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Town of Berne – Procurement (2014M-147)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the … 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. Background The Town of Berne is located in Albany County and has a population of … The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/18/town-berne-procurement-2014m-147Town of Byron – Procurement (2024M-11)
… contract price for the more than 16,700 gallons purchased during our audit period. Did not obtain quotes or request proposals in accordance with the Town’s procurement policy for 10 … Recommendations Ensure goods and services are procured in compliance with competitive bidding statutes. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/24/town-byron-procurement-2024m-11Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… services due to the vendor’s use of the higher year-end Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate instead of the monthly CPI rate. Six claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Village of Horseheads – Collections (2023M-169)
… or perform annual audits. We determined that: Code Enforcement Department (Code Enforcement) officers did not accurately record collections … (Board) did not comply with New York State Village Law which required the Board to annually audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/10/village-horseheads-collections-2023m-169Town of Throop – Procurement (2022M-173)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Board (Board) ensured that Town officials … were not followed for 72 purchases totaling $887,952 of the 180 purchases totaling $1.3 million we reviewed. … from seven providers totaling $595,996, 99 percent of the $601,037 total services obtained from eight vendors. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-procurement-2022m-173Village of Unadilla – Procurement (2022M-182)
… Law (GML) Section 103 or the Village’s procurement policy. Of the 20 purchases we reviewed totaling $469,283, … $57,898 which were subject to the procurement policy. Insurance coverage and professional services totaling … and the procurement policy. Award contracts for insurance coverage and professional services only after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/26/village-unadilla-procurement-2022m-182City of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… was listed at all. While we found no collections were lost, misused or misappropriated, because complete and … not always maintained, the risk of City collections being lost, misused or misappropriated increased. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lincoln (Town) Town Board (Board) and Town Supervisor … $5,142, that were not adequately supported. Also, three of these payments totaling $2,605 were not audited and … received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Key Recommendations Consult with legal counsel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Village of Canajoharie – Procurement (2015M-36)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s procurement … 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. Background The Village of Canajoharie is located in the Town of Canajoharie in … Village of Canajoharie Procurement 2015M36 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/06/15/village-canajoharie-procurement-2015m-36Village of Monticello – Payroll (2022M-59)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Monticello (Village) officials ensured that payroll and … for the limited periods that we reviewed, 11 (15 percent) of the Village’s employees received erroneous compensation … resolutions, undocumented verbal agreements and a lack of Board oversight, training and controls, the Village’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/11/18/village-monticello-payroll-2022m-59Oversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Construction … a range of capital projects to improve these sites. In an effort to better ensure certain capital projects are … Parks occasionally contracts with firms that specialize in providing construction management (CM) services. In 2012, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… our initial audit report, Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Report 2020-S-9 ). About the Program New York's Farm-to-School Program (Program) was established to increase school … in our initial audit report Oversight of the FarmtoSchool Program Report 2020S9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followTown of Franklin – Financial Condition (2018M-8)
… of the Supervisor. Key Recommendations Reduce the Town’s reliance on TOV Highway fund balance as a financing source …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/23/town-franklin-financial-condition-2018m-8XI.14.A Publication of Procurement Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Law Article 4-C, titled "The Procurement Opportunities Newsletter," is intended to ensure the integrity of the … Reporter . The statute requires publication of the newsletter on a daily basis. A minimum of 15 business days … unless notice of that contract first has appeared in the newsletter, or unless it is exempt. The following contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14a-publication-procurement-opportunitiesExclusion of Indebtedness for Sewage Facilities
… Legislative Session 2023-2024: Exclusion of Indebtedness for Sewage Facilities – Signed as Chapter 641 of Laws of … to extending the exclusion of indebtedness contracted for sewage facilities. Memo Bill Text Status … to extending the exclusion of indebtedness contracted for sewage facilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/exclusion-indebtedness-sewage-facilitiesVillage of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-7)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Village of Leicester (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) … a result, officials maintained unrestricted fund balance in the general and water funds totaling $729,709 and … The Board did not effectively manage the Villages fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/05/09/village-leicester-financial-management-2025m-7Town of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… to unrealistically estimate revenues and appropriations in the adopted budgets. The Board did not correct the deficiencies noted in our prior audit ( Budgeting and Financial Oversight … In addition, the Board did not ensure it received up-to-date, accurate financial reports in a timely manner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2Town of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… also guards against favoritism, extravagance and fraud, while allowing interested vendors a fair and equal … always solicit competition in accordance with the Town’s procurement policy, statutory requirements or good business … it was an inconvenience for them to adhere to the Town’s procurement policy. Officials’ general disregard for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
… process when purchasing goods or services, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 103 or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88Town of Gorham – Budgeting (2023M-181)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Gorham (Town) Board (Board) adopted realistic budgets. … highway, sewer and water funds combined generated a total of $1.6 million in operating surpluses. In 2021, sales tax … were inappropriately recorded in the TW funds instead of the TOV funds, given property taxes were levied in the TOV …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-budgeting-2023m-181