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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… For example, claims to be paid were not presented on an abstract, and board minutes did not indicate that the … spending, public authority financial data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Selected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… accounts are funded by a fee set by the Surrogate’s Court on the closing value of each administered estate. As of … vendor list annually, justify the placement of each vendor on the list, and do not use vendors that have not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesCortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… 15 towns and three villages. Key Finding Officials did not issue notices of violations (NOV) to PWS in three of 13 … to comply with regulations. Furthermore, sanitarians did not consistently document that they performed analytical … addition, violations identified in completed surveys were not always reported to NYS DOH, officials did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318Spencer Volunteer Fire Company – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-114)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Treasurer properly … Spencer Volunteer Fire Company is located in the Village of Spencer, Tioga County, and is associated with the Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/10/09/spencer-volunteer-fire-company-apparent-misappropriation-fundsHauppauge Fire District – Mandatory Training and Procurement (2014M-375)
… 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. Background The Hauppauge Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners, serves approximately 15,000 residents. … 2014 were approximately $3.8 million. Key Findings Three Fire Commissioners had not attended mandatory training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/hauppauge-fire-district-mandatory-training-and-procurement-2014m-375Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Operations (2015M-183)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal … 31, 2015. Background The Halfmoon Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department is a not-for-profit organization located in the Town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County. The Department, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/11/06/halfmoon-hillcrest-volunteer-fire-department-financialFair Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activity (2014M-335)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of Department … receives all funds, prepares and makes all deposits, pays Department bills and performs all recordkeeping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/27/fair-haven-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activityVillage of Wappingers Falls – Board Oversight (2023M-70)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village … contractual agreements. Develop mitigating controls for the lack of segregation of financial duties. Key … policies and procedures to establish mitigating controls for the lack of segregation of financial duties, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/22/village-wappingers-falls-board-oversight-2023m-70West Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2023M-10)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Directors (Board) ensured that cash disbursements were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/06/02/west-webster-volunteer-firemens-association-inc-cashTown of Ticonderoga – Capital Project Management (2023M-38)
… Town officials did not: Monitor capital projects activity for eight projects reviewed, with Board-authorized budgets … monthly itemized capital project budget-to-actual reports for the Board. For example, budget modifications totaling $3.2 million were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-ticonderoga-capital-project-management-2023m-38Windsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… purchases and fuel inventory to help ensure fuel was used for District purposes and properly accounted for. Key Findings District officials did not have adequate … of fuel costing approximately $38,300 are not accounted for. Employees used District credit cards to purchase fuel, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133Village of Bemus Point – Clerk-Treasurer (2022M-38)
… deposit, record, report and disburse Village funds and was arrested in February 2021 and charged with grand larceny, … financial reports (AUDs) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. Key Recommendations Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/22/village-bemus-point-clerk-treasurer-2022m-38City of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… Development Agency (CPIDA) Board properly evaluated and awarded projects and monitored the performance of the businesses that received … with periodic PILOT payment reports and assess penalties for late payments. CPIDA officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectWheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… complete and accurate inventory records to safeguard unused information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings … a classroom and did not track or monitor who accessed the equipment. We also observed obsolete unused IT equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Trumansburg Central School District – Procurement (2022M-13)
… (District) officials procured goods and services in the best interest of the taxpayers. Key Findings District … always ensure that goods and services were procured in the best interest of the taxpayers. The Board of Education … District officials procured goods and services in the best interest of the taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/trumansburg-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-13Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… administrator (administrator) returned forfeited funds from the Health Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) and … forfeited funds totaling $25,701 to the District, as required. Because officials did not ensure the forfeited … agreement. Annually reconcile FSA and DCAP activity to calculate the amount of forfeited funds that should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planErie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… whether the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Board of Education (Board) and officials … Key Recommendations Adopt clear and comprehensive written payroll and personnel policies and procedures governing PTEs … action. … audit boces erie 1 parttime temporary employee payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollVillage of Savona – Board Oversight (2015M-328)
… was to examine the Board’s oversight of Village activities for the period June 1, 2013 through October 5, 2015. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year for the general and water funds totaled $551,715. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/10/21/village-savona-board-oversight-2015m-328Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… that goods and services were procured in the taxpayers’ best interests and may have missed opportunities to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56Town of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… Determine whether the Town of Coventry (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections … accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not record, deposit, remit or report all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180