Search
Town of Forestport – Financial Management (2013M-184)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Forestport is located in Oneida County and has approximately 1,500 residents. The … revenues. As a result, at the end of 2012, fund balance in the general fund had increased to $741,000 or 67 percent … and sewer districts were not properly funded, resulting in the general fund having to make interfund loans to these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-forestport-financial-management-2013m-184Town of Middlebury – Purchasing (2013M-212)
… 19, 2013. Background The Town of Middlebury is located in Wyoming County and serves a population of approximately … the highway fund. Key Findings We tested purchases made in 2012 from five vendors totaling $100,943 for compliance … noted that the Town could have saved approximately $1,167 in 2012 had the fuel been purchased from the State contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-middlebury-purchasing-2013m-212Lockport Housing Authority – Executive Director’s Compensation (2015M-329)
… 2015. Background The Lockport Housing Authority is located in the City of Lockport in Niagara County. The Authority was established pursuant the … York State Public Housing Law and operates six properties in the City of Lockport, providing a total of 352 housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/06/lockport-housing-authority-executive-directors-compensation-2015m-329Town of Dannemora – Town Hall/Highway Garage Capital Project (2013M-230)
… May 31, 2013. Background The Town of Dannemora is located in Clinton County. The Town is governed by an elected … appropriations were approximately $2 million. Key Finding In 2008, the Town Board approved a five-year capital plan to … at an estimated cost of $602,620. Construction began in the spring of 2010. Between 2009 and 2013, the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/13/town-dannemora-town-hallhighway-garage-capital-project-2013m-230Village of Shoreham – Board Oversight and Justice Court (2017M-152)
… 30, 2016. Background The Village of Shoreham is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County and has approximately 515 residents. The … and one part-time Court clerk that collected $3,435 in fines and fees during our audit period. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/09/village-shoreham-board-oversight-and-justice-court-2017m-152City of Lockport – Fiscal Stress (2013M-330)
… 9, 2013. Background The City of Lockport is located in Niagara County, is approximately 8.4 square miles and … We estimate that the City will realize operating deficits in the general fund ($1.5 million), water fund ($275,000), … because City officials did not include realistic estimates in the 2013 adopted budget. The City’s December 31, 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/12/20/city-lockport-fiscal-stress-2013m-330State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… fund balance for operations. The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit … $1.75 million, or 12.8 percent of the next year’s budget. In addition, district officials have not developed a … Officials also did not implement the recommendations in a prior audit released in March 2016. This audit contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… ensure that annual project status reports were submitted in a timely manner. In addition, the board did not ensure annual assessments of … and do not maintain an inventory of software or data. In addition, town employees were not provided with IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… manage the town’s financial condition, which resulted in the town-wide general fund having unassigned fund balance … December 31, 2019, or 79 percent of actual expenditures. In addition, the board did not develop multiyear financial … did not maintain up-to-date records and reports. In addition, the town supervisor did not make deposits and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1275
… System (PFRS). Affected Employees Members of PFRS in Tiers 3, 5 and 6 Background An Internal Revenue Service … 2013 states mandatory contributions made by PFRS members in Tier 3, 5 and 6 be deducted from their earnings before the … (PAF ARBTX). OSC will automatically convert all employees in the payroll system registered in Tiers 3, 5 and 6 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1275-new-deduction-code-616-paf-retirement-tax-paf-btx-and-new-deductionXI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Development (DED) will publish grant opportunities in the Contract Reporter. In addition, publication of grant opportunities in the State Register will also constitute “substantial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesEast Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition: The District had 250 unneeded network user … and Operations had excessive administrative permissions in the financial software, which allowed them to potentially … Officials paid BOCES $539,644 for IT services in 2020-21 without defining roles and responsibilities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… Large unreconciled accounts receivable variances remained in the accounting records throughout our scope period . As of January 31, 2022, the accounts receivable balances in the accounting system were $634,570 more than the balances in the collection system. The Controller did not periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203New York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… The New York Mills Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Whitestown and New Hartford in Oneida County. The District, which operates one school … appropriated an average of approximately $1.4 million in fund balance annually, which was not needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107York Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-295)
… Background The York Central School District is located in the Towns of Leicester and York in Livingston County and the Town of Perry in Wyoming County. The District, which operates two schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/york-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-295Livonia Central School District – Software Management (2016M-293)
… Background The Livonia Central School District is located in the Towns of Avon, Conesus, Geneseo, Groveland, Lima, Livonia and Springwater in Livingston County and the Town of Canadice in Ontario County. The District, which operates three schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/livonia-central-school-district-software-management-2016m-293Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… by making inappropriate automated teller machine (ATM) and in-bank withdrawals, writing unauthorized checks to herself … collections to deposits. The former Treasurer was arrested in July 2023 and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree in November 2023. She was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their procurement responsibilities. As a result, $827,000 or 41 percent of the $2 million in procurements we reviewed were made without competitive procurement methods. In addition, because Board members were not familiar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56North Country Community College – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-354)
… Background North Country Community College is located in Essex County and is governed by the Board of Trustees, … Findings The Bursar’s Office did not grant tuition waivers in accordance with the provisions of the College’s collective bargaining agreements, resulting in $54,364 in waivers being granted to ineligible individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/28/north-country-community-college-internal-controls-over-selected