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Town of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… to review the Town’s planning and financing process for capital acquisitions for the period January 1, 2012, through … not always properly plan and finance the acquisition of capital assets and projects. The Board did not have a formal multiyear capital plan or a long-term financing plan in place. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… of the taxpayers. District officials: Paid $1.2 million to six professional service providers without seeking … competition. Used a request for proposals (RFP) process to select certain professional service providers many years … Update the procurement policy to specify when and how frequently officials should issue professional service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… (District) officials properly recorded and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) … did not ensure fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly. A physical inventory check has not been … 37 assets that cost $25,496 are lost and unaccounted for. These assets include nine desktop and 17 laptop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Town of North Norwich – Budgeting (2015M-54)
… 12, 2014. Background The Town of North Norwich is located in Chenango County and has a population of approximately … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations in the general fund and highway fund for 2014 totaled … balanced. The Board planned to appropriate fund balance in the highway fund which was not available. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-north-norwich-budgeting-2015m-54State Agencies Bulletin No. 180
… Active employees (incumbents and employees on paid leave of absence) in multi-filled salaried positions when the … include the positions which are overfilled on the last day of the pay period (pay end date) for the specified check date. OSC may withhold salary payments of employees in overfilled positions. Agency Actions Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/180-overfilled-salaried-positionsRockville Centre Housing Authority – Claims Auditing and Cash Receipts (2017M-57)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Authority’s claims auditing … Centre Housing Authority is located in the Village of Rockville Centre in Nassau County. The Authority, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/06/30/rockville-centre-housing-authority-claims-auditing-and-cash-receiptsVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B22-6-2)
… are reasonable. The Village’s tentative budget includes a tax levy of $12,029,454, which is within the limit established by law. Key Recommendation In adopting the 2022-23 budget, … increase to no more than the tax levy limit as permitted by law, unless it properly overrides the tax levy limit prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/15/village-suffern-budget-review-b22-6-2Lake Pleasant Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-36)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and … information. Key Findings District officials maintained a website but certain financial information was not posted, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-36Mid-Hudson Library System – Procurement (2016M-261)
… cooperative public library system, located in the City of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, which serves 66 regional libraries in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam and Ulster counties. The Library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/10/07/mid-hudson-library-system-procurement-2016m-261Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… a four-year total of $505,187 more than necessary in taxes. Maintained an excessive level of surplus fund balance in the general fund from 2017-18 through 2020-21 ranging between $364,415 in 2017-18 (100 percent of the ensuing year’s budget), and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35XVIII.1 Capital Projects – XVIII. Capital Projects
… via the links, browser history/cache will need to be cleared to see the most recent versions of these documents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xviii/xviii2-project-costing-changes-pcipOperational Advisory No. 6
… recording all re-appropriations contained in the 2025-2026 fiscal year enacted budget. All appropriations scheduled to lapse on March 31, 2026 contain the appropriate lapse date. Please see the … review appropriations scheduled to lapse on March 31, 2026 by utilizing the SFS report NYKK0004 as detailed in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersTown of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… of supporting documentation to verify their eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted or calculated. Ten … Ensure previously granted exemptions are supported and continue to meet eligibility requirements. Except as … Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
Determine whether Village officials effectively managed the billing collecting enforcing and accounting for water and sewer charges
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Canastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
Determine whether the District officials effectively managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mCortland County - Financial Management and Reporting (2019M-162)
… The Legislature: Failed to address extended vacancies in key financial positions. Failed to address deficiencies identified in previous audits and will pay at least $428,800 to several … accounting records. Did not have policies and procedures in place to receive or ensure others received critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/27/cortland-county-financial-management-and-reporting-2019m-162Town of Caroline – Renewable Energy (2013M-325)
… passenger vehicles, or carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of five homes for one year. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/17/town-caroline-renewable-energy-2013m-325Town of Hornellsville – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2014M-21)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s financial management … and evaluate the operations and financial practices of the Clerk’s office for the period of January 1, 2012 … The purpose of our audit was to review the Boards financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2014m-21Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… on surplus fund balance by making more than $12 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to capital projects and … encumbrances by $827,000 and not using $5.3 million in appropriated fund balance as a funding source. The tax … Review and fund reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Franklin Square and Munson Fire District – Non-Firefighting Vehicles (2017M-20)
… from the hamlet of Franklin Square, Nassau County, in which it is located. The District is governed by an … no use was recorded for either vehicle in the vehicle use log until May 2016. Key Recommendations Determine whether the … use of public funds. Enforce the use of the vehicle use log by ensuring that the log is completely filled out each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/28/franklin-square-and-munson-fire-district-non-firefighting-vehicles-2017m-20