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Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… approved, monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) employees. Key Findings Village … or control overtime costs of WTP employees. As a result, water customers may have been unnecessarily burdened with … paid of approximately $1.1 million. The current Chief Water Operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Crown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29)
… adequately oversaw the District’s financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not adequately oversee the … District’s financial operations are adequately accounted for and reported. For the 24 months reviewed, the Board did … for three months; cash balances for two months; and bank reconciliations, bank statements and cancelled check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/31/crown-point-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-29Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
… ensured meals and refreshments (meals) provided at BOCES meetings and events (meetings) were appropriate. Key Findings BOCES officials did not adequately support meals provided at meetings were appropriate, which increased the risk that … ensured meals and refreshments meals provided at BOCES meetings and events meetings were appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-cooperative-educational-servicesVillage of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… Key Findings The Board did not adopt realistic budgets or manage fund balance. As a result, more taxes were levied … fund; balances ranged between $839,530 and $1.1 million, or between 109 and 124 percent of the ensuing year’s budget. Did not consider historical or known trends of revenues and expenditures when developing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Village of Fleischmanns – Financial Condition and Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-30)
Village of Fleischmanns Financial Condition and ClerkTreasurers Duties 2017M30
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/23/village-fleischmanns-financial-condition-and-clerk-treasurers-duties-2017m-30Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… awareness training and implementing an IT contingency plan. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not … user accounts, provide IT security awareness training as required by a Board-adopted policy or implement an IT … will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… Educational Services (BOCES) officials monitored electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost and ensured that invoices for electricity usage were accurate. Key Findings BOCES officials did not monitor electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andMontauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… School District (District) officials secured access to the network and financial application and developed an … application, they did not adequately secure access to the network or develop an IT contingency plan. As a result, there … to officials, we found: Twenty-five percent, or 140, of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Lyndonville Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-144)
… Lyndonville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly procured … District’s purchasing policy and procedures for 65 percent of the purchases we reviewed totaling $263,023. The claims … auditor did not properly audit and approve 74 percent of the claims we reviewed before they were paid: 37 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/lyndonville-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022mVillage of Port Byron – Financial Monitoring and Information Technology (2014M-116)
… The Village, which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees, has a population of approximately 1,300. … year totaled approximately $1.3 million. Key Findings The Board has not ensured that adequate policies and procedures … of the Clerk-Treasurer, ensure that the Clerk-Treasurer is meeting the fundamental responsibilities of the position and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/15/village-port-byron-financial-monitoring-and-information-technology-2014m-116DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… For the first time since 2019, property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 2%, up … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentWayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and … notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments appropriately. … notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6Village of Frankfort – User Charges (2014M-117)
… whether Village officials ensured that water, sewer and electric user charges were properly billed, collected, … water fund, $72,000 for the sewer fund and $2.1 for the electric fund, all of which are financed by user charges. Key … Key Recommendations Segregate the water, sewer and electric duties of billing, collecting and recording to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/06/27/village-frankfort-user-charges-2014m-117Seymour Public Library District – Over-the-Counter Cash Receipts (2015M-102)
… or to review the waived transactions. The librarians, opening staff, closing staff and management all have access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/24/seymour-public-library-district-over-counter-cash-receipts-2015m-102Town of Sweden – Justice Court (2014M-318)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the processes and procedures for … 1, 2013 through September 4, 2014. Background The Town of Sweden is located in Monroe County, has a population of … The purpose of our audit was to review the processes and procedures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/02/20/town-sweden-justice-court-2014m-318Town of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… October 15, 2012. Background The Town of Bovina is located in Delaware County and has a population of 630 residents. The … the preparation and recording of disbursements, and bank reconciliations. The Supervisor allowed the bookkeeper … check signing authority to the bookkeeper. Manually sign all Town checks. Periodically compare the approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237Red Flags – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… for construction work not certified as completed by your architect or engineer Unusual delays in providing requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/red-flagsStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… responsibilities. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated that they plan to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B23-6-2)
… the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. New York State Local Finance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/14/village-suffern-budget-review-b23-6-2Town of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… in Appendix A, Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they would take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14