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Lakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
… paid for actual District expenses, necessarily incurred on official District business and did not establish … for expenditures that the District had already paid for on the District credit card. The Board has not established a … of travel be used, they could have saved over $12,000 on the five out-of-state conferences in 2012. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Golden Glow Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-170)
… The Golden Glow Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Big Flats in Chemung County. The Company has approximately 40 members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/25/golden-glow-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-over-financialComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to payment. Auditors found that 63 claims totaling $31,823 did not contain sufficient itemization or documentation. The board also did not audit these claims prior to payment. Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-251)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency (DCIDA) management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/dutchess-county-industrial-development-agency-managementOrange County Community College – Information Technology and Financial Activities (2017M-111)
… the College’s controls over information technology (IT) and financial activities for the period September 1, 2015 … the financial software application. The servers and server rooms were not adequately protected, backups were not … and the financial software application. Improve server rooms’ physical security by installing fire suppression …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/09/29/orange-county-community-college-information-technology-and-financialHealth Sciences Charter School – Procurement (2013M-211)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/health-sciences-charter-school-procurement-2013m-211County of Franklin Solid Waste Management Authority – Solid Waste and Recycling Charges and Host Community Fees (2016M-418)
… determine if host community fees were properly disbursed for the period July 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. … corporations or individuals within or outside the County, for the purpose of receiving, treating and disposing of solid … the County Legislature. Budgeted operating appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year were approximately $6.1 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/12/29/county-franklin-solid-waste-management-authority-solid-waste-andContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and … renewed contracts for personal and miscellaneous services. In addition, the Port Authority did not provide documentation … work force of the Port Authority, but are not disclosed in the count of personnel necessary to accomplish the Port …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsCity of Corning – Misappropriation of Finance Department Cash Receipts (2014M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the … a City Manager who serves as chief executive officer. The Finance Department, which manages and accounts for the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/08/13/city-corning-misappropriation-finance-department-cash-receipts-2014m-140City of Batavia – Awarding Contracts for Goods and Services (2013M-296)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s purchasing process for … 1, 2012 through September 6, 2013. Background The City of Batavia is located in Genesee County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/01/24/city-batavia-awarding-contracts-goods-and-services-2013m-296Whitestone School for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… costs reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Whitestone School for Child Development (Whitestone) … education program to disabled children between the ages of three and five years. Whitestone, located in Queens, New … Whitestone officials to help ensure their proper reporting of reimbursable costs. To Whitestone: Ensure that costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/whitestone-school-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health established adequate controls to prevent duplicate and excessive Medicaid payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessPolice Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… and various other items. Securing and maintaining the integrity of property until its disposition is a critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… energy savings achieved by energy performance contracts (EPC) entered into by eight school districts for the period of October 1, 1998 through August 21, 2013. Background An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which … and related costs and compare these reviews to the EPC’s annual guaranteed energy cost savings. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1LaFayette Central School District – Reserves (2013M-387)
… $19.4 million. Key Findings Four of the five reserve funds in the District were not formally established. However, since the Board funded these reserve funds over multiple fiscal years, they can be considered de facto reserve funds. The District did not have a plan for funding several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/lafayette-central-school-district-reserves-2013m-387Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… parkland. Key Findings Five of the 11 municipalities did not comply with all the requirements of their legislation. One municipality has not yet used the proceeds from its parkland alienation … new parkland as required. Four of the municipalities did not take steps to determine the fair market value of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Homer Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-306)
… 30, 2013. Background The Homer Central School District is located in Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Tompkins … reserves in its budgets. Although unexpended surplus and reserve funds were included in the budgets as a financing … because District expenditures were significantly less than what had been estimated for those years. Two of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/homer-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-306Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-226)
… two schools with approximately 985 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted … or known trends but instead overestimated expenditures by almost $2.7 million over the last four fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-226King Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… was established in 2000 as the first charter school to open in the City of Buffalo. The School is governed by a … Key Findings We found that the School’s purchasing policy does not provide appropriate guidance as to when written or verbal price quotes should be obtained and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215