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Use of Vendor-Supported Technology
… Objective To determine whether the Niagara Frontier Transportation … Authority (NFTA) was complying with requirements to maintain its systems at vendor-supported levels. The audit … To determine whether the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority was complying with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/12/use-vendor-supported-technologyMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services
… provides the force needed to deliver air to the lungs in a patient whose ability to breathe is diminished or lost. … ventilation services. Key Finding We identified $975,795 in overpayments on 32 inpatient claims that reported 96 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-servicesContract Advisory No. 25
… Subject : Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS) Guidance : The … State Comptroller's Bureau of Contracts (BOC) launched the Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS) 5/9/2017. EDSS … Records and CRERs should be submitted to BOC through the Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS). No other form …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/25-electronic-documents-submission-system-edssIntroduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… expenses. Some examples of our audit findings in this area include: 1 A lack of travel policies and inadequate … governing board approval before attending conferences. Alcohol purchased with taxpayer dollars. Payment of spousal … a lack of verifying mileage claims. All references in this guide to "employees" should be interpreted to mean both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionTuckahoe Common School District – Purchasing (2013M-158)
… Background The Tuckahoe Common School District is located in Suffolk County in the Town of Southampton. The District is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/08/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2013m-158Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… totaling $10.5 million that related to the processing of bank transfers, payroll, real property taxes and cash receipts and disbursements. Perform bank reconciliations in an accurate or timely manner, … between general ledger cash balances and adjusted bank balances to remain unidentified and unresolved. As of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Alden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… School District (District) officials properly managed fuel operations. Key Findings District officials did not properly manage fuel operations. Specifically, the Superintendent of Schools … clear written guidance or provide adequate oversight of fuel management including: verifying the quantity of fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90Galen-Clyde Joint Fire District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-329)
… security vulnerabilities within the District’s network and public website for the period January 1, 2013 through October … from the Town of Galen and the Village of Clyde, located in Wayne County. The District, which is governed by an … Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures to assist in budgetary control, including Board review of budget status …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/21/galen-clyde-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-and-information-technologyVillage of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and Reported the results of the … financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 4-408, Ensure the … were prepared and filed with OSC, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30, or Report the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Village of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… l Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board … for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023 was not presented to the Board until March 2024, more than nine months after … 30. Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public, as required by GML Section 30 and New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Main-Transit Fire Department – Credit Cards (2024M-77)
… voucher packets had adequate supporting documentation to confirm the expenses were appropriate. As a result, 273 … receipts. For example, a credit card statement had three automatic payment transactions totaling $1,125 for cable … For example, two gift cards totaling $1,200 and a smart watch for $350 were purchased as gifts. No invoice or receipt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-credit-cards-2024m-77-0Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Paris, in Oneida County. The District is governed by a five-member … annual financial report (AUD) was prepared and filed in a timely manner or that an annual audit of the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-243)
… accounting records were audited on an annual basis by a CPA, as is required by the Department bylaws. Key … financial records and reports. Contract annually with a CPA to audit the Treasurer’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/crystal-beach-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsVillage of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency – Board Governance (2015M-196)
… through March 12, 2015. Background The Village of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency is an independent public benefit … corporation that was established to plan and undertake urban renewal projects in the Village of Fairport. The Agency … Village of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency Board Governance 2015M196 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/miscellaneous/2016/03/31/village-fairport-urban-renewal-agency-board-governance-2015m-196Village of Dannemora – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-7)
… of duties over the cash receipts process and the Board does not provide additional oversight to mitigate this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-dannemora-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-7Village of Fairport Industrial Development Agency – Board Governance (2015M-195)
… benefit corporation which offers assistance, including commercial loans and exemptions from certain taxes, to … to the affected taxing jurisdictions. The Agency made commercial loans of its own money without statutory … consistent with statutory requirements. Cease making commercial loans directly. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/03/31/village-fairport-industrial-development-agency-boardPember Library and Museum – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2013M-285)
… 2011 through April 26, 2013. Background The Pember Library and Museum is located in the Village of Granville. The … An accounting firm prepares the accounting records, and the Executive Director provides the Board with financial … Board did not adopt a budget for the fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, as required by the by-laws, and did not monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/03/pember-library-and-museum-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-285Rombout Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2017M-88)
… the District’s internal controls over financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through September 8, 2016. … Fire Commissioners. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2017 total approximately $1.1 million. Key Findings The Board engaged professional service providers for managing various facets of the District’s Length of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/07/28/rombout-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-activities-2017m-88Town of Ellery – Justice Court (2014M-269)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Justice Court’s financial activity for the … processes with minimal oversight, which allowed her to manipulate the financial records and apparently … records since July 2011. Key Recommendations Take action to recover any moneys due to the Town or the State and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/06/town-ellery-justice-court-2014m-269State Agencies Bulletin No. 1660
… As a result of the 06/27/18 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Agency Shop Fee deductions must be … affected. OSC Actions OSC is currently programming changes in PayServ to prevent agency shop fees from being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1660-agency-shop-fees