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XVI.1 Financial Reporting Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… in writing for consideration to: Assistant Director Bureau of Financial Reporting and Oil Spill Remediation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi1-financial-reporting-overviewTown of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… complete, accurate, up to date, reliable or timely. As a result, the Board’s ability to monitor the Town’s financial … and bank reconciliations were not performed. As a result, the current Supervisor and bookkeeper were unaware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14High Falls Water District – Water Fees (2015M-153)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the District’s water fees … Agency as a superfund site because the area was determined to have polluted ground water. The District is jointly … reconcile the amount of water purchased from New York City to the amount it billed its customers. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/11/13/high-falls-water-district-water-fees-2015m-153Village of Arcade – Internal Controls Over Purchasing (2013M-37)
… 14, 2013. Background The Village of Arcade is located in Wyoming County and has a population of approximately 2,100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/village-arcade-internal-controls-over-purchasing-2013m-37Red Flags – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… sense and reasonable skepticism when any claim appears to be out of the ordinary. Even when all required … may be capable of replicating and manipulating information to produce false documentation. Particular attention should be paid to claims with the following characteristics: Missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/red-flagsIntroduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The audit of claims or vouchers (the terms are used interchangeably in … of local governments and school districts. 1 Office of the New York State Comptroller audit reports are available at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionPersonal Income Tax and Property Tax
… as of September 5, 2019 were appropriate and complied with New York State tax laws and regulations. Background During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/30/personal-income-tax-and-property-taxTown of Sweden – Justice Court (2014M-318)
… includes all tickets pending for more than 60 days, which led to filing inaccuracies. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/20/town-sweden-justice-court-2014m-318Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… The Justices did not adequately account for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to … Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… the levy growth rate dips below 2 percent, school district and municipal officials need to be fiscally cautious and examine where they can limit spending to stay under the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentLowville Academy and Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-220)
… Lowville Academy and Central School District is located in the Towns of Denmark, Greig, Harrisburg, Lowville, … New Bremen, Pinckney, Turin, Watson and West Turin in Lewis County. The District, which operates one school with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015mManagement of Energy Consumption
… effectively managing their agency's energy consumption. The audit covers the period April 1, 2006 to January 31, … by December 31, 2010, their respective energy consumption in all buildings by 35 percent relative to 1990 (or alternate … 31, 2010, have not achieved the reduction goals set forth in EO 111. Had officials met the energy reduction goals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/management-energy-consumptionSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… financial records and has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, new and unused IT equipment was not properly or securely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B23-6-2)
… deficits in the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. New York State … We estimate the total 2023-24 collections for water and sewer rent revenues will be approximately $2.08 million and $2.47 million, respectively, which is approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/14/village-suffern-budget-review-b23-6-2Holland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
… provided. Further, the Board did not comply with Education Law 1 and its own policy when it appointed the … to initiate corrective action. 1 New York State Education Law Section 1709 (20-a) … Determine whether the Holland …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… up from 1.23% last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … and local communities are faced with the rapid increase in inflation, pandemic surge, and trying to retain and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentRockland County – Budget Review (B21-6-12)
… expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2022 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/11/12/rockland-county-budget-review-b21-6-12