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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Hempstead Sanitary … “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Hempstead Sanitary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management for the … for the period, which caused the accumulated fund balance to exceed the statutory maximum of 4 percent of each ensuing … $3.2 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budgets, and transferred approximately $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230XI.4.D Indirect Cost Allocations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… will reimburse grant contractors for the State's share of properly allocated indirect costs. Some common methods of allocating indirect costs are based upon time, space, units of service or percentage of funding. To avoid any potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4d-indirect-cost-allocationsTown of Northampton – Financial Management and Internal Controls Over Town Clerk Receipts (2012M-233)
… Supervisor and four council members. Appropriations for all funds in the 2012 budget totaled approximately $1.9 … expenditures. Activity in established reserves has not, in all cases, been in accordance with Board authorizations. … is in accordance with Board authorizations. Deposit all money collected intact and within three business days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-northampton-financial-management-and-internal-controls-over-town-clerk-receiptsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (those that exclude the village), contrary to statutory requirements. The town consistently adopted budgets with … fund. Village of Owego – Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and Parking Tickets (Tioga County) The clerk-treasurer’s cash and … unreliable. The justices and the board did not ensure that parking tickets were collected, recorded and deposited in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… 2012 through February 11, 2014. Background The Village of Red Creek is located in the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County … Village of Red Creek Board Oversight of the ClerkTreasurer and Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Cleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-272)
… $3 million in each of the last three fiscal years to reduce the tax levy, the Board over-estimated expenditures by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/06/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-272Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… monthly statements of revenue and expenses, and monthly banking transaction reports. The Board did not receive quarterly and annual balance sheets and monthly banking transaction reports, as required by the Agreement. … corporation and the School as it relates to financial reporting. Prepare and review quarterly and annual balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementTown of Laurens – Budgeting Practices (2013M-204)
… resulting in excess spending of $630,000. The Supervisor does not segregate flood-related expenditures in the accounting records, so it could not be determined how much of this difference was attributable to the flood. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-laurens-budgeting-practices-2013m-204Village of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… level. Monitor Village budgets and amend budgets or reduce spending, when revenue estimates are not being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the ten recommendations included in our initial report, Selected Controls Over the Property … To determine the extent of implementation of the ten recommendations included in our initial report Selected Controls Over the Property Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-process-followVillage of Dresden – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties and Multiyear Financial Planning (2013M-3)
… to November 15, 2012. Background The Village of Dresden is located in the Town of Torrey, in Yates County, and has a population of 308. The Village is governed by an elected Board of Trustees which comprises a Mayor, who is the chief executive officer, and two Trustees. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-dresden-clerk-treasurers-duties-and-multiyear-financial-planning-2013m-3Wyandanch Public Library – Oversight of Library Resources (2013M-399)
… 30, 2012. Background The Wyandanch Public Library is a School District Public Library that is located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, elected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/20/wyandanch-public-library-oversight-library-resources-2013m-399North Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… or 75 percentage points, as of June 30, 2015. The District does not have a multiyear financial plan. Key Recommendations … balance that is not used to finance District operations. Reduce the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… Background The Oysterponds Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven … policy, to ensure the District’s electronic data is adequately safeguarded. Key Recommendations Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingWaverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… 26, 2013. Background The Waverly Central School District is located in Tioga and Chemung Counties. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises nine … intentionally continue to collect taxes in excess of what is necessary for financing current operations in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Wainscott Common School District – Financial Condition (2013M-268)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Wainscott Common School District is located in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton, in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of Education, which comprises three elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-268XI.2.G Submission and Retention of Bids/Proposals – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Invitation for Bid (IFB); the evaluation criteria; and the winning bid or proposal. OSC may request additional … a bid protest, OSC requires that all relevant bids (winning, rejected or protested) be submitted with the … a bid protest, OSC requires that all relevant proposals (winning, rejected or protested) be submitted with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2g-submission-and-retention-bidsproposalsXIII.10.B Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a Due to State Offset – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Agencies with information related to refunds owed to the State by an employee using the Due to State Offset functionality in the SFS. Process and … Agencies with information related to refunds owed to the State by an employee using the Due to State Offset functionality in the SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10b-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-employee-checkOpinion 2000-6
… of the foreign fire insurance tax monies is required, in turn, to distribute the amount received to the fire companies … tax monies may be expended for any purpose, other than an illegal purpose or a purpose contrary to public policy, that … purpose which the treasurer, in good faith, believes to be illegal or improper, even if the expenditure has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6