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Town of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
… agricultural structures exemptions on an annual basis to verify that the 10-year exemption term has not expired. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194York Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-112)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the recording and reporting of the Department’s financial activity for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/07/18/york-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mSprings Union Free School District - Payroll (2018M-222)
… not paid in accordance with their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Nearly 53 percent of leave used by 33 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/springs-union-free-school-district-payroll-2018m-222Livingston Manor Central School District - Cost-Effective Expenditure Control (2018M-205)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials implemented cost-effective measures to control expenditures. Key Findings The Board shared the Superintendent and Business Administrator … Determine whether the Board and District officials implemented costeffective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/livingston-manor-central-school-district-cost-effective-expenditureDansville Central School District - Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (2018M-169)
… provide IT security awareness training for employees. As of February 27, 2018, leave balances for 31 of the 40 non-instructional employees tested (78 percent) … leave records are accurately maintained and up-to-date. Address the confidentially communicated IT recommendations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/dansville-central-school-district-information-technology-and-nonCounty of Oswego Industrial Development Agency – Revolving Loan Programs (2014M-356)
… benefit corporation created to promote, develop, encourage and assist in acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining … The Agency has no formal process to compare current and projected jobs at the time of application to the reported number of jobs actually retained and created. Key Recommendations Discontinue the practice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-oswego-industrial-development-agency-revolving-loanPulteney Fire District No. 2 – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-308)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial operations for the period … Fire District No. 2, located in Steuben County, is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … for 2014 totaled $229,350. Key Findings The Board failed to properly segregate the Treasurer’s duties or establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/05/28/pulteney-fire-district-no-2-misappropriation-funds-2014m-308New Woodstock Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-263)
… Secretary-Treasurer did not file annual financial reports with OSC from 2010-13. The Board did not conduct an audit of … the 2013 fiscal year. The Board provided the fire chief with an annual stipend for mileage incurred while responding … Ensure that the annual financial report is filed with OSC in a timely manner. Conduct an audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/new-woodstock-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-263Cortland County - Claims Audit and Check Printing (2018M-247)
… rights in the financial software to enter disbursements and apply the Treasurer’s signature to checks at the time of … to review user access rights to the financial software and modify user rights according to job duties. The Treasurer … software. County officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/03/01/cortland-county-claims-audit-and-check-printing-2018m-247Town of Solon - Financial Management (2018M-233)
… (24 percent). Although Town officials have concerns about upcoming financial or capital needs that will require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-solon-financial-management-2018m-233Hoosic Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-238)
… and reasonable and use excess amounts in accordance with applicable statutes and in a manner that benefits taxpayers. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-238Bolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… Unrestricted unappropriated fund balance at the end of 2017-18 was $2.7 million or 29 percent of 2018-19 appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Town of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax … senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The Assessor did not: Ensure that 68 of 85 (80 percent) granted … Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department – Missing Funds (2014M-50)
… by a Board consisting of four officers, is located in Chenango County and provides fire protection services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/plymouth-volunteer-fire-department-missing-funds-2014m-50Town of Lyons - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-216)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax … senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The Assessor: Granted exemptions without applications, renewal … resolution, one granted exemption. Key Recommendations The Assessor should: Ensure granted exemptions are authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-lyons-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-216Tuckahoe Common School District - Purchasing (2018M-228)
… service providers and for purchases that were under the bidding threshold, and whether professionals were paid in … to procure professional services and purchases under the bidding threshold. Obtain Board authorization if necessary … professional service providers and for purchases under the bidding threshold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2018m-228Millbrook Central School District – Claims Processing (2015M-48)
… total approximately $27.2 million. Key Findings The claims auditor did not report to the Board and did not provide reports detailing claims audit results. The claims auditor did not properly review claims to ensure that they … purposes. Key Recommendations Ensure that the claims auditor follows the District’s claims auditing policy which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/12/millbrook-central-school-district-claims-processing-2015m-48Bellmore Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-276)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Bellmore Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/bellmore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-276Afton Central School District –Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (2016M-134)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess District officials’ management of fund balance and … Certain reserves had excessive balances when compared to their respective liabilities. Key Recommendations Ensure … all reserve balances and transfer overfunded amounts to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/afton-central-school-district-management-fund-balance-and-reserves-2016mHerricks Union Free School District – Fuel Card Purchases (2014M-321)
… inappropriately paid more than $11,000 in federal, State and local taxes on fuel purchases during the audit period. … File necessary paperwork to recoup all sales and use taxes paid on the District’s fuel purchases during … District’s current fuel vendor to remove federal, State and local sales and use taxes on future fuel purchases at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/16/herricks-union-free-school-district-fuel-card-purchases-2014m-321