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Town of Fort Ann – Lake Hadlock Dam Collapse (2013M-60)
… Board members - governs the Town. The Lake Hadlock Park District, which was created on October 21, 1976, has 349 parcels which are assessed a special district tax to pay for the District’s maintenance and improvements. The District’s 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-fort-ann-lake-hadlock-dam-collapse-2013m-60Village of Hoosick Falls – Internal Controls Over Selected Operations (2013M-1)
… by the Treasurer. Village officials do not review payroll in a timely manner, and there is no certification of payroll prior to printing checks. There was no evidence that … of duties performed by the Treasurer. Certify each payroll prior to the Treasurer preparing pay checks. Perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-hoosick-falls-internal-controls-over-selected-operations-2013m-1Town of Dannemora – Town Hall/Highway Garage Capital Project (2013M-230)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s management of the Town Hall/highway garage capital project for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/13/town-dannemora-town-hallhighway-garage-capital-project-2013m-230Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance (2021M-61)
… (THLDC) Board of Directors (Board) effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not effectively manage fund balance. The Board did not develop or adopt a fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/02/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-fund-balanceTown of Mansfield – Financial Management and Claims Processing (2012M-241)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial management … January 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012. Background The Town of Mansfield is located in Cattaraugus County and has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-mansfield-financial-management-and-claims-processing-2012m-241Village of Depew – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2013M-29)
… the course of each project, which often span two or more fiscal years. Rather, the Administrator recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-depew-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2013m-29Sexual Harassment Policy for the Office of the State Comptroller
… sex discrimination. All employees are required to work in a manner that prevents sexual harassment in the workplace. This Policy is one component of OSC’s … paid or unpaid interns, or non-employees [1] working in the workplace who engage in such harassing conduct, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/sexual-harassment-policyVillage of Clyde – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2013M-96)
… through January 11, 2013. Background The Village of Clyde is located in the Town of Galen in Wayne County and has approximately 2,100 residents. The Village is governed by a Board of Trustees which comprises four … The Board has not adopted an investment policy, which is required by law, or any policies or procedures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/16/village-clyde-financial-management-and-board-oversight-2013m-96Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-114
… employees who meet the eligibility criteria and have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, or Leave of Absence … on the payment effective date. Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of … on the payment effective date. Eligible employees with a Payroll Status of Leave With Pay and an Action/Reason code of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-114-april-2021-district-council-37-dc-37-performanceCity of Hornell – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2020M-140)
Determine whether City of Hornell City officials provided oversight of foreign fire insurance FFI tax money
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/12/city-hornell-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2020m-140State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… who must show up at work every day and put in long, hard hours. For the workers that get paper checks or have … confident the Governor and state Legislature are working hard to get the budget done. Now more than ever, we need a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetOversight of Casino Revenues and Regulatory Oversight Reimbursement Collections (Follow-Up)
… three types of casinos in the State: commercial, video lottery terminal (VLT), and Class III tribe/nation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/05/oversight-casino-revenues-and-regulatory-oversight-reimbursement-collections-followVillage of South Floral Park – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2021M-5)
… oversight and management of budgets and fund balance or ensure annual audits were completed. More real property … budgets, and the budgets presented were not in the proper form, as required. Inaccurate budgeting led to underestimated … policy. Key Recommendations Hold public hearings on or before April 15. Adopt realistic annual budgets that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/16/village-south-floral-park-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2021m-5Village of West Haverstraw - Accrued Leave and Benefits (2019M-143)
… and used for administrative employees, or the amount of sick leave accrued and to be carried over to the next … Key Recommendations Adopt procedures for the maintenance of time and accrual records, including approving and monitoring of the records. Establish procedures that help ensure benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/09/06/village-west-haverstraw-accrued-leave-and-benefits-2019m-143Village of Red Hook - Procurement and Claims Auditing (2019M-100)
… procurement policy when acquiring goods. Issue request for proposals for professional service providers who were paid $191,575 for the audit period. The Board did not properly audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/11/village-red-hook-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2019m-100Town of Olive - Accrued Leave and Information Technology (2019M-84)
… Town officials did not: Maintain accurate leave records or follow the employee handbook and the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Design or implement procedures to monitor compliance with their IT … on timekeeping procedures for the use of leave credits or compensatory time. Ensure that employee handbook policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/03/town-olive-accrued-leave-and-information-technology-2019m-84Village of Andover – Water and Electric Cash Receipts (2019M-152)
… recorded and deposited in a timely manner. However, the Board has not established adequate controls over these … receipts. Village officials did not adequately segregate the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer’s (Deputy) water and electric … duties or provide oversight of her work. As a result, the Deputy had complete control over water and electric cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/25/village-andover-water-and-electric-cash-receipts-2019m-152City of Yonkers - Internal Controls Over Cash Collections (2018M-14)
… Key Findings The Clerk’s office forfeited 30 percent of its revenues ($17,241) collected from credit card payments … $5,364 were unaccounted for due to inadequate segregation of duties. Cash was not deposited for as many as 93 days … receipts. City officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/22/city-yonkers-internal-controls-over-cash-collections-2018m-14Town of Chili - Financial Management and Cash Receipts (2019M-167)
… plan that included the need and optimal funding level for each reserve. Town department procedures for cash receipts were deficient because officials lacked adequate documentation for cash receipts collected by certain departments, recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-chili-financial-management-and-cash-receipts-2019m-167Latham Fire Department – Length of Service Awards Program (2016M-279)
… of our audit was to examine the Department’s recordkeeping system for its Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) for … The Department did not maintain an adequate recordkeeping system for the LOSAP attendance records and has not … The Committee did not establish an organized recordkeeping system to maintain LOSAP activity records or procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/latham-fire-department-length-service-awards-program-2016m-279