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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Ten claims totaling $10,980 were missing the audit checklist required by district procedure to verify that all … of the State Comptroller showing court and trust fund activity for 2022, including beginning balances, receipts, … $50,700, the treasurer did not file an annual report for activity in 2021. In addition, the county’s depository did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or evaluating whether the conveyance was in the taxpayers’ best financial interest. Although the county installed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not obtain competitive pricing or retain documentation to demonstrate quotes were obtained for 48 purchase and … by sharing personal identification numbers or vehicle fobs to fuel buses. Officials also did not develop written … be returned to the general fund. The district also did not have comprehensive written reserve reports or plans, or …
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… $2,064 were not properly accounted for during the 50-day test period. Officials did not maintain perpetual inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… record dates collections were received or deposit payments in a timely manner. Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – … monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in the audit period; or prepare bank reconciliations. … established and 48 deposits totaling $16,655 were not made in a timely manner. Auditors found 248 disbursements totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Fifteen network users (41%) accessed websites, such as shopping, entertainment, online gambling and social media, on district computers …
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… on the collection records, or no check number was listed at all. Auditors found no collections were lost, misused or … requirements. As a result, district investments were at an increased risk of loss. District officials did not … sensitive information accessible by those accounts were at a greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Health Department forced the board to submit a plan. In addition, $42,696 in unauthorized billing adjustments were made. Of 464 water … that should have been billed and collected and $1,296 in overbillings. Auditors found 27% of the water produced (at …
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… period, the village earned $1,516 from money on deposit in its two checking accounts, which had an average monthly … the village may have earned an additional $148,755 in interest earnings. Village officials did not: solicit … billed totaling $592,956 for water and sewer services in the accounting records and sewer revenue was overstated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… approved by the former supervisor rather than the board. In addition, 13 claims, totaling $23,116, did not contain … which they were paid, and one bookkeeper received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Town of … $3,869. The former clerk also did not deposit $4,038 in cash collections recorded from Jan. 1, 2018 through April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… school audits were issued. Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ Collections (Onondaga … Town officials did not effectively manage the planning and zoning, and recreation departments’ cash collections. As a … received were deposited. Of the 40 planning and zoning department fees reviewed totaling $73,732, 18 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… purchases including household and personal care items, video streaming services and clothes that were made by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and certain revenues and expenditures were not reported in the annual financial report. Of the 20 journal entries … six were not supported and eight were not recorded in a timely manner. In addition, no one independently reviewed and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… by an average of $4.1 million, totaling $16.5 million. In addition, the district appropriated fund balance at an … 2017-18 through 2021-22 while it had an operating surplus in each of those years averaging $1.1 million. As a result, … not being made aware of what the district expects to incur in overtime costs and the budgets are not transparent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… City officials could not provide reasonable explanations for their lack of corrective action. Scio Central School … village finances. The treasurer did not: properly account for fund balance within each village fund or establish capital projects funds to separately account for the financial activity of projects undertaken; …
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… shortfalls. Moreover, a portion of the costs to construct water districts was unfairly paid for by taxpayers not living … budget for fiscal year 2024-25 and supporting documents are in compliance with the requirements of state law. The … costs could potentially be underestimated for police by as much as $2 million and for firefighting by as much as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and reported. As a result, there was an increased risk of improper accounting of and potential theft of … receipts. City of Yonkers – Separation Payments and Health Insurance Buyouts of Yonkers City School District Employees … ensure district employees’ separation payments and health insurance buyouts were accurate. Officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The treasurer did not perform his duties in accordance with statutes. Instead, the village clerk performed many of … data confidentiality, integrity or availability. Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (Erie … estimates the lowest cost to repair the bridge to good condition is $200,000 and replacing the bridge could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits
… receipt and did not follow procurement guidelines. In addition, six claims totaling $637 did not have … by $256,302 and contributed to the declining fund balance in the village’s general fund. The board did not prepare a … over the department’s financial activities, resulting in $16,525 in unaccounted for collections. Cash receipt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were not recorded on the district’s original asset list and 18 assets worth $25,022 did not have asset tags, as required. Twenty-five disposed assets were not removed from the district’s original asset list. Also, officials … fiscal years by approximately $700,000 (6.8 percentage points) and $1.9 million (18.7 percentage points). Four of …
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