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Town of Genesee Falls – Fiscal Stress (2013M-146)
… 7, 2013. Background The Town of Genesee Falls is located in Wyoming County and serves approximately 440 residents. The … The highway fund’s financial condition has diminished in recent years because of revenue shortfalls, and the Board … fund balance declined from $83,179 at January 1, 2011 to a deficit of $38,059 at December 31, 2012. The general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/12/town-genesee-falls-fiscal-stress-2013m-146Village of Albion – Water and Sewer Rents (2013M-108)
… receipts to provide accountability for set-up fees paid by new customers. Key Recommendations Segregate the water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/21/village-albion-water-and-sewer-rents-2013m-108Conclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… saying goes, "the buck stops here;" nothing could be more true when an improper or poorly documented claim is rejected, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionTown of Livonia – Justice Court (2015M-76)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 … $40,300. Key Findings The Justices did not require the clerk to perform monthly bank reconciliations or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/07/24/town-livonia-justice-court-2015m-76State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… requirements when presenting and adopting budgets for 2013-14 through 2018-19. Auditors determined the board … properly managed. Officials did not establish a process for staying current on water system cybersecurity threats. … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsStamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… 11 reserves were not reasonably funded, or used to pay related expenditures, during the last three fiscal years. For example, the retirement contributions for employees reserve balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199X.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Customers. For example, a Local Customer may be a subsidiary of a Centralized Corporate Customer and does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersTown of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… and financing sources. Fully define the Project scope. For example, a planned highway department office suite was … Law (GML). Obtain an RFP and written/fax proposal for two other change orders totaling $43,115, which violated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another … was overbilled $873. Town of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (Wyoming County) The payments town … used public funds to make donations or impermissible gifts totaling $47,400 to various local community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsVII.10.E Cash Advance Reimbursement – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… All cash advance accounts must only be reimbursed for appropriate, allowable and documented State expenses. … cash advance accounts are required at least once a month. For reimbursements other than a salary advance, agencies must … submit an AP Voucher charging the appropriate account code for the expenditure made. See Chapter IV, Section 1– …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10e-cash-advance-reimbursementTown of Olive – Claims Processing and Information Technology (2012M-223)
… purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s processes for claims auditing and internal control over information technology (IT) for the period January 1, 2011, to August 28, 2012. … year, the Town’s operating expenditures were $2,025,921 for the general fund and $1,694,561 for the highway fund. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-olive-claims-processing-and-information-technology-2012m-223Village of Canton – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2021M-101)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Canton (Village) Clerk-Treasurer maintained complete, … of May 31, 2020, the Village’s pooled cash accounts were out of balance by $942,592. Proper bank reconciliations were … the Village’s financial affairs and financial condition is inhibited. Key Recommendations Maintain proper accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/24/village-canton-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2021m-101V.3.G Product Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… will require Product codes on the transaction. For a list of Miscellaneous Receipts account codes that require Product … codes refer to Chapter IV.3.B - Miscellaneous Receipts of this Guide . Product values are captured under the SHARE … have migrated to the SFS. More information, including the COA Tree List, can be found in SFSSecure . To add or modify a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3g-product-codeVillage of Walton – Bio-Digester Capital Plan (2016M-378)
… Empire State Development for a $1.5 million grant based on the original project scope and design. At the conclusion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-walton-bio-digester-capital-plan-2016m-378Town of Bombay – Justice Court Operations (2015M-208)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s … 2015. Background The Town of Bombay is located in Franklin County and has a population of approximately 1,360. The Town … cash receipts, and did not compare manual cash receipt records to the bank deposits. Accurate and complete bail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-bombay-justice-court-operations-2015m-208Campbell-Savona Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-42)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through January 31, 2015. … 890 students. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year are $23.4 million. Key Findings … appropriations when they prepared and adopted budgets for the last three fiscal years, even though this poor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/05/06/campbell-savona-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-42Genesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate reserve … and internal controls over extra-classroom activities for the period July 1, 2012 through February 4, 2014. Background … a comprehensive policy for establishing and using reserve funds that identifies its intentions for each reserve, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … following an unexpected IT disruption or disaster. As a result, District officials have an increased risk they may not recover data and resume essential operations in a timely manner. 40 of the 115 enabled nonstudent network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127Belfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… Background The Belfast Central School District is located in the Towns of Allen, Angelica, Belfast, Caneadea and New Hudson in Allegany County. The District, which operates one school … $9.1 million. Key Findings Although the Board has adopted a procurement policy that requires competition for purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… in the Towns of Gorham, Hopewell and Seneca in Ontario County and the Towns of Benton, Italy, Jerusalem, Middlesex … students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal … but this plan does not include information related to funding and maintaining the individual reserve funds; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177