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Alfred-Almond Central School District – Financial Software Access and Monitoring (2014M-371)
… 2014. Background The Alfred-Almond Central School District is located in the Towns of Alfred, Almond, Ward and West Almond within Alleghany County and the Towns of … for adding, deleting or modifying individual access right to the financial system. District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-software-access-andLily Dale Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-336)
… that an elected Executive Committee, consisting of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Chief, … accounts. Key Findings The Executive Committee generally does not provide adequate oversight of Company financial … monthly reports. For example, $4,045 for fundraising and soda sales was deposited on July 26, 2013, but not included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/lily-dale-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-over-financialOpinion 94-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Villages (continuation of service award program if fire department ceases to provide … Concerning the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (2021-F-3) 30-Day Response
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f3-response.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-65) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is complying with Executive Order 95, including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and useful.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s65-response.pdfComplaint Processing (2020-N-9)
To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has an appropriate and sufficiently documented basis for the complaints referred to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and other agencies and for truncated complaints, and if CCRB is conducting investigations in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20n9.pdfCybersecurity Month Cybersecurity Foundations
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual effort which aims to highlight emerging challenges that exist in the world of cybersecurity today and provide straightforward, actionable guidance to help create a safe and secure digital world. Learn about this year’s themes and other foundational IT contr
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-month-cybersecurity-foundations-10-3-22.pdfTechnology Transfer Program and Royalty Payments (2019-S-10)
To determine if the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Research Foundation) has taken the appropriate steps to protect the State University of New York’s (SUNY) interest in the transfer of technology and royalties received for intellectual property developed at SUNY campuses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s10.pdfMaternal Health (2022-S-25)
To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented recommendations with the goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State; and whether DOH is effectively monitoring related actions and outcomes to ensure rates of maternal mortality and morbidity are improving.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s25.pdfCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments (2022-N-2)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards (CPSS) unit has controls in place to ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are correctly matched with receivables and that agencies are appropriately advised ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22n2.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the bookkeeper. The supervisor did not provide detailed monthly financial reports to the board. Auditors found the … and misleading, which resulted in a 58% decrease in real property taxes. The board also adopted a 2021 budget with a $749,159 increase in the tax levy over the prior year and levied more taxes than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… and did not file required annual financial reports. As a result, the Town Board’s (Board’s) ability to monitor the Town’s financial … financial records and has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Town of Stanford – Former Comptroller’s Records and Reports (2022M-33)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the former Town Comptroller (Comptroller) adequately performed the financial recordkeeping and reporting duties required of this position. Key Findings The Comptroller did not adequately … Determine whether the former Town Comptroller Comptroller adequately performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-stanford-former-comptrollers-records-and-reports-2022m-33Randolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… inventory records but was unfamiliar with the requirements of, and did not comply with, the District’s capital asset policy. As a result, of the 90 capital assets with a total purchase cost of approximately $93,000 that we selected for review, four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-capital-asset-inventoryTown of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… fulfill their immediate capital needs and primarily issued debt to finance the capital expenditures they approved. As a result, over a ten-year period the Town’s outstanding debt more than doubled, from $9 million in 2002 to over $18 … financing to fund acquisitions, such as pay-as-you-go and use of reserve funds. Ensure that the long-term capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78Town of Webb Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … totaled $8.8 million. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s unrestricted fund balance was … balance has become excessive and District officials may have levied more taxes than necessary to sustain District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/town-webb-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-140Baldwinsville Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2022M-106)
… (District) officials safeguarded and accounted for fuel inventory. Key Findings District officials did not … establish controls to safeguard and accurately account for fuel inventory, and the responsibility for managing fuel inventories was not clearly assigned. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/14/baldwinsville-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2022m-106Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved … that claims we reviewed were adequately documented and for appropriate purposes. However, claims were not always … ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (2023M-65)
… workbooks as needed. Key Findings District officials did not maintain adequate inventory records and ordered excessive … inventory procedures. Evaluate available workbooks in storage before ordering workbooks for the next school … with our recommendations and indicated they will take and have taken corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/schenectady-city-school-district-math-workbook-inventory-2023m-65City of Utica – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2015M-219)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s parking violation operations for the period April 1, 2014 … established sufficient policies for pursuing collection of parking violations after a violation is more than 10 days … rates. Officials have not effectively segregated parking violation duties in the Department or implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/city-utica-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2015m-219