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Town of Berne – Procurement (2014M-147)
… Background The Town of Berne is located in Albany County and has a population of approximately 2,800. The Town is … Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 for the general and highway funds total $2.2 million. Key Findings The Board has adopted comprehensive procurement policies and procedures and Town officials review and update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/18/town-berne-procurement-2014m-147Town of Byron – Procurement (2024M-11)
… audit period. Did not obtain quotes or request proposals in accordance with the Town’s procurement policy for 10 … Recommendations Ensure goods and services are procured in compliance with competitive bidding statutes. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/24/town-byron-procurement-2024m-11Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… Key Findings The Board did not audit claims before payment to ensure that claims were for appropriate Village … deliberate, and thorough audit of claims prior to payment. As per Appendix A, Village officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Village of Horseheads – Collections (2023M-169)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Horseheads (Village) officials properly recorded and … collections totaling $71,992 were deposited an average of 15 and 21 days late, respectively. Code Enforcement cash … or seven to 11 months after collection. The Board of Trustees (Board) did not comply with New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/10/village-horseheads-collections-2023m-169Town of Throop – Procurement (2022M-173)
… (Board) ensured that Town officials solicited competition for purchases subject to competitive bidding and for professional services. Key Findings The Board did not always ensure that officials solicited competition for purchases subject to competitive bidding or for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-procurement-2022m-173Village of Unadilla – Procurement (2022M-182)
… services, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 103 or the Village’s procurement policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/26/village-unadilla-procurement-2022m-182City of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… complete and accurate collection records are maintained for each transaction. City officials agreed with our findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… whether the Town of Lincoln (Town) Town Board (Board) and Town Supervisor (Supervisor) ensured that disbursements … did not maintain time records to support the hours for which they were paid and one bookkeeper received $1,751 … agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Village of Canajoharie – Procurement (2015M-36)
… population of approximately 2,180. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted … works contracts in excess of the threshold established by policy or GML. Ensure that Village officials and employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/06/15/village-canajoharie-procurement-2015m-36Village of Cambridge – Payroll (2015M-74)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Village officials established effective … Key Recommendations Implement compensating controls to address the lack of segregation of duties within the … Ensure that all pay rates and the compensation paid to employees are properly authorized and approved. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/03/village-cambridge-payroll-2015m-74Village of Monticello – Payroll (2022M-59)
… that employees were paid appropriately. As a result, for the limited periods that we reviewed, 11 (15 percent) of … officers were overpaid by $49,000. Two officers accounted for $39,000 of the total overpayments. The payroll clerk accrued and used unauthorized leave and paid herself for more time than she was entitled, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/11/18/village-monticello-payroll-2022m-59Selected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses
To determine whether the New York City Department of Small Business Services properly administered the Employee Retention Grant program We also examined whether SBS implemented the recommendations in the Small Business First Report
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/20/selected-aspects-supporting-small-businessesOversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Construction Management Contracts Report 2020S43
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followOversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Report … Department competitively awards grant funding to schools for projects based on several factors including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followOversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… New York City (NYC) building construction sites to ensure compliance with applicable codes, laws, and rules for … and complaints and perform inspections to enforce compliance. As the DOB website states, “construction is a … New York City NYC building construction sites to ensure compliance with applicable codes laws and rules for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyTown of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… Key Findings Officials did not always seek competition for professional services and ensure bid specifications were … million without seeking competition. Five subcontractors for work totaling $9.3 million without the required written preapprovals. A vendor $12,382 more for tires than prices bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63Town of Franklin – Financial Condition (2018M-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town Board … Background The Town of Franklin is located in Delaware County and has a population of approximately 2,400. The Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/23/town-franklin-financial-condition-2018m-8Oversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, … and provide rehabilitative services. OCFS is responsible for overseeing the locally administered child welfare system, … the SCR that OCFS staff determine meet the threshold for a report are sent to the respective LDSS through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followXI.14.A Publication of Procurement Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Law Article 4-C, titled "The Procurement Opportunities Newsletter," is intended to ensure the integrity of the … Reporter . The statute requires publication of the newsletter on a daily basis. A minimum of 15 business days … unless notice of that contract first has appeared in the newsletter, or unless it is exempt. The following contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14a-publication-procurement-opportunitiesExclusion of Indebtedness for Sewage Facilities
… contracted for sewage facilities. Memo Bill Text Status … Relates to extending the exclusion of indebtedness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/exclusion-indebtedness-sewage-facilities