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Village of Avon - Board Oversights and Professional Services (2018M-30)
… proposals and executed and monitored contracts for professional services. Key Findings The Treasurer … use of capital reserve funds for non-capital expenditures. Professional service contracts lack RFPs and contracts are … Use RFPs and require and monitor written contracts for professional services. Village officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/05/18/village-avon-board-oversights-and-professional-services-2018m-30Town of Binghamton - Credit Cards and Non-Payroll Disbursements (2018M-94)
… Determine whether the Board properly monitored credit card use and ensured non-payroll disbursements were … Key Findings The Board adopted insufficient credit card and meal reimbursement policies and did not enforce the procurement policy. The March 2017 credit card bill included a $288 charge for the Supervisor’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/07/town-binghamton-credit-cards-and-non-payroll-disbursements-2018m-94Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… Findings Unassigned fund balance increased from $66,600 to $134,300 (102 percent) from 2014 to 2017, which could fund over three years’ worth of expenditures. On average, actual expenditures were 39 … amount of unassigned fund balance and use the excess as a financing source to benefit District taxpayers by funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Town of Augusta - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-230)
… Key Findings We reviewed 76 agricultural, senior citizen and veteran properties with exemptions and found 49 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/24/town-augusta-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-230Town of Lysander - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-221)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed 116 properties with … to verify taxpayer eligibility. Key Recommendations The Assessor should: Ensure all applicants provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/25/town-lysander-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-221Town of Hyde Park - Payroll and Time Records (2018M-225)
… Findings Town officials established adequate procedures to ensure that payroll and time records were accurate. We tested the payroll and time records of 30 employees over 22 payroll periods, totaling $1.5 … timesheet files instead of printing paper copies to file. Officials agreed with our recommendation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-hyde-park-payroll-and-time-records-2018m-225Town of Aurora - Real Property Acquisition and Sale (2018M-64)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Board (Board) used an adequate process to purchase and sell real property … Findings The Board did not use an appropriate process when selling and acquiring property, resulting in the likely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-aurora-real-property-acquisition-and-sale-2018m-64Town of Perinton - Financial Management and Information Technology (2017M-232)
… Adopt realistic budgets that reflect the Town’s true operating needs and prior results. Develop comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/29/town-perinton-financial-management-and-information-technology-2017m-232Frontier Central School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-98)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the District procured professional services in accordance with Board policies and … developed adequate written procedures for procuring professional services. The District selected and paid nine professional service providers $466,960, but could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/frontier-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2018mTown of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… tracked and billed back to the appropriate fund, resulting in taxpayer inequities. The Board did not adopt information … Discontinue appropriating nonexistent fund balance in the TW general fund and central water district. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Village of Kaser - Refuse User Fees and Records (2018M-97)
… of related expenditures and maintained appropriate records for refuse collection operations. Key Findings The Village charged residents $400,356 for refuse collection which exceeded the outsourced contracted cost of $215,352 for collection without adequate substantiation for the excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/26/village-kaser-refuse-user-fees-and-records-2018m-97Town of Skaneateles - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-173)
… Town of Skaneateles Real Property Tax Exemption Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/16/town-skaneateles-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-173Town of North Collins - Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-68)
… duties or oversee the cash receipts function. Eight summer recreation registrants did not pay program fees that … Co-Director’s child attended the after-school, soccer and summer recreation programs for free, without full Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/24/town-north-collins-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-68Town of New Castle - Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-19)
… May 2018 and May 2019, the Department generated receipts up to 21 days after registration and remitted money up to 24 days after collection. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/20/town-new-castle-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-19Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… the operation of a bona fide agricultural or horticultural production carried on for profit. The Assessors did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
… Key Findings The Village lacked effective procedures to ensure water and sewer charges were accurately billed, … software. Customer bills were not accurately prepared. As a result, the customers we reviewed were underbilled by … guidance for the billing, collecting and enforcing of water and sewer charges. Ensure Board-adopted water rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Town of Fayette - Long-Term Planning and Information Technology (2019M-234)
Determine whether the Board established adequate longterm plans which appropriately addressed the Towns operational and capital needs and funding sources
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/05/01/town-fayette-long-term-planning-and-information-technology-2019m-234Village of Sackets Harbor – Budgeting and Financial Management (2020M-28)
Determine whether the Board and Village officials developed realistic budgets and longterm financial plans
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/07/02/village-sackets-harbor-budgeting-and-financial-management-2020m-28Village of West Haverstraw - Accrued Leave and Benefits (2019M-143)
… Village employees received and used leave accruals in accordance with Village policies, and whether amounts paid … Village employees received and used leave accruals in accordance with Village policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/09/06/village-west-haverstraw-accrued-leave-and-benefits-2019m-143Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… with marked access aisles and an accessible route to the main entrance with an even surface. Four components at the … parking space and mats with secured edges at the main entrance. One component at the Parks and Recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45