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Travel Advisory No. 17
… reimbursable. Therefore, employees are not entitled to a per diem meal allowance on a day they consumed a meal provided to … sites. In such circumstances, if the employee requests a per diem meal allowance on an expense report, the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesVillage of South Floral Park – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2021M-5)
… budgets, and the budgets presented were not in the proper form, as required. Inaccurate budgeting led to underestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/16/village-south-floral-park-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2021m-5Starpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… District (District) officials adequately secured access to the network and properly managed user permissions to the financial and student information applications. Key … District officials did not adequately secure access to the network or properly manage user permissions to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userLyndonville Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-144)
… procured goods and services and audited and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board and District … statutes and/or District policy and did not ensure claims were properly audited and approved prior to payment. … of the purchases we reviewed totaling $263,023. The claims auditor did not properly audit and approve 74 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/lyndonville-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022mMontauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two unknown individuals had an active network user account. IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Town of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… Determine whether the Town Supervisor Supervisor maintained complete accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… no reserve funds were established. The Town has nearly $605 million in outstanding debt, which is significantly more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-181)
… $321,554 are not properly accounted for by the ECA club. Properly appoint faculty auditors and ensure their … nine activity clubs as ECA clubs. Ensure that each club maintained a separate set of records from those of the … be maintained by the student activity treasurer for each club. District officials agreed with our recommendations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/brookhaven-comsewogue-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityKiantone Independent Fire Department, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-295)
… The Kiantone Independent Fire Department, Inc. is located in the Town of Kiantone, in Chautauqua County. The Department contracts with the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2013/12/13/kiantone-independent-fire-department-inc-internal-controlsValley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District – Purchasing (2016M-204)
… July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. Background The Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District is located in the Village of Valley Stream, Nassau County. The District, which operates … Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District Purchasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/valley-stream-thirteen-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2016m-204Wayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… As a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are entitled. 24 of the 26 restitution orders … delinquent restitution totaling $7,767 were not reported to the court, as required. 16 outstanding restitution checks … up on and officials did not always make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. In addition, officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6Village of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund; balances ranged between $839,530 and … was $509,000 while the Village had over $1.1 million in surplus funds available at the end of 2022-23 to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
… whether Washington-Saratoga-Warren- Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured meals and refreshments (meals) provided at BOCES meetings and events (meetings) were … whether WashingtonSaratogaWarrenHamiltonEssex Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES officials ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-cooperative-educational-servicesCrown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29)
… operations. As a result, the Board cannot assure taxpayers and other interested parties that the District’s financial operations are adequately accounted for and reported. For the 24 months reviewed, the Board did not receive Treasurer’s reports of collection and disbursement details for three months; cash balances for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/31/crown-point-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-29City of New Rochelle – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-38)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether City of New Rochelle (City) officials could take additional steps to … Assess whether City of New Rochelle City officials could take additional steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-new-rochelle-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-38Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… least one van accessible parking space and an accessible route with openings in the pavement no larger than one half … parking spaces with marked access aisles and an accessible route to the main entrance with an even surface. Four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… Penn Yan (Village) officials properly approved, monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) … been unnecessarily burdened with unneeded overtime costs and higher pension costs associated with pensionable overtime … costs totaling $338,108, which annually ranged between 28 and 32 percent of the total wages paid of approximately $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Port Ewen Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire … Determine whether the Port Ewen Fire Districts District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… surplus fund balance from 19 percent at June 30, 2015 to 8 percent as of June 30, 2023, they consistently … Recommendations Continue reducing surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Adopt budgets that … of appropriations and fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. In addition, the 2022 AFR was inaccurate. Provide the Board with records for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80