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Town of Sheridan – Shared Services Costs (2023M-74)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Sheridan (Town) was reimbursed equitably for shared … manner. The Board and former Supervisor donated 6.2 acres of Town land to the County without conducting a cost-benefit … for tracking and billing CBI for the reimbursement of CBI expenditures. Develop a written rental agreement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-shared-services-costs-2023m-74Village of Islandia – Overtime (2023M-121)
… properly approved, documented and controlled overtime for employees. Key Findings Village officials did not properly approve, document or control overtime for employees. During our audit period, the Village paid … Inspector approved his own overtime that totaled $53,719 for the audit period. Village officials and the Building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/09/village-islandia-overtime-2023m-121Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did … always record, deposit, remit and report all collections in a timely and accurate manner. As a result, there was an … for money to be lost or used for inappropriate purposes. In addition, the longer collections remain unremitted, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139Hammondsport Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2024M-54)
… practice of consistently appropriating $1.4 million in fund balance over these three fiscal years that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided … 1318. Five reserves totaling $2.3 million had balances in excess of the District’s needs totaling $1.4 million. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/hammondsport-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2024m-54Alden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… the Superintendent of Schools (Superintendent) and Business Administrator (BA) did not establish clear … including: verifying the quantity of fuel purchased and unit price charged, controlling fuel access, safeguarding … inventory records, performing inventory reconciliations and properly billing non-District users. As a result: The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… and maintaining unreasonable reserve balances results in real property tax levies that are higher than needed to … On average, annually over estimated appropriations by $18 million (10 percent), and annually appropriated $12.8 … District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report, but indicated they plan to initiate corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… potential inability to communicate during a disruption. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … user accounts (4 percent) that were not needed and/or used in more than five years. All of these user accounts were … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Town of Butler – Highway Asset Accountability (2024M-115)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Butler (Town) officials adequately safeguarded and … (Superintendent) did not complete an inventory list of highway machinery, tools and equipment or provide one to … account for the Town’s fuel. We noted at least 278 gallons of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel, valued at $853 could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-highway-asset-accountability-2024m-115Main-Transit Fire Department – Credit Cards (2024M-77)
… totaling $1,125 for cable Internet service, cell phone services and car washes. However, the cardholder did not provide invoices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-credit-cards-2024m-77-0Snyder Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-365)
… District annually spends approximately $9,000 for natural gas and $13,000 for electricity. We found that the Board was … for either of these purchases. We reviewed natural gas and electricity bills from September 2012 through … procurement policy. Solicit proposals from various natural gas and electricity providers to ensure that they are paying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/snyder-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-365Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… Sauquoit Fire District No 1 Controls Over Financial Activities 2014M178 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Richmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … over the last three years because the Board has not adequately budgeted for expenditures. Specifically, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSchenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… through August 31, 2014. Background The Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency is an independent public … whose purpose is to promote, develop and assist industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, research … Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectEast Hampton Union Free School District – Network and Financial Application Access and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-8)
… secured user account access to the network and financial application and developed an information technology (IT) … officials secured user account access to the financial application but did not secure user account access to the … were not logged into in the last six months. Accounts grant access to sensitive information, and unneeded accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/08/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-network-and-financial-applicationRapids Fire Company – Credit Cards (2023M-86)
… totaling $3,000 for the Company. Officials paid $969 in New York State (NYS) sales tax even though the Company is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/09/22/rapids-fire-company-credit-cards-2023m-86Georgetown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-264)
… District is a district corporation, distinct and separate from the Town of Georgetown and Madison County, in which it … unrestricted fund balance to be maintained and develop a plan to reduce the amount of fund balance. Conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/georgetown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-264Dayton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-337)
… paid with cash from the petty cash fund, leaving no audit trail. Due to these deficiencies, we reviewed all 162 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/12/dayton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialYaphank Fire District – Claims Processing (2013M-51)
… Key Findings Each Commissioner is assigned to separate committees, which include areas such as equipment, radios and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/31/yaphank-fire-district-claims-processing-2013m-51Orleans County – Department of Social Services (2012M-222)
… age, identity, income, shelter, or recertification. All 25 child care cases we reviewed were eligible for child care assistance and had been recertified for assistance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/01/18/orleans-county-department-social-services-2012m-222Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant – Sewage Operation Costs (2015M-213)
… quality of the discharged treated flow does not meet the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s … DEC issued a consent order requiring construction of a new facility with a completion deadline of April 2017. If the new facility is not completed by the deadline, DEC could levy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/binghamton-johnson-city-joint-sewage-treatment-plant-sewage-operation-costs-2015m