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Town of Ballston - Water Fund Financial Operations (2023M-60)
… (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of the water fund’s financial operations. Key Findings Officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. As a result, delinquent accounts were … applied consistently, and meters were accounted for. The water clerk (clerk) inaccurately relevied all 25 accounts we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/15/town-ballston-water-fund-financial-operations-2023m-60Town of Southampton-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-21
… Town officials also ensured the payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) we reviewed were properly approved and correctly … and approved prior to payment. Of the $8.8 million in PILOTs we reviewed, all were properly approved prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-21Town of Southold-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-24
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Southold (Town) officials properly administered the … CPF purposes and properly allocated. Specifically: Of the 103 deposits totaling $28 million made to the CPF bank … receipted, deposited timely and intact, and accounted for. Of the111 disbursements totaling $16.1 million paid during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southold-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-24Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… cash collections to deposits. The former Treasurer was arrested in July 2023 and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Town of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Glen (Town) officials properly managed water and sewer … water and sewer bills and account balances are accurate. Of the 306 bills we reviewed, 73 (24 percent) were inaccurate … records and sewer revenue was overstated by $152,023 as of December 31, 2022. Key Recommendations Ensure the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Village of Horseheads – Claims Auditing and Disbursements (2023M-134)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Horseheads (Village) officials properly audited claims and … disbursements. Key Findings Based on our sample of $1.1 million in claims and disbursements reviewed, Village … Village officials did not: Ensure an independent review of Parks and Recreation Department (Department) claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/10/village-horseheads-claims-auditing-and-disbursements-2023m-134Neptune Hose Company No. 1 of Dryden, Inc. – Disbursements (2024M-5)
… supported or authorized prior to payment. We reviewed 171 disbursements totaling $381,186 and determined that 34 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/05/17/neptune-hose-company-no-1-dryden-inc-disbursements-2024m-5Village of Argyle – Water Billing and Collections (2023M-148)
… The Clerk-Treasurer did not properly assess $4,330 in penalties on unpaid customer accounts. The Board did not formally adopt … accounting records. Ensure penalties are properly assessed on unpaid customer accounts. Ensure water billing rates are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/31/village-argyle-water-billing-and-collections-2023m-148Town of Wilson – Fuel Procurement and Monitoring (2024M-131)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Wilson (Town) officials properly procured, monitored and … and Town Board (Board) did not provide adequate oversight of fuel, including procuring fuel in compliance with … Determine whether the Town of Wilson Town officials properly procured monitored and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-wilson-fuel-procurement-and-monitoring-2024m-131Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Herkimer (Village) Clerk- Treasurers maintained complete, … totaling $10.5 million that related to the processing of bank transfers, payroll, real property taxes and cash … bank balances to remain unidentified and unresolved. As of February 29, 2024, cash balances did not agree with bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Town of Elbridge – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-141)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Elbridge (Town) officials accurately paid employees and … without having any information regarding the numbers of hours that employees worked, the leave time that they … (secretary) and Highway Superintendent were unaware of all provisions of the collective bargaining agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-elbridge-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-141Town of Perth – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-149)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Perth (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, … adequate financial reports to the Board. For example, as of March 31, 2024 the general fund was overstated by $584,018 … The general fund and the highway fund cash balances as of March 31, 2024 were overstated by a combined total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-149City of Middletown – Payroll and Leave Benefits (2024M-26)
… our comments on issues raised in the City’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/09/city-middletown-payroll-and-leave-benefits-2024m-26Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Coxsackie (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate … Determine whether the Town of Coxsackie Town Supervisor maintained complete accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Town of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… budget or detailed timeline, for the renovation of a church into the new Town Hall and food pantry. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Penn Yan (Village) officials properly approved, monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key Findings … not properly approve, monitor or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, water customers may have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Village of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Lake George (Village) Treasurer maintained complete, … did not properly fulfill their responsibilities of maintaining complete, accurate and timely records, and the Board did not provide adequate oversight of the maintenance of the accounting records. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Pittsfield’s (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) … annual audit requirement and provided adequate oversight of the Town’s financial operations, the accounting and … can help improve the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the Town’s accounting records and reports. Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111Village of Dolgeville – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2024M-28)
… – pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Dolgeville (Village) Treasurer maintained adequate records and reports to allow the Board of Trustees (Board) to properly manage Village finances. Key … funds to separately account for the financial activity of projects undertaken. Periodically reconcile water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/03/village-dolgeville-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-28