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Town of Wolcott – Information Technology (2020M-126)
Determine whether the Town Board Board ensured the Town of Wolcotts Town information technology IT assets were adequately safeguarded
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/11/town-wolcott-information-technology-2020m-126Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
Determine whether the Town of Pulteney Town Board effectively managed the Towns financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… user accounts. Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with the Town’s IT service providers. In addition, sensitive … and disable those that are unnecessary. Enter into an SLA with the IT service providers for all services to be provided. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Town of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… the budgets were not structurally balanced. The Board used fund balance to finance operations, resulting in the four main operating funds’ combined unrestricted fund balance declining from $1,165,418 as of January 1, 2018 … a decrease of 65 percent. If the Board continues to use fund balance at the current levels, it could deplete fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Town of Oneonta – Town Clerk (2021M-59)
… Objective Determine whether the Town of Oneonta (Town) Clerk properly recorded, deposited and remitted Clerk fees in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk properly recorded all the fees we reviewed and remitted … Determine whether the Town of Oneonta Town Clerk properly recorded deposited and remitted Clerk fees in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/02/town-oneonta-town-clerk-2021m-59Town of Boylston – Financial Condition (2021M-69)
… Determine whether the Town Board Board effectively managed the Town of Boylstons Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/03/town-boylston-financial-condition-2021m-69Village of Clayton – Claims Auditing (2021M-81)
… not review the claims before approving payments. Health insurance claims totaling $495,104 were not approved for … competition, as required. The Village’s procurement policy did not comply with New York State General Municipal … the Board before payments are approved. Update procurement policy to comply with GML and comply with the revised policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/09/03/village-clayton-claims-auditing-2021m-81Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… over the prior year and levied more taxes than necessary to fund general fund operations. Exceeded its fund balance … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130Village of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… whether the Village of Hancock (Village) officials ensured insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated … Key Findings Village officials did not ensure that insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated and collected. Employee insurance contributions were not calculated correctly and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108Town of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Marathon (Town) Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and … monthly bank reconciliations and verify the accuracy of the financial records . As a result, the Clerk’s bank … balance was $6,251 more than it should have been as of April 21, 2022. Key Recommendations Maintain adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143City of Gloversville – City Clerk (2019M-96)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Gloversville (City) Clerk properly accounted for fees. Key Findings The current Clerk began properly … Determine whether the City of Gloversville City Clerk properly accounted for fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/12/11/city-gloversville-city-clerk-2019m-96Village of Mayville – Online Banking (2020M-150)
… (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings Online banking transactions we reviewed were appropriate, properly … are secure. The Board did not adopt a written online banking policy or implement adequate procedures to monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/03/05/village-mayville-online-banking-2020m-150City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… (City) officials maintained accurate and complete financial information to adequately manage operations. Key … City officials did not maintain accurate and complete financial information to adequately manage operations. The … records. The Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134City of Johnstown – Information Technology (2020M-127)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether City of Johnstown (City) officials safeguarded information technology (IT) resources to ensure personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) was … or adopt a disaster recovery plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-information-technology-2020m-127Town of New Hudson – Tax Collection (2021M-2)
… in a timely manner, the Clerk did not: Remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) weekly, as required. Key … all real property tax collections, penalties and interest to the Supervisor weekly. Town officials agreed with our recommendation and indicated that they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/01/town-new-hudson-tax-collection-2021m-2Town of Milo – Financial Condition (2020M-172)
… the Town Board (Board) effectively managed the Town of Milo’s (Town) financial condition. Key Findings The Board … The Board did not adopt realistic budgets for each of its funds from 2017 through 2020, multiyear financial and … the following policies: Fund Balance Reserve Budgeting As of December 31, 2020, the general, highway and water funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-milo-financial-condition-2020m-172Town of Potter – Town Clerk (2020M-113)
… and the Town’s insurance agent to recoup the missing money from the former Clerk. Ensure the Clerk prepares …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-potter-town-clerk-2020m-113Town of Fishkill – Information Technology (2020M-153)
… plan. Officials did not adequately manage user accounts for the network or financial application. Town employees did … and a disaster recovery plan. Develop written procedures for managing system access. Town officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-fishkill-information-technology-2020m-153Town of Hancock – Justice Court Operations (2021M-6)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Hancock (Town) Justice Court (Court) fines and fees were … and cash balances exceeded known liabilities by $3,436 as of June 30, 2020. Key Recommendations Prepare monthly … promptly investigate any differences. Determine the source of unidentified cash balances. Justice Court officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/05/21/town-hancock-justice-court-operations-2021m-6Village of Stamford – Claims Audit (2022M-197)
… we examined: 78 claims totaling $195,545 did not have support that the purchases complied with competitive bidding … Six claims totaling $637 did not have appropriate support, such as an itemized receipt or invoice. 17 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-claims-audit-2022m-197