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Village of Sleepy Hollow – Parking Ticket Collections (2016M-408)
… and procedures over cash receipts from parking violations for the period June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Background … seven-member Board of Trustees, which is responsible for overseeing financial activities, including those of the … approximately $255,690 in fines, penalties and fees for parking violations. Key Findings Village officials have …
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)
… of all bail amounts from the list of liabilities to the case files. Key Recommendations Ensure all bank accounts are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-kirkwood-justice-court-operations-2016m-414East Quogue Union Free School District – Selected Payroll Practices and Information Technology (2014M-44)
… Suffolk County. The District operates one school with approximately 450 students attending Kindergarten through Grade 6 and contracts with a neighboring school district to educate 428 students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-selected-payroll-practices-andGeneral Brown Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-216)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. … with approximately 1,550 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $21 million. … of fund balance and reserves while limiting tax increases, resulting in a deficit unrestricted fund balance …
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)
… to evaluate the Board's oversight of financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through September 6, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $876,000. Key Findings The … The Board adopted budgets that overestimated expenditures for the town-outside-village highway fund, and the 2016 tax …
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)
… accounts. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, removing and modifying network user account …
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)
… with taxpayers and fund balance declined. We found: From 2020 through 2022, restricted fund balance declined by … The District did not have a written multiyear financial plan or adequate capital plan, which inhibits the Board and District officials from effectively managing finances and addressing future …
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)
… receipts with deposits to help ensure cash was accounted for and records were accurate. The Board did not ensure any …
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)
… it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 million, for a difference totaling $78 million. Were not fully … balance when needed. Include provisions in adopted budgets for funding and replenishing reserves. District officials …
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 of Workers' Compensation Program Statement of … Compensation Law. The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure that employees who are unable to work due to injury or illness are …
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)
… the financial recordkeeping and reporting duties required of this position. Key Findings The Comptroller did not … the financial recordkeeping and reporting duties required of this position. We identified the following inaccuracies: … general fund and paid from the general fund bank account of which $214,871 were highway fund expenditures. $1,441,751 …
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
… Internet connectivity met the FCC’s recommended bandwidth of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as … schools. 500 Mbps, with the ability to burst to a total of 1 Gbps for its high school primary Internet Service. … population), 27 of 28 teachers responding to our survey who used Internet resources to provide instruction were …
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
… goods or services to New York State must be registered in the Statewide Vendor File. An agency must register a … of contract award if the vendor is not already registered in the Statewide Vendor File. Registering a Vendor State … A of this chapter provides the agency with guidance on how to: use the Vendor Add Portal in the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewSchonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2021M-185)
… operations. The Board did not develop financial procedures for collections and disbursements, periodically monitor the …
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)
… was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another … Recommendations Obtain required supporting documentation for self-reported job performance. Properly monitor PILOTs, …
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)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if the Town of Hempstead (Town) Board (Board) adopted realistic budgets … raised in the Town’s response. … Determine if the Town of Hempstead Town Board Board adopted realistic budgets and …
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)
… did not adopt a password security policy or manage the use of administrative accounts. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized use or access that could result in important …
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)
… Town of Canajoharie (Town) officials properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. Key Findings Town officials did not properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. As a result, Town … (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. During fiscal years 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Reserves Management (2021M-157)
… including the purpose, funding goals, conditions for reserve fund use and replenishment. Obtain voter approval … the retirement reserve. While it is a prudent practice for officials to save for future expenditures, without a reserve fund policy there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-reserves-management-2021m-157