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West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Account Controls (2023M-9)
… addressing key network user access controls, such as user account management, password security and user account controls. Disable 60 of the District’s enabled … Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive network user account policies and procedures addressing securing user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-user-accountStamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… report here - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Stamford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199Town of Stratford – Supervisor’s Records (2013M-11)
… for the highway fund which were funded primarily by sales tax, real property taxes, and State aid. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/15/town-stratford-supervisors-records-2013m-11X.7.B Local Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… and for which a revenue contract reviewed by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is not required. (Refer to … Agreements for this Guide for additional guidance on revenue contracts that require OSC review.) For example, the Department of Agriculture and Markets should set up as Local Customers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7b-local-customersTown of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… Key Findings The Board was not fully transparent in planning and could have improved its monitoring of the … and financing sources. Fully define the Project scope. For example, a planned highway department office suite was … change order, which should have been competitively bid in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law …
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
… is accurate. The board did not ensure payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) were billed and paid in accordance with … $18,900 and another business was overbilled $873. Town of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (Wyoming … DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state …
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
… must submit an AP Voucher charging the appropriate account code for the expenditure made. See Chapter IV, … and Chapter XII, Section 6.L – Replenishing an Advance Account of this Guide for further information. It is not appropriate to use the advance account codes (59001-59005) on a cash advance reimbursement …
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 Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s processes for claims … January 1, 2011, to August 28, 2012. Background The Town of Olive is located in Ulster County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-olive-claims-processing-and-information-technology-2012m-223Conclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… that a careful review of claims will occur before public funds are disbursed. As the old saying goes, "the buck stops …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionTown of Livonia – Justice Court (2015M-76)
… March 17, 2015. Background The Town of Livonia is located in Livingston County and has a population of approximately … not remit more than $151,000 collected to the Supervisor in a timely manner. Neither the Justices nor the Court clerk … so that appropriate action can be taken to enforce payment in a timely manner. Annually audit the Justices’ books and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/07/24/town-livonia-justice-court-2015m-76Village of Westhampton Beach – Internal Controls Over Information Technology (2013M-173)
… over information technology (IT) for the period of June 1, 2011, to April 30, 2013. Background The Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-westhampton-beach-internal-controls-over-information-technology-2013m-173Town of Genesee Falls – Fiscal Stress (2013M-146)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial … through May 7, 2013. Background The Town of Genesee Falls is located in Wyoming County and serves approximately 440 residents. The elected Town Board is the legislative body responsible for managing Town …
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)
… water and sewer rents for the period January 1, 2010, to March 15, 2013. Background The Village of Albion is located … not properly segregate the duties of the water clerk. As a result, the water clerk billed, collected, recorded, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/21/village-albion-water-and-sewer-rents-2013m-108Village of Canton – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2021M-101)
… 2012 audit of the Village. The same Clerk-Treasurer was in office for both audits. We found: The accounting records were not complete, accurate and reliable, in part because the Board did not develop policies and … bank reconciliations were not performed and total cash in the accounting records was overstated by about $142,500 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/24/village-canton-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2021m-101State 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-auditsPort Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… the 4 percent statutory limit by 26 percentage points or $20.4 million. We project that the District will generate … a result, officials did not present the District’s budget or fund balance in a transparent manner. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Sharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… appropriations and appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-16-4)
… liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general and water funds as of May 31, 2005. Local Finance Law Section … the local government is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … results of our review, we found the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/07/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-16-4Wayne County Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-1)
The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 2018 through October 31 2021
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/02/18/wayne-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-1City of Yonkers – Separation Payments and Health Insurance Buyouts of Yonkers City School District Employees (2024M-36)
… buyouts in accordance with contractual agreements. Of the 46 separation payments we reviewed totaling $451,298, … errors totaling $1,629. One former employee, as well as the estates of three former employees may have been entitled … payments totaling $23,937 that they did not receive. Of the 30 health insurance buyout payments we reviewed totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/07/26/city-yonkers-separation-payments-and-health-insurance-buyouts-yonkers-city-school