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Town of Geddes - Account Clerk's Salary and Benefits and Cash Disbursements (2019M-56)
… Objective Determine whether the salary and benefits paid to the account clerk (clerk) were accurate and authorized. … payment of $2,000 for 2016. These matters were referred to the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office. In April … not audit and approve claims. Key Recommendations Continue to work with law enforcement to recover any funds due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/17/town-geddes-account-clerks-salary-and-benefits-and-cash-disbursements-2019m-56Kirkwood Fire Company District No. 1, Inc. – Collections and Disbursements (2021M-73)
… adequate controls and provide additional oversight of collections and disbursements. Ensure all collections are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/10/08/kirkwood-fire-company-district-no-1-inc-collections-andTown of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… repaid by the close of each fiscal year, interfund loans have grown from $246,280 in 2015 to almost $1.6 million as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Oversight of Take-Home Vehicles (2021M-52)
… manner. The CEO did not reimburse the Corporation for his personal use of the Corporation’s vehicle until the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-oversight-take-homeVillage of Clayton – Claims Auditing (2021M-81)
… audited claims prior to payment and ensured written quotes were obtained for purchases and public works … properly audit claims prior to payment or ensure written quotes were obtained as required. The Board reviewed … $141,269 from 27 vendors without obtaining written quotes or retaining supporting documentation of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/09/03/village-clayton-claims-auditing-2021m-81Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… Department (Department) officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the … officials did not always properly enforce restitution orders or notify the court when a probationer violated the … that could have been used to pay victims with unsatisfied orders: some of the money was collected between seven and 27 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Seneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… a probationer violated the court order. As a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are … Restitution payments totaling $1,406 were not paid to 11 victims and another $8,147 in undisbursed restitution … collected in 2012 or before could have been paid to victims but was not. In addition, officials did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Town of Broome – Purchasing and Justice Court (2014M-255)
… by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town does not have a centralized purchasing function; instead each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-broome-purchasing-and-justice-court-2014m-255Village of Afton – Claims Auditing and Disbursements (2023M-177)
… anyone other than current Village officials or employees. In addition, we reviewed 50 disbursements totaling $11,480 … Discontinue authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to pay claims in advance of audit and ensure claims contain sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/03/15/village-afton-claims-auditing-and-disbursements-2023m-177North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of Education … (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In addition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… them. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Windsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… over fuel credit card purchases and fuel inventory to help ensure fuel was used for District purposes and … not accounted for. Employees used District credit cards to purchase fuel, but records were not always maintained to report who used the credit cards or what District vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133North Greenbush Common School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-112)
… audits and approves claims. Request and receive signed warrants or other reports from the claims auditor. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/north-greenbush-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-112Liberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially … is increased. Establish adequate information technology (IT) contracts with the District’s vendors. As a result, the … Provide users with comprehensive IT security awareness training. As a result, employees may not be prepared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. Key Findings BOCES officials did not … returned forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA in a timely manner. As of December 31, 2021, the … (97 percent) in forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeeDutchess County – Contract Monitoring (2023M-142)
… As a result: Various department officials responsible for monitoring and overseeing the contracts approved claims … approving the claim. The Comptroller approved claims for payment totaling approximately $10.5 million without … and services rendered was sufficient. Expenditures for one contract exceeded the agreed-upon contract amount by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/08/09/dutchess-county-contract-monitoring-2023m-142Town of Gilboa – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2024M-81)
… met the exemption criteria. As a result, we could not confirm the exemptions were properly granted or calculated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/13/town-gilboa-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2024m-81Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… Town of Evans (Town) officials maintained leave records and paid separation and health insurance opt-out payments (opt-out payments) that were accurate, supported and approved. Key Findings The Town’s leave records and … Town of Evans Town officials maintained leave records and paid separation and health insurance optout payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2024M-38)
… officials agreed with our findings and indicated they have initiated corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/09/southern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technologyVillage of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State … manner. Key Findings The Board did not: Conduct an annual audit, or cause to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11