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Copiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… credit card purchases were necessary, adequately supported and for legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 … to each credit card claim. Ensure that District officials and employees comply with the District’s maximum meal … that the Board only approves purchases that are necessary and valid expenditures. Except as indicated in Appendix A, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98IX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Utilize funds distribution … actual bills ready to be invoiced. Agencies must also run a single action invoice process to invoice the bills. Billing batch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… modules that includes Project Costing, Grants Management, and Customer Contracts. Agencies that have not yet started … their own Federal Grant Projects, Customer Contracts and Awards in SFS Have their Projects and Customer Contracts under their own agency PCBU Use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesOntario County Four Seasons Development Corporation – Procurement (2021M-197)
… officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Key Findings Corporation officials did not … We reviewed payments totaling $305,033 to nine vendors with aggregate purchases of $5,000 or more in either the 2019-20 or 2020-21 fiscal year and found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/04/29/ontario-county-four-seasons-development-corporationCity of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (2021M-206)
… of these properties were underbilled a total of $6,350. 16 organizations were billed for garbage services they … were not eligible for such services. 14 of the 27 garbage fee exemptions reviewed (52 percent) lacked … not making the necessary updates for these properties will result in continued inaccurate billing in the future. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-garbage-collection-fees-2021m-206Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… in a 58 percent decrease in real property taxes. Adopted a 2021 budget with a $749,159 increase in the tax levy over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… officials ensured the District accurately paid employees’ salary and wages. Key Findings Our audit found that District … Board authorizations. However, there are opportunities for District officials to strengthen internal controls over … officials ensured the District accurately paid employees salary and wages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149III.6 SFS Reporting – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… generally provide financial information with a 15-minute delay although the accessibility of information will vary … correctly reflected within applicable reports after this delay. Non-real-time reports depend on batch processing to populate information and may experience a greater delay between when a transaction occurred and when it would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii6-sfs-reportingII.4 New York State Financial Accounting – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-new-york-state-financial-accountingCity of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Johnstown (City) officials maintained accurate and … and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate financial records, the … respond to our findings and recommendations within 30 days of the exit conference, but they did not respond. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Ethical Standards for State Agency Contractors Act
… agency contractors performing inherently governmental and mission-critical functions or rendering a service or … agency contractors performing inherently governmental and missioncritical functions or rendering a service or s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ethical-standards-state-agency-contractors-actEast Aurora Union Free School District - Procurement (2023M-125)
… services in a competitive manner. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not always … goods and services were purchased without the benefit of competition, resulting in the increased risk that taxpayer … years for 43 professional service contracts (91 percent of tested contracts) totaling $1.8 million. Did not obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-procurement-2023m-125Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Investment Program (2023M-116)
… Determine whether Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … to benefit BOCES operations. Consider all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program – legality, safety, … … Determine whether Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES officials developed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/22/hamilton-fulton-montgomery-board-cooperative-educational-services-investmentVillage of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… not adopt realistic budgets or manage fund balance. As a result, more taxes were levied than needed to fund … and expenditures when developing the budgets. As a result, revenues were underestimated by a total of $439,767 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… Services (BOCES) officials appropriately monitored and approved overtime for clerical employees. Key Findings BOCES officials did not appropriately monitor and approve overtime for clerical employees. Although the … support that the overtime we reviewed was preapproved and necessary. As a result, officials may have paid more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… they were inventoried. We determined that 23 percent of the assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: … with unknown costs, were not inventoried. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Pembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… all ECA funds were properly used. For example: One club advisor did not deposit more than $3,500 in club fundraising activities until our audit began, which was more than six months after the club’s fundraising activity had taken place. The supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Town of Lincoln - Town Clerk (2023M-31)
… did not: Deposit $4,038 in cash collections recorded from January 1, 2018 through April 13, 2022. Maintain complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-town-clerk-2023m-31Village of Hunter – Financial Operations (2023M-164)
… The Board did not: Ensure Board actions were captured in the Village record and transparent to the public, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-hunter-financial-operations-2023m-164State Agencies Bulletin No. 433
… Units or employees designated Management/Confidential may be compensated for Out-of-Title services performed in a … or advice. Questions Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Salary Determination mailbox. … To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/433-new-earnings-code-and-procedures-step-3-out-title-grievances