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Chenango County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-3)
… did not make reasonable efforts to locate victims. In addition, officials did not make undisbursed restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/chenango-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-3Rensselaer County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-5)
… the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department officials did not … entitled. Officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures to enforce and monitor restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/rensselaer-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-5Washington County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-57)
… officials provided adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program. Key Findings Corporation … officials did not provide adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program: Six of the 11 loans reviewed were approved and paid but lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/30/washington-county-local-development-corporation-revolvingMinerva Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-60)
… financial condition. Key Findings District officials can do more to effectively manage the District’s financial condition. … and annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations. Unrestricted fund balance ranged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/minerva-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020m-60Town of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
… review the bookkeeper’s work to ensure that the accounting records and reports are accurate and complete. Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-parish-financial-condition-and-supervisors-records-2019m-58Eaton No. 1 Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-4)
… 2022. Adequately audit claims prior to payment. Of the 108 claims totaling $209,006 that we reviewed, 55 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/17/eaton-no-1-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-4Neptune Hose Company No. 1 of Dryden, Inc. – Disbursements (2024M-5)
… the expenses were appropriate and increased the risk for inaccurate or improper transactions. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/05/17/neptune-hose-company-no-1-dryden-inc-disbursements-2024m-5York Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… is overfunded and may be enough to pay annual claims for 132 years. The District did not have a written multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 and one employee being underpaid $731. Leave time … sick days and one employee not being credited 9.5 hours of compensatory time. The payroll supervisor was responsible for all aspects of processing payroll including affixing the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Binghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Commissioners (Board) and Executive Director (Director) … Determine whether the Board of Commissioners Board and Executive Director Director …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… claims totaling $97,727 and determined they were generally for appropriate District purposes. However, 17 claims … claims totaling $3,445 were not adequately supported and/or the District had no authority to make the payments. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… prepared, retained and reviewed. Ensure all claims paid in advance were for allowable purposes, audit claims paid in advance of audit at the next regular Board meeting, or ensure annual audits were conducted in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition, officials did not: Periodically review all … prevent a serious interruption of services. Consequently, in the event of a system disruption due to a disaster, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Release of Its 2025-2029 Capital Program
… 2025-2029 Capital Program is the largest in the MTA’s history, but it will still leave many needs unaddressed. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-release-its-2025-2029-capital-programCheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)
… Union Free School District (District) claims were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings Claims … (45 percent of the claims processed) were not properly audited and approved prior to payment. As a result, there was … Specifically: 588 claims totaling $3.1 million were not audited by the claims auditor. 21 Erie 1 Board of Cooperative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76Town of Warwick - Water and Sewer Fund Financial Condition (2018M-259)
… Key Recommendations Develop reasonable revenue estimates for the water and sewer districts, and monitor and adjust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-warwick-water-and-sewer-fund-financial-condition-2018m-259Town of Brownville Joint Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-207)
… Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of District financial operations. Key Findings We tested 75 of 480 disbursements made during our audit period, totaling … Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of District financial operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/01/25/town-brownville-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-207Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-013
… Go Live activities. Affected Employees All agency PayServ, PS Query, and New York State Payroll Online (NYSPO) users are … may be affected. Background The Office of the State Comptroller is upgrading PayServ to PeopleSoft version 9.2 in … expects to have the system live for agency use by March 15, 2021. PayServ will be unavailable from noon on March 10, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-013-payroll-improvement-project-cutover-schedule-andWashington County Sheriff’s Department Civil Office – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-288)
… and safeguarding of cash receipts received in the civil office. We also determined that various control procedures … implemented over the cash receipts process in the civil office provided additional oversight. We tested 147 receipts … Washington County Sheriffs Department Civil Office Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts 2013M288 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/01/10/washington-county-sheriffs-department-civil-office-internal-controls-over-cash