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Town of Red Hook - Financial Condition (2018M-171)
… balance policy that allowed for unexpended surplus funds of up to 70 percent of annual expenditures. The policy did not define the time … plans specifying the Town’s objectives and goals for use of accumulated funds. Key Recommendations Consider reducing … Town of Red Hook Financial Condition 2018M171 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/02/town-red-hook-financial-condition-2018m-171Village of Trumansburg - Ambulance Fund Accountability (2018M-168)
… properly accounted for ambulance funds. Key Findings As of May 31, 2018, the ambulance fund had an unidentified cash balance of $16,100. The Village’s general fund and the Town of Hector were overpaid $12,231. The ambulance fund owes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-trumansburg-ambulance-fund-accountability-2018m-168Village of Lyons Falls - Board Oversight (2018M-174)
… implement compensating controls such as periodic reviews of bank reconciliations, payrolls, trial balances, and water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/28/village-lyons-falls-board-oversight-2018m-174Town of Howard - Fund Balance Management (2018M-192)
… managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board’s management of fund balance was not effective. As a result, general and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/11/town-howard-fund-balance-management-2018m-192Town of Westford - Financial Operations Oversight (2018M-196)
… the Supervisor and the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Supervisor and Board did not properly oversee the processing of the Town’s financial transactions. As a result, the Town … excess costs. The Board has not performed an annual audit of the Supervisor’s records. The Supervisor did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/11/town-westford-financial-operations-oversight-2018m-196Town of Freetown - Records and Reports (2018M-213)
Determine whether the Supervisors maintained complete accurate and uptodate accounting records and reports to allow Board to properly manage Towns finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-freetown-records-and-reports-2018m-213Village of New Hempstead - Clerk-Treasurer's Duties (2018M-202)
… duties that the Clerk-Treasurer was required to perform by New York State Village Law (Village Law) and General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/01/18/village-new-hempstead-clerk-treasurers-duties-2018m-202Town of Carrollton – Justice Court Operations (2018M-21)
… balances exceeded known liabilities by a combined total of approximately $6,340 as of October 12, 2017, and Court officials were unable to determine the composition of these excess balances. The Justices' bail reports included … Town of Carrollton Justice Court Operations 2018M21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/05/11/town-carrollton-justice-court-operations-2018m-21Town of Athens - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-41)
… payments totaling $774,127 during the first three weeks of January 2016 but remitted these collections to the … timeframes. Clerk fees collected during five months of our audit period totaling $11,179 were deposited from … Town of Athens Town ClerkTax Collector 2018M41 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-athens-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-41Town of Broadalbin - Records and Reports (2018M-63)
… Town of Broadalbin Records and Reports 2018M63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/22/town-broadalbin-records-and-reports-2018m-63Town of Clarkson - Justice Court Operations (2018M-57)
… were not submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) scofflaw program or not reported or incorrectly reported to the DMV. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of Court … Enforce pending tickets and submit eligible tickets to the DMV scofflaw program. Town officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/09/28/town-clarkson-justice-court-operations-2018m-57Village of Ballston Spa - Financial Condition (2017M-256)
… unrestricted fund balance decreased from $213,327 as of fiscal year-end 2014 to $30,487 as of fiscal year-end 2018. Key Recommendations Maintain … Village of Ballston Spa Financial Condition 2018M256 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/10/05/village-ballston-spa-financial-condition-2017m-256City of North Tonawanda - Financial Condition (2020M-90)
Determine whether the Mayor and City Council adopted realistic budgets that were structurally balanced routinely monitored financial operations and took appropriate actions to maintain the Citys fiscal stability
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/08/07/city-north-tonawanda-financial-condition-2020m-90Village of Fort Plain – Leave Benefits (2020M-101)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Fort Plain (Village) officials established appropriate … recorded or supported by Village records. 133 hours of accrued comp time, valued at approximately $4,600, was not … by an employee’s time and attendance records. 33 hours of comp time and eight hours of personal time, valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/11/13/village-fort-plain-leave-benefits-2020m-101Village of Palmyra - Justice Court Operations (2019M-202)
… Determine whether the Justice provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court (Court) to ensure receipts were … cash balances exceeded known liabilities by a total of $6,444 as of June 30, 2019. There were seven old cases recorded in the … Determine whether the Justice provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/01/17/village-palmyra-justice-court-operations-2019m-202Town of Richford - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2019M-236)
… were deposited from two to 60 days after receipt instead of within 24 hours. In addition, there were five instances … where Clerk fees were not deposited within three days of when collections accumulated to more than $250. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/27/town-richford-town-clerktax-collector-2019m-236Town of Mooers - Highway Asset Accountability (2020M-35)
… did not maintain a complete and up-to-date inventory of Department assets. Department assets were not properly disposed of. Town officials did not adequately monitor fuel use, which resulted in 9,216 gallons of unrecorded fuel used at the highway facility, valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-mooers-highway-asset-accountability-2020m-35Town of North Elba – Cash Collections (2020M-49)
… Manager should ensure collections are placed in a bank night drop box or in a secure location at the Town Hall after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/18/town-north-elba-cash-collections-2020m-49Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Ripley (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, … totaling approximately $34,000. Accurately record the form of payment (cash or check) for 503 non-real property tax fee … receipts indicating who collected the payment or the form of payment received for 552 payments collected totaling …
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)
… without detection. For example: The amount of municipal waste collected, as recorded by the transfer … invoiced by the hauling company, which equates to the Town of Hurley (Town) collecting approximately $51,800 less in … collection procedures that did not address segregation of incompatible duties with respect to safeguarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132