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Schuyler Lake Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-191)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/schuyler-lake-fire-district-2022-191.pdfBellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
Bellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-fire-2018-bellevue-district-9.pdfOpinion 94-26
… Ardsley v Town of Greenburgh, 79 AD2d 628, 433 NYS2d 626 mod 55 NY2d 915, 449 NYS2d 27). This general principle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26Sodus Center Fire District – Board Oversight (2017M-108)
… 2017. Background The Sodus Center Fire District is located in the Town of Sodus in Wayne County. The District is a district corporation of … independent oversight. The Treasurer made $15,943 in questionable payments to himself and his business and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/sodus-center-fire-district-board-oversight-2017m-108Pearl River Fire District – Purchasing (2016M-407)
… January 1, 2015 through September 26, 2016. Background The Pearl River Fire District is a district corporation of the … Pearl River Fire District Purchasing 2016M407 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/03/pearl-river-fire-district-purchasing-2016m-407Opinion 2000-18
… service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities performed under auspices of village fire … -- Villages (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Bohemia Fire District – Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs (2017M-158)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s purchasing procedures and employee overtime for … through September 30, 2016. Background The Bohemia Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from … Bohemia Fire District Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs 2017M158 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/03/bohemia-fire-district-purchasing-and-employee-overtime-costs-2017m-158LaGrange Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-127)
… from the Town of LaGrange and the County of Dutchess, in which it is located. The District, which is governed by an … ensure that the District does not enter into any contract in which an officer or employee has a prohibited interest. … independent audit of the District’s records is completed in a timely manner. Ensure that the Treasurer is a duly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/14/lagrange-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-127Opinion 92-23
… hearing requirements, may enter into a lease to permit a mobile communications company to use a portion of real … governed by a separate board of commissioners, to permit a mobile communications company to lease property owned by the … the conduct of the company's business. You state that the mobile communications company, which has a license from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Bay Shore Fire District – Time and Attendance Records (2017M-264)
… 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Background The Bay Shore Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … County and provides approximately 13,500 residents with fire protection and emergency services. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. For 2017, budgeted appropriations totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/02/09/bay-shore-fire-district-time-and-attendance-records-2017m-264Franklin-Treadwell Fire District – Disbursements (2021M-16)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Franklin-Treadwell Fire District (District) officials provided adequate oversight to ensure … were authorized, supported and for appropriate District purposes. Key Findings Although District officials … Determine whether FranklinTreadwell Fire District District officials provided adequate oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/21/franklin-treadwell-fire-district-disbursements-2021m-16Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… purpose of our audit was to determine whether BOCES was in compliance with State Education Department (SED) … Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is a public entity serving 23 component school districts. BOCES … services provided to districts are properly billed and use a consistent billing method to bill for the servic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalThe Academy Charter School - Credit Card Expeditures (2019M-80)
… had no receipts attached to the claims. 39 receipts in our test, totaling $25,342, were not itemized to show the … Ensure that credit card users include a list of officials in attendance for meal expenditures along with itemized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/09/06/academy-charter-school-credit-card-expeditures-2019m-80School Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… primary residences. Property owners are eligible for one exemption for a primary residence only. Local assessors … or entities not eligible to receive them. Our tests of one class of potentially ineligible exemptions at 46 sampled … claim a STAR (or similar) exemption in more than one state. Key Recommendations To State Policy Makers: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development (ICCD) on its Consolidated Fiscal … audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on ICCD’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, and included certain expenses claimed on ICCD’s CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background ICCD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/05/interdisciplinary-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCompliance With Special Education Requirements – Evaluations (Follow-Up)
… 60-calendar-day time frame for completing evaluations. Any delay in conducting the evaluations may cause delay in provision of services, thus adversely impacting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/15/compliance-special-education-requirements-evaluations-followCopiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… $70,458 did not have receipts or invoices attached to the claims. Nineteen credit card purchases exceeded the … by sufficient supporting documentation which is attached to each credit card claim. Ensure that District officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98Truxton Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-123)
… the accounting records. Audit all District claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s … records. Ensure the Treasurer provided financial reports to the Board or filed the District’s required annual update … training, they would have better positioned themselves to oversee the District’s financial activities, and ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/11/04/truxton-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-123Lakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
… the internal controls over travel and conference costs for the period January 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. … Board of Fire Commissioners. The District’s expenditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 were … The Board did not ensure that the District only paid for actual District expenses, necessarily incurred on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Plattekill #1 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2014M-282)
… not have written contracts with all providers. The Board Chair had a prohibited interest in a contract between the District and a store which the Chair owns. Key Recommendations Issue press-numbered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/plattekill-1-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations