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Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Elma (S9-21-8)

… evaluation of the Town’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Background The COVID-19 pandemic (pandemic) … on their financial operations while developing their 2021 fiscal year budgets, our office conducted reviews of 20 … developing estimates for significant expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Key Recommendation In consideration of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-elma-s9-21-8

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Essex County (S9-21-9)

… evaluation of the County’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Background The COVID-19 pandemic (pandemic) … on their financial operations while developing their 2021 fiscal year budgets, our office conducted reviews of 20 … developing estimates for significant expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Key Recommendation In consideration of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-essex-county-s9-21-9

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - City of Jamestown (S9-21-6)

… cities, towns and villages across the State. The City of Jamestown (City) is one of the local governments included in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-city-jamestown-s9-21-6

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Otsego County (S9-21-15)

… pandemic (pandemic) has had various levels of impact on the financial operations of local governments across New … and temporarily or permanently reduce staff positions. In addition, some local officials have decided to delay capital projects, which could result in future delays to other projects to maintain and improve …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-otsego-county-s9-21-15

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Jefferson County (S9-21-2)

… counties, cities, towns and villages across the State. Jefferson County (County) is one of the local governments …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-jefferson-county-s9-21-2

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of North Hempstead (S9-21-12)

… pandemic (pandemic) has had various levels of impact on the financial operations of local governments across New … and temporarily or permanently reduce staff positions. In addition, some local officials have decided to delay capital projects, which could result in future delays to other projects to maintain and improve …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-north-hempstead-s9-21-12

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Big Flats (S9-21-20)

… cities, towns and villages across the State. The Town of Big Flats (Town) is one of the local governments included in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-big-flats-s9-21-20

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - City of Norwich (S9-21-16)

… pandemic (pandemic) has had various levels of impact on the financial operations of local governments across New … and temporarily or permanently reduce staff positions. In addition, some local officials have decided to delay capital projects, which could result in future delays to other projects to maintain and improve …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/14/adequacy-2021-budgets-city-norwich-s9-21-16

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Herkimer (S9-21-4)

… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Town’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Background The COVID-19 … estimates for significant expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Key Recommendation In consideration of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/14/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-herkimer-s9-21-4

Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Genesee County (S9-21-7)

… and temporarily or permanently reduce staff positions. In addition, some local officials have decided to delay capital projects, which could result in future delays to other projects to maintain and improve … County (County) is one of the local governments included in our review. The County is located in the Finger Lakes …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/05/14/adequacy-2021-budgets-genesee-county-s9-21-7

Livingston County Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-4)

… Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and … may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for safekeeping. Payments made … The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/07/15/livingston-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-4

Town of Pulteney – Financial Management and Information Technology (2012M-177)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management and controls over … Board has not established policies and procedures related to acceptable use, online banking, breach notification, or … policies and the Supervisor should establish procedures to ensure that financial duties are adequately segregated …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/26/town-pulteney-financial-management-and-information-technology-2012m-177

Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning

… local governments should check with New York State Archives personnel to gain an understanding of the laws and regulations pertaining to offsite data storage. NYS Archives issued a Records Advisory entitled Using a Data … be included in a data storage contract. 1 http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/mr_data_storage.shtml …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0

Village of Altmar – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-331)

… 1, 2009 to May 31, 2013. Background The Village, located in Oswego County, was first incorporated in 1876 and had a population of approximately 400 residents. … to the Village Board calling for a public referendum on dissolving the Village government and merging operations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/19/village-altmar-apparent-misappropriation-funds-2013m-331

Village of Rockville Centre – Cash Receipts from Recreational Activities and Information Technology (2013M-63)

… segregated critical duties so that one individual does not control all phases of a transaction, or designed … Village also needs to improve internal controls over IT. We found that copies of back-up data are not stored in a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-rockville-centre-cash-receipts-recreational-activities-and-information

Village of Kenmore – Wastewater Processing Costs and Information Technology (2013M-73)

… from the Town for accuracy. Our review of the sewer camera log maintained by the Village DPW from July 5, 2011, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/14/village-kenmore-wastewater-processing-costs-and-information-technology-2013m-73

Village of Hoosick Falls – Internal Controls Over Selected Operations (2013M-1)

… The Board has not implemented compensating controls to address the lack of segregation of duties performed by the … There was no evidence that the Board conducted an audit of claims. Although fuel consumption records were kept for … to the Treasurer preparing pay checks. Perform a thorough claims audit and approving claims before the Treasurer …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-hoosick-falls-internal-controls-over-selected-operations-2013m-1

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… have been issued. Town of Brandon – Financial Condition (Franklin County) Inadequate budgetary practices resulted in the … reliable, the board did not perform an annual audit of the treasurer’s records for 2017 and 2018. The treasurer did not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… paid without board approval. Village of Palmyra – Justice Court Operations (Wayne County)   The justice’s cash balances … of June 30, 2019. Auditors found that there were seven old cases recorded in the accounting system dating back to the … totaling $1,864. In addition, the board’s audit of the court records and reports was inadequate. Find out how your …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1

DiNapoli Announces Sale of $914.3 Million State of New York General Obligation Refunding Bonds

… sale, the bonds were awarded to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.  Specifically, the sales were for $211.4 million of … were as follows: Bidding Group 1 to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with a true interest cost bid of 1.950864 percent; …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-announces-sale-9143-million-state-new-york-general-obligation-refunding-bonds