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Willsboro Fire District – Financial Controls (2014M-156)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District’s controls were adequate to … March 31, 2014. Background The Willsboro Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … the Town of Willsboro and the County of Essex, in which it is located. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/25/willsboro-fire-district-financial-controls-2014m-156Spencer Volunteer Fire Company – Apparent Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-114)
… March 1, 2006 through January 31, 2015. Background The Spencer Volunteer Fire Company is located in the Village of Spencer, Tioga County, and is associated with the Village … provides fire protection for the Village and the Town of Spencer, is governed by a three-member Board of Trustees. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/10/09/spencer-volunteer-fire-company-apparent-misappropriation-fundsMargaretville Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-172)
… March 26, 2014. Background The Margaretville Volunteer Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the … Department is affiliated with the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District (District) and provides fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/26/margaretville-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsLake Ronkonkoma Fire District – Bidding and Treasurer’s Office (2015M-9)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, in … within the Treasurer’s office were adequately segregated and did not implement compensating controls. Key … Ensure that purchases are made in accordance with statute and the District’s procurement policy. Establish and enforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/05/lake-ronkonkoma-fire-district-bidding-and-treasurers-office-2015m-9Essex Fire District No. 2 – Cash Disbursements (2015M-167)
… of the State, separate and distinct from the Town of Essex in Essex County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/10/30/essex-fire-district-no-2-cash-disbursements-2015m-167Seneca County – Water and Sewer Operations (2017M-4)
… was to assess the County’s water and sewer operations for the period January 1, 2015 through November 1, 2016. … Board of Supervisors. Water district appropriations for 2016 were $571,784 and the combined sewer districts’ … service providers. The Board did not analyze user rates for either sewer district to ensure the rates were adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/06/02/seneca-county-water-and-sewer-operations-2017m-4Town of Alexandria - Justice Court Time and Attendance and Court Operations (2017M-284)
… Determine whether the Court Clerk (Clerk) reported hours on her Town of Alexandria (Town) time sheets that coincided … review and approval. The Clerk reported 405 hours on her Town time sheets totaling $5,868 that coincided with … Clerk claimed 112 hours of sick leave at a cost of $1,795 on her Town time sheets on days that she also reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/10/23/town-alexandria-justice-court-time-and-attendance-and-court-operationsState Police Bulletin No. SP-110
… . Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining Units 07, 17 and 18 represented by Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in Bargaining Unit 62 represented by New York … cap of $5,000.00. This results in a biweekly cap of $37.00 and an annual cap for the deduction of $962.00. OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-110-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insuranceBloomingburg Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-42)
… duties or implement sufficient compensating controls. The Treasurer performs all aspects of the cash disbursements … the checks; and preparing the bank reconciliations. The Treasurer also is responsible for performing online bank transfers. The Treasurer performs all of these duties without sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/bloomingburg-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialChemung County Probation Department – Collections and Disbursements (2016M-10)
… Department’s collections and disbursements processes for the period January 1, 2014 through September 18, 2015. … probationers in the community and is the designated agency for the collection of court-ordered restitution, surcharges and administrative fees for probation and nonprobation cases. Key Findings Due to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/10/chemung-county-probation-department-collections-and-disbursements-2016m-10Chautauqua County – Investments and Payroll (2016M-147)
… are made in the County’s best interests and are in compliance with adopted policies and GML. Consult with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/12/23/chautauqua-county-investments-and-payroll-2016m-147Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… a $200,000 BAN to finance project costs for a town park comfort station and deposited the proceeds into the general … only when it is needed to fund project costs. Transfer comfort station BAN proceeds improperly deposited in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161City of Utica – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2015M-219)
… set a benchmark for collection rates. Officials have not effectively segregated parking violation duties in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/city-utica-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2015m-219Accounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… of acceptance, receivers must enter receipts in SFS for purchases from preferred sources, centralized contracts, … contracts and, with limited exceptions, open market purchases. This requirement applies to purchases where the agency issued a purchase order and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9Village 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-328Trumansburg Central School District – Procurement (2022M-13)
… District (District) officials procured goods and services in the best interest of the taxpayers. Key Findings District … not always ensure that goods and services were procured in the best interest of the taxpayers. The Board of Education … District 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-13Bethpage Public Library – Procurement (2019M-219)
… competitive quotations or consider competitive bidding for 36 of 46 claims reviewed totaling $104,572. The Director … quotes to the Board and did not properly seek competition for certain contracts, including contracts totaling $44,864 … close personal ties. Officials did not seek competition for two of five professional service providers who were paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/06/04/bethpage-public-library-procurement-2019m-219Town of Grafton – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2013M-133)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Grafton is located in Rensselaer County. An elected five-member Town Board, … did not ensure that detailed claims audit procedures were in place to enable it to perform a proper and thorough audit … thorough and timely audits are conducted, that each claim approved is a legitimate Town expenditure, and that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/30/town-grafton-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2013m-133Town of Ellicott – Fiscal Stress (2013M-269)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2010, to July 20, 2013. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-ellicott-fiscal-stress-2013m-269Village of Delhi – Financial Condition (2013M-110)
… balances remained high while the Village’s real property tax levy continued to increase slightly by 7 percent from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-delhi-financial-condition-2013m-110