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Lowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… Ensure that the claims auditor is not directly involved in the purchasing function. Develop procedures to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mTioga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-190)
… creation and retention figures with project goals. Track sales tax exemptions to ensure that the exemptions taken were … to the Board. Require the Administrator to track sales tax exemptions taken to ensure that they are within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/12/20/tioga-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalEast Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… Also, she did not record taking a lunch break on 297 of 315 days, resulting in overtime or extra pay. Errors … errors. Obtain proper approved time sheets prior to paying employees. Ensure overtime is approved prior to … comments on the issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mEast Irondequoit Central School District - Conference and Travel Expenditures (2019M-132)
… Key Findings The District: Could have saved $14,000 if it used government rates to reimburse for travel expenditures. Could have saved $2,600 on rental cars by using New York State (NYS) contracts. Does not … District officials should use NYS contracts for renting cars. The Board should require proof of attendance for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/27/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-conference-and-travelTown of Boonville – Claims Auditing and Conflict of Interest (2014M-373)
… and to determine if there were any conflicts of interest for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 were approximately $1.5 million for the general and highway funds. Key Findings The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-boonville-claims-auditing-and-conflict-interest-2014m-373Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… to fund water and sewer operations, which resulted in five districts incurring unplanned operating deficits … relied on interfund advances to finance operations in the five districts during the past three years. The Board … year. Develop a plan to address the negative fund balances in the water and sewer districts and repay the interfund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116Town of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… did not provide a clear, consistent and equitable basis for billing property owners. In addition, certain charges … law. We reviewed water and sewer billings totaling $82,649 for 70 property owners and identified about $10,339 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… remit payment of taxes due on a quarterly basis with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. OSC … An interactive chart showing New York State cannabis dispensaries and revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-state2024-2025 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
… As required by law this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit … of the State Comptroller from October 1 2023 through September 30 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024-2025-annual-report-audits-state-agencies-and-public-authoritiesCharter School for Applied Technologies - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-60)
… Determine whether student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported. Key … of the 60 students in our audit sample (57 percent). The School billed tuition totaling $12,600 for three students to … it is not. Address and resolve the incorrect billings. School officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/06/14/charter-school-applied-technologies-student-enrollment-and-billing-2019mVillage of Scotia - Parking Tickets and Justice Court Operations (2019M-44)
… account for and enforce the collection of issued parking tickets. Determine whether Justice Court (Court) collections … timely. Key Findings The Village had 6,776 unpaid parking tickets totaling $354,705 outstanding as of July 31, 2018. … late fees totaling $5,110 on 184 (or 78 percent) parking tickets. The Court’s bail liability was $36,425, or $6,924 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2019/06/07/village-scotia-parking-tickets-and-justice-court-operations-2019m-44Selected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees
… issuing agencies on ways to reduce the number of errors in summonses, such as additional training on writing … for employees to follow to collect parking summonses in judgment. Monitor the contracts with outside collection … Office for International Affairs for their assistance in collecting the amounts due from each country. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/04/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-feesTown of Barre – Town Supervisor’s Activities and Board Oversight (2014M-220)
… transfers were not always repaid in a timely manner. Board minutes contained no evidence that the Board properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/24/town-barre-town-supervisors-activities-and-board-oversight-2014m-220State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Governor's Budget and New Proposals
… government more ethical, transparent and accountable to all New Yorkers. “In the coming weeks, my office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-governors-budget-and-new-proposalsMadison Central School District - Reserves and Debt Service Fund (2019M-63)
Determine whether reserve funds and the debt service fund balance were reasonable
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/madison-central-school-district-reserves-and-debt-service-fund-2019m-63Town of Hornellsville – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2014M-21)
… operations and financial practices of the Clerk’s office for the period of January 1, 2012 through November 1, 2013. … five-member Town Board. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year totaled $1.8 million. Key Findings … leaving the Town with an insufficient financial cushion for unforeseen events or cash flow. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2014m-21Town of Amherst – Recording Financial Activity and Fleet Management (2013M-199)
… and other restricted moneys. The Town Comptroller does not record reserve activity in the financial system, instead she … for analyzing and documenting the cost/benefit of vehicle and equipment acquisition and replacement, formal … and documentation of all costs associated with each vehicle including maintenance, repairs and fuel usage. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-amherst-recording-financial-activity-and-fleet-management-2013m-199Town of Mina – Financial Management and Vehicle Fuel Procurement (2014M-34)
… Town’s financial management and fuel procurement practices for the period of January 1, 2012 through January 6, 2014. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2013 totaled almost $850,000. Key Findings The Board did … Towns financial management and fuel procurement practices for the period of January 1 2012 through January 6 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/06/town-mina-financial-management-and-vehicle-fuel-procurement-2014m-34DiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… local authorities is now posted on DiNapoli’s transparency website, OpenBookNewYork.com . “New York’s public authorities … in the Public Authorities Reporting Information System (PARIS) as issued for state purposes, better known as … local authorities in the latest reported fiscal year. The PARIS data also showed state public authority debt includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityTown of Cheektowaga – Awarding Contracts for Goods and Services (2013M-293)
… $12.6 million and found that the Board did not properly award two of these contracts − for public works projects and … of the work to be performed and the criteria used to award the contract. Provide proper oversight of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/04/18/town-cheektowaga-awarding-contracts-goods-and-services-2013m-293