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Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
… Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured meals and refreshments (meals) provided at BOCES meetings and events (meetings) were … Key Findings BOCES officials did not adequately support meals provided at meetings were appropriate, which increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-cooperative-educational-servicesCrown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29)
… records and reports. Required annual financial reports (AFRs) for 2018 through 2022 were not filed. When AFRs are not filed in a timely manner, it results in … Ensure an annual audit is performed and the required AFRs are properly filed. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/31/crown-point-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-29Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Montauk Union Free School District (District) officials secured access to … had an active network user account. IT security awareness training was not provided. Since 2013-14, external … as they are no longer needed. Provide periodic IT security awareness training. Develop and adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Dutchess 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 … company (supplier) after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES paying a higher per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate than if … to ensure rates are at the lowest possible cost. Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of electricity supply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Brentwood Union Free School District (District) Board of … audit school brentwood …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… funds have carried repeated fund balance deficits, while two other funds have accumulated unrestricted fund balances … comprehensive written plans and policies, including a multiyear financial plan, fund balance policy and reserve policy. Key Recommendations Develop a comprehensive written multiyear financial plan and written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Lewis County – Purchase Cards (2024M-41)
… Determine whether Lewis County’s (County) purchase card charges were properly approved, supported and for … purposes. Key Findings We reviewed 366 purchase card charges totaling $229,635 and determined the charges … prior approval is required by the County’s purchase card policy, 238 online purchases totaling $189,852 did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/07/26/lewis-county-purchase-cards-2024m-41Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… Objective Determine whether the Merrick Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance … Determine whether the Merrick Union Free School District District Board of Education Board and District Officials properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Without accurate, … the Town Board’s (Board) and Town officials’ ability to monitor financial affairs, make sound financial decisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Village of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … year 2022-23, the Board’s ineffective oversight resulted in a lack of transparency with the public regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13City of New Rochelle – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-38)
… 97 components at City Hall, such as signs identifying van accessible parking spaces, properly sloped access ramps, … an operating width of at least 32 inches and wheelchair accessible lavatories in restrooms. 38 components at the Senior Center, such as accessible parking spaces with signs and marked access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-new-rochelle-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-38Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… provided at selected Town facilities. Key Findings Of the 1,022 applicable physical accessibility components … selected Town facilities. Specifically: 48 components at the Town Hall, such as at least one van accessible parking space and an accessible route with openings in the pavement no larger than one half inch. 11 components at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… costs associated with pensionable overtime earnings. For the period June 1, 2021 through November 22, 2024, we … and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP operators working overtime as required by the … in containing excessive amounts of overtime being charged to ratepayers. Village officials agreed with our findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… investment program – legality, safety, liquidity and yield – when investing available funds. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesTown of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialClinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Department’s internal controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialRotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-372)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/21/rotterdam-princetown-no-5-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialTown of Union – Financial Condition (2016M-192)
… December 31, 2015. Background The Town of Union is located in Broome County. The Town, which has approximately 55,000 … are too low to allow the fund to break even, which results in taxpayer inequity, as the water fund is subsidized by the … fund. At the end of 2015, the water and sewer funds owed a combined $730,000 to the part-town general fund. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/12/town-union-financial-condition-2016m-192Accidental Disability – Forest Rangers Plan
… Retirement System before September 1, 1997. Regardless of the amount of service credit you may have, if you become permanently … by any annuity savings contributions you have made while in service. You must apply for Workers’ Compensation benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/accidental-disability