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City of Binghamton – City Operations (2015M-280)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the City’s operations for costs savings and revenue enhancement … January 1, 2014 through May 21, 2015. Background The City of Binghamton is located in Broome County. The City, which has approximately 47,000 residents, is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/06/03/city-binghamton-city-operations-2015m-280Selected Aspects of Railcar Fleet Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Railcar Fleet Maintenance (Report 2009-S-68). Background … To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/selected-aspects-railcar-fleet-maintenance-followVillage of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… 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-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Freeport Union Free School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the Freeport Union Free School Districts District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary … transportation, fuel, and incidental costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 793
… agencies of the new DOB requirement. Background Per the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a Final Regulation regarding Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA) which became …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/793-date-birth-dob-requirement-new-members-tiaacref-retirement-planVertus Charter School – Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2016M-344)
… of interest and to assess the controls over information technology the period July 1, 2014 through September 1, 2016. … officials have not implemented appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures for user accounts, … Vertus Charter School Conflict of Interest and Information Technology 2016M344 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/vertus-charter-school-conflict-interest-and-information-technology-2016mSaranac Central School District – Payroll (2015M-298)
… District is located in the Towns of Beekmantown, Black Brook, Dannemora, Plattsburgh, Saranac and Schuyler Falls in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/saranac-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-298North Shore Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2017M-89)
… The North Shore Central School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District, … do not have sufficient information to ensure that the log is complete and accurate. Key Recommendations Ensure … maintain a running record of gallons dispensed on the fuel log. Reconcile the fuel log to inventory records. Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/north-shore-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2017m-89Rapids Fire Company – Credit Cards (2023M-86)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Rapids Volunteer Fire Company (Company) credit card purchases … audit fire company rapids …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/09/22/rapids-fire-company-credit-cards-2023m-86New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… roadmap for reform to impose meaningful limits on debt and ban backdoor borrowing. This proposal can serve as the basis … weeks.” Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… any defects found during inspections. If a serious ("red flag") structural defect is identified during an … 610 flags were issued on NYSTA-owned bridges, including 22 red flags. Key Findings NYSTA repairs defects identified … with flagged conditions and DOT was not always notified of red flags within one week, as required. The initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsVillage of Fairport Industrial Development Agency – Board Governance (2015M-195)
… is legally affiliated with the Village of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency and the Village of Fairport Local Development …
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)
… and evaluating financial statements and cash flow forecasts. Comply with the Foundation Agreement and not … the Foundation investment account. Require a monthly cash flow statement to assess the amount of cash available to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/03/pember-library-and-museum-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-285Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B23-7-1)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 2023-24 … by Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2020, authorized the District to issue serial bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4.5 million, to liquidate the accumulated deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/04/07/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b23-7-1Cheektowaga Central School District - Capital Project Management (2022M-90)
… $2 million for five professional service contracts and 39 change orders without obtaining competitive pricing. As a … process. The Board did not review or approve 51 change orders totaling $814,900 that increased Project costs and four change orders totaling $120,900 that reduced Project costs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/16/cheektowaga-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2022m-90XII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures
… or expense report audit process. Agencies are required to provide this information timely. Process and Transaction … a Voucher Authorizer at the agency via phone call or email. Agencies have the following responsibilities to ensure … . The email must include the name, email address, and phone number of the new contact. Since the …
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
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a military address using the Statewide … This section provides Business Units with guidance on how to process payments to a military address using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6p-processing-payment-military-addressState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Chautauqua County) Auditors could not determine whether swim program fees totaling $21,843 were properly accounted …
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)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Summerhill is located in Cayuga County and has approximately 1,200 residents. The … estimates of surplus fund balance to be appropriated in the budgets exceeded the amounts actually available. As a … the general fund had to borrow money from the highway fund in 2012 so it could pay its obligations. Four of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-summerhill-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-27