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Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B23-6-2)
… fiscal year. Background The Village of Suffern, located in Rockland County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed … sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires local governments that have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/14/village-suffern-budget-review-b23-6-2Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… monitored electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost and ensured that invoices for … may have reduced BOCES electricity supply expenses by almost 50 percent, or approximately $172,000, during the … after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES paying a higher per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate than if it had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Starpoint … accounts may not be detected and increased opportunities for users to make unauthorized or improper changes, … Key Recommendations Regularly review network user accounts for necessity and appropriateness and disable user accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userState Agencies Bulletin No. 858
… Purpose To inform agencies how the taxable fringe benefit of the Certification and Licensure Exam Fee Reimbursement … provided by GOER and CSEA, OSC will add the value of CLEFR to the employee’s taxable income for 2008. The … Employees A letter will be sent by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations to affected PEF and M/C participants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/858-certification-and-licensure-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2008Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-181)
… funds. Key Findings Unapproved ECA clubs were operating in the District and District officials did not establish an … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/brookhaven-comsewogue-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityVillage of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Mexico (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) adopted realistic budgets and managed … a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… computerized data was not adequately safeguarded. In addition, the District has an increased risk that the … be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Village of Fleischmanns – Financial Condition and Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-30)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Village’s financial condition and the Clerk-Treasurer’s maintenance of the financial records and reports for the period June 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/23/village-fleischmanns-financial-condition-and-clerk-treasurers-duties-2017m-30Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school montauk …
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-2022mCharter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… for the purpose of enabling the School to engage in what are essentially commercial ventures. We question … the level of risk involved with the School’s participation in these ventures because School officials refused to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300Town of Kent – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-85)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate controls over procurement and … 1, 2016 through January 25, 2017. Background The Town of Kent is located in Putnam County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-kent-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-85Beacon City School District -- Budget Review (B6-15-4)
… was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s preliminary budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Background … to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2005. Local Finance Law Section … if necessary, to identify other funding sources that can be used to fund operations. … Beacon City School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/beacon-city-school-district-budget-review-b6-15-4XII.4.A Vendor Requests for Payment – XII. Expenditures
… 109 requires vendors to submit a certificate to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) with each claim stating (i) … true and correct, (ii) the State has not paid any part of the claim, and (iii) the balance stated on the claim is … on either an invoice a vendor uses in its normal course of business, or a vendor certified Statewide Financial System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4a-vendor-requests-paymentVillage of Frankfort – User Charges (2014M-117)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine whether Village officials ensured that water, sewer and electric user charges were properly billed, collected, … 30, 2014. Background The Village of Frankfort is located in the Town of Frankfort in Herkimer County and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/06/27/village-frankfort-user-charges-2014m-117Village of Port Byron – Financial Monitoring and Information Technology (2014M-116)
… 17, 2013. Background The Village of Port Byron is located in the Town of Mentz in Cayuga County. The Village, which is governed by an …
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 … The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentTown of Kendall – Justice Court (2013M-130)
… 26, 2013. Background The Town of Kendall is located in Orleans County, has a population of approximately 2,700. … Justice Court reported revenues of approximately $22,700 during 2012. Key Findings We found significant control … the Court’s operations. The Justices did not ensure that all court fines, fees, and surcharges were properly accounted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/02/town-kendall-justice-court-2013m-130Town of Mohawk – Records and Reports (2013M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the … the accounting records accurately reflect all financial activity including accurate beginning balance sheet account … Develop and implement procedures to identify and record the appropriate amount of fund balance for each fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-mohawk-records-and-reports-2013m-113Travel Advisory No. 17
… Meals to State Employees As a reminder, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel Manual states if the … charge to the employee, that fact including the name of the purchasing agency, must be indicated on the employee’s … Also, meals an agency or third party provides as part of an assignment are not reimbursable. Therefore, employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employees