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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… issued. Town of Freetown – Records and Reports (Cortland County) The three supervisors from 2016 through audit … transactions were properly recorded. Town of Milo – Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (Yates County) The assessor granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 484
… the New York City Employees' Retirement System who served in certain combat theaters or during wartime periods to … Deduction Calculation Routine. The Goal Amount provided in the NYCERS certification letter should also be entered. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/484-new-general-deduction-code-648-nye-military-buyback-arrears-after-taxCity of Cohoes – Purchasing (2014M-192)
… the City’s procurement policies and General Municipal Law when procuring goods and services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-cohoes-purchasing-2014m-192Greenville Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-106)
… investment program - legality, safety, liquidity and yield - when investing available funds. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/greenville-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-106Village of Newport – Financial Management (2017M-12)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and Village officials adopted … 30, 2016. Background The Village of Newport (Village) is located in the Town of Newport in Herkimer County. The Village, which is governed by a Board of Trustees, has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/28/village-newport-financial-management-2017m-12Town of Southold – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-10)
… elected officials, and include five of the 16 individuals in our testing that did not complete the annual SHP Training. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-southold-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-10Heuvelton Central School District – Procurement (2023M-55)
… officials procured goods and services in accordance with the Board of Education’s (Board) policies and applicable … Key Findings District officials did not always comply with statutory requirements and the District’s procurement … $310,212. They also did not have written agreements with four of these vendors. Key Recommendations Document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/heuvelton-central-school-district-procurement-2023m-55Western Sullivan Public Library – Library Operations (2015M-156)
… Solicit feedback from patrons to make informed decisions on programs and services provided and increase circulation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/10/23/western-sullivan-public-library-library-operations-2015m-156Town of Springport – Financial Management (2014M-329)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management and budgeting … more fund balance than was actually available which led to deficits in unexpended fund balance. Key Recommendations … its money into other reserve funds with the same tax base to the extent permitted by statute. Adopt budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-springport-financial-management-2014m-329Pocatello Fire District – Board Oversight and Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2016M-301)
… May 25, 2016. Background The Pocatello Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … from the Town of Wallkill, in Orange County. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/13/pocatello-fire-district-board-oversight-and-treasurers-records-and-reportsTown of Ulster – Fire Protection Services (2015M-177)
… Background The Town of Ulster is located in Ulster County and has a population of approximately 12,300. The Town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/06/town-ulster-fire-protection-services-2015m-177Sayville Public Library – Treasurer (2016M-334)
… Suffolk County. The Library, which received its charter from the New York State Education Department’s Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/12/16/sayville-public-library-treasurer-2016m-334Franklin-Treadwell Fire District – Disbursements (2021M-16)
… the Board did not always provide adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s activities. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not properly segregate … Provide additional oversight to mitigate the lack of segregation of duties. Establish written procedures over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/21/franklin-treadwell-fire-district-disbursements-2021m-16Masonville Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-165)
… protected because the Treasurer used her personal computer to maintain District financial records and perform online … all District records from her own personal computer to the District computer. District officials agreed with our … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/03/26/masonville-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-165Susquehanna Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-95)
… Key Recommendations Develop comprehensive procedures for regularly reviewing user accounts and disabling those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/23/susquehanna-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020mCommack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… assets. Key Findings At the time of our initial visits to nine District buildings, we were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took … 11 and 55 days from our initial visits for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsConnetquot Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-180)
… Develop budgets that include realistic estimates for revenues, appropriations and unassigned fund balance … reserve policy that communicates the purpose and intent for establishing each reserve fund levels and conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/01/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-180Pittsfield Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-305)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to examine internal controls over the District’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/12/09/pittsfield-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-305Town of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… from a $57,650 deficit balance at the end of 2014 to a $202,369 deficit balance of at the end of 2018. The … the requirements General Municipal Law as they relate to conflicts of interest. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222Massena Central School District - Selected Non-Payroll Disbursements (2019M-71)
… administrative fees and utilities), direct access to a District bank account to disburse these funds. Payment of utilities totaling $60,641 and … a District bank account and the ability to disburse funds. Transfer money to the administrator for the total amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/massena-central-school-district-selected-non-payroll-disbursements-2019m