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Village of Hewlett Neck – Treasurer’s Duties (2022M-159)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village … Board, nor the Treasurer, provided oversight to compensate for these incompatible duties . As a result: Sixty-one of … members, despite there being no authority in Village Law for the Clerk and Board members to sign checks in the absence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/03/31/village-hewlett-neck-treasurers-duties-2022m-159Town of Danby – Claims Processing and Procurement (2022M-127)
… are not competitively procured, they may not be procured in a cost-effective manner. Also, when claims are not … for payment. The Board approved 19 claims twice, resulting in duplicate payments totaling $33,282. 44 of 97 credit card … to the former Town Supervisor (Supervisor), resulting in overpayments totaling at least $12,043. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-danby-claims-processing-and-procurement-2022m-127Town of Byron – Internal Controls Over Justice Court Operations (2012M-208)
… Periodically review and reconcile DMV’s pending ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that tickets are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-byron-internal-controls-over-justice-court-operations-2012m-208Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-84)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011, to January 22, 2013. Background … elected members. The District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $21.2 million. Key Finding … balances in unexpended surplus funds identified in this report in a manner that benefits District taxpayers, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/14/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-84Niskayuna Central School District – Financial Condition (2012M-218)
… on the appropriate level of fund balance to maintain, and the purpose and intent for establishing each reserve fund, the manner in which the Board will fund and maintain each reserve fund, the optimal or targeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/01/niskayuna-central-school-district-financial-condition-2012m-218Malverne Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2024M-84)
… totaling $55,025 were not deposited within seven days of receipt as required. He also issued nine checks totaling … treasurers maintained complete and accurate records of financial activities. The central treasurer did not ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/malverne-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2024mXI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… vendors may offer. Title 2, Chapter I, Part 6.6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations requires agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingMotor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program (2022-M-2) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive Law for revenues received by and expenditures made from the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund and from any other source for purposes of the Motor Vehicle
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22m2-response.pdfNorth Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2022M-163)
… not limited to, gift cards, clothing, drones and video games. $10,853 for one Board member’s Alaskan cruise vacation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/04/28/north-amityville-fire-company-inc-cash-disbursements-2022m-163State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… cases for which contact didn’t occur until after more than 360 days had passed. Auditors identified 24 cases with no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Audit Finds Lapses in Treatment Under Kendra's Law
… The state’s Office of Mental Health (OMH) needs to do a better job of overseeing court-ordered treatment for individuals under Kendra’s Law to ensure that needed services are … agreed with its recommendations. Officials said the agency would develop guidelines to define the “timely” completion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-lapses-treatment-under-kendras-lawMedicaid Program – Mainstream Managed Care Organizations: Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting
… submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health (Department) and whether the Department is … and locally funded program that provides a wide range of medical services to those who are economically … enrollment expenses, contrary to the intent of a policy change that was initiated from a Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/13/medicaid-program-mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premiumOpinion 90-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-60Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… [read complete report] We also issued 10 letter reports to the following … properly administering select real property tax exemptions for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. … and other such considerations. Assessors are responsible for granting and tracking real property tax exemptions within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings Of the 224 granted … their eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to … receive agricultural building exemptions. As a result, the property owner incorrectly received $15,231 in tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Fire Island Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-114)
… B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fire-island-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-114Stamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… the Stamford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … planned to use fund balance to cover operating deficits when the District realized operating surpluses. Surplus fund … during the last three fiscal years. For example, the retirement contributions for employees reserve balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199State Agencies Bulletin No. 166
… information about the software upgrade Affected Employees Payroll users who connect to the PaySR applications through … the electronic connections between the end users and the payroll system applications. Most Citrix activity is done … The visible part of the Citrix connection is the initial login screen where users enter their userid and password to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/166-upgrading-citrix-winframe-v17-citrix-metaframe-v18Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… 2023 budgets or formally adopt the budgets, as required by New York State Town Law Section 181. Approve realistic budgets for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Village of Canton – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2021M-101)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village … of the Village. The same Clerk-Treasurer was in office for both audits. We found: The accounting records were not … procedures to ensure the records were properly maintained. For example, as of May 31, 2020, the Village’s pooled cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/24/village-canton-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2021m-101