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High Falls Water District – Water Fees (2015M-153)
… Background The High Falls Water District, which is located in the Ulster County Towns of Marbletown and Rosendale, was … manually enters readings from an electronic meter reader in the water billing system and generates bills without … has not been approved by the Boards and was not charged in the billing quarter that unpaid balances were relevied. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/11/13/high-falls-water-district-water-fees-2015m-153Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… a policy or develop procedures to govern the level of fund balance maintained. The Board had not developed accurate … has retained excessive amounts of unexpended surplus fund balance. Key Recommendations Adopt a policy and develop … estimates of anticipated revenues, expenditures and fund balance available for appropriation. Develop long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Village of Penn Yan – Water Operations (2013M-104)
… 11, 2012. Background The Village of Penn Yan is located in Yates County, and has a population of approximately 5,200. … unknown future capital costs, and is holding this money in a reserve that was not legally created. Key … be needed for future capital projects and place the funds in a lawfully established reserve fund … Village of Penn Yan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-penn-yan-water-operations-2013m-104Village of Nichols – Financial Condition (2013M-50)
… funded mainly from real property taxes, State aid and non-property tax distributions. Key Findings We found … expenditures of $89,500 for increased water costs and major flood damage. Because the Village has a very small … of this magnitude other than to hope that it might get some revenue source, like Federal or State aid, if there was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/07/village-nichols-financial-condition-2013m-50North Shore Public Library – Financial Condition (2013M-344)
… Central School District and all of the Rocky Point Union Free School District and serves approximately 28,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/28/north-shore-public-library-financial-condition-2013m-344East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to … to receive textbooks. The District did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District's response letter. … Determine if District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolTown of Saranac – Payroll (2014M-289)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Town officials established effective internal … cabinet in the Secretary’s office and was accessible to other Town employees. Key Recommendations Adopt … policies and procedures that incorporate the duties to be completed and records to be maintained for processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/12/05/town-saranac-payroll-2014m-289Village of Millport – Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2016M-256)
… 17, 2015. Background The Village of Millport is located in the Town of Veteran in Chemung County. The Village, which is governed by an … record and report Village financial transactions in a timely manner. The Board did not annually perform or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/19/village-millport-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2016m-256Town of Afton – Budgeting Practices (2013M-304)
… The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board comprising the Town Supervisor and four council members. The Town’s 2013 budget appropriations were $956,000. … for larger expenditures, but they also did not consider historical information while preparing the budget for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/20/town-afton-budgeting-practices-2013m-304Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… The County’s budgeted expenditures totaled $186 million in 2012. The DPW operating budget was $20.6 million for the … While the County does not have a written plan in place, it has implemented practices that have served to … The County has reduced the number of deficient bridges in recent years, primarily by replacing and completely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… effectively managed the financial condition of the water and sewer districts by reasonably estimating budgets and … sewer districts had deficit fund balances ranging from $13,620 to $113,900 as of December 31, 2018. These deficit … estimates and monitor the budgets throughout the year. Develop a plan to address the negative fund balances in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… the levy growth rate dips below 2 percent, school district and municipal officials need to be fiscally cautious and examine where they can limit spending to stay under the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentTupper Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-151)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … relied on significant amounts of appropriated fund balance to finance operations. The Board did not adopt a policy … level of unassigned fund balance that should be maintained to prepare for any unanticipated expenditures and/or revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/tupper-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-151Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… not audit claims before payment to ensure that claims were for appropriate Village purposes, accurate, and adequately … In addition: One vendor was potentially overpaid $36,905 for snow plowing services due to the vendor’s use of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Regional Transportation Authority’s discretionary spending complied with its guidelines and was reasonable, … adequately address potentially questionable discretionary spending, including definitions of costs and necessary … Park City Authority: Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending (2012-S-158) State University Construction Fund: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Liverpool Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … how user access rights should be established or modified. In addition, the purchasing agent has access to parts of the … of compensation and benefits provided to employees. In addition, many duties within the payroll process have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… Employees Agency PaySR users with access to create and/or run PS Queries. Effective Date Immediately Background … Payroll Users Group, has designed new generic queries and added them to the public query section of PS Query. … to PS Query, security and passwords should be directed to your agency's security coordinator. Other questions may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State’s executive agencies spend between $100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Manhasset Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-15)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 20 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/manhasset-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-15Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 45 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 37 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12