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Town of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… Key Recommendations The Clerk should: Maintain accounting records that properly document dates of collection. Deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-13-13)
… that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations … monitored the revenues and expenditures in the water fund to ensure the continued improvement of the water fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/24/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-13-13Westhill Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-32)
… officials did not: Monitor employee Internet use. Eight of 10 employees’ computers we reviewed were used for personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/09/westhill-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-32Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… accurately accrued and accounted for compensatory (comp) time. Key Findings Town officials did not ensure comp time hours were accurately accrued and accounted for. As … result, officials do not have adequate assurance that all comp time is appropriately earned, accurately recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-88)
… (ONC BOCES) officials properly monitored and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings ONC BOCES officials did not … assets totaling more than $104,000 did not have required asset tags. Eight assets totaling more than $12,000 were not added to the inventory list. Three assets totaling more than $6,000 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2021/07/30/otsego-northern-catskills-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2021mTown of Marilla – Town Supervisor’s Activities (2015M-27)
… to review the Supervisor’s financial records and reports for the period January 1, 2009 through February 3, 2015. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 total approximately $2.8 million. Key Findings The … The CPA erroneously commingled debt and grant proceeds for capital projects with the Town’s operating funds. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/22/town-marilla-town-supervisors-activities-2015m-27Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… be audited as soon as possible after payment and included on the next abstract as prepaid amounts. Public utility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/payments-allowed-advance-auditState Agencies Bulletin No. 1882
… Revenue code, which provides for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement … bulletin may be directed to Payroll Retirement mailbox. … State Agencies Bulletin No 1882 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1882-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-definedTown of Phelps – Financial Management (2015M-70)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management practices for the period January 1, … March 27, 2015. Background The Town of Phelps is located in Ontario County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-phelps-financial-management-2015m-70Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-15-18)
… hospital for the fiscal year that ended December 31, 2005. New York State Local Finance Law requires all local governments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/10/26/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-15-18Village of Remsen – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2020M-119)
Determine whether the Village of Remsen Village ClerkTreasurer maintained adequate records and reports to allow the Board of Trustees Board to properly manage Village finances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/01/08/village-remsen-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-119Ballston Spa Public Library – Donations and Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-101)
… 31, 2014. Background The Ballston Spa Public Library is a municipal public library that received its charter from the State in 1893. The Library is located in the Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/21/ballston-spa-public-library-donations-and-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015m2020 Financial Condition Report – 2020 Financial Condition Report
… through most of the fiscal year before finally ending in February, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced severe limits on business activity and significantly impacted the State’s … year then brought the loss of more than 1.9 million jobs in New York, with more widespread economic uncertainty than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2020-fcrAlexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… $3.1 million in excess reserve funds as a financing source for a capital project, they did not do so in accordance with … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Town of East Hampton - Budget Review (B20-7-10)
… 31, 2007, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009. New York State Local Finance Law requires all local governments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/09/town-east-hampton-budget-review-b20-7-10Westfield, Town of – Financial Management (2013M-389)
… management of the highway town-outside-village fund for the period January 1, 2010 through November 21, 2013. … of Westfield, located in Chautauqua County, is governed by a five-member elected Town Board and has a population of approximately 4,900 residents. The Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/02/westfield-town-financial-management-2013m-389City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… accounts were never used and one account was last used to logon to the network more than nine years ago. Financial … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to City officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… condition. Key Findings The Board overestimated general fund appropriations by a total of approximately $1.6 million … completed fiscal years, the District reported unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of … the statutory limit. Moreover, when unused appropriated fund balance is added back, unassigned fund balance exceeds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-242)
… have well-defined duties and did not report claims audit results directly to the Board. Key Recommendations The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/windham-ashland-jewett-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mBethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… Ensure pre-numbered receipts and tickets are issued for all ECA fund events, and issue pre-numbered receipts for all collections from ECA advisors. Ensure all checks have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019m