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Town of Wawarsing - Financial Oversight of Select Activities (2018M-239)
… controls over selected financial activities to properly account for and safeguard Town funds. Key Findings The Board … management or the claims audit process. The former senior account clerk (account clerk) paid a vendor, who is a relative, a double … controls over selected financial activities to properly account for and safeguard Town funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-wawarsing-financial-oversight-select-activities-2018m-239Introduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The audit of claims or vouchers (the terms are used interchangeably in … that a thorough, deliberate and independent audit of claims be conducted before payments are authorized. With … for goods and services not received. An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionMechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … school mechanicville IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Chittenango Central School District (District) officials … Determine whether the Chittenango Central School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Byron-Bergen Central School District – Online Banking and Information Technology (2014M-261)
… July 1, 2013 through June 6, 2014. Background The Byron-Bergen Central School District is located in the Towns of Byron and Bergen in Genesee County. The District, which is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/05/byron-bergen-central-school-district-online-banking-and-informationVillage of Pomona – Financial Condition (2015M-272)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s financial condition for the period … Village officials have not developed a multiyear plan to address the Village’s deficits. The Board allowed budget line items to be overexpended and budget transfers to be made after the end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/12/31/village-pomona-financial-condition-2015m-272Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 53 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and … Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could not be located and was not inventoried. Six additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Chittenango Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-294)
… School District is located in the Towns of Cazenovia, Lenox, Lincoln and Sullivan in Madison County, and the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/chittenango-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-294Town of Wales – Financial Management (2017M-32)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management … 1, 2013 through December 12, 2016. Background The Town of Wales is located in Erie County and has a population of … Town of Wales Financial Management 2017M32 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-wales-financial-management-2017m-32Town of Lockport – Justice Court (2018M-36)
… New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pending ticket report and the Court’s balance due report were … bail when a defendant fails to appear in Court. Ensure ticket dispositions are properly reported to the DMV in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/07/13/town-lockport-justice-court-2018m-36Opinion 98-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE CHIEFS -- Powers … No. 82-253, p 315). Based on these circumstances, it is our opinion that the cost of the meal is a personal expense, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Accounts Payable Advisory No. 6
… Chapter XII, Section 5.C - Selecting the Appropriate Vendor and Address Sequence , Business Units must select the correct Vendor ID and Address Sequence when processing payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/6-complex-entity-time-warner-cableStandard Work Day and Reporting Resolution – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… board must post the resolution on the employer’s public website or, if a website isn’t available to the public, on the official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/standard-work-day-and-reporting-resolutionNewfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … school audit newfield IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Central Valley Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-7)
… audit schools statewide IT asset management central valley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/central-valley-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-7Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… audit schools statewide IT asset management gloversville enlarged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12Pavilion Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-62)
… Budgeted appropriations for 2016-17 totaled approximately $18 million. Key Findings The Board and District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/23/pavilion-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-62County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) – Oneonta Rail Yards Acquisition (2021M-38)
… acquisition, COIDA officials learned that a large-scale timber operation would be the only type of local industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/02/11/county-otsego-industrial-development-agency-coida-oneontaAccounts Payable Advisory No. 29
… of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations requires the head of an agency to certify to the Comptroller annually, or at any time there is a new head of the agency, that the agency has sufficient internal … Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency certify or approve vouchers for submission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/29-internal-controls-certificationDiNapoli: Waiving Waiting Period for Public Workers' Retirement Protects Families During Pandemic Crisis
… will get the benefits that were intended for them. My thanks to Governor Cuomo for acting on my request and taking steps to protect our heroic state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-waiving-waiting-period-public-workers-retirement-protects-families-during-pandemic-crisis