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What Is a Claim? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Basically, a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods that have been delivered or services … by the local government or school district, so long as it is properly itemized and provides all the information, … Basically a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/what-claimXII.7.C Reprocessing an OSC Denied Voucher – XII. Expenditures
… voucher number, but use the invoice number that was used in the original submission to OSC. Business Units should follow the bulkload process identified in Section 5 - Agency Payment Preparation and Submittal of … on which option OSC used when denying the voucher in question, the Business Unit must reprocess it using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7c-reprocessing-osc-denied-voucherDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… DiNapoli announced today. Johnson was sentenced to 60 days in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay full … repay taxpayers.” Johnson pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Steuben County Court in March. DiNapoli’s audit and … to her husband and used village funds to date on Match.com. She was able to do so because village officials provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftReview of Credit Card Expenses at Finger Lakes DDSO
… was to determine whether Finger Lakes DDSO adhered to State purchasing laws, rules and regulations, and guidelines (collectively, New York State procurement requirements) for the purchase of food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/12/review-credit-card-expenses-finger-lakes-ddsoState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… properly document donations it received totaling $117,300. In addition, 77 of the pool checks were improperly disbursed. … project debt payments. Village officials incurred $67,000 in additional expenses because they were unable to comply with certain grant funding requirements. In addition, project delays and project scope changes added …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… does not adequately address funding levels resulting in overfunded reserves that are not used. Auditors found the … Central School District, saving approximately $326,000 in total salaries and benefits over the past three years. … $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments were not accurate, supported or paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOrleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-6)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have … appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through … The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/12/13/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-6Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… 27, purchased for $33,349, were not recorded in the capital asset records. 13, purchased for $22,099, were … not verify whether capital asset purchases were recorded in the records. They also did not investigate discrepancies … the capital asset records when exceptions were found in the June 2022 fiscal year-end physical inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Saranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… had not been paid $63,681 of the $107,167 (59 percent) in tuition owed to the District during the 2019-20 through … were prepared and issued to the school districts of origin in a timely manner for all nonresident foster care students … at the District. Maintain a receivable control account in the District’s accounting records to ensure that tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… were on hand. The last physical inventory was completed in 2017 and officials only updated the District’s asset … $2.3 million selected for review: 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded in the inventory records and 38 of these assets that cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted in our prior audit ( Payroll and Reserve Funds - 2016M-242) that we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax … and District officials have no assurance that the amount in the tax certiorari reserve fund is reasonable or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in all five years we reviewed, totaling $8.2 million. Appropriating fund balance that is not needed is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided … annual expenditures for 344 years and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $866,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Middle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… Background The Middle Island Fire District is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The District is governed by an elected … through 2012, the Board did not prepare District budgets in the format prescribed by OSC or prepare budgets based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/middle-island-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-93Bloomingburg Fire Company #1 – Disbursements (2013M-83)
… in Sullivan County. The Company officers consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President is the chief executive officer of the Company, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/bloomingburg-fire-company-1-disbursements-2013m-83City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-14-25)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general fund as of December 31, 2010. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-14-25West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… that Company officials require multiple signatures for the withdrawal or disbursement of Company funds. Establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mKendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… District located in the Towns of Carlton, Kendall and Murray in Orleans County and the Towns of Clarkson and Hamlin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Jericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… The Jericho Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead, Nassau … from $9.8 to $12.4 million – for three of the four years in our audit period (2012-13 through 2014-15). The District's … the District maintained an average balance of $1.1 million in this fund over the past four fiscal years. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328Allegany County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-74)
… moneys from foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a mechanic’s lien (when the whereabouts of any person … Clerk maintains scanned copies of all court orders filed in his office, he does not make an entry into the court and … a court. We identified funds which improperly remained in the Treasurer’s custody and should have been turned over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/allegany-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-74Vestal Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-08)
… Background The Vestal Central School District is located in the Towns of Vestal and Binghamton in Broome County and in the Town of Owego in Tioga County. The District is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/vestal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-08