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Town of Schaghticoke – Budgeting (2013M-239)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s budgeting practices for the period … The Board routinely relied on unexpended surplus funds to finance town-wide general, and certain water and sewer … adopted budgets that did not provide sufficient revenues to fund expenditures. As a result, unexpended surplus funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/06/town-schaghticoke-budgeting-2013m-239Oversight of Transportation Services and Expenses
… Objective To determine if the Department of Corrections and Community … Supervision (Department) has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-transportation-services-and-expensesCollection of Lease and Permit Revenues
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation is … for billing permit holders and collecting the amount due. As of May 2012, the Department was owed a total of $6 … including $2.4 million between two and six years past due and another $1.4 million at least six years past due. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/12/collection-lease-and-permit-revenuesXIV.3.C Distribution of STIP Investment Earnings – XIV. Special Procedures
… governed by §98-a of the State Finance Law which provides in relevant part that all income received on any moneys … Interest Earnings Each year the Enacted Budget includes new authorization for temporary loans in specific funds … residual average daily balances may cause future STIP allocations to post to a fund/project/CF3 and may require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv3c-distribution-stip-investment-earningsTown of Guilford – Budgeting (2023M-144)
… budgets that planned for using $228,000 of fund balance to offset projected operating deficits in the general fund. … limit, per the Town’s policy, ranging from $464,000 to $709,000 in the general fund and $168,000 to $225,000 in the highway fund. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/08/town-guilford-budgeting-2023m-144Town of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… of the $424,000 of fund balance that the Board planned to use to fund projected deficits was not used and unrestricted fund balances increased to levels between 100 and 179 percent of the 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138Village of Madison - Collections (2023M-160)
… ambulance billings, collections, write-offs and unpaid balances. Officials did not perform reconciliations of water and ambulance receivable accounts and the Board did not approve adjustments and … process. Ensure water and ambulance receivable control accounts are maintained and periodically reconciled. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-madison-collections-2023m-160Village of Islandia – Overtime (2023M-121)
… Marshal did not provide any documentation he claimed to have in support of his overtime pay. The Building Inspector … Inspector to only work overtime when they believed it was needed. Key Recommendations Develop clear overtime … certain findings and recommendations, they indicated they have initiated or would initiate corrective action. Appendix …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/09/village-islandia-overtime-2023m-121Town of Colesville – Procurement (2023M-92)
… of Colesville (Town) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Key Findings Officials did … officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Town of Colesville Town officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/11/22/town-colesville-procurement-2023m-92Village of Ellicottville – Procurement (2016M-426)
… practices for the period June 1, 2014 through October 28, 2016. Background The Village of Ellicottville is located …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-ellicottville-procurement-2016m-426Privacy and Security of Student Data
… Objectives To determine if the State Education Department (Department) … data and is monitoring New York State school districts to ensure they are complying with the legislation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/16/privacy-and-security-student-dataOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health … and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State. The audit covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… that makes use of two-way, real-time interactive audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followVillage of Springville – Procurement (2016M-330)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s purchasing practices for the period … policy. Key Recommendations Revise the procurement policy to include clear language addressing the procurement of … competition for such services. Require strict adherence to the requirements of the procurement policy. … Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/12/16/village-springville-procurement-2016m-330Protection of Managed Pollinators (Honey Bees)
… are critically important to the health of New York State’s environment and agricultural economy. The State has … apples, cabbage, and berries – rely heavily on pollination by insects. These crops’ plants use pollen to produce a fruit … seed and cannot reproduce without pollen carried to them by foraging pollinators. However, the pollinator population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/19/protection-managed-pollinators-honey-beesOversight of Procurements and Loan Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Development Authority of the North … under Article 8, Title 29 of the Public Authorities Law to provide infrastructure services and economic development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/oversight-procurements-and-loan-programsQuality of Internal Control Certifications (Follow-Up)
… their 2011-2012 Internal Control Certifications submitted to the Division of the Budget (DOB). We examined whether … (OWIG) (2012-S-42) The objective of our follow-up was to determine the degree of implementation by each agency in … audit reports concluded that improvements were needed to the quality of Internal Control Certifications at 10 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/07/quality-internal-control-certifications-followTuition Assistance Program – College of Westchester
… Purpose To determine whether College of Westchester complied with the … students. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/tuition-assistance-program-college-westchesterManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the eight … DOE’s guidelines had been ignored. The GSF account is used to deposit monies collected for extracurricular and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-followManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the nine … and training and that school officials did not exercise due diligence and care over General School Fund (GSF) … as none of the schools maintained required cash journals to document GSF activity, and we found instances where GSF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/management-general-school-funds-follow