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City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… should account for all receipt numbers. Users’ access to the software collection system should be restricted to prevent the clerks from purging receipts. Accounts … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203Town of Jay – Records and Reports (2023M-22)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Jay (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and … Determine whether the Town of Jay Town Supervisor maintained complete accurate and timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/30/town-jay-records-and-reports-2023m-22Town of Middleburgh – Claims Audit Process (2023M-56)
… been paid for inappropriate purposes. From our review of 184 claims totaling $340,204 we found: The Board approved all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/07/town-middleburgh-claims-audit-process-2023m-56Hannibal Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-59)
… former Treasurer was able to misappropriate over $850,000 in Company funds during an eight-and-a-half-year period. For example, he was able to: Disburse over $451,000 in unauthorized checks to himself from January 2014 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/07/21/hannibal-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-59Town of Ticonderoga – Capital Project Management (2023M-38)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Ticonderoga (Town) Town Board (Board) provided adequate oversight and management of capital projects. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight and management of capital projects . As a result, Town officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-ticonderoga-capital-project-management-2023m-38Town of Seneca Falls – Cash Collections (2023M-57)
… fees and $2,000 of security deposits for facility rentals in accordance with statutory requirements. The Town … documentation and to deposit and record cash collections in a timely manner. Ensure that adequate reconciliations are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/25/town-seneca-falls-cash-collections-2023m-57Town of Rodman – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-85)
… County (County) operations. The Clerk did not: Deposit 157 real property tax, clerk fees or water rent collections … totaling $48,271 within the required time frames. Remit real property tax collections to the Town Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/22/town-rodman-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-85Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… accounting records, provide accurate monthly reports to the Supervisor or provide an annual accounting to the Board as required. Accurately record, remit and report detailed Clerk fees for 21 of the 24 months reviewed. Deposit Clerk fees and real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Town of Wells – Records and Reports (2024M-59)
… financial operations. All nine balance sheet accounts for 2022 and six accounts (67 percent) for 2023 were not accurate. Two accounts were overstated by a … not agree with general ledger cash balances at month-end for 18 of the 40 (45 percent) bank reconciliations we …
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)
… remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk generally … did not deposit and remit clerk fees and tax collections in a timely manner. In addition, the Town Board (Board) did not conduct the … deposited remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner …
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)
… accounting records or present records to the Board for audit as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law), … conduct required annual audits. The Board adopted budgets for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that were not based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… the timeframes established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling … Treasurer. Key Recommendations The audit report includes two recommendations that, if implemented, will improve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Town of Butler – Highway Asset Accountability (2024M-115)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Butler (Town) officials adequately safeguarded and … (Superintendent) did not complete an inventory list of highway machinery, tools and equipment or provide one to … account for the Town’s fuel. We noted at least 278 gallons of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel, valued at $853 could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-highway-asset-accountability-2024m-115Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… Objective Determine whether the Town of Covington (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town … finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes to the Supervisor at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Middlebury (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections … by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town … Determine whether the Town of Middlebury Town Tax Collector remitted all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Town of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… of Warsaw (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town … Town of Warsaw Town Town ClerkTax Collector Clerk remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22Town of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-21)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Supervisor’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-java-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-21Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Allen (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly … Determine whether the Town of Allen Town Town ClerkTax Collector Clerk properly recorded …
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)
… the longer collections remain unremitted, the longer they are not available for Town operations. Our audit determined …
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-132