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Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-70)
… before approving them. Charge some project applicants fees in accordance with the Board-approved fee schedule. Assess … information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Key Recommendations The Board … for evaluation and compared to project goals as stated in applications. JCIDA officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/10/02/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-jcidaTown of Crown Point - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-263)
… taxes totaling $951,513 during the first seven weeks of 2017 (from January 2 through February 17) but made only … required timeframe. For example, $468,215 or 34 percent of taxes paid by check in 2017 were deposited from eight to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/19/town-crown-point-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-263Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… (Board) to determine whether all collections for culvert pipe sales were properly recorded, reported and remitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Border City Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-137)
… the District’s Board oversight. The former Chief was arrested on charges of grand larceny for allegedly stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/border-city-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-137Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activity (2014M-335)
… April 1, 2013 through July 9, 2014. Background The Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is a not-for-profit … The Department, which is located in the Village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County, provides fire protection to the … Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department Inc Financial Activity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/27/fair-haven-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activityWillsboro Fire District – Financial Controls (2014M-156)
… to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and reported and that moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, … District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Willsboro and the County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/25/willsboro-fire-district-financial-controls-2014m-156LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… Recommendations Implement procedures to properly account for physical IT assets throughout the District. Establish … and regularly review and update network user accounts for necessity and appropriateness. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… whether Buffalo Collegiate Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately … supported, and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges were not always properly approved or … that all charges were for School purposes. We reviewed 170 credit card charges totaling $128,070 and found supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69Finger Lakes Horizon Economic Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Fund Program (2022M-36)
… not enforce these goals if not achieved. No practices were in place to ensure penalties were assessed when warranted. No formal written policies and procedures were in place for officials to monitor whether loan disbursements … the revolving loan fund program. Except as specified in Appendix A, officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/08/finger-lakes-horizon-economic-development-corporationHastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… ensured that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials did not … ensure that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s … unneeded network user accounts. These accounts had last log on dates ranging from March 2014 to November 2022. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mGreene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… to. Incorrectly calculated 61 percent of the unused vacation leave, sick leave and retirement incentive payments … totaling $8,530, including $4,900 in payments for unused vacation leave which were not authorized by the employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsMadison County – Consumer Protections: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-8)
… of Agriculture and Markets regulations and article 16 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law (AML). … not inspected as required. There was no reliable system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/madison-county-consumer-protections-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-8Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2023M-54)
… did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate and up-to-date manner . As a result, the Town Board’s (Board) ability to monitor the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/14/town-german-supervisors-records-and-reports-2023m-54Morris Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-47)
… did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with taxpayers and the … fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in all three fiscal years by approximately $1.1 million (10.1 … surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Develop a plan to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/28/morris-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-47Oswego County – Transfer Station Cash Receipts (2015M-334)
… review the internal controls over the Department of Solid Waste’s cash receipts process for the period January 1, 2014 … Board of Legislators, maintains a Department of Solid Waste which is responsible for providing recycling and solid waste services to residents, businesses and commercial waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/oswego-county-transfer-station-cash-receipts-2015m-334Chemung County Probation Department – Collections and Disbursements (2016M-10)
… January 1, 2014 through September 18, 2015. Background Chemung County is located in the southern tier of New York … Chemung County Probation Department Collections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/10/chemung-county-probation-department-collections-and-disbursements-2016m-10Town of Porter – Sewer Billings to Fort Niagara State Park (2017M-162)
… The Village of Youngstown and Fort Niagara State Park are also located in the Town. The Town is governed by an … Town of Porter Sewer Billings to Fort Niagara State Park 2017M162 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-porter-sewer-billings-fort-niagara-state-park-2017m-162County of Cortland – Departmental Operations (2013M-157)
… number of additional officers hired in the jail and road patrol. The County is not imposing certain allowable fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/13/county-cortland-departmental-operations-2013m-157City of Troy – Financial Condition (2015M-185)
… May 31, 2015. Background The City of Troy is located in Rensselaer County and has approximately 50,130 residents. … levy. The Council and City officials have not developed a multiyear financial plan or a comprehensive capital plan in accordance with the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/02/17/city-troy-financial-condition-2015m-185Red Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… Central School District is located in the Towns of Butler and Wolcott in Wayne County and the Towns of Victory, Conquest and Sterling in Cayuga County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365