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Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Follow-Up)
… for the Aging (DFTA) needed to improve its oversight of senior centers. For example, officials could not demonstrate that they contracted with optimally located senior centers to maximize the number of eligible senior citizens who had access to congregate meals. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/congregate-meal-services-elderly-followSouth Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations and did not adopt or enforce key financial policies. As a … lacked guidance to adequately perform financial duties and thus: did not maintain sufficient banking or purchasing records, funded and disbursed money from reserves without authorization and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155Campbell-Savona Central School District – Budget Review (B2-13-12)
… expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/24/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-13-12Town of Yorkshire – Financial Management (2021M-109)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Yorkshire (Town) Board (Board) and officials adopted … properly planned for equipment replacement. Key Findings The Board and officials did not develop and adopt realistic … Determine whether the Town of Yorkshire Town Board Board and officials adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-yorkshire-financial-management-2021m-109Town of Alfred – Incompatible Duties (2021M-99)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Alfred (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) properly appointed … Clerk (Clerk) as bookkeeper which is an incompatibility of office and duties. As a result, checks and balances over the powers and duties of these positions was not maintained. The Supervisor did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-alfred-incompatible-duties-2021m-99Town of Bainbridge – Justice Court Operations (2021M-51)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/11/19/town-bainbridge-justice-court-operations-2021m-51City of Cortland – Credit Accounts & Employee Reimbursements (2020M-141)
… purposes. No formal City-wide policies were in place to address the usage, documentation and approval of credit … audit claims and require adequate supporting documentation to ensure that claims are for appropriate City expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/14/city-cortland-credit-accounts-employee-reimbursements-2020m-141Village of Head of the Harbor – Justice Court Operations (2020M-110)
… Deposit slips, credit card settlement reports, copies of checks and money orders and bank statements were missing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/01/village-head-harbor-justice-court-operations-2020m-110Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… were incorrectly granted or calculated. Ten agricultural building exemptions lacked supporting documentation necessary for the Assessors to determine that the building was essential to the operation of a bona fide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Madison County - Claims Audit and Payment Process (2019M-142)
… designed and operating effectively. Key Findings The Board of Supervisors (Board) and the Board of Health (BOH) … were paid without Board approval. The Treasurer did not control the check signing process for computer generated checks and allowed a credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/01/17/madison-county-claims-audit-and-payment-process-2019m-142Shelter Island Union Free School District - Fund Balance (2020M-23)
… time. The unemployment insurance reserve was overfunded and the employee benefit accrued liability reserve was not … surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and District policy. Adopt budgets that include reasonable … fund operations. Review the unemployment insurance reserve and determine whether the balance is necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/24/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2020m-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Arrest of Muge Ma for COVID-Related Scam
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a statement … a public health crisis to commit fraud is reprehensible,” State Comptroller DiNapoli said. “I thank United States … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-arrest-muge-ma-covid-related-scamGreenville Fire District - Fixed Assets (2019M-223)
… to safeguard fixed assets. The District’s inventory list did not contain identifiable information for each asset including purchase date, purchase price, date placed in service and useful life. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/02/28/greenville-fire-district-fixed-assets-2019m-223Town of Cohocton – Town Clerk Cash Shortage (2014M-325)
… The Town of Cohocton is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 2,500. The Town is governed by … to record certain tax collections and penalties in the cash receipts journal. The Board did not audit the Clerk’s … a weekly basis. Accurately record all collections in the cash receipts journal and deposit all collections in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/15/town-cohocton-town-clerk-cash-shortage-2014m-325Town of Coeymans – Financial Condition (2015M-184)
… appropriations as amended to date; estimated fund balance, with a breakdown of the amounts appropriated, unappropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/24/town-coeymans-financial-condition-2015m-184Plainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… financial operations and exceeded its authority by passing a resolution that allowed the District Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91Town of Boylston – Financial Condition (2021M-69)
… effectively managed the Town of Boylston’s (Town’s) financial condition. Key Findings The Board did not effectively manage the Town’s financial condition. As a result, it levied more taxes than … $386,162, or 84 percent of actual expenditures. Diminished financial transparency by annually appropriating fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/03/town-boylston-financial-condition-2021m-69Franklin County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-13)
… the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department officials did not … order or disburse victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. As a result, some victims are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/franklin-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-13Chenango County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-3)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department … Determine whether the Chenango County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/chenango-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-3Town of Greenfield – Golf Course Collections (2021M-133)
… Golf course collections were not properly recorded in the form collected, remitted to the bookkeeper in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-greenfield-golf-course-collections-2021m-133