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Belfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… professional services. The purchasing agent and claims auditor did not always ensure that purchases were made in … or verbal quotes. Require the purchasing agent and claims auditor to regularly monitor compliance with the procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Highland Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-358)
… of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Background The Highland Central School District is located in the Towns of … Highland Central School District Financial Condition 2013M358 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/highland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-358Village of Albion – Water and Sewer Rents (2013M-108)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the billing and collection of water and sewer rents for the period January 1, 2010, to … Village of Albion Water and Sewer Rents 2013M108 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/21/village-albion-water-and-sewer-rents-2013m-108Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-149)
… independent. The Board of Education (Board) appointed a new claims auditor in July 2022 to correct this internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-149Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen – Disbursements (2023M-178)
Determine whether the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen District Board of Education Board and Treasurer appropriately and securely executed check signatures for nonpayroll checks
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-thirteen-disbursements-2023m-178Flanders Fire District – Disbursements (2014M-199)
… are $684,200. Key Finding The Board is not provided with a list of claims and, therefore, cannot be assured that it … Compare all claim vouchers with a list of checks to be approved before payment and compare an approved warrant with the checks before signing and sending them to vendors. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/03/flanders-fire-district-disbursements-2014m-199City of Mechanicville – Audit Follow-Up (2012M-162-F)
… of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the City’s progress, as of January 2015, in implementing our … the audit report released in February 2013. Background The City of Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County and has approximately 5,200 residents. The City’s government is organized under a City Council, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/07/03/city-mechanicville-audit-follow-2012m-162-fJohnsonville Fire District – Claims Processing (2017M-190)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether claims were adequately supported, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/01/05/johnsonville-fire-district-claims-processing-2017m-190West Seneca Fire District #1 – Purchasing (2017M-272)
… 1, 2016 through September 1, 2017. Background The West Seneca Fire District #1 is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of West Seneca in Erie County. The District is governed by an elected … West Seneca Fire District 1 Purchasing 2017M272 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/03/02/west-seneca-fire-district-1-purchasing-2017m-272Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District – Claims Processing (2013M-19)
… and were funded primarily with real property taxes and State aid. Key Finding District officials have established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/rotterdam-mohonasen-central-school-district-claims-processing-2013m-19Cortland County Industrial Development Agency – Project Management (2015M-303)
… incentives provided to the firms or businesses in the tax exemption program. Key Recommendations There were no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/01/22/cortland-county-industrial-development-agency-projectSummitville Fire District – Financial Activities (2016M-395)
… Summitville Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Mamakating, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/20/summitville-fire-district-financial-activities-2016m-395Town of Charlton – Procurement (2022M-5)
… seeking competition. Spent $4,820 on snowplow blades and shoes but could have saved Town taxpayers $2,244, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/06/17/town-charlton-procurement-2022m-5Eggertsville Fire District – Financial Activity (2017M-27)
… District controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and reported and that District … of District financial activities to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District … Eggertsville Fire District Financial Activity 2017M27 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/24/eggertsville-fire-district-financial-activity-2017m-27Town of Elba - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-261)
… Key Findings We reviewed 91 agricultural, veteran and senior citizen exemptions totaling $6 million, on … supporting documentation before granting exemptions and then retain this documentation. Periodically monitor exemptions and ensure annual renewal documentation is provided and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-elba-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-261Opinion 89-62
… multiple nominating petitions for fire district office) ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is … of the district. Thereafter the ballots prepared for the election of fire district officers shall specify the names of … proper blank spaces for each office to be filled at such election. If any such resolution shall be adopted, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 92-42
… is paid to the town under a contract (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-41, p 81; 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-37, p 51; 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-103, p 127; 29 Opns St Comp, 1973, p 122). It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-42Opinion 91-63
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (town councilman who resides with president and owner of hardware store) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A town councilman who resides with the owner and president of a hardware store and maintains office space in the same building in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-63Opinion 2002-14
… , 176 AD2d 1038, 575 NYS2d 187; Reynolds v Village of Nyack , 258 AD 667, 17 NYS2d 714). In undertaking the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… and Individual Living Plans are completed timely and if clients are receiving services needed to transition to … reimbursements to Local Districts for sheltering homeless clients, State reimbursement costs have remained relatively … of the time. This, in turn, impacts the timeliness of when clients begin to receive services and support aimed at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment