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Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… employee with travel expenditures totaling $212,573 for audit. Key Finding Most of the $212,573 travel expenses we examined for the one traveler were appropriate. However, College … supporting documentation is received and maintained for travel expenses. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… swim program fees totaling $21,843 were properly accounted for or remitted in a timely manner because the clerks did not … Annual Update Documents were not filed in a timely manner for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. Kortright Rural Fire … or annually audit the treasurer’s records. Competition for heating oil was not sought and had officials worked with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Town of Summerhill – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-27)
… budgeting practices, and its resultant financial condition for the period January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2012. … four elected members and an elected Town Supervisor. For the 2012 fiscal year, the Town’s budgeted appropriations … Recommendations Establish a policy and develop procedures for preparing realistic and structurally balanced budgets, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-summerhill-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-27XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures
… Voucher Audit Team. Bulkload agencies must send an email for all changes in voucher contacts to … and/or the agency’s finance office are responsible for ensuring the traveler’s expenses are appropriate, when … finance office should respond to the request. If requests for additional information, clarification, or documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7a-responding-voucher-and-expense-report-audit-questionsXII.6.P Processing a Payment to a Military Address – XII. Expenditures
… X, Section 5.B - Requesting a Single Payment Vendor ID for information on how to request a single payment vendor … 6.D - Paying a Single Payment Vendor of this Chapter for information on how to process a single payment voucher. … mail to military addresses, as outlined on their website . For questions related to processing payments to military …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6p-processing-payment-military-addressVillage of Fairport Industrial Development Agency – Board Governance (2015M-195)
… of the Agency’s financial and operational activities for the period October 1, 2012 through March 12, 2015. … Directors, appointed by the Village Board. Total expenses for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $510,000. Key … commingled bank accounts and accounting records for the three entities. The Agency retains additional rent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/03/31/village-fairport-industrial-development-agency-boardPember Library and Museum – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2013M-285)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Library/Museum officials provided adequate oversight of the Library/Museum’s financial activities for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/03/pember-library-and-museum-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-285Village of Spencer – Financial Condition (2013M-119)
… to review the Village’s financial condition for the period June 1, 2011, to February 4, 2013. Background The Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-spencer-financial-condition-2013m-119Town of Minetto – Financial Condition (2013M-284)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013. Background The Town of Minetto is located … not receive monthly budget status reports or cash balances to monitor the Town’s financial condition. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-minetto-financial-condition-2013m-284Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… 2008 to August 17, 2012. Background NYSTA is responsible for inspecting its bridges and repairing any defects found … evaluations and plans of action were not documented for red flagged bridges. Key Recommendations Inspect all … evaluation and plan of action is sufficiently documented for red flags bridges. Develop a tracking system to monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsTown of Big Flats – Financial Management (2013M-170)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2010, to May 1, 2013. Background … revenues, expenditures, and fund balance available for appropriation. Adopt a fund balance policy governing the … establishing authorized reserves to accumulate money for a future purpose. … Town of Big Flats Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-big-flats-financial-management-2013m-170Improper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)
… provides transportation to medically necessary services for recipients who are unable to obtain transportation on … verifiable records necessary to support Medicaid payments for a period of six years. If the information is incomplete, … transportation claims prior to 2016, which accounted for $1.4 million in Medicaid payments. We recommended that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-provider-followCheektowaga Central School District - Capital Project Management (2022M-90)
… $1.9 million of additional work the District contracted for. As a result, voters were not afforded the opportunity to … under budget. Officials expended just over $2 million for five professional service contracts and 39 change orders … timely to the New York State Education Department (SED) for approval. Key Recommendations Transparently share capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/16/cheektowaga-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2022m-90Village of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Mount Kisco (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… to close projected budget gaps totaling $51.4 million for fiscal years 2019-20 through 2022-23. However, none of … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example: retirement contribution reserve has about $18.9 million, enough to pay annual expenses for almost 13 years. Recommendations The audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49Opinion 90-4
… -- Powers and Duties (imposition of benefit assessments for drainage) LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a)(3); VILLAGE LAW, … serves as a significant portion of a drainage basin for a large portion of the village. You also indicate that … you state that the pond has become a breeding place for insects and other wildlife and the silt has created an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-4Opinion 90-27
… (establishment of joint fire district) TOWN LAW, §189-a et seq. ; VILLAGE LAW, §§22-2210, 22-2212: The town board of a town and the board of trustees of a village located within … by resolution, authorize the sale or transfer of the fire house and fire equipment owned by the village to the joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27DiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… and on the campaign trail—are fueling this dangerous trend. We need a national reminder that this rhetoric has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsOpinion 92-7
… association adopt its own uniform standards, consistent with the commonly understood meaning of the term "indigent", for determining indigency in connection with eligibility to receive foreign fire insurance moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7Opinion 97 - 12
… however, would be prohibited from performing services for the engineering firm in relation to any matter before, or … "contracts" (see General Municipal Law, §§800-805). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or … or employee from receiving, or entering into any agreement for, compensation for services to be rendered in relation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12