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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … annual reports with the Office of State Comptroller for the past two years. Lockport Public Library – Claims … to payment. Instead, claims were audited and approved for payment by the director, who also signed the disbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Wainscott Common School District - Financial Condition (2018M-237)
… appropriations and exceeded the statutory limit by 54.6 to 73.4 percentage points from 2015-16 through 2017-18. The … practices included appropriating fund balance not needed to fund operations and adopting budgets that overestimated … from 2015-16 through 2017-18. District officials failed to take corrective action to our prior report that pointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-237Nanuet Fire District - Credit and Gasoline Cards (2018M-193)
… did not have adequate supporting documentation attached to the claims. Of 389 gasoline credit card purchases, … original receipts. Key Recommendations Require adherence to the credit card policy, particularly with regard to … are authorized to use the gasoline credit cards, when and how they can use the cards and what documentation is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/12/28/nanuet-fire-district-credit-and-gasoline-cards-2018m-193Town of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… applications, renewal forms or supporting documentation to verify eligibility for the exemption or accuracy of … transfer of four properties with agricultural exemptions to the County and did not require new owners of these properties to submit a new application as required. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215Halcottsville Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-190)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s members ensured that … County. The Department provides fire protection services to the Middletown-Hardenburgh Fire District and has … bills for payments and for reviewing the Treasurer’s work to ensure that all cash receipts and disbursements are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/10/halcottsville-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014m-190Hughsonville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Cash Disbursements (2014M-159)
… that officers and employees comply with the District’s procurement policy. Key Recommendations Ensure that all … documentation and that vouchers comply with the District’s procurement, credit card and food and beverage policies prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/08/hughsonville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-cash-disbursements-2014mVillage of Tuxedo Park - Board Oversight (2018M-66)
… by the Clerk/Treasurer and Deputy Clerk/Treasurer with little to no oversight by the Board. Competition was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/02/village-tuxedo-park-board-oversight-2018m-66BOCES Milk Bidding (2018-MS-2)
… used generally resulted in receiving multiple bids for participating school districts (districts). Bidding … districts to receive the lowest price for chocolate fat free milk half-pints. May have saved as much as $355,000 (15 percent) on fat free chocolate milk half pints in 2016-17, in places where it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/07/27/boces-milk-bidding-2018-ms-2Schenevus Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-83)
… $226,400 was available. However, the Board has taken steps to increase the fund balance levels by not budgeting … decreasing staffing costs through attrition and planning to use retirement reserves. The cafeteria fund incurred … fund balance of $57,300. Key Recommendations Continue to monitor the financial plan for stabilizing the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/schenevus-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-83Laurens Central School District - Cafeteria Operations and Reserves (2018M-111)
… should perform a cost-per-meal analysis and continue to identify potential efficiencies that will help ensure the … are reasonable and necessary. If not, develop a plan to reduce the balances to appropriate levels. Modify the guidelines for reserves to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/laurens-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-and-reserves-2018mBrookfield Central School District – Claims Audit Process (2018M-6)
… determine whether claims were adequately documented, were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and … to payment for the period July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. Background The Brookfield Central School District is located in the towns of Bridgewater, Brookfield, Columbus, Hamilton, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/16/brookfield-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2018m-6Cattaraugus County - Onoville Marina and Probation Department (2018M-32)
… for all money collected. Department officials can continue to improve actions to enforce past due amounts from offenders and locate crime victims to whom restitution is owed. Key Recommendations Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/09/07/cattaraugus-county-onoville-marina-and-probation-department-2018m-32Broome County – Financial Condition (2017M-187)
… County officials annually used $2 million of available fund balance to fund operations in fiscal years 2014 through 2016. County officials have not adopted any specific fund balance policy that states minimum levels of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/08/broome-county-financial-condition-2017m-187Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… was to determine whether BOCES was in compliance with State Education Department (SED) requirements for providing … district-based staff members who were not eligible for aid reimbursement because they were not shared by two or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalCarle Place Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-69)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s internal controls over payroll for the period July 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015. Background The Carle Place Union Free School District is located in the Town of North Hempstead, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/carle-place-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-69Chenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-16-5)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … in Broome County, issued debt totaling $3.5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s … 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/school-district/2016/04/11/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-16-5Edmeston Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-174)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials are … Edmeston Central School District is located in the Towns of Burlington, Edmeston, Exeter, New Lisbon, Pittsfield, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/30/edmeston-central-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2015m-174Accounts Payable Advisory No. 11
… the “Separate Payment” box in the Payment Options section of the voucher. Business Units should not remove the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/11-separate-payments-citibankNanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that officials did not develop: Written procedures to identify and disable unnecessary network user accounts. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-information