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Village of Dolgeville – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2024M-28)
… finances. Key Findings The Treasurer did not record all financial activity using proper accounting procedures. As … file the required annual financial report (AFR) with the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/03/village-dolgeville-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 285
… Purpose To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees who claim to be exempt … file a new IT-2104-E, annually. The W-4's and IT-2104E's for the current year's exemption are to be retained in the … the Payroll Deductions mailbox. … To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees who claim to be exempt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/285-claiming-exemption-withholding-taxVillage of Sleepy Hollow – Parking Ticket Collections (2016M-408)
… collection rates. Since 2012, the Village has contracted with a vendor to assist with the processing of parking tickets and to enforce payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-sleepy-hollow-parking-ticket-collections-2016m-408Town of Kirkwood – Justice Court Operations (2016M-414)
Town of Kirkwood Justice Court Operations 2016M414
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-kirkwood-justice-court-operations-2016m-414General Brown Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-216)
… The General Brown Central School District is located in the Towns of Brownville, Hounsfield, Lyme, Pamelia and Watertown and the City of Watertown in Jefferson County. The District, which is governed by an … and reserves while limiting tax increases, resulting in a deficit unrestricted fund balance of $435,655 at the end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/general-brown-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-216Town of Mentz – Board Oversight (2016M-403)
… September 6, 2016. Background The Town of Mentz is located in the central part of Cayuga County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-mentz-board-oversight-2016m-403Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… managed and monitored network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access, or loss. As a … by active employees, that had last log on dates ranging from November 2016 to December 2021. Review and disable 76 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Hamlin Morton Walker Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-67)
… fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with taxpayers and fund balance declined. We found: From 2020 … and capital plans. District officials generally agreed with our findings and indicated they will initiate corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/08/18/hamlin-morton-walker-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-67Village of East Syracuse – Board Oversight of Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2023M-79)
… adequately monitor cash receipts and disbursements . Due to the lack of oversight and compensating controls, there is … Board did not establish sufficient compensating controls to help ensure cash was safeguarded. The Board did not review, or designate anyone to review, bank statements and canceled check images, bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/08/18/village-east-syracuse-board-oversight-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2023m-79Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserves. … As a result, the District levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: … period that gave the impression that the District would have operating deficits totaling $38 million when it actually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Workers' Compensation Program: Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report … Law. The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure that employees who are unable to work due to injury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/workers-compensation-program-statement-assessable-expenses-three-fiscal-years-ended-marchTown of Stanford – Former Comptroller’s Records and Reports (2022M-33)
… financial recordkeeping and reporting duties required of this position. Key Findings The Comptroller did not … 88 checks totaling $361,088 were inappropriately recorded in the general fund and paid from the general fund bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-stanford-former-comptrollers-records-and-reports-2022m-33Bethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity S9-22-1
… per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as guided by New York State Education Department (NYSED). When tested, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2022/07/15/bethlehem-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9-22-1X.3 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Statewide Vendor File. An agency must register a vendor at the time of contract award if the vendor is not already … Statewide Vendor File. add a significant number of vendors at one time. resolve various issues encountered during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewSchonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2021M-185)
… Company, Inc. (Company) Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. The Board did not develop financial … Fire Company Inc Company Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/04/08/schonowe-volunteer-fire-company-inc-board-oversight-2021m-185Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)
… performance and tax exemptions. Officials did not obtain required documentation to support project owners’ … business was overbilled $873. Key Recommendations Obtain required supporting documentation for self-reported job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Hempstead – Budgeting (2021M-169)
… budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance estimates required by Town Law. Town officials … levied $37.6 million more in taxes than was necessary to fund budgeted expenditures, over the four-year audit period … estimates in a realistic and transparent manner, and show fund balance estimates for each fund, with the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-hempstead-budgeting-2021m-169St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency and Local Development Corporation – Disbursements (2021M-174)
… supported. Officials: Did not perform supervisory reviews of canceled check images and journal entries. Paid $300,000 … fees totaling $2,473 without review and approval of the related invoices. Key Recommendations Review canceled … images and journal entries to provide additional oversight of the CFO’s duties. Establish a written agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/01/21/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-and-local-development-corporationPutnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… password requirements. Create secondary user accounts for the IT system for three employees whose job responsibilities required administrative permissions, to be used for non-administrative activities. In addition, sensitive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Canajoharie (Town) officials properly budget for and … TOV highway and town-wide (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. … the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied in TOV funds, creating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204