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West Albany Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-15)
… $22,224 were not approved in advance by either Board approval or purchase order. Although the Board discussed … Recommendations Ensure that credit card users obtain prior approval for purchases to be made with the District’s credit … process for staff to follow when obtaining prior approval for credit card purchases, which includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/west-albany-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2017m-15Town of Wolcott – Financial Management (2020M-131)
… an understanding of the finances for the closed landfill. In addition, the Board: Did not treat taxpayers equitably … for and allocating certain revenues and expenditures in the town-wide (TW) and town-outside-village (TOV) general … equity by budgeting and recording revenue and expenditures in the appropriate funds. Adopt budgets with realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/11/town-wolcott-financial-management-2020m-131Village of Delhi – Financial Condition (2013M-110)
… our audit was to examine the Village’s financial condition for the period June 1, 2011, to March 1, 2013. Background The … total general, sewer and water fund budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year are $3.4 million. Key Findings … surplus funds and have not established formal reserves for future repairs and capital needs. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-delhi-financial-condition-2013m-110Westhampton Beach Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-9)
… clubs properly accounted for, supported, deposited and used extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds. Key Findings … we could not determine whether all funds received and disbursed were properly accounted for. Deposits were not … deposit forms or accurately completed bank deposit slips and activity logs. Of the collections we reviewed, $82,592 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/westhampton-beach-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityUtica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… on the sale of three properties, which officials plan to sell in 2022. However, the Board has not developed … plans to satisfy the debt should the properties not sell. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic budgets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-andCanton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-287)
… located in St. Lawrence County. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises nine elected … total fund balance in the general fund has been depleted by 44 percent, from $5,696,396 to $3,170,685, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/canton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-287Village of Brushton – Fiscal Oversight (2014M-235)
… a population of approximately 475. The Village is governed by an elected three-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted … budget status report and bank reconciliations accompanied by the bank statements. Ensure that the Clerk-Treasurer files …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-brushton-fiscal-oversight-2014m-235Southern Cayuga Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-77)
… financial condition. The Board underestimated revenues by an average of $141,038 and overestimated appropriations by an average of $1.3 million over the three completed years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/southern-cayuga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-77Dalton-Nunda Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-92)
… both increase taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps. The Board circumvented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/dalton-nunda-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-92Establishing the Standard Work Day – Legacy Reporting
… must first establish, by board resolution or contract, the number of hours that constitute a standard work day (SWD) for … through Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they worked and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/establishing-standard-work-dayTown of Crown Point - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-263)
… taxes totaling $951,513 during the first seven weeks of 2017 (from January 2 through February 17) but made only … required timeframe. For example, $468,215 or 34 percent of taxes paid by check in 2017 were deposited from eight to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/19/town-crown-point-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-263Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Net Assets
… GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, 401 Merritt 7, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-net-assetsTown of Amsterdam – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2013M-8)
… were approximately $3.7 million and were funded primarily with sales tax, State aid, water and sewer rents, and real … taxes for fire protection. Key Findings The Supervisor does not maintain timely or accurate accounting records for … the cash attributable to each individual fund. The Board does not receive all the financial information it needs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/05/town-amsterdam-supervisors-records-and-reports-2013m-8Town of Hammond – Town Clerk Operations (2014M-350)
… a population of approximately 1,190. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town Clerk is an … Clerk did not always remit all tax receipts to the County by the fifteenth of the month following collection and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/27/town-hammond-town-clerk-operations-2014m-350Overview – When Employees Retire
… Employees must apply for retirement in order to start receiving their pension. To apply, by law, the … Comptroller. It’s important to advise the employee that they must submit their retirement application and other … for a disability retirement benefit . As an employer, you can file a disability application on behalf of your employee, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/overviewDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-62
… Advance. The agency must submit a Data Chg on the Job Action Requests page using the Reason code USP (Unsat Perf) … increment code update, the agency must take the following action: Submit the appropriate transaction(s) on the Job Action Requests page to correct the information on the Job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-62-october-2013-district-council-37-dc37-performanceSexual Harassment Policy for the Office of the State Comptroller
… Such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment; or Submission to or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/sexual-harassment-policyCUNY Bulletin No. CU-346
… the Memorandum of Agreement between the City University of New York and the Professional Staff Congress for the term of … on Contract (Job Code 016038) will be processed by the agency. Teaching Adjuncts on Contract Pay All Teaching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-346-salary-increases-employees-represented-professional-staffState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … $156,000, or 36 percent over the past three years. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire District and the Village of Sleepy Hollow. "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for … claims were for purchases at a local delicatessen and a repair shop and two credit card payments. Hudson Valley … However, auditors identified weaknesses in the college’s use of a computerized program to maintain records of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits