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Town of New Albion – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2023M-46)
… not perform his financial duties or obtain training on how to perform his duties and was unfamiliar with the duties of … and misappropriation of assets . By allowing others to perform his duties without oversight, the Supervisor has … with delegated responsibilities and ensure the delegations do not conflict with laws regarding incompatibility of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/16/town-new-albion-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2023m-46Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… condition. Key Findings The Board and Town officials need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the Town’s financial condition. Three of the Town’s funds … our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… data and student information could be inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to the sensitive … IT security awareness training. Review and assess the need for 292 inactive network user accounts. In addition, the … timely and periodically review network user accounts for necessity. Work with BOCES to develop a written agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… was $1.8 million, which was unreasonable and sufficient to cover 50 percent of the 2022 appropriations. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Ticonderoga Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-154)
… December 31, 2012. Background The Ticonderoga Central School District is located in portions of the Towns of … Ticonderoga Central School District Financial Condition 2013M154 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/ticonderoga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-154Massena Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-21)
… accrued liability reserve by about $7.1 million and the tax certiorari reserve by about $1.5 million as of June 30, … the amount reasonably deemed necessary to settle current tax claims and return any excess amount currently in the tax certiorari reserve to the unrestricted fund balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/massena-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-21Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. 10 of the 30 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected payments totaling $24,365. Department officials … they could not provide support for the source of the funds that could potentially be used to pay unsatisfied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… Determine whether Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department Department officials ensured that financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesCopiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… nonstudent network user accounts and financial software access controls. Key Findings District officials did not … nonstudent network user accounts and financial software access controls. As a result, data and personal, private and … by those accounts were at a greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150OnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… Develop, adopt, distribute, and periodically update and test a comprehensive IT contingency plan. School officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Town of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Glen (Town) officials properly managed water and sewer … water and sewer bills and account balances are accurate. Of the 306 bills we reviewed, 73 (24 percent) were inaccurate … records and sewer revenue was overstated by $152,023 as of December 31, 2022. Key Recommendations Ensure the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… documentation to ensure they were appropriate. One member of the Village Board would not respond to our … of these claims were audited by the Board. In addition: One vendor was potentially overpaid $36,905 for snow plowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in overcharges to customer accounts and $4,189 in undercharges. Of 81 customer account billing adjustments tested for 2022 and 2023, 80 adjustments totaling $57,083 were not … adjustments totaling $5,808 had no documented reason or support for the adjustments. In addition: The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key Findings Village officials did … monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant WTP employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Seneca County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-2)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. Key … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/seneca-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-2Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… July 31, 2015. Background The Copenhagen Fire Department is located in the Town of Denmark, Lewis County. The … and Pinckney to provide fire protection services, is governed by an elected 13-member Board of Directors. … and the Drill Team’s chief financial officer’s records is performed by the Department’s audit committee. Consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… in the City of North Tonawanda and was established in 1903 by a special act of the State Legislature, which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxTown of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The … accounting records were not complete, accurate or up-to-date . As a result, transparency and the Board’s ability to monitor financial operations were diminished . Of the 39 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… resources and student information could be inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to sensitive … network user accounts. Properly manage permissions for 517 user accounts in the student information application … and as a result, District officials lacked preparedness for a cyberattack. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Connetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… of our audit was to examine the Library’s controls over cash disbursements for the period July 1, 2015 through … appropriately. The Board did not establish a petty cash fund at the lowest practical amount and did not audit petty cash disbursements made by multiple check signers. Ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125