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Franklin County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-13)
… to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. 16 of the 30 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected … make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. None of the 26 outstanding checks totaling $2,918 were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/franklin-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-13Rensselaer County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-5)
… Determine whether the Rensselaer County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/rensselaer-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-5Saratoga County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-12)
… Determine whether the Saratoga County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/saratoga-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-12Three Village Central School District – Financial Operations (2021M-141)
… District officials did not: Properly assign administrative and user access rights to the financial software. Establish … Present all claims to the claims auditor for review and approval prior to payment. At least $37.9 million in … financial software policy, ensure all claims are audited and approved prior to payment and segregate the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/three-village-central-school-district-financial-operations-2021m-141St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-151)
… information for 10 approved projects to monitor actual vs. proposed investment. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/22/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Sanford – Claims Audit Process (2021M-189)
… Town Law Section 118. Town officials may have saved $5,010 in fuel costs if they had used the State contract pricing … to help ensure purchases are cost effective and in the best interest of taxpayers. Town officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-sanford-claims-audit-process-2021m-189Village of Greene – Investment Program (2023M-112)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Greene (Village) officials developed and managed a … Determine whether Village of Greene Village officials developed and managed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/01/village-greene-investment-program-2023m-112Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Investment Program (2023M-116)
… During the 12-month audit period, BOCES held $7.4 million in money market accounts and earned interest totaling $105,000, and held $4.6 million in non-interest bearing accounts. Had officials considered … investment options, BOCES may have earned $448,000 in investment income, or $343,000 more than the $105,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/22/hamilton-fulton-montgomery-board-cooperative-educational-services-investmentVillage of Madison - Collections (2023M-160)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Madison (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and deposited … recorded and deposited in a timely manner and the Board of Trustees (Board) did not establish adequate controls for … balances. Officials did not perform reconciliations of water and ambulance receivable accounts and the Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-madison-collections-2023m-160Chateaugay Central School District – Nonresident Homeless Student State Aid (2023M-153)
… passed. The District may also lose the remaining $82,244 in State aid if officials do not properly submit claims for … State aid claims are accurately prepared and submitted in a timely manner for all eligible nonresident homeless … list and submit eligible claims for reimbursement in a timely manner. District officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/chateaugay-central-school-district-nonresident-homeless-student-state-aidCity of Salamanca - Collections (2023M-131)
… nearly $2 million that consisted of 1,835 entries made during our audit period and determined: 1,759 entries lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/03/15/city-salamanca-collections-2023m-131Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District – Board Oversight (2023M-117)
… or ensure that authorized disbursements were supported and for appropriate District purposes. As a result, District … District officials: Overpaid landowners totaling $174,950 for six grants resulting in an inappropriate use of local … unused cell phone accounts, sales tax and lease payments for a copier that had been replaced. Paid employees for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2024/03/29/otsego-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-board-oversight-2023m-117Town of Allen – Claims Audit (2024M-123)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Allen (Town) Town Board (Board) properly audited … and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board did not properly audit and approve all claims prior … contain sufficient supporting documentation to verify that the purchases were properly authorized by an appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-claims-audit-2024m-123Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boards of Cooperative Educational Services – Building Access Badge Accounts (2024M-60)
… can be lost, stolen or misused, potentially resulting in unauthorized building access. BOCES officials: Did not … individual badge accounts. Created 25 duplicate accounts in the building access system and physical badges for current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/16/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-boards-cooperative-educational-services-buildingTown of Harpersfield – Claims Auditing (2024M-71)
… Key Findings The Board did not properly audit claims to determine whether the claims represented actual and … Of the 428 claims totaling $478,628 that were paid during the audit period, we reviewed 124 claims totaling … a proper claims audit, the Town has an increased risk that it could make improper payments. Key Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-harpersfield-claims-auditing-2024m-71Town of Pitcairn – Claims Auditing (2024M-69)
… and one paving claim totaling $99,691 were approved by the Board without evidence that competition was sought. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pitcairn-claims-auditing-2024m-69Edgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… (District) officials disabled unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. Key Findings The IT Director did not disable unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. As a result, the District had an … of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
… competitive process when purchasing goods or services, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from these water … the Board. Include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 in the grant reimbursement applications. As a result, the … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… District (District) officials ensured that funds collected from recreational and educational programs were properly … District officials did not ensure that funds collected from all recreational and educational programs were properly … We reviewed $311,876 collected by the business office from five District recreational and educational programs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24