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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… are needed. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad: Forensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsEmergency Service Communication Surcharges (2017-MS-4)
… , Ontario , Rockland , Schenectady , and Suffolk . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the six counties … county departments are responsible for the collection of these surcharge revenues, while the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/20/emergency-service-communication-surcharges-2017-ms-4Plattekill #1 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2014M-282)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through January 14, 2014. … a portion of the Town of Newburgh. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $780,000. Key Findings The … moneys were received, did not perform bank reconciliations for the first nine months of 2013 and submitted inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/plattekill-1-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsNewstead Fire Company –Internal Controls (2014M-92)
… The purpose of our audit was to assess the adequacy of Company financial controls for the period January 1, 2012 … through February 18, 2014. Background The Newstead Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Newstead in Erie County. The Company contracts with the Town to provide fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/27/newstead-fire-company-internal-controls-2014m-92Slaterville Springs Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-315)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District’s controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported to safeguard District moneys for the period January 1, 2012 through September 18, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/24/slaterville-springs-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialLackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… Background The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the … its unexpended surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and outflows could result in cash constraints forcing the District to rely on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $178.8 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mHamburg Central School District – Capital Project (2014M-129)
… is located in the Towns of Hamburg, Boston, Eden and Orchard Park in Erie County. The District is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/hamburg-central-school-district-capital-project-2014m-129Assessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… is properly billing, collecting and promptly depositing, in appropriate accounts, selected legislatively mandated … have provided services to WCB claimants, to notify WCB in writing when the claimant's insurance carrier fails to pay … The proceeds of these penalties are to be deposited in the State's general fund. Key Findings While WCB properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesMedicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2012 Through September 30, 2012
… drugs, duplicate procedures, transportation services, eye care services, and nursing home and other services. At …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2012-through-september-30-2012Town of Barrington – Financial Management (2017M-103)
… long-term priorities. The Board hired an accounting firm to perform bookkeeping and payroll duties without a … who received or disbursed money. Because the accounting firm kept the records off site, the Town’s financial records … public inspection during reasonable times as required by law. Key Recommendations Use excess fund balance as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-barrington-financial-management-2017m-103Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Report 2009-S-25). … issued on September 24, 2010, examined whether selected home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for … 2006 through 2011, to organizations that provide certain home health care services to Medicaid recipients. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… support overall objectives. The audit identified a total of $543,400 of Authority spending that was discretionary in nature. Each … have formal policies and procedures specifying which types of discretionary spending are appropriate and the dollar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $13.7 million. Key Finding Over the last four years, District officials consistently overestimated … of taxpayer dollars without full disclosure of how these funds will be used. Key Recommendations Develop realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… No. 1 , Niagara Falls Water Board and the City of Olean . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … authorization. District officials paid 16 employees $9,127 in holiday bonus pay to which they were not entitled and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Upstate Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by Upstate Cerebral Palsy (UCP) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were properly … rates set by SED. These reimbursement rates are based on financial information, including costs, that UCP reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/upstate-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBroome County – Financial Condition (2013M-224)
… has a population of approximately 200,600. The County is governed by the Board of Legislators comprising 15 elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/broome-county-financial-condition-2013m-224Saugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… and Finance. Most student treasurers did not maintain cash receipt and disbursement ledgers. Key Recommendations Ensure … and procedures, follow the specific requirements for the receipt of funds and maintain adequate and appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Wainscott Common School District – Financial Condition (2013M-268)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Wainscott Common School District is located in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton, in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of Education, which comprises three elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-268Canajoharie Central School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2015M-339)
… showing fundraising profitability were not completed. Student treasurers did not maintain independent ledgers … receipts that are remitted to her for deposit and that student treasurers complete profit and loss statements in a … profitability of all fundraising activities. Ensure that student treasurers maintain independent ledgers showing all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/canajoharie-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-extra