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Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Town of Decatur – Town Clerk (2020M-58)
… to the Supervisor or New York State Agriculture and Markets. The Board did not conduct or cause an annual audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-town-clerk-2020m-58Town of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… the Town Board (Board) effectively managed the Town of Locke’s (Town’s) financial condition. Key Findings The … results during the year. Unrestricted fund balances as of December 31, 2019 in the general and highway funds and … were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to 536 percent of actual expenditures. The Board did not adopt formal fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Town of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… the personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on Town servers was adequately protected from unauthorized … Determine whether Town officials ensured that the PPSI on Town servers was adequately protected from unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220Town of Bennington - Financial Management (2019M-249)
… to actual reports and past trends to develop budgets based on prior actual results and expected future changes. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-bennington-financial-management-2019m-249Village of Windsor - Water Operations (2019M-210)
Determine whether Village officials accurately billed customers for water usage and reconciled water produced to water billed
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/24/village-windsor-water-operations-2019m-210Village of Arkport - Information Technology (2019M-203)
… sufficiently defines the role and responsibilities of each party, includes all services to be provided, and addresses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/17/village-arkport-information-technology-2019m-203City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… did not develop adequate IT policies or procedures. 70 user accounts have not been used in the last six months, 19 … managing system access that include periodically reviewing user access. Limit financial application access to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Village of Greenwich - Cash Management (2019M-230)
… Determine whether Village officials maximized interest earnings. Key Findings The Board did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program to ensure interest earnings were maximized. Had officials invested available … institution with higher available interest rates, interest earnings could have been increased by approximately $42,200 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-cash-management-2019m-230Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… Inadequate budgetary practices have resulted in the highway fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019. The … resulting in operating deficits. The Board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239Town of Yorktown - Information Technology (2020M-16)
… officials. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/05/29/town-yorktown-information-technology-2020m-16Town of Mooers - Cash Management (2020M-36)
… Key Recommendations Periodically solicit interest rate quotes from multiple financial institutions. Prepare monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-mooers-cash-management-2020m-36Town of Patterson - Information Technology (2020M-37)
… with the IT consultant. Town officials did not provide IT security awareness training to staff. Sensitive IT control … and sensitive information (PPSI). Provide periodic IT security awareness training to all employees who use IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-patterson-information-technology-2020m-37Town of Westerlo - Information Technology (2020M-33)
… services to be provided by the Town’s third-party IT vendor. In addition, we communicated sensitive IT control … Develop a service level agreement with the third-party vendor to address the Town’s specific needs and expectations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-westerlo-information-technology-2020m-33Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… The Board could improve its budgeting and management of fund balance and reserves. The Board: Adopted budgets with … water and sewer funds. Maintained unreasonable levels of fund balance in the general, water and sewer funds that ranged between 29 percent and 128 percent of subsequent years’ budget appropriations. Did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Town of Lloyd - Financial Condition (2019M-108)
… fund balance from $2.4 million in 2014 to $4.1 million in 2018. The Board appropriated fund balance totaling $1.4 … was used to finance appropriations from 2014 through 2018. The Board underestimated revenues and overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/02/town-lloyd-financial-condition-2019m-108Town of Pelham - Information Technology (2019M-77)
… officials. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/09/town-pelham-information-technology-2019m-77City of Norwich - Capital Planning (2019M-88)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether City officials are properly planning for capital needs. Key … and complete inventories of vehicles and equipment. The City has approximately $1.8 million in capital needs that … capital assets and maintenance and replacement schedules. City officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/08/16/city-norwich-capital-planning-2019m-88Village of Palmyra - Financial Management (2019M-94)
… excessive unrestricted fund balance levels, as a result of unrealistic budgets. Village officials have not developed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/08/16/village-palmyra-financial-management-2019m-94Town of Allen – Claims Audit (2024M-123)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Allen (Town) Town Board (Board) properly audited and … Determine whether the Town of Allen Town Town Board Board properly audited and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-claims-audit-2024m-123