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Village of Whitney Point – Cash Disbursements (2013M-69)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s internal controls over cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-whitney-point-cash-disbursements-2013m-69Village of Spring Valley – Financial Activities and Information Technology (2012M-180)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight activities … June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012. Background The Village of Spring Valley is located in the Towns of Ramapo and … Village of Spring Valley Financial Activities and Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/18/village-spring-valley-financial-activities-and-information-technology-2012m-180Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… Key Recommendations Revise IT vendor contracts to define roles and responsibilities. Provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Town of Caneadea – Fund Balance Management (2020M-145)
… Plan or Capital Plans. As a result, the Board’s ability to know what effect financial decisions would have on future … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/14/town-caneadea-fund-balance-management-2020m-145Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with … Officials did not post: Comprehensive budget-to-actual results in an easily accessible location. … further transparency by posting comprehensive budget-to-actual and internal audit results in a location easy to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Central Square Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-29)
… to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget and Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … action plan (CAP). Comprehensive budget-to-actual results, appended property tax report card or transparent … Must post required information to the District website: Final annual budget, OSC audit report and CAP and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/central-square-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-29City of Hornell – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2020M-140)
… provided oversight of foreign fire insurance (FFI) tax money. Key Findings Officials did not adopt policies and procedures guiding the handling of FFI tax money and provide oversight to ensure accurate records … The Chamberlain did not maintain custody of the FFI tax money. The Fire Chief was solely responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/12/city-hornell-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2020m-140Grand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
… whether the Grand Gorge Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured officials did not have … Board did not ensure there were no prohibited conflicts of interest and allowed claims to be paid prior to audit and approval. The Board did not adopt a code of ethics, as required by law. A Commissioner had a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/01/grand-gorge-fire-district-conflict-interest-and-claims-auditing-2020m-151Town of Hounsfield - Claims Auditing (2019M-215)
… The Board did not audit claims before approving payments. Of 166 claim vouchers reviewed, totaling $783,400, the … paid twice. The Board did not ensure that procurements of commodities, goods and services totaling $172,000 complied … Recommendations Perform a thorough and deliberate audit of claims and ensure each claim is adequately supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/24/town-hounsfield-claims-auditing-2019m-215Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… reserve was overfunded by nearly $1.9 million as of June 30, 2019. When unused appropriated fund balance and … surplus balance exceeded the statutory limit each of the last three fiscal years, ranging from 3.2 percentage points to 9.5 percentage points over the limit. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Manchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… totaling approximately $1.2 million and completed $149,000 in additional work that were not presented to and approved by … the statutory bid limit. Procure professional services in accordance with District policy. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexTown of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… over the prior year and levied more taxes than necessary to fund general fund operations. Exceeded its fund balance … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… (Town) officials accurately accrued and accounted for compensatory (comp) time. Key Findings Town officials did … comp time hours were accurately accrued and accounted for. As a result, officials do not have adequate assurance … comp time hours were authorized, documented and accounted for. Require comp time to be properly supported and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Millbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… Officials did not establish adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsTown of Greene – Justice Court Operations (2021M-95)
… of Greene (Town) Justice Court (Court) properly accounted for, deposited, disbursed and reported fines and fees. Key … Findings The Town Justices (Justices) properly accounted for, reported and disbursed the fines and fees that we … Town of Greene Town Justice Court Court properly accounted for deposited disbursed and reported fines and fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/10/town-greene-justice-court-operations-2021m-95Village of Bainbridge – Financial Operations (2014M-227)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s accounting records and reports and to examine the internal controls over the water and sewer … adequate reports. The Board should provide more oversight to ensure that water and sewer receipts are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-bainbridge-financial-operations-2014m-227IX.10.A Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Purpose and Scope – IX. Federal Grants
… This section provides information to all state departments and agencies on the federal management debt collection … each debtor with: A written notification of the nature and the amount of the debt, the intention of the agency to collect the debt through administrative offset, and an explanation of the debtor's rights; An opportunity to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10a-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-purpose-and-scopeIX.7.J Final Reports – IX. Federal Grants
… York State’s official book of records, the amounts listed in any final financial report should be traceable to SFS … final report, agencies may request the project be closed in the SFS by notifying the OSC Bureau of State Accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7j-final-reportsTown of Freedom – Financial Management (2021M-191)
… funds increased by 45 percent during the past three years to approximately $735,000 as of December 31, 2020, or 69 … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/11/town-freedom-financial-management-2021m-191Town of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… if the accounting for capital projects was accurate and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental collections were adequate and operating effectively for the period January 1, 2013 … if the accounting for capital projects was accurate and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rental