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Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
… the general and highway funds and water district beginning 2020 with budgetary deficits. Did not adopt realistic budgets for each fund from 2017 through 2020. Did not adopt a multiyear financial plan, capital plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… user accounts. Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with the Town’s IT service providers. In addition, sensitive … and disable those that are unnecessary. Enter into an SLA with the IT service providers for all services to be provided. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Town of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… could deplete fund balance in the general town-wide fund by the end of 2024. The Board did not adopt a written … that help ensure recurring expenditures are financed by recurring revenues. Adopt a written multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Town of Oneonta – Town Clerk (2021M-59)
… Objective Determine whether the Town of Oneonta (Town) Clerk properly recorded, deposited and remitted Clerk fees in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk properly recorded all the fees we reviewed and remitted … Determine whether the Town of Oneonta Town Clerk properly recorded deposited and remitted Clerk fees in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/02/town-oneonta-town-clerk-2021m-59Town of Boylston – Financial Condition (2021M-69)
… budgets and failed to monitor budgetary results during the year. Allowed excessive levels of surplus funds to increase. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/03/town-boylston-financial-condition-2021m-69Village of Clayton – Claims Auditing (2021M-81)
… as required. The Village’s procurement policy did not comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). Key … before payments are approved. Update procurement policy to comply with GML and comply with the revised policy. Village officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/09/03/village-clayton-claims-auditing-2021m-81Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… Require comp time to be properly supported and approved by direct supervisors. Ensure separation payments that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Town of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… all expenditures without prior audit. The Board did not: Request or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly cash reports detailing money … significant unreconciled variances between the accounting records and the bank records ranging from about ($135,800) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… The Board: Adopted an unbalanced 2020 budget that was missing information and misleading, which resulted in a 58 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130Village of Islandia – Information Technology (2021M-100)
… found five of the nine users we audited visited websites for nonbusiness purposes. Complete any IT security-related training or provide the opportunity for employees to receive this type of training. Sensitive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/12/village-islandia-information-technology-2021m-100Village of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… whether the Village of Hancock (Village) officials ensured insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated … Key Findings Village officials did not ensure that insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated and collected. Employee insurance contributions were not calculated correctly and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108Town of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not record, deposit, remit or report collections in a timely and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143Town of Groton – Long-Term Planning (2022M-113)
… capital and financial plans to address the Town’s Highway Department equipment needs. Key Findings Town … capital and financial plans to address the Town’s Highway Department equipment needs . As a result: 17 of the 24 pieces of major highway equipment (71 percent) were at or beyond their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/02/town-groton-long-term-planning-2022m-113City of Gloversville – City Clerk (2019M-96)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Gloversville (City) Clerk properly accounted for fees. Key Findings The current Clerk began properly … Determine whether the City of Gloversville City Clerk properly accounted for fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/12/11/city-gloversville-city-clerk-2019m-96Village of Monticello – Financial Condition (2020M-107)
… multiyear capital plan that provides sufficient resources for necessary capital improvements. Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-financial-condition-2020m-107Village of Mayville – Online Banking (2020M-150)
… (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings Online banking transactions we reviewed were appropriate, properly … are secure. The Board did not adopt a written online banking policy or implement adequate procedures to monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/03/05/village-mayville-online-banking-2020m-150City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate financial records, the Common …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134City of Johnstown – Information Technology (2020M-127)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether City of Johnstown (City) officials safeguarded information technology (IT) resources to ensure personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) was … or adopt a disaster recovery plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-information-technology-2020m-127Town of New Hudson – Tax Collection (2021M-2)
… in a timely manner, the Clerk did not: Remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) weekly, as required. Key … all real property tax collections, penalties and interest to the Supervisor weekly. Town officials agreed with our recommendation and indicated that they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/01/town-new-hudson-tax-collection-2021m-2Town of Milo – Financial Condition (2020M-172)
… the Town Board (Board) effectively managed the Town of Milo’s (Town) financial condition. Key Findings The Board … The Board did not adopt realistic budgets for each of its funds from 2017 through 2020, multiyear financial and … the following policies: Fund Balance Reserve Budgeting As of December 31, 2020, the general, highway and water funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-milo-financial-condition-2020m-172