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City of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… be uncollectible. The City’s proposed budget includes a tax levy of $13,482,810 . Key Recommendations Ensure that the … Be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase to no more than the tax levy limit as permitted by law, unless it properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7Village of Greene – Investment Program (2023M-112)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Greene (Village) officials developed and managed a … and savings accounts, which had an average daily balance of approximately $3.7 million. Had officials considered other … the investment policy Consider all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program - legality, safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/01/village-greene-investment-program-2023m-112City of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)
… payments made between April 1, 2020 and October 31, 2022, to 18 employees, totaling approximately $306,000, we noted: … $6,800 included leave balances that were not authorized to be paid at separation. This included $3,400 paid to one employee that did not leave City employment. One …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B23-6-9)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2023 proposed budget were reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, is authorized by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/17/city-newburgh-budget-review-b23-6-9Village of Schaghticoke – Board Oversight (2023M-78)
… controls or other oversight procedures to compensate for the Clerk-Treasurer performing all functions of the … duties. Audit the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/11/17/village-schaghticoke-board-oversight-2023m-78Oversight and Collection of Snowmobile Registration Fees
… clubs provide vouchers to members that show member name and the names of any others eligible to register at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/11/oversight-and-collection-snowmobile-registration-feesTown of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of … portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from … monthly itemized capital project budget-to-actual reports for the Board. Include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Conservation Fund – Sources and Uses of Funds
… was established in 1925 to provide a stable, long-term source of revenue to help support the Department of … managing fish and wildlife populations. The Fund's primary source of revenue is the sale of licenses to sportsmen for … since license fees were raised in 2009, largely due to a one-time spike of over 100,000 lifetime license sales, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/conservation-fund-sources-and-uses-fundsTown of Bainbridge – Financial Management (2016M-332)
… amounts of fund balance. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt structurally balanced budgets with tax levies that equal the difference between recurring revenues and recurring expenditures. Establish fund balance goals, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-bainbridge-financial-management-2016m-332Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B17-6-8)
… sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b17-6-8Village of Speculator – Claims Auditing (2017M-25)
… 31, 2016. Background The Village of Speculator is located in the Town of Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County and has a population of approximately 320. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-speculator-claims-auditing-2017m-25Village of Sagaponack – Claims Processing (2017M-124)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s claims audit process for the period June 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017. Background The Village of Sagaponack is located in the Town of Southampton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/09/15/village-sagaponack-claims-processing-2017m-124Village of Potsdam – Financial Condition (2017M-61)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board effectively managed the … financial and capital plans. Key Recommendations Continue to work to eliminate deficits in the operating funds and to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/26/village-potsdam-financial-condition-2017m-61Village of Pittsford – Board Oversight (2017M-51)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the … of Pittsford is located in the Town of Pittsford in Monroe County and has a population of approximately 1,400. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/07/21/village-pittsford-board-oversight-2017m-51Village of Pelham – Information Technology (2016M-410)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Village officials … of Pelham is located in the Town of Pelham in Westchester County and has a population of approximately 6,900. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-pelham-information-technology-2016m-410Town of Esperance – Fund Balance (2016M-405)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2015 through … year's budget. Town officials have not developed a fund balance policy. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-esperance-fund-balance-2016m-405Town of DeKalb – Financial Management (2016M-427)
… The Town of DeKalb is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population of approximately 2,400. The Town is … Supervisor's records. Key Recommendations Properly oversee and monitor the firm's work. Develop a fund balance policy … of fund balance that should be maintained in each fund and ensure that the excess unrestricted fund balance in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-dekalb-financial-management-2016m-427Town of Corinth – Claims Auditing (2017M-102)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether claims were adequately supported and … $39,000 that did not contain sufficient documentation to determine whether the amounts paid were for legitimate … Board did not adopt a resolution allowing eligible claims to be paid in advance of audit. Key Recommendations Perform a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-corinth-claims-auditing-2017m-102Town of Colchester – Financial Condition (2016M-376)
… The Town of Colchester is located in Delaware County and has a population of approximately 2,100. The Town is … Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds in 2016 totaled approximately $2.8 million. … 2015, the Board underestimated revenues by 7 percent and overestimated expenditures by 18 percent, on average, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-colchester-financial-condition-2016m-376Town of Carlisle – Fund Balance (2017M-106)
… expenditures that year. The Board increased real property taxes to finance operations and its conservative budgeting … funding needed reserves or reducing real property taxes. Adopt budget estimates that reflect realistic operating needs based on historical or other known trends. … Town of Carlisle Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-carlisle-fund-balance-2017m-106