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Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… Objective Determine whether the Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) capital asset … for $115,351 (two capital assets, with a purchase price of $4,437, had more than one exception).Specifically: 27, … and a portable video magnifier, purchased for a total of $4,769, could not be located. These discrepancies occurred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Town of Baldwin – Claims Auditing (2023M-113)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Baldwin (Town) Board (Board) properly audited and approved … approved claims before payment. We reviewed 71 claims (out of 353 claims) totaling approximately $55,100 and determined … claims totaling approximately $35,000 (64 percent of the dollar amount reviewed) did not contain evidence that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-baldwin-claims-auditing-2023m-113State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available for investment or monitor investments and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, officials ordered 4,126 workbooks … did not maintain a comprehensive perpetual inventory of workbooks, nor did they perform annual inventory counts at year-end. As a result, officials were not aware of the large quantities of workbooks stored at the elementary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total individuals auditors tested (125 selected … officials did not complete the annual training. Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Wyoming County) … record, remit and report detailed clerk fees for 21 of the 24 months reviewed; deposit clerk fees and real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… made as authorized or for an appropriate purpose. City of White Plains – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training … was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total individuals tested (142 selected employees … authorized users, and 762 purchases totaling $110,938 (97% of the credit card charges made during the audit period) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. City of Niagara Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) … was not provided to all employees and elected officials. Of the 65 total individuals auditors tested (59 selected … and all six elected officials), 14 employees, or 24% of employees tested, and five elected officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Town of Homer – Non-Payroll Disbursements (Cortland County) The … board and supervisor did not provide adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, the town made … from occurring; or conduct or ensure an annual audit of the supervisor’s records and reports was performed, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… investment policy as required by state law until the end of the audit period. The district earned interest totaling … and savings accounts, which had an average daily balance of approximately $567,000 during the audit period. However, … have resulted in higher investment earnings. As a result of the audit, the board subsequently approved an investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… was not provided to all employees or any board members. Of the 120 total individuals tested (115 selected employees … not available for the district’s use Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology … and properly audited prior to payment, certain purchases of goods and services auditors reviewed lacked necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the purchasing agent’s electronic signature. City of Glens Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training … not provided to all employees and any elected officials. Of the 30 total individuals tested (23 selected employees and … SHP training, they did not maintain reliable records of who completed the training or ensure everyone who should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… or develop an IT contingency plan. This increases the risk of unauthorized access, lost data, and inability to recover … from a network disruption. In addition, the district’s use of two central network management tools for over 10 years has created security concerns due to lack of monitoring of all accounts on both tools. Also, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Town of Ticonderoga – Capital Project Management (Essex County) … board did not provide adequate oversight and management of capital projects. Town officials did not monitor activity … million were not recorded in the accounting records. Town of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… could achieve greater savings by modifying the terms of the program. For example: the district should review the eligibility requirements of the program for married couples and family members … if it had more cost-effective buyout requirements. Village of Solvay – Financial Management (Onondaga County) The board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… County) The Office of the State Comptroller, as Fiscal Agent for the City of Yonkers, determined that the city’s … in material compliance with the requirements of the Fiscal Agent Act. The city’s 2023-24 budget, which totals $1.43 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to the findings being referred to … law enforcement for review. Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and could not demonstrate that $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the … balance ranging from $2.4 to $3 million (10.3 to 12.8%) of the next year’s budget (during the same period), which … funded by $304,641 and a debt reserve, with a balance of approximately $1 million, was not used to pay debt-service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Town of Groton – Highway Department Asset Accountability (2022M-117)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Groton (Town) officials adequately safeguarded and … obtain Board approval for all disposals or dispose of Department assets in accordance with the Town’s capital … and procedures for the sale, transfer or disposition of unused assets. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-groton-highway-department-asset-accountability-2022m-117Fiscal Stress Monitoring System
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli created an early warning … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli created an early warning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoringState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not always perform a thorough and deliberate audit of claims before approving payments, and the treasurer paid … should not have approved 90 claims totaling $125,562. Town of Horseheads – Claims Auditing (Chemung County) The board did not conduct a thorough audit of claims to ensure that individual claims contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0