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North Country Community College – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-354)
… Background North Country Community College is located in Essex County and is governed by the Board of Trustees, … Findings The Bursar’s Office did not grant tuition waivers in accordance with the provisions of the College’s collective bargaining agreements, resulting in $54,364 in waivers being granted to ineligible individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/28/north-country-community-college-internal-controls-over-selectedUtica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
… properly approved and supported. Key Findings We reviewed payroll payments totaling $4.7 million to 151 employees and … worked offsite without certainty as to the work performed. Manual adjustments for fingerprint time clock system entries … Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure that payroll-related payments are accurate, supported and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175Village of St. Johnsville – Records and Reports (2015M-1)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial operations … 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014. Background The Village of St. Johnsville is located in the Town of St. Johnsville, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-st-johnsville-records-and-reports-2015m-1City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… process and software system were deficient, allowing for 916 unaccounted for receipt numbers. Large unreconciled accounts receivable … charter. The software collection system should account for all receipt numbers. Users’ access to the software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203East Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… permissions, and the Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations had excessive administrative … of financial transactions. Officials paid BOCES $539,644 for IT services in 2020-21 without defining roles and responsibilities for services. As a result, the roles and responsibilities of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareCobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementTown of Somers – Justice Court (2013M-198)
… of our audit was to examine the Court’s internal controls for the period January 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Background … The Court collected approximately $317,000 in fines for adjudicated cases, parking violations and forfeitures for the period January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-somers-justice-court-2013m-198Village of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… the Village’s financial condition and budgeting practices for the period June 1, 2011 through October 31, 2014. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.8 … Develop and adopt structurally balanced budgets for the water and sewer funds. Develop a plan to eliminate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their procurement responsibilities. As a result, $827,000 or 41 percent of the $2 million in procurements we reviewed were made without competitive procurement methods. In addition, because Board members were not familiar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56Chenango Forks Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-98)
… The Chenango Forks Central School District is located in the Towns of Barker, Chenango, Fenton, Maine and Triangle in Broome County and the Town of Greene in Chenango County, and is governed by the Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/chenango-forks-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-98Connetquot Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-98)
… The Connetquot Central School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which is … balance that was not needed to finance operations, which, in effect, exceeded the statutory limit on unassigned fund … Ensure that the amount of unassigned fund balance is in compliance with statutory limits and develop a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-98Town of Scriba – Board Oversight (2017M-83)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … interest, whether water district assessments were levied in accordance with local law requirements, and whether Town … and data. Key Recommendations Revise and enforce the Town’s procurement policy and do not enter into any contract in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-scriba-board-oversight-2017m-83XI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Law requires publication of grant opportunities. To comply with these publication requirements, the Department … the Contract Reporter or State Register will be considered to have satisfied the publication requirements of Article … that grant procurement opportunities will be distributed to the greatest number of potential applicants. Note that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… limit and maintaining excess reserves, real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 1907
… take the following action: Contact employees who appear on the report. o Verify the employee date of birth by … may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. … State Agencies Bulletin No 1907 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1907-maintain-date-employee-date-birth-dob-payserv-systemIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… Grant Award, Project, and Activities have been established in SFS and Project Budgets are created, agencies are able to … under the Procure to Pay Initiative (P2P) and still remain in compliance with the State’s CMIA Treasury State Agreement, AP vouchers will be held in the billing process systematically until such time that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewTown of Richmondville – Administration of Grant Moneys (2013M-374)
… to review the Board’s administration of grant fund moneys for the period of May 4, 2009 through September 25, 2013. … administer some aspects of the grants and may have to pay for a required audit because the developer has failed to do … to review the Boards administration of grant fund moneys for the period of May 4 2009 through September 25 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-richmondville-administration-grant-moneys-2013m-374State Agencies Bulletin No. 1914
… time since 04/01/2020, with union dues withheld (Code 291 for BU01 and Code 491 for BU21) are affected. Background NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 (Code 291) will increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1914-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationVillage of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… The Justice was unaware that the Court clerk filed 11 of 15 monthly reports of money collected (73 percent) to the JCF after the due … the code enforcement department did not maintain a record of tickets issued or unissued. In addition, 41 tickets in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214East Greenbush Community Library – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-223)
… audit was to assess the Library’s internal controls over cash receipts for the period January 1, 2012, through March … Board for establishing adequate internal controls over the cash receipt process to ensure that all cash collections are properly recorded and accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/10/25/east-greenbush-community-library-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-223