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Clyde Fire Company – Controls Over Financial Activity (2015M-072)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the internal controls over the Company’s financial … President did not appoint a three-member audit committee to review the Treasurer’s work during the audit period. The … Ensure that the President appoints three individuals to the audit committee to review and approve bills prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/08/14/clyde-fire-company-controls-over-financial-activity-2015m-072Real Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Tax Levies and Tax Rates for 2012 and Prior Years (overlapping real property tax tables)
… buttons after you open the table within Excel click on the Security Warning's 'Options' button. Then in the Security Alert - Macro dialogue box, choose to 'Enable the … buttons after you open the table within Excel click on the Security Warning's 'Options' button. Then in the Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-rates-tax-levies-and-tax-rates-2012-andVillage of Atlantic Beach - Cash Disbursement (2018M-253)
… 5-524 (Village Law) authorizes certain claims to be paid in advance of audit, 14 claims totaling $380,938 were paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/03/village-atlantic-beach-cash-disbursement-2018m-253Cortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… Key Finding Officials did not issue notices of violations (NOV) to PWS in three of 13 instances when operators failed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318New Suffolk Common School District - Board Oversight and Local Finance Law (2018M-177)
… $233,492 did not include any Board members’ initials to indicate they were audited. The remaining 27 claims … totaling $298,442 that had initials did not include dates to determine when the claims audit had occurred. We reviewed … Key Recommendations Establish compensating controls to routinely monitor and review the Treasurer’s work. Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/14/new-suffolk-common-school-district-board-oversight-and-local-finance-lawSee if any of NY's $12.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds is Yours at Upcoming Statewide Events
… New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the state’s $12.5 billion in unclaimed funds at events … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. “New York has $12.5 billion in unclaimed fund accounts. We want to … sheet about the Office of Unclaimed Funds. Date Event Location County Capital Region Feb. 15 9:00am-5:00pm New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/see-if-any-nys-125-billion-unclaimed-funds-yours-upcoming-statewide-eventsCounty of Cortland – Departmental Operations (2013M-157)
… December 12, 2012. Background Cortland County is located in central New York State and has a population of … and incurring an average of more than $500,000 annually in overtime. The County could save from $44,000 to $177,000 a … year depending on the number of additional officers hired in the jail and road patrol. The County is not imposing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/13/county-cortland-departmental-operations-2013m-157Bohemia Fire District – Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs (2017M-158)
… the District’s purchasing procedures and employee overtime for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. … five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Expenditures for 2016 totaled approximately $3 million. Key Findings … appointed specific vendors to provide goods and services for the year, without obtaining competition. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/03/bohemia-fire-district-purchasing-and-employee-overtime-costs-2017m-158Lancaster Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-101)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … The written policy for reserves does not address how the suitable balance for each of the reserves will be … policy by indicating the amount of funds to be reserved, how each reserve will be funded and when the balances will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-101Ordinary Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… An ordinary death benefit may be payable to your designated beneficiary if you have 90 days of service … or While you are on an authorized medical leave for up to two years (which may be extended for an additional two … Compensation or other employer-funded benefits for up to two years (which may be extended for an additional two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-death-benefitVestal Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-91)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management practices for … fund balance has increased by $6.3 million (38 percent) to $22.6 million from 2013-14 through 2015-16 and unassigned … all reserve balances and transfer overfunded amounts to unassigned fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/vestal-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-91Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… about $2.3 million. While the Corporation received grant funds for two projects, officials relied on lines of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-andLiberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… Establish adequate information technology (IT) contracts with the District’s vendors. As a result, the roles and … IT systems, applications or data timely. Provide users with comprehensive IT security awareness training. As a … unnecessary accounts. Establish adequate IT contracts, update the IT contingency plan and provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a result, all forfeited funds were not annually … them in January 2022. BOCES lacked adequate procedures to ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds from … a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure the administrator returns all forfeited funds from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeeVillage of Fleischmanns – Water Fund (2013M-151)
… year was $953,000, which is funded mainly through real property taxes, water and sewer user fees, and State and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/06/village-fleischmanns-water-fund-2013m-151Town of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… the 142 disbursements totaling $142,200 we reviewed were for proper purposes and adequately supported, the Board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62Town of Grand Island – Internal Controls Over Fuel Purchases (2013M-182)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the purchase of fuel for … Key Findings The Board did not establish procedures to help ensure that fuel was dispensed only into Town … by authorized employees. There were no procedures in place to regularly monitor fuel transactions for reasonableness and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-grand-island-internal-controls-over-fuel-purchases-2013m-182Town of Columbus – Budget Development Practices (2012M-225)
… highway funds to determine if the budgets were reasonable for the period January 1, 2011, to August 1, 2012. Background … members, governs the Town. The Town’s annual budget for the 2012 fiscal year is $770,000. Key Findings The Board … revenues in fiscal year 2012, its adopted budget for 2013 is more closely based on realistic revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-columbus-budget-development-practices-2012m-225Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… State aid for the Adirondack Educational Center (AEC) and North Franklin Educational Center (NFEC) capital improvement … State aid for the Adirondack Educational Center AEC and North Franklin Educational Center NFEC capital improvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156