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South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… audit period. One Board member co-owns a local hardware store that sold materials and supplies to the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… Did not properly authorize a local law to exceed the tax levy limit. The 2018-19 levy exceeded the calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29Town of Groveland – Fiscal Oversight (2014M-285)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the oversight and management of the Town's fiscal operations … The purpose of our audit was to examine the oversight and management of the Towns fiscal operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/27/town-groveland-fiscal-oversight-2014m-285Eaton No. 1 Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-4)
… requirements by seeking competition when purchasing a truck and related equipment totaling $80,991. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/17/eaton-no-1-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-4Neptune Hose Company No. 1 of Dryden, Inc. – Disbursements (2024M-5)
… or invoices. Five Company members received unsupported mileage reimbursements totaling $2,573. Because … officials approved payments without having sufficient documentation to support the expenses were appropriate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/05/17/neptune-hose-company-no-1-dryden-inc-disbursements-2024m-5Village of Unadilla – Procurement (2022M-182)
… generally agreed with our findings and indicated they have begun to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/26/village-unadilla-procurement-2022m-182Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… pandemic timeline, which BOCES officials indicated as the cause for overtime, the BOCES practice of verbally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District – Board Oversight (2023M-117)
… or ensure that authorized disbursements were supported and for appropriate District purposes. As a result, District … excess tree purchases, late fees, interest, unused cell phone accounts, sales tax and lease payments for a copier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2024/03/29/otsego-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-board-oversight-2023m-117Baldwinsville Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2022M-106)
… (District) officials safeguarded and accounted for fuel inventory. Key Findings District officials did not … establish controls to safeguard and accurately account for fuel inventory, and the responsibility for managing fuel inventories was not clearly assigned. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/14/baldwinsville-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2022m-106Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… Address the deficits in the water and sewer funds to avoid adopting unbalanced budgets that include appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7York Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… is overfunded and may be enough to pay annual claims for 132 years. The District did not have a written multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Binghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Commissioners (Board) and Executive Director (Director) provided adequate oversight of Binghamton Housing Authority (Authority) financial … The Board and Director did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. The Board did not adopt written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Town of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s planning and financing process for capital acquisitions for the period … Background The Town of Vestal is located in Broome County and has a population of 28,000 residents. The Town is … five-member Town Board comprising the Town Supervisor and four Board members. The Town’s 2013 budget appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… audits and ensured that annual financial reports were filed timely. Key Findings The Board did not audit and … audit the Treasurer’s records and ensure the Treasurer filed annual financial reports timely. We reviewed 73 claims … no authority to make the payments. The Treasurer has not filed the District’s 2018 through 2021 annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boards of Cooperative Educational Services – Building Access Badge Accounts (2024M-60)
… BOCES officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/16/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-boards-cooperative-educational-services-buildingTown of Harpersfield – Claims Auditing (2024M-71)
… claims to determine whether the claims represented actual and necessary expenditures and whether proposed payments were for valid purposes. Of the … the audit period, we reviewed 124 claims totaling $400,604 and determined that: The Board did not properly audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-harpersfield-claims-auditing-2024m-71XVIII.1 Capital Projects – XVIII. Capital Projects
… State agencies and public authorities to enter individual capital projects in the SFS. The purpose of Budget Bulletin … 1, 2022, and includes a population (i.e., conversion) of capital project data, that – in most cases – resided within … and public authorities, who are spending from State capital appropriations, must i) comply with the requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xviii/xviii2-project-costing-changes-pcipBenefits
… health, dental and vision insurance packages (including prescription drug coverage) available to all employees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/benefitsVillage of Hamburg - Recreation Department Cash Receipts - Cash Shortage (2018M-104)
… receipts were properly recorded, reconciled and remitted in a timely manner. Key Findings From August 1, 2011 through … $170,000 for deposit. OSC’s Division of Investigations in conjunction with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office jointly investigated this matter. In October 2018, the attendant admitted stealing more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/10/village-hamburg-recreation-department-cash-receipts-cash-shortage-2018m-104