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Islip Terrace Fire District – Claims Audit and Payroll (2015M-49)
… the District’s claims audit process and payroll procedures for the period January 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. … 5,600 residents within the Town. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $2.47 million. Key Findings … did not provide documentation showing Board approval for the 2013 salary and wage increases for six employees, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/05/29/islip-terrace-fire-district-claims-audit-and-payroll-2015m-49Finger Lakes Horizon Economic Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Fund Program (2022M-36)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Finger Lakes Horizon Economic Development Corporation … (Corporation) Board properly managed and monitored the revolving loan fund program. Key Findings The Board did … not enforce these goals if not achieved. No practices were in place to ensure penalties were assessed when warranted. No …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/08/finger-lakes-horizon-economic-development-corporationVillage of Clayville – Board Oversight (2015M-115)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the Village’s financial … on a timely basis. The Board did not audit claims prior to approving them. Budget-to-actual reports provided to the Board did not include all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/10/23/village-clayville-board-oversight-2015m-115Hudson Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-302)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight of the Authority’s financial … officials have not adopted policies and procedures to ensure that cash receipt, cash disbursement and bank … perform an audit of claims or designate a claims auditor to do so. Key Recommendations Adopt written policies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/10/28/hudson-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-302State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the district will pay about $11,000 in interest expense on the surplus debt proceeds. Poughkeepsie City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Fleischmanns – Water Fund (2013M-151)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the financial management of the Village’s water fund for the period June 1, 2011, to March 13, 2013. Background The Village of Fleischmanns is … excessive fund balance, but has since caused fund balance to significantly decrease over the past two years. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/06/village-fleischmanns-water-fund-2013m-151Olean City School District – Financial Management (2016M-210)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management and budgeting … 2016. Background The Olean City School District is located in the City of Olean and the Towns of Olean and Portville in … $38.9 million. Key Findings Appropriated fund balance was not needed in the annual budgets for the past three years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/olean-city-school-district-financial-management-2016m-210Lisbon Central School District – Cafeteria Cash Receipts (2016M-152)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over cafeteria cash receipts … not perform an independent reconciliation of cash sales to deposits or review the work of those who performed … incompatible cash receipt duties. The Treasurer had access to the cafeteria’s point-of-sale (POS) system that she did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lisbon-central-school-district-cafeteria-cash-receipts-2016m-152Town of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… activities. The Board and Superintendent did not: Prior to 2021, agree, in writing, to expenditures for highway repair and improvement as required. As a result, the Board’s ability to sufficiently plan and budget for long-term road …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Opinion 89-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … Although no physical security is issued, the Treasury does issue a confirmation of transactions relating to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Insurance Program – EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. – Overpayments for Services Requiring Coordination of Benefits (2022-S-27) … EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. (Emblem) to process and pay claims for services on behalf of the New York State Dental Insurance … companies use a process called coordination of benefits for paying health care claims when an individual is covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B23-6-9)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2023 proposed budget were reasonable. Background The City of Newburgh, located in Orange County, is authorized by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/17/city-newburgh-budget-review-b23-6-9Public Housing Modernization Program – Administration of Selected Projects Outside of New York City
… development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. The Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC), … Modernization Program (Program), administered by DHCR in conjunction with HTFC, provides grants to public housing … responsible for ensuring the specified work was performed in a quality manner before approving the final payment on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/12/public-housing-modernization-program-administration-selected-projects-outside-new-york-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… that individuals only had appropriate roles assigned. For example, a student had access to a business application … access. Multiple individuals also appeared to have roles for which they had no business purpose. For example, 22 … with the Clery Act (2016-F-4) (Follow-Up) An initial audit report issued in August 2014 found that certain SUNY colleges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsReal Property Dispositions
… New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) was established in 1921 with a wide-ranging mission that includes the … bus terminals, bridges and tunnels) major Port holdings in New York include the Bathgate Industrial Park in the Bronx, the Teleport in Staten Island, the Queens West …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/real-property-dispositionsOpinion 96-13
… discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Service Award Programs (simultaneous participation in retirement … Ambulance Workers (simultaneous participation in service award program and retirement system) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §150; … participate in, and receive benefits from, a service award program for volunteer ambulance workers and the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-13Opinion 96-22
… projected increases in excess of five percent in the real property tax levy. A contingency and tax stabilization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-14-13)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year … totaling $45 million to liquidate the current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-14-13City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-139)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency (GCIDA) … and took action when goals were not met. Key Findings The Board and officials did not properly approve and monitor … identify conflicts of interest were not filed. Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) billing and collections were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/16/city-glen-cove-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2020mHuman Resource Practices (Follow-Up)
… four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Human Resource Practices (Report 2018-S-57 ). About the Program A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/16/human-resource-practices-follow