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Town of Lincoln - Town Clerk (2023M-31)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lincoln (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly accounted for, … Determine whether the Town of Lincoln Town Town Clerk Clerk properly accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-town-clerk-2023m-31Village of Hunter – Financial Operations (2023M-164)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Hunter (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) and … Determine whether the Village of Hunter Village Board of Trustees Board and ClerkTreasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-hunter-financial-operations-2023m-164Village of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… (Board) adopted realistic budgets and managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not adopt realistic budgets or manage fund balance. As a result, more taxes were levied than needed to … through 2022-23), the Board: Did not establish a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170East Aurora Union Free School District - Procurement (2023M-125)
… officials: Did not request proposals within the last five years for 43 professional service contracts (91 percent of … policy and procedures as required by GML Section 104-b. District officials generally agreed with our …
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)
… 12-month audit period, BOCES held $7.4 million in money market accounts and earned interest totaling $105,000, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/22/hamilton-fulton-montgomery-board-cooperative-educational-services-investmentCorning City School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-105)
… claims auditor properly audited and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The District’s claims auditor did not properly audit and approve all claims prior to payment. We reviewed 100 claims totaling approximately … 43 claims totaling approximately $16.1 million paid to GST BOCES. This compromised the claims auditor’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/corning-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-105Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-175)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … As a result, they were not transparent with taxpayers and the District levied more taxes than needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022mScarsdale Union Free School District – Overtime (2022M-105)
… officials ensured overtime was properly approved, accurate and monitored. Key Findings Although overtime was properly … to ensure the accuracy of overtime charges. Adopt policies and procedures with clear guidelines for overtime work, … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-overtime-2022m-105City of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (2021M-206)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether City of Lackawanna (City) officials properly assessed and billed solid waste (garbage) collection fees (garbage fees). Key Findings City … Determine whether City of Lackawanna City officials properly assessed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-garbage-collection-fees-2021m-206Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Separation Payments (2021M-171)
… payments. Ensure all inputs including final salaries that drive the separation payment calculation spreadsheet are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/01/28/sullivan-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-separation-payments-2021mCopiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… audit period, 753 totaling $70,458 did not have receipts or invoices attached to the claims. Nineteen credit card …
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
… “Onboarded” agencies. Onboarded Agencies: Establish their own Federal Grant Projects, Customer Contracts and Awards in … SFS Have their Projects and Customer Contracts under their own agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Utilize funds distribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… agencies. Non-Onboarding agencies: Establish their own Federal Grant Projects, Customer Contracts and Awards in … SFS Have their Projects and Customer Contracts under their own agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control Module in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Split costs manually on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesIX.12.M Journal Vouchers – IX. Federal Grants
… are used to: Reimburse service-providing state agencies for goods or services rendered to, or on behalf of the first state agency; or Reimburse a second state agency for state funds the second state agency disbursed for program … These journal voucher payments are considered interest neutral. Agencies are required to make every effort to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12m-journal-vouchersIX.4.J State Requirements in Support of CMIA Implementation – IX. Federal Grants
… For most federal programs subject to CMIA, interest liabilities will be calculated from … For most federal programs subject to CMIA interest liabilities will be calculated from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix4j-state-requirements-support-cmia-implementationNew Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… user permissions were restricted to employees based on job duties. Ensure the Assistant Superintendent for …
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)
… Tools - Query provides agency financial system users with the flexibility to create and/or execute custom queries … of information will vary depending on network load. For example, if a voucher was paid within the SFS, the … to SFS Coach. SFS Coach is accessible from the SFS home page after logging in with your SFS user ID and …
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
… used in the EXECUTE and EVALUATE phases of the financial cycle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-new-york-state-financial-accountingII.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… and Cash and Basic Financial Statements. An important element of financial accounting and reporting is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewTown of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… revenues and appropriations are reasonable and based on historical data or known trends. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130