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Town of Summerhill – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-27)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management and budgeting … financial condition for the period January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2012. Background The Town of Summerhill is … Generally, the Board’s estimates of surplus fund balance to be appropriated in the budgets exceeded the amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-summerhill-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-27Travel Advisory No. 2
… Incorrect Official Station Designation Reference : Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XIII, Section 6 – … of the State and not for the convenience of an employee or to maximize travel expense reimbursement. In most cases, the … review official station and tax home designations to ensure the designations are appropriate. This includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/2-taxable-travelXVI.3.A Financial Statements – XVI. Financial Reporting
… entity. Although governmental financial reports are useful to internal government officials, they are also intended to meet the information needs of citizens, governing and … and buyers of debt instruments, and other parties external to government. The users of these financial statements are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3a-financial-statementsCancellation Confirmation
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/emerging-manager/cancellation-confirmationAdditional Service Credit for Unused, Unpaid Sick Leave – State Police Plan
… you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave at retirement. To be eligible, you must retire directly … credit is determined by dividing your total unused, unpaid sick leave days by 260. For most members, the maximum number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/additional-service-credit-unused-unpaid-sick-leaveContributing Toward Your Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… to you. These contributions are reportable for federal income tax only when you withdraw or retire from the … October 1, 2013* are: Not reported as wages for federal income tax; Reported as wages for New York State and local income taxes; Reported as wages for Social Security; Reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/contributing-toward-your-retirementForensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (2010-S-60). Background Our initial … that these practices cost Metro-North $991,208 in overtime and $216,128 n regular pay, and enriched certain staff and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/18/forensic-audit-select-payroll-and-overtime-practices-and-related-transactions-followTown of Pharsalia – Board Oversight (2018M-59)
… of our audit and investigation, the former Supervisor was arrested in 2019 on charges of Grand Larceny in the second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-pharsalia-board-oversight-2018m-59Town of Shelby – Supervisor’s Financial Responsibilities (2021M-121)
… contain significant variances between the bank balance and the recorded cash balance. The variances ranged from more … with adequate monthly reports that included cash balances and the detail of revenues received. Ensure annual financial … and 2019 annual financial reports were filed from 106 to 194 days late. In addition, each year the CPA firm hired to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/03/town-shelby-supervisors-financial-responsibilities-2021m-121Putnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… did not: Adopt an adequate password security policy to address password requirements. Create secondary user … job responsibilities required administrative permissions, to be used for non-administrative activities. In addition, … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Reserves Management (2021M-157)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Education (Board) properly managed reserve funds. Key Findings The Board did not properly fund, use or manage reserve funds … Determine whether the Board of Education Board properly managed reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-reserves-management-2021m-157Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… improperly allocated sales tax revenue totaling $253,603 to the TW highway fund before reducing the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied … when developing budgets. Allocate sales tax revenue to eliminate unnecessary levies on the TOV area. Consult with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Plainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… financial operations and exceeded its authority by passing a resolution that allowed the District Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91Village of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… of retiree health insurance contributions, resulting in underpayments totaling $19,689. There was no formal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108Sodus Central School District – Software Management (2022M-64)
… accounts that we reviewed had permissions that allowed the accounts’ users to install software on their computers … that we reviewed, only three (2 percent) were listed on the District’s software inventory and 27 (20 percent) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/sodus-central-school-district-software-management-2022m-64Town of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… that were communicated confidentially to officials, the Town Board (Board) and officials did not: Provide IT … or a comprehensive written IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9Brighton Central School District – Procurement (2022M-205)
… District (District) officials made procurements related to the 2021- 22 capital improvement project (CIP) in … not demonstrate that certain goods and services related to the 2021-22 CIP were procured in accordance with District … Of the nine CIP contracts totaling $4.4 million awarded to vendors, officials could not support they competitively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/brighton-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-205Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2020M-11)
… audit village Odessa …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/16/village-odessa-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-11Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… managed and monitored network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access, or loss. As a … access by users with malicious intent. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Town of Seneca Falls - Town Hall Capital Project (2018M-220)
… $4.55 million. The Board did not appropriately approve 14 change orders totaling approximately $265,000. The Board … expenditures compared to the approved budgets. Approve all change orders prior to the commencement of work. Ensure that … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-seneca-falls-town-hall-capital-project-2018m-220