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Galen-Clyde Joint Fire District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-329)
… from the Town of Galen and the Village of Clyde, located in Wayne County. The District, which is governed by an … Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures to assist in budgetary control, including Board review of budget status …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/21/galen-clyde-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-and-information-technologyReal Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… The State’s property tax cap limits the amount of property taxes … school districts can levy. The following are some of the State Comptroller’s responsibilities under the Chapter 97 … the next fiscal year. Local governments then adjust their property tax cap according to the Comptroller’s information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerSauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District … and reported and that District moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. Background The Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 is a district corporation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Contract Advisory No. 25
… Subject : Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS) Guidance : The Office of … Bureau of Contracts (BOC) launched the Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS) 5/9/2017. EDSS is … CRERs should be submitted to BOC through the Electronic Documents Submission System (EDSS). No other form of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/25-electronic-documents-submission-system-edssState Agencies Bulletin No. 1702
… no longer operate on the New York State Fiscal Year (April 1st to March 31st) but should instead have a plan year that operates on the calendar year (January 1st to December 31st) for Tier 6 pension fund administration. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1702-2019-tier-6-ot-limit-and-plan-year-changes-nyc-retirement-systemsVillage of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… complete report – 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 and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial … audit, or cause to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village … with the public regarding the condition of the CFOs’ records and the Village’s fiscal activities.As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Alden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… fuel overcharges totaling $1,498. Officials do not know how many employees and non-District fuel users from the Town of … (Fire Company) have keys to access the District’s fuel tanks, potentially allowing individuals to access to fuel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90Main-Transit Fire Department – Credit Cards (2024M-77)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Main-Transit Fire Department (Department) officials’ credit card purchases were supported and for proper Department purposes. Key Findings Of the credit card … Determine whether the MainTransit Fire Department Department officials credit card purchases were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-credit-cards-2024m-77-0Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… one State University of New York Farmingdale State College (College) employee with travel expenditures totaling $212,573 … examined for the one traveler were appropriate. However, College officials could not provide documentation to support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expensesTuckahoe Common School District – Purchasing (2013M-158)
… as required by GML, or the District’s purchasing policy, for purchases required to be bid, or those that were … also did not comply with the District’s purchasing policy by seeking competition when procuring the services of … providers. The Board did not follow its own purchasing policy by approving vendors for use outside of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/08/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2013m-158Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… of bank transfers, payroll, real property taxes and cash receipts and disbursements. Perform bank reconciliations … 29, 2024, cash balances did not agree with bank balances for 27 of the 37 bank reconciliations we prepared, and total cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… appropriations and the cash is transferred from the State Treasury to a local bank account for use by the agency. As of … anticipated future needs. Return excess funds to the State Treasury. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Office of … Cash Advance Accounts (2013-S-52) Workers' Compensation Board: Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2014-S-12) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsIX.7 Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… The record keeping for individual grants is designed to conform to the provisions of the related grant agreement, the Federal Single Audit Act, … Grant Requirements. The importance and necessity for state agency adherence to the procedures that follow … The record keeping for individual grants is designed to conform to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7-state-accounting-and-reporting-overviewVillage of Fairport Industrial Development Agency – Board Governance (2015M-195)
… benefit corporation which offers assistance, including commercial loans and exemptions from certain taxes, to attract, retain … to the affected taxing jurisdictions. The Agency made commercial loans of its own money without statutory …
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)
… 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 June 1, 2011 … through April 26, 2013. Background The Pember Library and Museum is located in the Village of Granville. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/03/pember-library-and-museum-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-285Rombout Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2017M-88)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Fishkill, in Dutchess County. … that defines the process for authorizing, processing and monitoring transactions. Key Recommendations Consult the … District’s attorney to evaluate the present LOSAP program and related documents. The Board also should adopt a plan and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/07/28/rombout-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-activities-2017m-88XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures
… a Voucher Authorizer at the agency via phone call or email. Agencies have the following responsibilities to ensure … Online agencies must ensure their Voucher Authorizers’ email addresses are up to date in the Statewide Financial System, as these are the email addresses Bureau auditors will use. Bulkload agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7a-responding-voucher-and-expense-report-audit-questionsSelected Payments for Special Items Made to Albany Medical Center from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… Empire and AMC. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating … Related Audits/Reports of Interest New York State Health Insurance Program: Payments Made to Stony Brook University …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-albany-medical-center-january-1-2011-through-march-31Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Mary's Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… determine if BlueCross BlueShield’s (Empire’s) payments to St. Mary’s Hospital (St. Mary’s) for special items were made according to the provisions of the … To determine if BlueCross BlueShields Empires payments to St Marys Hospital St Marys for special items were made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-marys-hospital-january-1-2011-through-march-31-2011