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Town of Owasco – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2020M-102)
… Town Assessor (Assessor) properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Finding The Assessor did not properly administer select real property tax exemptions. Granted property exemptions … Town Town Assessor Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/29/town-owasco-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2020m-102City of Hornell – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2020M-140)
… the FFI tax money. The Fire Chief was solely responsible for disbursing, recording and reporting all transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/12/city-hornell-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2020m-140South Butler Fire Department – Oversight of Financial Activities (2020M-120)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department, Inc. (Department) officers and … Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department Inc Department officers and members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-department-oversight-financial-activitiesProcurement of Electricity and Natural Gas Through Aggregators (2018-MS-5)
… of Albany; Counties of Broome, Cortland and Oneida; and North Syracuse Central School District) did not adequately … of Albany; Counties of Broome, Cortland and Oneida; and North Syracuse Central School District) spent approximately … Three units (Broome County, Cortland County and North Syracuse Central School District) spent approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/02/01/procurement-electricity-and-natural-gas-through-aggregators-2018-ms-5Town of Lenox - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-242)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Finding We reviewed … to verify taxpayer eligibility. Key Recommendations The Assessor should: Ensure all applicants provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-lenox-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-242Town of Seneca Falls - Town Hall Capital Project (2018M-220)
… provided adequate oversight and management of the Town hall capital project. Key Findings The Board established an … provided adequate oversight and management of the Town hall capital project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-seneca-falls-town-hall-capital-project-2018m-220Village of Canisteo - Clerk Treasurers' Records and Reports (2018M-243)
… accounting records using the modified accrual basis of accounting. Accounting records were not adequate to … Clerk-Treasurer did not provide monthly financial reports of receipts and disbursements to the Board. Key … revenues and expenditures using the modified accrual basis of accounting. Provide monthly financial reports to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/05/village-canisteo-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2018m-243Jamesport Fire District - Length of Service Award Program (2019M-05)
… if District officials properly administer the length of service award program (LOSAP). Key Findings The District’s … earned the required 50 points to be credited for a year of service. Key Recommendations Revise the LOSAP policy to be … if District officials properly administer the length of service award program LOSAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/04/19/jamesport-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2019m-05Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings Of the 224 granted exemptions … result, the property owner incorrectly received $15,231 in tax reductions. Agricultural building exemptions that were … property owner may have incorrectly received $80,126 in tax reductions. The Assessor did not have any documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Town of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
… and received accurate financial reports to help it do so. Key Findings The Board did not adopt structurally … and received accurate financial reports to help it do so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-parish-financial-condition-and-supervisors-records-2019m-58Town of Hamburg - Woodlawn Beach State Park Receipts (2019M-79)
… Findings Daily tally and gate summary sheets for entrance fees were not accurately completed. As a result, we were … unable to determine whether employees properly collected fees for all tags issued. Rental fees were not accurately entered in the financial system, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-hamburg-woodlawn-beach-state-park-receipts-2019m-79Town of Chili - Financial Management and Cash Receipts (2019M-167)
… The Board could improve its budgeting and management of fund balance and reserves. The Board: Adopted unrealistic … Establish a written policy governing the reasonable amount of fund balance to maintain and adopt a multiyear financial … records. Town officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-chili-financial-management-and-cash-receipts-2019m-167City of Yonkers - Internal Controls Over Cash Collections (2018M-14)
… Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the City’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/22/city-yonkers-internal-controls-over-cash-collections-2018m-14Village of Andover – Water and Electric Cash Receipts (2019M-152)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether water and electric cash receipts were recorded and deposited in a … accurate manner. Key Findings We reviewed 1,963 water and electric cash receipts totaling $184,500 and found that they … segregate the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer’s (Deputy) water and electric financial duties or provide oversight of her work. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/25/village-andover-water-and-electric-cash-receipts-2019m-152Town of Olive - Accrued Leave and Information Technology (2019M-84)
… employee handbook and the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Design or implement procedures to monitor compliance … time. Ensure that employee handbook policies and the CBA are followed for allocating all types of accrued leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/03/town-olive-accrued-leave-and-information-technology-2019m-84Town of Yates - Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2018M-154)
… others. The Supervisor did not provide: Adequate oversight of the bookkeeper to ensure that records were accurate and … adequate financial reports, leading to the deterioration of the general town-wide’s fund balance, which had a deficit of $86,345 as of December 31, 2016. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/12/town-yates-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2018m-154Town of Clayton - Justice Court Time and Attendance (2017M-286)
… action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/10/23/town-clayton-justice-court-time-and-attendance-2017m-286Town of Marlborough - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2018M-160)
… officials properly billed, collected and accounted for water and sewer bills. Key Findings As of December 31, 2017, the water fund owed the general fund $340,000. The Budget Officer … in 2017 totaling $228,146 without Board approval. The water and sewer funds do not pay administrative costs for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/26/town-marlborough-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2018m-160Village of Avon - Board Oversights and Professional Services (2018M-30)
… services. Key Findings The Treasurer inaccurately recorded capital reserves and operating fund expenditures and the Board inappropriately authorized the use of capital reserve funds for non-capital expenditures. Professional service contracts lack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/05/18/village-avon-board-oversights-and-professional-services-2018m-30Town of Binghamton - Credit Cards and Non-Payroll Disbursements (2018M-94)
… policies and did not enforce the procurement policy. The March 2017 credit card bill included a $288 charge for the Supervisor’s personal cable bill. In May 2018, during our audit, the Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/07/town-binghamton-credit-cards-and-non-payroll-disbursements-2018m-94