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Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town … Key Findings One Board member is the president and owner of a welding company which provided repair work to the Town, … $8,571, during our audit period. As president and owner of the welding company, the Board member had a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Town of Liberty – Justice Court Operations (2016M-336)
… our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through July 22, 2016. … who oversee Court operations. The Court’s revenues for 2015 were $278,000. Key Findings The Justices allow the … reported as paid or referred to the DMV Scofflaw program for enforcement, and document such review was performed. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-liberty-justice-court-operations-2016m-336Town of North Greenbush – Town Clerk (2017M-132)
… Key Findings The Clerk did not record, deposit, disburse or report all money collected in a timely and accurate … manner. Collections were not deposited in a timely manner or intact. As of December 31, 2015, more than $16,000 in cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/15/town-north-greenbush-town-clerk-2017m-132Penn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. As a result, we identified 1,094 unneeded user accounts and six … with unnecessary administrator permissions. Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with the District’s … provider’s responsibilities and services to be provided. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79County of Rockland - Budget Review (B19-6-9)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Countys proposed budget for the 2020 fiscal year are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/08/county-rockland-budget-review-b19-6-9Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… were granted to individuals who did not need these rights. In two instances, officials did not know why the users had … and the Board did not establish a disaster recovery plan. In addition, sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115IX.12.A Key Provisions – IX. Federal Grants
… disbursements to states; States must draw federal funds in amounts necessary to fund only “actual immediate cash needs;” Federal cash which is transferred by the Federal Government to state primary government agencies (i.e., not public authorities or local governments) will be subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12a-key-provisionsWhite Plains City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2014M-240)
… audit was to review the District’s process and procedures for procurement of professional services for the period July 1, 2012 through April 30, 2014. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $193 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/31/white-plains-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2014mEvergreen Charter School – Employee and Independent Contractor Fingerprinting (2016M-225)
… audit was to review the School’s fingerprinting practices for the period July 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. … an eight-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $5.7 … Establish a fingerprinting policy including procedures for new employees, emergency and conditional hires and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2016/09/16/evergreen-charter-school-employee-and-independent-contractorTown of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… the town-wide and town-outside-village general and highway funds. The Town has not used appropriated fund balance as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131DiNapoli: Former City of Corning Clerk Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, for allegedly misappropriating more than $5,000 in public … and parking summons fees. “I‘m dismayed that we continue to uncover local officials who take advantage of their … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-former-city-corning-clerk-arrested-stealing-public-fundsVillage of Owego - Board Oversight and Financial Operations (2018M-101)
… and bank reconciliations were inaccurate and not prepared for all accounts. Because of ineffective recordkeeping, the … accounting firm (firm) was unable to complete its audits for the last two years. The Board hired another certified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/21/village-owego-board-oversight-and-financial-operations-2018m-101Vendor File Advisory No. 3
… login number for the Primary Contact to access the online Vendor Self-Service system, and Instructions to enroll in the online Vendor Self-Service System to maintain addresses, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/3-obtaining-vendors-primary-contact-email-addressSpecial Accidental Death Benefit – New Career Plan
… not be less than: The full salary you would have earned in the highest grade-step; or If you were in the highest grade-step of a supervisory position, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/special-accidental-death-benefitNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Reimbursement for Multi-Year Financial Planning for Stressed Local Governments
… municipalities identified as experiencing fiscal stress to be reimbursed by the state Financial Restructuring Board … Local Governments for hiring external financial advisers to help with multi-year financial planning. “More than ever, … a long-term view of the impact that spending decisions have on their finances. “Through our audits and fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-reimbursement-multi-year-financial-planningMorris Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-47)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in all three fiscal years by approximately $1.1 million (10.1 … three fiscal years. For example, the balance of $508,923 in the retirement contribution for employees reserve was … surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Develop a plan to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/28/morris-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-47South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (2021M-164)
… Board of Education (Board) and District officials ensure online banking transactions are appropriate and secure. Key … officials improperly allowed a third-party administrator to access a District bank account. The Board’s online banking … Update the Policy and perform online banking transactions on a dedicated computer. Amend the bank agreements to require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/south-seneca-central-school-district-online-banking-2021m-164Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … individual user accounts, 515 of which were last used to log in to the network in 2003, 1,647 shared and service user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Connetquot Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-98)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Connetquot Central School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-98Bay Shore Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Audit of Claims (2015M-57)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Shore Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bay-shore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-audit-claims