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Campbell-Savona Central School District – Budget Review (B2-13-12)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine … Review the tentative budget and use unexpended surplus funds in excess of the 4 percent limit to benefit taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/24/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-13-12Town of Humphrey – Financial Management (2013M-116)
… Background The Town of Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County and has a population of approximately 700 residents. … total $557,004, funded primarily by real property tax, sales tax, and State aid. Key Finding We reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/19/town-humphrey-financial-management-2013m-116Town of Coeymans – Financial Condition (2015M-184)
… revenues and expenditures and determining how much fund balance it could appropriate to finance the ensuing year’s … expenditures for the previous completed fiscal year; the current year’s budget, showing revenue estimates and appropriations as amended to date; estimated fund balance, with a breakdown of the amounts appropriated, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/24/town-coeymans-financial-condition-2015m-184Town of Cohocton – Town Clerk Cash Shortage (2014M-325)
… March 17, 2014. Background The Town of Cohocton is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately … failed to record certain tax collections and penalties in the cash receipts journal. The Board did not audit the … on a weekly basis. Accurately record all collections in the cash receipts journal and deposit all collections in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/15/town-cohocton-town-clerk-cash-shortage-2014m-325Wallkill Fire District – Inappropriate Payments and Purchase (2015M-39)
… policy that prohibits distribution or signing of blank checks. Properly audit all claims before authorizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/01/08/wallkill-fire-district-inappropriate-payments-and-purchase-2015m-39Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not remit real property taxes totaling nearly $1.4 million in 2017 and 2018 to the town supervisor or county treasurer … the required timeframe or remit them to the supervisor in a timely manner. Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency … County) Agency officials did not have adequate controls in place to help ensure that all cash receipts were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Hempstead – Budgeting (2021M-169)
… and appropriate budgets and the Town’s preliminary budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance … budgeted expenditures, over the four-year audit period for the six major funds reviewed. Town officials failed to … and transparent manner, and show fund balance estimates for each fund, with the required breakdown. Properly budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-hempstead-budgeting-2021m-169Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… paid rates inconsistent with Board authorized rates or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Village of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… to a one-year conditional discharge and paid the Village full restitution of $16,525 in connection with his crimes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Islip Fire District – Financial Condition (2020M-25)
… the audit period. Did not properly plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, the Board … and expended funds from reserves without adequate public notice; for example, transfers to reserves totaling $593,941 … and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/islip-fire-district-financial-condition-2020m-25Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Castile (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) remitted … $2.8 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024 instead of paying three separate required payments totaling … Determine whether the Town of Castile Town Town ClerkTax Collector Clerk remitted all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax … Town Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25West Corners Fire Company – Accounting for Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-215)
… January 1, 2013 through May 16, 2014. Background The West Corners Fire Company is a volunteer organization that is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/05/west-corners-fire-company-accounting-cash-receipts-andTown of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… 29, 2015. Background The Town of Evans is located in Erie County. The Town, which has approximately 16,000 … The Board hired an accounting firm to assist the Board in preparing a written response to our 2012 audit and develop … that the firm adequately performed its duties as outlined in the contract. Significant interfund advances remain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2Herkimer County – Sales Tax Distributions and Bank Reconciliations (2017M-178)
… 31, 2017. Background The County of Herkimer is located in central New York State and had a 2010 population of … Findings The County overpaid municipalities $1.4 million in sales tax distributions from 2010 to 2016. The Clerk did … for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), resulting in an unaccounted for balance of $162,875. The Treasurer did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/12/15/herkimer-county-sales-tax-distributions-and-bank-reconciliations-2017m-178Village of East Rockaway – Justice Court Operations (2017M-206)
… determine whether the Justice ensured that Justice Court money was accurately collected, recorded, deposited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/12/15/village-east-rockaway-justice-court-operations-2017m-206Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Internal Controls Over Wire Transfers (2016M-183)
… Cedar Knolls Union Free School District is located in Westchester County. The District, which serves approximately 390 students in cooperation with the Jewish Board of Family and Children … transfers; there is also a lack of segregation of duties in the wire transfer process. Although the District has an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-internal-controls-overCaledonia-Mumford Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-227)
… of our audit was to determine whether the District’s online banking transactions were safeguarded for the period … million. Key Findings The District does not have a written online banking agreement with its bank. The District did not dedicate a separate computer for online transactions to limit access to online bank accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/21/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-227City of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… fund expenditures. The proposed budget does not include a tax overlay, which could create a shortfall in 2017. The … Council will have to adopt a local law to override the tax levy limit. Key Recommendations Consider a significant … in the City’s provision for contingencies. Include a tax overlay in the adopted budget. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16Stamford Central School District – Fund Balances (2016M-106)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Stamford Central School District is located in the Towns of Stamford, Harpersfield, Kortright and Roxbury in Delaware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balances-2016m-106