. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75Town of Hempstead – Information Technology Access Controls (2021M-158)
… (Town) officials established adequate access controls to help safeguard Town information technology (IT) systems … Town officials did not establish adequate access controls to help safeguard IT systems against unauthorized access. The … issues, such as breach notification, and those related to acceptable computer use, protection of PPSI, application …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/08/19/town-hempstead-information-technology-access-controls-2021m-158Caribbean Heritage Month Celebration
… Comptroller DiNapoli will host his annual Caribbean American Heritage Month celebration in honor of the rich and … conversations about Caribbean identity About Caribbean American Heritage Month Since 2005, June has been recognized … in the United States. The U.S. has attracted many people from the Caribbean who have excelled as scholars, teachers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/caribbean-heritage-month-2022Westbury Water District – Purchasing (2015M-261)
… awarding professional service contracts. The Board did not pass resolutions or enter into written agreements with three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/01/29/westbury-water-district-purchasing-2015m-261Village of Old Brookville – Cash Receipts (2015M-286)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s cash receipts practices for the … 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. Background The Village of Old Brookville is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/01/15/village-old-brookville-cash-receipts-2015m-286Glens Falls Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2014M-370)
… timely deposit of tenant rents and that the clerk’s file cabinet is securely locked. Ensure that receipts are issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/03/20/glens-falls-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2014m-370Kingston Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2020M-103)
… (Board) provided adequate oversight of Kingston Housing Authority (Authority) operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide … Board provided adequate oversight of Kingston Housing Authority Authority operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2021/02/05/kingston-housing-authority-board-oversight-2020m-103Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, … for those individual plans or pools are not available. … Examples from GASB Statement 34 Statement of Fiduciary Net …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-fiduciary-net-assetsTown of Hume – Financial Management (2014M-333)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period … million. Key Findings The Board relied on fund balance to finance part of the Town’s operations, reducing unexpected … general fund from more than $304,500 as of January 1, 2009 to less than $40,500 as of December 31, 2013. The Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/22/town-hume-financial-management-2014m-333State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… by $187,957. However, the council adopted a local law to override the tax levy limit prior to budget adoption and, as such, was authorized to adopt a budget that included a levy in excess of the tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits