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Town of Moreau – Budgeting and Multiyear Planning (2017M-185)
… March 31, 2017. Background The Town of Moreau is located in Saratoga County, and the Village of South Glens Falls is … 2, 3, 4 and 5. Key Recommendations Develop budgets based on realistic estimates of revenues and appropriations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/13/town-moreau-budgeting-and-multiyear-planning-2017m-185Galway Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2017M-267)
… The District’s unrestricted fund balance at the end of 2016-17 was approximately $2.5 million or 11.7 percent of the ensuing year’s budgeted appropriations, exceeding the … reduce District property taxes. Discontinue the practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed or used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/galway-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2017m-267Village of Margaretville - Fiscal Management (2018M-78)
… appropriations, resulting in general fund surpluses. As a result, the Town did not need all of the appropriated fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/17/village-margaretville-fiscal-management-2018m-78State Agencies Bulletin No. 752
… Purpose To notify agencies of AC 230 (Report of Check Returned for … and deadlines. Procedures for Returning Paychecks Pursuant to the instructions on the AC 230, agencies must not return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/752-year-end-procedures-and-deadlines-processing-returned-paychecks-ac-230North Warren Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-197)
… through May 31, 2017. Background The North Warren Central School District is located in Warren and Essex counties. The … are necessary and reasonable. … North Warren Central School District Financial Condition Management 2017M197 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/12/north-warren-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017mPlattsburgh City School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-74)
… District had established effective internal controls over payroll for the period July 1, 2011, to December 31, 2012. … Board of Education which comprises nine elected members. Payroll and associated employee benefit costs represent a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/plattsburgh-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013m-74Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-23
… for Submitting a Transaction Open the Gen Deduction CD (Agency) panel Path Name - Start - Compensate Employees - Maintain Payroll Data U.S. - Use - Gen Deduction CD (Agency) - Update /Display All Enter the EmplID. Select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-23-voluntary-insurance-program-certain-employees-unified-courtSUNY Bulletin No. SU-110
… SBU for unclassified employees. Same calculation as for SOU but must be done manually . SOU Standby OT Unclassified Standby that must be submitted … .01955 of the Standby rate times the number submitted as SOU . Questions Questions about Standby payment processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-110-review-standby-pay-eligible-employees-represented-unitedAccounts Payable Advisory No. 23
… XII, Section 5.K - Federally Reportable Payments Guidance: Online Business Unit OSC has identified multiple vendors whose payments from online Business Units should not have been coded as reportable to the IRS. As a reminder, when online Business Units process any voucher for payments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/23-properly-coding-vouchers-withholdingWynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… Officials did not: Develop clear guidance in procedures to seek competition for purchasing goods and services that were not required to be competitively bid. Follow the District’s purchasing … Key Recommendations Ensure procedures are updated to define clear expectations for procuring goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-4)
… (NYSED). When tested, the average wireless Internet download speed was 134 Mbps and the average ethernet cable Internet download speed was 706 Mbps. The District’s contracted … bandwidth totaled 1.0 Gigabits per second (Gbps) for Internet service. Overall, of the 33 teachers surveyed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Scarsdale Union Free School District – Overtime (2022M-105)
… than necessary. Officials: Overpaid 20 employees a total of $11,961 for overtime. Paid 20 employees overtime totaling … services. With appropriate scheduling, over $155,516 of these overtime payments could have been avoided or … Implement procedures for supervisory review of hours worked to ensure the accuracy of overtime charges. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-overtime-2022m-105Town of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Centerville (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly recorded, … and reported all tax collections, she did not always record dates of receipts or deposit or remit payments timely. The Clerk did not: Properly record dates of collections for Clerk fees on 21 of 29 daily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… accurately accrued and accounted for compensatory (comp) time. Key Findings Town officials did not ensure comp time hours were accurately accrued and accounted for. As a … officials do not have adequate assurance that all comp time is appropriately earned, accurately recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Town of Phelps – Financial Management (2015M-70)
… The Town of Phelps is located in Ontario County and has a population of approximately 7,000. The Town is governed by … the District has four reserve funds, the purpose and funding levels of the reserves have not been established. The … budgeting process. Develop formal plans for establishing, funding and using reserves. Develop a multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-phelps-financial-management-2015m-70Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… unassigned fund balance to comply with the statutory limit in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. Develop and … revenues, expenditures and unassigned fund balance based on historical data and known trends. Discontinue the practice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-242)
… officials and the claims auditor could improve the audit of claims. We found: Of the 50 claims totaling $528,778 we reviewed multiple claims, such as lack of itemized receipts or invoices and no evidence of bids or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/windham-ashland-jewett-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mTown of Bennington - Financial Management (2019M-249)
… during our audit period and incurred operating deficits in two of the past three years (2016 and 2017). The Board did … to actual reports and past trends to develop budgets based on prior actual results and expected future changes. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-bennington-financial-management-2019m-249Village of Port Chester - Dual Employment (2018M-91)
Determine whether certain fulltime Village employees who simultaneously worked another fulltime municipal job worked the hours the Village compensated them fo
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/12/village-port-chester-dual-employment-2018m-91Ridge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal Duties (2021M-165)
… and could not explain why the bank balances presented on the Treasurer’s reports for three consecutive months … were not always accurate or timely, resulting in a $10,244 discrepancy between the District’s accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/01/21/ridge-fire-district-board-oversight-treasurers-fiscal-duties-2021m-165