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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Town … of Crown Point – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Essex County) The clerk did not remit real property taxes totaling nearly $1.4 million in 2017 and 2018 to the town supervisor or county treasurer each week, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… 29, 2015. Background The Town of Evans is located in Erie County. The Town, which has approximately 16,000 … The Board hired an accounting firm to assist the Board in preparing a written response to our 2012 audit and develop … that the firm adequately performed its duties as outlined in the contract. Significant interfund advances remain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-227)
… The Caledonia-Mumford Central School District is located in the Town of Le Roy in Genesee County, the Town of Caledonia in Livingston County … Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $17.1 million. Key Findings The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/21/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-227Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B17-6-8)
… in the Village’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Village of Suffern, … to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/20/village-suffern-budget-review-b17-6-8Village of Silver Creek – Capital Projects (2017M-31)
… The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s capital projects for the period June 1, 2015 through January … develop a long-term plan that evaluated the sewer or water capital projects’ financial impact on the annual operating … to the general fund. The Board did not approve water capital project change orders, which resulted in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/19/village-silver-creek-capital-projects-2017m-31Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling approximately $1.3 million to the Supervisor at least weekly and as required … approximately $2.8 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024 instead of paying three separate required payments … approximately $2.5 million in February, $132,877 in March and $107,896 in April. The Town Board (Board) did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes … approximately $1.1 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling $656,657 in February, $327,001 in March and $92,168 in April. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25PUC Achieve Charter School – Board Oversight (2016M-316)
… The PUC Achieve Charter School, located in the City of Rochester in Monroe County, is a public school financed by … local, State and federal resources that is not under the control of the local school board. The School, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/05/05/puc-achieve-charter-school-board-oversight-2016m-316Chautauqua Lake Central School District – Nonresident Tuition (2016M-7)
… the District’s nonresident tuition billing procedures for the period July 1, 2013 through November 19, 2015. … District is located in the Towns of Chautauqua, Ellery, North Harmony, Portland, Stockton and Westfield in Chautauqua … nonresident student was not billed for $14,438 in tuition costs. District officials also do not regularly review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/chautauqua-lake-central-school-district-nonresident-tuition-2016m-7Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Internal Controls Over Wire Transfers (2016M-183)
… audit was to review internal controls over the District’s wire transfer process for the period July 1, 2014 through … officials have not developed written procedures for wire transfers; there is also a lack of segregation of duties in the wire transfer process. Although the District has an agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-internal-controls-overCity of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City's proposed … 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the "Act"), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City's general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16Stamford Central School District – Fund Balances (2016M-106)
… Background The Stamford Central School District is located in the Towns of Stamford, Harpersfield, Kortright and Roxbury in Delaware County and the Towns of Jefferson and Gilboa in Schoharie County. The District, which operates one school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balances-2016m-106Town of Hempstead – Budgeting (2021M-169)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if the Town of Hempstead (Town) Board (Board) adopted … Determine if the Town of Hempstead Town Board Board adopted realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-hempstead-budgeting-2021m-169Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7Village of Quogue – Justice Court (2015M-18)
… our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2012 through February 28, 2014. … totaling $35,955 on deposit, of which only $8,550 was for current cases. Receipts were not deposited in a timely manner and all receipts were not accounted for. Monthly bank reconciliations were performed incorrectly, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/08/village-quogue-justice-court-2015m-18Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 … being underpaid $731. Leave time was not always accrued in accordance with employment contract (contract) or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick days and one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Town of Humphrey – Financial Management (2013M-116)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s budgeting practices for the period … the Board appropriates fund balance as a financing source to balance the budget. However, because the Town’s operations … where revenues exceeded expenditures due primarily to the underestimation of sales tax, fund balance was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/19/town-humphrey-financial-management-2013m-116Town of Coeymans – Financial Condition (2015M-184)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period … The Town’s budget format lacked necessary information to allow the Board to make informed decisions when estimating revenues and … The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/24/town-coeymans-financial-condition-2015m-184Opinion 97-22
… a dormitory. For purposes of this opinion, we will discuss only powers and duties of the college board of trustees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Tuckahoe Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … claims processing function that allow claims to be audited in a timely manner and in accordance with BOCES policy and state law. Skaneateles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0