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Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Villages financial operations
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29City of Syracuse – Water System Cybersecurity (2019M-173)
… information technology (IT) security controls to safeguard water system operations against unauthorized access or … did not establish a process for staying current on water system cybersecurity threats. The City did not have … timely manner. Establish a process for staying current on water system cybersecurity threats. Ensure that all IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/06/26/city-syracuse-water-system-cybersecurity-2019m-173Town of Guilford - Justice Court Accountability (2018M-248)
… Objective Determine whether all money held by the Justice Court are identifiable and disbursed to appropriate parties. … sufficient records to identify outstanding balances. The Court has a shortage of $370 and unidentified funds of … The current Justice should: Prepare a list of Court liabilities and compare it to reconciled bank balances. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2019/08/02/town-guilford-justice-court-accountability-2018m-248Town of Grand Island - Information Technology (2019M-34)
… did not monitor Internet usage for computer use policy (CUP) compliance. Town officials did not review the inventory … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to Town officials. Key Recommendations Design and implement procedures to monitor Internet usage for CUP compliance. Periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/23/town-grand-island-information-technology-2019m-34Town of Dayton - Fund Balance Management (2019M-221)
… correction action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/31/town-dayton-fund-balance-management-2019m-221Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… but the Highway Superintendent did not maintain suitable records to allow us or the Town Board (Board) to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Ripley (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, … totaling approximately $34,000. Accurately record the form of payment (cash or check) for 503 non-real property tax fee … receipts indicating who collected the payment or the form of payment received for 552 payments collected totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139Town of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… were adequately supported, recorded and remitted in a timely manner. Key Findings We determined that transfer station collections were remitted in a timely manner. However, they were not adequately … of Hurley (Town) collecting approximately $51,800 less in fees than it should have for the collected waste. Over a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132Town of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… develop realistic budgets or properly manage reserves. As a result, the Town had significant recurring operating … were underestimated and expenditures were overestimated in the general and highway funds generating operating … did not adopt a fund balance policy and lacked a plan on how the funds will be used. As a result, there was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… Law Section 30. Recommendations The audit report includes 11 recommendations to the Clerk which, if implemented, will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Town of Rutland – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2025M-19)
… report all collections accurately and in a timely manner. For example: Due to deficiencies in the records, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-town-clerktax-collector-2025m-19Town of Wells – Records and Reports (2024M-59)
… As a result, adjusted bank balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances at month-end for 18 of the … records and reports. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/23/town-wells-records-and-reports-2024m-59Town of Gardiner – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-78)
… totaling $69,975 in a timely manner or in accordance with New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section 30 that … records and reports. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/10/11/town-gardiner-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-78Town of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. As a result, the Town may have levied more taxes than necessary. … maintain financial accounting records or present records to the Board for audit as required by New York State Town Law … (Town Law), Section 123. As a result, the Board was unable to monitor the Town’s overall finances or conduct required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Town of Poestenkill – Credit Card Purchases (2024M-34)
… an investigation was commenced. The Assistant was arrested in March 2023 and pleaded guilty to a Class A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/07/town-poestenkill-credit-card-purchases-2024m-34Town of Keene – Records and Reports (2024M-27)
… and no one independently reviewed and approved entries. Bank reconciliations were generally not prepared or provided to the Board in a timely manner and adjusted bank balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances for 55 (41 percent) of the 133 bank reconciliations we prepared. The Supervisor did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-keene-records-and-reports-2024m-27Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) properly audited claims. Key Findings Although New York State Village Law Section 5-524 requires, with limited exceptions, … Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights Village Board of Trustees Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Town of Chester – Property Tax Exemptions (2016M-325)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s property tax exemption process for the … tax exemptions and did not have the proper documentation to support the exemptions for some properties. The Board did … exemptions. Key Recommendations Review all exemptions to verify that they are accurate and to verify that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/23/town-chester-property-tax-exemptions-2016m-325Town of Cherry Valley – Financial Condition (2016M-212)
… the Town’s financial condition and analyze the health center’s direct and indirect costs for the period January 1, … by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town’s health center primarily serves the Town residents but also accepts … not maintaining separate accounting records for the health center’s activity and some costs are not allocated to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/26/town-cherry-valley-financial-condition-2016m-212Town of Butternuts – Accounting and Reporting (2016M-323)
… for 2016 for the town-wide and town-outside-village funds totaled approximately $1.3 million. Key Findings The … accounting records resulting in misstatements in several funds. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets which include the … Properly record the separate cash balances of different funds that are commingled in one bank account. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/11/25/town-butternuts-accounting-and-reporting-2016m-323