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X.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES A Business Unit should use Local Customers to bill and track receivables and receipts … the Department of Agriculture and Markets should set up as Local Customers those vendors who pay a fee to have a booth … Business Units create, manage and modify their own Local Customers. Each Local Customers is accessible only to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersV.3.G Product Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
The Product ChartField is used to record revenue or expenses related to agencyprovided goods or services at a more detailed level than statewide eg revenueexpenses related to specific fees fines or licenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3g-product-codeConclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… will occur before public funds are disbursed. As the old saying goes, "the buck stops here;" nothing could be more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionVII.10.E Cash Advance Reimbursement – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Chapter XII, Section 6.L – Replenishing an Advance Account of this Guide for further information. It is not appropriate to use the advance account codes (59001-59005) on a cash advance reimbursement voucher because it will … balance in the Modified Accrual Ledger. The Bureau of State Expenditures will reject cash advance reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10e-cash-advance-reimbursementXIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures
… Financial System (SFS), vendors managed through the SFS Vendor File go through a Specially Designated Nationals validation as part of the New York State Vendor Registration process. However, Business Units who make … sole custody funds or through the use of a Single payment vendor ID within SFS must have proper controls in place to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-fundsVillage of Canton – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2021M-101)
… Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports, as required. As a result, the Board’s ability to monitor the Village’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/24/village-canton-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2021m-101Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Butternuts (Town) Board transparently planned and … in planning and could have improved its monitoring of the Project. As a result, total costs to complete the … terms. Town officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94Sharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. Although … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves and capital projects rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we found: District staff did not have … were no longer needed. Unneeded user accounts could be used to inappropriately access and view personal, private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127Stamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with … and the District levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board overestimated appropriations from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Account Controls (2023M-9)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether West Hempstead Union Free School District (District) … audit school west hempstead …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-user-accountJericho Union Free School District – Acceptable Use Policy (2022M-194)
… exposed because some websites may be malicious or contain code to compromise a user’s computer or prompt the user to … use. District officials did not periodically review web histories to determine whether any employee’s web browsing was inappropriate. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/jericho-union-free-school-district-acceptable-use-policy-2022m-194Town of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)
… adequate oversight, the Supervisor cannot ensure that all disbursements were made as authorized . Further, the … to ensure the disbursements were accurate and made for appropriate purposes and did not authorize the 44 … Stop the practice of using a signature stamp for the Supervisor’s signature, and have Town checks properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41Town of Wilson – Fuel Procurement and Monitoring (2024M-131)
… during the audit we observed that anyone could access and pump fuel from the Town’s fuel tanks without a key fob or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-wilson-fuel-procurement-and-monitoring-2024m-131City of Yonkers – Separation Payments and Health Insurance Buyouts of Yonkers City School District Employees (2024M-36)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether City of Yonkers (City) officials ensured Yonkers City School District (District) employees’ separation … Determine whether City of Yonkers City officials ensured Yonkers City School District District employees separation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/07/26/city-yonkers-separation-payments-and-health-insurance-buyouts-yonkers-city-schoolTown of Burke – Fiscal Oversight (2016M-277)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of selected financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. … with the State Office of General Services (OGS) to receive State contract pricing for diesel and heating fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/11/10/town-burke-fiscal-oversight-2016m-277Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-219)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls were adequate to ensure that financial … activity was properly recorded and reported and that Company money was safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 … Background The Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. fire company is located in the Town of Carrollton within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/21/limestone-volunteer-firemen-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mGorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… as Marcus Whitman) Central School District is located in the Towns of Gorham, Hopewell and Seneca in Ontario County and the Towns of Benton, Italy, Jerusalem, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177Buffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… The District bills based on nonresident tuition (NRT) rates calculated by the New York State Department of … District’s actual costs are generally greater than NYSED rates. The District was not rebilling school districts of residence when NYSED released updated NRT rates. The District does not include assistive technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administration