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Town of Tyrone – Financial Management (2014M-343)
… 26, 2014. Background The Town of Tyrone is located in Schuyler County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/20/town-tyrone-financial-management-2014m-343Center Moriches Free Public Library – Budgeting and Cash Receipts (2013M-378)
… expenditures totaled $2.3 million for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board has adopted budgets that … an unexpended surplus fund balance equivalent to an entire year’s budget. The Library does not have formal policies or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/18/center-moriches-free-public-library-budgeting-and-cash-receipts-2013m-378Mastic Beach Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2017M-38)
… properly processed for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Mastic Beach Fire District … does not provide the Board with a warrant, abstract or a list of checks. Key Recommendations Compare all vouchers with a list of checks to be approved for audit and approval before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/24/mastic-beach-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2017m-38Hyde Park Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-103)
… assets were properly recorded, accounted for and disposed of. Key Findings The District does not have a comprehensive … Control Manager, resulting in an inadequate segregation of duties. Fixed assets were not tagged as District property for seven items valued at $42,669, out of 30 assets that we tested totaling $300,614. Assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/16/hyde-park-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-103Pittsfield Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-305)
… the District’s bank statements, canceled check images and hall rental agreement forms. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/12/09/pittsfield-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-305Town of Caton – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2014M-359)
… was to determine if the Supervisor properly accounted for and reported the Town’s financial transactions for the period January 1, 2011 through July 31, 2014. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $1.5 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-caton-supervisors-records-and-reports-2014m-359Town of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… Determine whether Town officials procured goods and services according to the purchasing policy and General … does not provide a clear method for procuring professional services. The Town procured professional services from 16 providers with payments totaling $870,909 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179Town of East Fishkill – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2014M-95)
… Supervisor. General fund expenditures for the 2013 fiscal year totaled $12 million. Key Findings The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/13/town-east-fishkill-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2014m-95Marcellus Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-66)
… District officials established controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key … segregated the duties of employees responsible for online banking transactions, but they could further strengthen … confirmations for all electronic transactions. The online banking policy does not clearly indicate how online transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/marcellus-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-66Southside Academy Charter School - Enrollment and Billing (2019M-70)
… the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) $28,640 in charter school tuition for the 2017-18 school year and it … total of $27,389. The School does not have a good process in place to identify changes in residency, and we found inconsistencies in student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/05/31/southside-academy-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2019m-70Roosevelt Fire District – Fire Station Project (2015M-163)
… audit was to examine internal controls over the District’s fire station construction for the period January 1, 2014 through March 13, 2015. Background The Roosevelt Fire District is a district corporation of the state, … stations, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/10/23/roosevelt-fire-district-fire-station-project-2015m-163Pultneyville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-80)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided … and the related reconciliations and canceled check images. The Board did not complete, or contract with an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/26/pultneyville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsPulteney Volunteer Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-175)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Department’s financial controls for the period … Background The Pulteney Volunteer Fire Department, located in the Town of Pulteney, Steuben County, is affiliated with … totaled $82,380. Key Findings The Treasurer’s duties are not adequately segregated and the Board does not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/09/19/pulteney-volunteer-fire-department-controls-over-financialEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
Determine whether School officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services and ensured compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act DASA
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allClifton Park Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-69)
… is governed by a Board of Directors, and the members elect a Treasurer. Expenditures for 2014 totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/26/clifton-park-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overOpinion 98-4
… to "an official who is empowered to authorize payment of bills without prior audit by such body or, in the event there … of the claims is a responsibility of the county treasurer (see County Law, §§369[6][b], 577[3], 600[1]). From the … delegation to a county comptroller or county auditor (see Memoranda to Governor's Counsel, L 1984, ch 383, from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 95-24
… -- Mandatory Reserve Funds (criteria for establishing) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (use of State aid); … inhabitants which receives State aid on behalf of the city school district on account of a school building project for which indebtedness was contracted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 96-15
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Expenses (judgment arising from his or her actions) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Part-town Charges (payment … TOWN SUPERVISOR -- Expenses (judgment arising from his or her actions) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Expenses (judgment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15Opinion 90-37
… §1-102(1): This section does not require either a public hearing or public sale for the sale of unneeded village real … You also ask whether the village must conduct a public hearing prior to the sale. We assume the property in question … of the bid bringing the greatest amount of revenue into district coffers, i.e., the sale of property on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Opinion 2005-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to increase in compensation when employer contribution to retirement system for the next subordinate officer is … Whether the police chief is entitled to a monetary payment in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5