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GASB Statement 87, Leases
… Defining a Lease Under GASBS 87 A lease is a contract that transfers the right to use another entity’s … lessee by the end of the contract, and have no termination options. These should be reported as a financed purchase of … for office space. This lease has two four-year renewal options. If the agency decides it’s reasonably certain it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/gasb-statement-87-leasesState Police Bulletin No. SP-151
… for members of the New York State Police Investigators Ass …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-151-new-deduction-code-482-nyspia-emergency-assistance-fundTown of Virgil – Board Oversight (2015M-40)
… November 3, 2014. Background The Town of Virgil is located in Cortland County and has a population of approximately … The Board did not ensure that adequate controls were in place over the billing and collecting of water and sewer … The Board did not ensure that adequate controls were in place over the Town’s fuel use. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-virgil-board-oversight-2015m-40Town of Owego – Financial Management (2015M-179)
… December 31, 2014. Background The Town of Owego is located in Tioga County and has a population of approximately 20,000. … actual results. The Town accumulated almost $2.7 million in the town-wide general fund and more than $1.5 million in the town-outside-village general fund. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/20/town-owego-financial-management-2015m-179Town of Stockton – Financial Management (2014M-90)
… 13, 2014. Background The Town of Stockton is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … The Board has consistently overestimated appropriations in annual budgets. Town officials have not developed a … Reduce the unexpended surplus fund balances in the general and highway town-wide funds and adopt a policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/09/12/town-stockton-financial-management-2014m-90IV.3 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… miscellaneous receipts. The revenue account codes listed in this chapter have been developed and organized to provide … State receives. The product code field can also be used in conjunction with the account code, to provide a lower … by all State agencies and public authorities that transact in the SFS. Taxes Personal Income Tax Consumption and Use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3-overviewState Police Bulletin No. SP-221
State Police Bulletin No SP221
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-221-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insuranceTown of Mina – Financial Management and Vehicle Fuel Procurement (2014M-34)
… January 6, 2014. Background The Town of Mina is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … blended gasoline was purchased from State contract vendors in 2012 and 2013. Key Recommendations Adopt a policy and … county contracts to ensure that vehicle fuel is procured in the most economical manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/06/town-mina-financial-management-and-vehicle-fuel-procurement-2014m-34Batavia City School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2022M-74)
… District (District) officials appropriately track and inventory information technology (IT) equipment. Key Findings … District officials did not appropriately track and inventory IT equipment. District officials: Did not adopt a … policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory. Did not maintain a complete and accurate IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/batavia-city-school-district-information-technology-equipment-inventoryRoosevelt Union Free School District - Information Technology (2019M-193)
… District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Our comments on issues raised in the District’s response are included in Appendix B. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/roosevelt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2019m-193Waterloo Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-137)
… District officials: Consistently adopted budgets that in total overestimated appropriations by $9.3 million for … 2015-16 through 2017-18. Approved more than $9.3 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and the capital … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/waterloo-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-137Town of Seneca Falls - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-144)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card and travel expenditures were adequately supported … purposes. Key Findings The Board approved payment for 236 credit card purchases totaling $24,416 without adequate … The former assistant recreation director used the Town’s credit card to make 160 personal purchases totaling $12,938, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-seneca-falls-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-144Village of Schoharie - Board Oversight (2018M-184)
… records. The Clerk-Treasurer has accrued compensatory time in excess of the 80-hour maximum, worth approximately … records. Monitor and enforce policies governing comp time leave accrual that address the accrual, use and payout of comp time. Except as specified in Appendix A, Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/21/village-schoharie-board-oversight-2018m-184Village of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
… overestimated revenues and underestimated appropriations in the sewer fund budgets for fiscal years 2014-15 through 2016-17, resulting in operating deficits and a deficit fund balance of $36,539 … to govern the level of fund balance to be maintained in each of the Village’s funds. Village officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49Town of Thompson - Board Oversight (2018M-69)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the Board ensured financial transactions were accounted for … Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the Comptroller’s duties to ensure that they were … Key Recommendations Provide sufficient oversight of the Comptroller by requesting financial reports to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/07/13/town-thompson-board-oversight-2018m-69Hudson Valley Community College – Tuition and Fees (2016M-348)
… period September 1, 2014 through May 31, 2016. Background Hudson Valley Community College, founded in 1953 as part of … Hudson Valley Community College Tuition and Fees 2016M348 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/02/03/hudson-valley-community-college-tuition-and-fees-2016m-348Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility – Energy Cost Savings (2016M-234)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Facility officials achieved energy cost savings through the … 31, 2015. Background The Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility, created by the City of Ithaca and the Towns of … Joint Committee is responsible for general oversight of Facility operations. The Facility’s 2016 budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/10/28/ithaca-area-wastewater-treatment-facility-energy-cost-savings-2016m-234Sullivan County – Time and Attendance (2017M-55)
… to review controls over the County’s timekeeping system for the period January 1, 2015 through October 25, 2016. … an elected nine-member County Legislature. Appropriations for personal services for 2017 total approximately $56.4 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/11/22/sullivan-county-time-and-attendance-2017m-55Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2017M-116)
… of the District’s transportation State aid submissions for the period July 1, 2013 through May 25, 2017. Background … with approximately 1,900 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2017-18 fiscal year total approximately $38.7 … did not always promptly submit Form SA-16 – Application for Approval of Bus Purchase for the Purposes of State Aid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/27/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-2017mVillage of New Paltz – Internal Controls Over Building Department Operations (2017M-201)
… 13, 2017. Background The Village of New Paltz is located in the Town of New Paltz in Ulster County and has a population of approximately 7,070. The Village is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/12/15/village-new-paltz-internal-controls-over-building-department-operations-2017m-201