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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were received), which prevented the board’s approval and price verification; and 31 claims totaling $20,714 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… Objective Determine whether the Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) capital asset … for $115,351 (two capital assets, with a purchase price of $4,437, had more than one exception).Specifically: 27, … purchases were recorded in the records. They also did not investigate discrepancies and update the capital asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Town of Baldwin – Claims Auditing (2023M-113)
… did not comply with the Town’s procurement policy. In addition: Twenty-three claims totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-baldwin-claims-auditing-2023m-113State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… controls or other oversight procedures to compensate for the clerk-treasurer performing all functions of the … duties or audit the clerk-treasurer’s records and reports for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022. Putnam/Northern … BOCES officials paid a total of $66,295 to 13 employees for work on Saturdays that included $22,091 additional pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… contracts (100% of contracts audited) totaling $443,734. Holland Patent Central School District – Fuel Inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… were proper and supported, and debt service payments were for legitimate Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund … $33,280 or provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in the audit period; or prepare … increased the risk that employees may have been paid for unnecessary overtime. Auditors reviewed 169 overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCanajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… ensured that financial activities were properly recorded and supported. Key Findings Department officials did not … ensure that financial activities were properly recorded and supported. As a result, the ability to make financial decisions was hindered and officials lacked the information necessary to provide an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… documentation, which could result in paying a claim that is not valid and legal; and 11 lists of claims totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Brighter Choice Charter School … – Non-Payroll Disbursements (Albany County) The board and officials did not provide adequate oversight to ensure … were adequately supported, properly approved, and for a school-related purpose. Without adequate oversight, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… issued. Village of Mexico – Financial Management (Oswego County) The board did not adopt realistic budgets or manage … found 95% of the village’s overtime was paid to the fire marshal and building inspector and was equivalent to 73% and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… underestimated the amount of overtime incurred by the fire department in 2023, which will exceed the amount … 2024 budget includes overtime funding of $500,000 for the fire department, an increase of $250,000. If officials cannot … Auditors determined district officials accurately paid salaries and wages to 58 employees totaling $609,317 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… city excluded seasonal employees and new hires starting in June or after from the training. Albany County – Sexual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… records were not complete, accurate or up to date. Of the 39 cash receipts totaling $6.1 million, and 36 cash … accounting records, 11 disbursements totaling $39,038 were not recorded in the accounting records, and eight … town employees and elected officials tested, 10 justice court employees, 38 police department employees and the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… interest rates, prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available to invest or solicit interest rate quotes. Over a 16-month … period, officials missed an opportunity for the district to realize approximately $487,000 in additional investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… auditor. The claims auditor and deputy claims auditor, as part of their claims audit process, did not verify that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … of the 100 capital assets valued at $113,000, 51 assets worth $38,000 could not be located. The missing assets … monitors and televisions. Auditors found 38 capital assets worth $47,000 did not have their location listed. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… firm (Engineer) and a financial advisor (Advisor) to manage the capital projects, the Board was not aware of … a taxpayer equity issue when a portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not … records or prepare monthly itemized capital project budget-to-actual reports for the Board. Include eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17State 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 Agencies Bulletin No. 274
… if either of the following situations exist: The employee is still actively employed by your agency or you know he/she is transferring to another state agency. The employee is due any regular and/or lump sum payment which is equal to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/274-year-end-processing-and-deadlines-returned-paychecks-ac-230sState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the checks, a rubber signature stamp was used, which is not permitted. The supervisor also did not review canceled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits