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Town of Pitcairn – Claims Auditing (2024M-69)
… a State diesel fuel contract could have saved the Town about $3,000 on these purchases. The Board improperly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pitcairn-claims-auditing-2024m-69Edgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… Disable 34 unneeded network user accounts that had last login dates ranging from July 29, 2021 to July 1, 2023. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
… process when purchasing goods or services, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 103 or the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from … monthly itemized capital project budget-to-actual reports for the Board. Include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 in the grant reimbursement applications. As a result, the Town received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… and educational programs and determined that: In-person collections totaling $130,568 were not recorded in a collection log. Employees made 25 deposits totaling $29,639 between 11 … the month being reported. Key Recommendations Maintain a log which records the date, amount and payor of program funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B19-4-2)
… Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2008 authorizes the District to issue debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed … and school districts that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the … which the municipality or school district is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/12/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b19-4-2Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2015M-146)
… and accumulate only those funds necessary to fund planned purchases. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/orange-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2015m-146Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… distinct and separate from the Town of Greenville, located in Greene County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… the timeframes established by Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County … The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling approximately $1.3 million to the Supervisor at least weekly and as required … three separate required payments totaling approximately $2.5 million in February, $132,877 in March and $107,896 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… and penalties to the Supervisor, which were collected for late real property tax payments. Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax … Town Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law Town Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2021M-74)
… Agency (RCIDA) officials ensured payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) were properly billed, collected and … and distributed. During the audit period: Sixteen of the 62 bills we reviewed were inaccurate because the County’s Director of Real Property Tax (RPT Director) either used incorrect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/01/24/rensselaer-county-industrial-development-agency-payments-lieu-taxes-2021m-74Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… balance policy specifying the Town’s objectives and goals for using the accumulated funds. Recommendations The report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Vestal Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-265)
… 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background The Vestal Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the … County. The Department operates within the Town of Vestal Fire District which provides fire protection services to the Town. The Department, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/vestal-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-265Stafford Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-274)
… and deposited certain Department revenues into its own bank accounts without authorization in the Department’s … formalize the agreement with the Auxiliary regarding the details of the financial support provided by the Department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/stafford-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialTown of Walton – Incompatible Duties (2016M-309)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Supervisor’s appointment of a bookkeeper and internal controls over the … The purpose of our audit was to review the Supervisors appointment of a bookkeeper and internal controls over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/23/town-walton-incompatible-duties-2016m-309Town of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… operations. Key Findings The Board hired an accounting firm to assist the Board in preparing a written response to … The Board and Supervisor did not ensure that the firm adequately performed its duties as outlined in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2Town of Elmira – Financial Condition (2015M-226)
… August 12, 2015. Background The Town of Elmira is located in Chemung County, has a population of approximately 6,940 … and the reasonable level of fund balance to be maintained in each fund to meet the Town’s needs. Implement a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/01/08/town-elmira-financial-condition-2015m-226Town of Cincinnatus – Financial Operations (2016M-238)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial operations … 1, 2015 through April 29, 2016. Background The Town of Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County and has … The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns financial operations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/28/town-cincinnatus-financial-operations-2016m-238Town of Rodman – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-85)
… are reconciled to available cash. Town officials agreed with our findings and have indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/22/town-rodman-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-85