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East Greenbush Community Library – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-223)
… Background The East Greenbush Community Library, located in the Town of East Greenbush in Rensselaer County, is a special district public library … which received its charter from the State Board of Regents in 1988. The Library is governed by a Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/10/25/east-greenbush-community-library-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-223State Agencies Bulletin No. 1914
… Inc. currently in, or were previously in, Bargaining Units 01 and 21 at any time since 04/01/2020, with union dues withheld (Code 291 for BU01 and Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1914-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1907
… of this bulletin is to provide agencies instructions to identify employees in Payserv with a missing or invalid DOB. … Query, LQ_PRD_DOB_INVALID_MISSING, to enable agencies to identify employees who have a missing or invalid date of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1907-maintain-date-employee-date-birth-dob-payserv-systemTown of Barre – Town Supervisor’s Activities and Board Oversight (2014M-220)
… July 8, 2014. Background The Town of Barre is located in Orleans County and had a population of 2,025 as of the … with which the Board contracted to assist the Supervisor in fulfilling his financial duties. The Town’s financial … transfers and the transfers were not always repaid in a timely manner. Board minutes contained no evidence that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/24/town-barre-town-supervisors-activities-and-board-oversight-2014m-220Town of Richmondville – Administration of Grant Moneys (2013M-374)
… which is owned by the developer, is currently facing foreclosure. Key Findings The Board failed to properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-richmondville-administration-grant-moneys-2013m-374Real Property Tax Cap - School Districts Guidance
… with corrections to the districts' assessments/tax rolls which exempted from taxation certain property owned by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districts-guidanceVillage of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… The Justice was unaware that in August 2016, the Court clerk deposited $6,525 belonging to a neighboring village’s … two accounts. The Justice was unaware that the Court clerk filed 11 of 15 monthly reports of money collected (73 … as issued or paid. Key Recommendations Oversee the Court clerk, including reviewing bank reconciliations (which are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214Utica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
Determine whether the Board and District officials ensure that compensation payments for employees are accurate properly approved and supported
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175North Country Community College – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-354)
… audit was to assess the internal controls over selected College financial operations for the period September 1, 2012 … August 31, 2013. Background North Country Community College is located in Essex County and is governed by the … nine appointed members and a student trustee. The College’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $13.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/28/north-country-community-college-internal-controls-over-selectedCobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by 4.8 to 10.1 … the District’s reserves were not reasonably funded or used in the last three years. Maintaining reserves that were not … fund balance that exceeded the statutory limit resulted in real property tax levies being higher than necessary. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementEast Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… BOCES $539,644 for IT services in 2020-21 without defining roles and responsibilities for services. As a result, the roles and responsibilities of each party may not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… exceeds the 4 percent statutory limit by 8 percentage points. District officials improperly restricted more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… were safeguarded. As a result, the former Treasurer was able to misappropriate $64,972 of Company funds from January … 178 personal purchases totaling $19,572 using a Company debit card. These improper transactions went undetected because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… complied with the requirements of the Town’s procurement policy. Key Findings Town officials did not always comply with the requirements of the Town’s procurement policy because the Town Board (Board) members, Highway … officer, were not familiar with the Town’s procurement policy and its requirements. Further, they did not research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Common Council (Council) to effectively manage financial … accurate or timely accounting records. As a result, the reports the Council received were not sufficient to allow the Council … Determine whether the City of Rensselaer City officials maintained complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… Controller (Controller) effectively managed the Treasurer’s office cash collection process and ensured accounts … The Controller did not effectively manage the Treasurer’s office cash collection process or ensure accounts … were deficient, allowing for 916 unaccounted for receipt numbers. Large unreconciled accounts receivable variances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203Camillus Volunteer Fire Department – Fiscal Operations (2014M-072)
… October 31, 2013. Background The Camillus Volunteer Fire Department is incorporated under the Not-For-Profit … of Camillus in Onondaga County. The Department provides fire protection to the Village of Camillus and to the Town through a fire protection contract. From January 2012 through October …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/06/camillus-volunteer-fire-department-fiscal-operations-2014m-072Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… actual financing source. The Clerk did not maintain a cash book to chronologically record all individual receipts on a … to be used to fund operations. Maintain a daily cash book and chronologically identify individual receipts when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District – Financial Management and Fuel Inventory (2017M-240)
… District is located in the towns of Oppenheim, Ephratah, Johnstown and Stratford in Fulton County, the Town of Manheim …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/oppenheim-ephratah-st-johnsville-central-school-district-financialMcGraw Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-248)
… in a manner that benefits District residents. Review all reserves to determine whether balances are necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/23/mcgraw-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-248