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Town of Minden – Budgeting (2014M-366)
… July 31, 2014. Background The Town of Minden is located in Montgomery County and includes the Village of Fort Plain … is governed by an elected five-member Town Board, has a population of approximately 4,300. Budgeted appropriations … general fund without first eliminating the tax levies in the part-town funds (those that exclude the Village), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/29/town-minden-budgeting-2014m-366Copiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… Objective Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card purchases were necessary, adequately supported and for … legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 credit card charges made during our audit period, 753 totaling … or invoices attached to the claims. Nineteen credit card purchases exceeded the District’s travel meal allowance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98Irvington Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-89)
… $595,118. This can be attributed to District officials last conducting a physical inventory in 2018. Specifically, … authorization. The assets included kitchen appliances, exercise equipment and a floor cleaning machine. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/irvington-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-89Amherst Central School District – Network User Account Access and Application User Accounts and Permissions (2023M-5)
… Central School District (District) officials secured user account access to the network and managed user accounts and … Findings District officials did not adequately secure user account access to the network or properly manage user … Network user accounts or revoke unnecessary network user account access. As many as 1,570 accounts were unneeded but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/amherst-central-school-district-network-user-account-access-andTown of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… August 31, 2014. Background The Town of Inlet is located in Hamilton County and has a population of approximately 330. The Town is governed by an … accounted for all waste water capital project activity in the sewer operating fund instead of in the capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rentalTown of Otsego – Financial Condition (2013M-307)
… August 20, 2013. Background The Town of Otsego is located in Otsego County and includes a portion of the Village of Cooperstown. The Town has 3,900 … been. While the Board appropriated more than $1.4 million in fund balance to fund operations in these four years, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/20/town-otsego-financial-condition-2013m-307Town of Milford – Justice Court Operations (2014M-279)
… 1, 2013 through July 9, 2014. Background The Town of Milford is located in Otsego County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-milford-justice-court-operations-2014m-279Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… officials: Adopted conservative budgets that resulted in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance … and reserves that will be used to fund operations. Develop a plan to continue reducing the school food service fund balance to a reasonable level. Review and fund reserve balances to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… statutory limit. $13.4 million was improperly restricted in two reserves: $12.6 million in the employee benefit accrued liability reserve. $800,000 … to comply with the legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Return funds improperly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, … that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund balance in … to comply with the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… when leave buybacks were processed or record leave in the District’s leave tracking system. In addition, … collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) or contracts. As a result: 60 employees were credited with either more leave … employees’ vacation accruals were not properly reduced by a total of 18 days, valued at $8,640. 16 employees used 34 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Warren County – Occupancy Tax and Weights and Measures (2016M-346)
… March 31, 2016. Background Warren County is located in the southeastern Adirondack region and is governed by an … pricing and scanning accuracy. Expenditures for all funds in 2015 totaled approximately $144 million. Key Findings The … pricing and scanner accuracy and packaged commodities and a listing of all businesses in the County that are subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/03/31/warren-county-occupancy-tax-and-weights-and-measures-2016m-346Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. is located in the Town of Lancaster in Erie County. The Fire Company, which has a five-member Board of Directors, provides fire protection to a portion of a fire protection district located in the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialTown of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… the timeframes established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 2149
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Unit … between the State of New York and PEF, provides for a salary increase of three percent (3.00%) for fiscal year … April 2023 PEF Retroactive Salary Increase: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN, 21P or CAL who are in a traineeship …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2149-april-2023-public-employees-federation-pef-retroactive-salary-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 2165
… with a Comp Rate Code of FEE, the agency must determine what percent of the employee’s obligation was completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2165-public-employees-federation-pef-2023-non-pensionable-lump-sum-paymentDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-73
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the Rent Regulation Services Unit – BU67 in the Division … 001-032) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 001-032) and whose annual salary is below the … 2015 DC37 Performance Advance provided the employee: Is in a BU67 position on the payment effective date; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-73-april-2015-district-council-37-dc37-performanceDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-85
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the Rent Regulation Services Unit – BU67 in the Division … 001-032) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 001-032) and whose annual salary is below the … 2017 DC37 Performance Advance provided the employee: Is in a BU67 position on the payment effective date; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-85-april-2017-district-council-37-dc37-performanceDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-79
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees in the Rent Regulation Services Unit – BU67 in the Division … 001-032) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 001-032) and whose annual salary is below the … 2016 DC37 Performance Advance provided the employee: Is in a BU67 position on the payment effective date; and Has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-79-april-2016-district-council-37-dc37-performanceOpinion 88-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission … village board for audit, the village board may make such a requirement a condition to entering into fire protection contracts for … Whether a village has authority to audit or require the audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55