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Seneca County – Water and Sewer Operations (2017M-4)
… was to assess the County’s water and sewer operations for the period January 1, 2015 through November 1, 2016. … Board of Supervisors. Water district appropriations for 2016 were $571,784 and the combined sewer districts’ … service providers. The Board did not analyze user rates for either sewer district to ensure the rates were adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/06/02/seneca-county-water-and-sewer-operations-2017m-4Spencer Volunteer Fire Company – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-114)
… properly deposited receipts and if disbursements were for proper Company purposes for the period March 1, 2006 through January 31, 2015. … Department. The Company, which provides fire protection for the Village and the Town of Spencer, is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/10/09/spencer-volunteer-fire-company-apparent-misappropriation-fundsLake Ronkonkoma Fire District – Bidding and Treasurer’s Office (2015M-9)
… internal controls over selected financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 total approximately $3.3 million. Key Findings District officials used bid specifications for a purchase that may have created ambiguity as to whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/05/lake-ronkonkoma-fire-district-bidding-and-treasurers-office-2015m-9Essex Fire District No. 2 – Cash Disbursements (2015M-167)
… internal controls over the District’s cash disbursements for the period January 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. … Findings The Board has not adopted policies or procedures for cash disbursements; the Board did not ensure that claims … not filed the required annual financial reports with OSC for the past two years. Key Recommendations Adopt policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/10/30/essex-fire-district-no-2-cash-disbursements-2015m-167Willsboro Fire District – Financial Controls (2014M-156)
… recorded and reported and that moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. … acts as the chief fiscal officer. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014 fiscal year totaled $239,340. Key Findings The … book balances. Annual reports have not been filed with OSC for the past 3 years. The Board did not conduct an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/25/willsboro-fire-district-financial-controls-2014m-156Margaretville Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-172)
… controls over the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through March 26, 2014. … various assistants. Revenues totaled approximately $72,000 for 2013 and expenses totaled approximately $81,500. Key … detail specific requirements that all disbursements are for valid Department purposes and supported by an invoice and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/26/margaretville-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsBloomingburg Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-42)
… whether the Board ensured that disbursements were made for authorized District expenditures. Background The … The Board did not ensure that disbursements were made for authorized District purposes. The Board did not … bank reconciliations. The Treasurer also is responsible for performing online bank transfers. The Treasurer performs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/bloomingburg-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialChemung County Probation Department – Collections and Disbursements (2016M-10)
… Department’s collections and disbursements processes for the period January 1, 2014 through September 18, 2015. … probationers in the community and is the designated agency for the collection of court-ordered restitution, surcharges and administrative fees for probation and nonprobation cases. Key Findings Due to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/10/chemung-county-probation-department-collections-and-disbursements-2016m-10Chautauqua County – Investments and Payroll (2016M-147)
… program and salaries and fringe benefit payments for the period January 1, 2013 through January 15, 2016. … by a 19-member County Legislature. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled approximately $229 million. Key Findings The … Three elected officials should not have been paid for unused vacation leave totaling $14,875 during 2013 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/12/23/chautauqua-county-investments-and-payroll-2016m-147Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… of our audit was to review capital project finances for the period January 1, 2015 through May 11, 2017. … general government administration. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled $5.1 million. Key Findings The Board did not … anticipation note (BAN). The Town issued a short-term BAN for $815,000 to fund a waterline project, 97 percent of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161Mount Sinai Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-227)
… financial operations and the use of fund balance for the period July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2013. … elected members. The District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $54.6 million. Key Findings … District officials actually used less than $1 million for District operations. As a result, the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/16/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-227Haldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… to examine internal controls over budget transfers and IT for the period July 1, 2014 through August 19, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $22.9 … budget transfer policy does not state a dollar threshold for budget transfer approvals. The current budget transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationEast Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… controls over user access to the financial software for the period July 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year were approximately $66.1 million. … Key Recommendations Annually designate an administrator for the financial software to clarify who is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessBrushton-Moira Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-340)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $17.8 … estimates of recurring revenues or realistic estimates for expenditures. None of the fund balance that was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/brushton-moira-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-340Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-5)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. … Board of Education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $12.4 … The Board continually overestimated appropriations for the last three years. Although the Board appropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/25/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-5Watervliet City School District – Fiscal Stress (2014M-149)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014. … approximately 1,400 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $23.5 million. … more than $740,000 above the total amounts authorized for two projects. District officials did not develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/11/07/watervliet-city-school-district-fiscal-stress-2014m-149Town of Grafton – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2013M-133)
… internal controls over the Board’s claims auditing process for the period January 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. … governs the Town. The Town’s budgeted expenditures for the 2013 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.1 million. … date, and claims totaling more than $1,400 were paid for a service contract which was expired. Informal procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/30/town-grafton-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2013m-133Town of Ellicott – Fiscal Stress (2013M-269)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2010, to July 20, 2013. Background … five-member Town Board is the legislative body responsible for managing Town operations. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year are approximately $3.8 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-ellicott-fiscal-stress-2013m-269Village of Delhi – Financial Condition (2013M-110)
… our audit was to examine the Village’s financial condition for the period June 1, 2011, to March 1, 2013. Background The … total general, sewer and water fund budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year are $3.4 million. Key Findings … surplus funds and have not established formal reserves for future repairs and capital needs. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-delhi-financial-condition-2013m-110Village of Brushton – Fiscal Oversight (2014M-235)
… the Village’s internal controls over financial operations for the period June 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background … three-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year are approximately $54,900. Key … filed an annual financial report with OSC since the report for the 2008-09 fiscal year. The Clerk-Treasurer paid all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-brushton-fiscal-oversight-2014m-235