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Gates Fire District – Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning (2024M-10)
Determine whether the Gates Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board and officials properly planned for longterm financial and capital needs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/06/07/gates-fire-district-board-oversight-long-term-planning-2024m-10Rye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Town of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… Determine whether the Town of Hamburg’s (Town’s) Finance Office credit card purchases were supported and for proper … Town purposes. Determine whether the Town’s Finance Office payroll was accurate and supported. Key Findings The … the Board and Town officials did not ensure Finance Office payroll was accurate and supported. The Town made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109City of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)
… made. Of the 23 separation payments made between April 1, 2020 and October 31, 2022, to 18 employees, totaling … Officials did not independently review the accruals for accuracy, increasing the risk that an improper payment … Commissioners did not provide the required oversight of salary payments. Key Recommendations Review the contents of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96Rondout Valley Central School District – Fixed Assets (2023M-36)
… assets with a combined cost of $79,383 were not recorded on the District’s inventory list. For example, these assets … fixed assets are tagged and are in the locations indicated on the District’s inventory list. Obtain authorization to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/rondout-valley-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2023m-36Hannibal Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-59)
… basic internal controls over cash disbursements. As a result, the former Treasurer was able to misappropriate over $850,000 in Company funds during an eight-and-a-half-year period. For example, he was able to: Disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/07/21/hannibal-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-59Village of Ocean Beach – Credit Card Usage (2022M-206)
… (Board) ensured that employees appropriately used Village credit cards. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that Village employees appropriately used Village credit cards. As a result, employees made questionable purchases on the Village’s credit cards. We reviewed all 3,108 credit card transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/30/village-ocean-beach-credit-card-usage-2022m-206Village of Ilion – Information Technology (2015M-34)
… 31, 2014. Background The Village of Ilion is located in the Towns of German Flatts and Frankfort, Herkimer County, and has a population of approximately 8,000. The Village is governed … in 2014 initiated by falsified email messages with a malware attachment that, when opened by employees, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/31/village-ilion-information-technology-2015m-34Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… Board consistently levied the majority of property taxes in the town-wide (TW) funds, where additional funding was not … revenues and did not levy the necessary property taxes in the town-outside-village (TOV) funds. The Town paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Village of Coxsackie – Financial Condition and Water and Sewer Fund Accountability (2014M-324)
… our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition and its accountability over the water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2012 through May 31, … is located in the Town of Coxsackie in Greene County and has approximately 2,800 residents. The Village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/02/13/village-coxsackie-financial-condition-and-water-and-sewer-fund-accountabilityFrewsburg Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity and Scholarship Funds (2021M-159)
… not properly accounted for and appropriately used. A lack of adequate oversight, segregation of duties and lack of written policies and procedures for scholarship funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/frewsburg-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-andXI.18.A Executive Law Article 15-A- Participation by Minority Group Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State Division of Minority and Women Business Development. Web. Copyright 2010. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18a-executive-law-article-15-participation-minority-group-members-and-women-respect-stateEast Ramapo Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-141)
… the budget note. However, the sale was delayed due to a lawsuit filed with the State Education Department (SED). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/19/east-ramapo-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-141Village of Riverside – Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-349)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s financial operations for the period … approximately $411,500 for all funds. Key Findings Due to the Board’s continuous lack of oversight of the Village’s financial activities, the Treasurer was able to misappropriate as much as $83,000 of Village funds prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/08/village-riverside-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2013m-349Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District – Fixed Assets (2021M-139)
… 60 fixed assets we examined, including computers, musical instruments and science equipment. 34 assets with combined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/22/gilbertsville-mount-upton-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2021m-139State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were not always properly applied for or supported. Of the 99 property tax exemptions that auditors reviewed, 75 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMonticello Joint Fire District – Fiscal Operations (2017M-80)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s … the District’s financial condition and Treasurer’s duties for the period January 1, 2015 through January 17, 2017. … statements or canceled check images on a monthly basis are performed. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/07/14/monticello-joint-fire-district-fiscal-operations-2017m-80Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Change Orders (2022M-41)
… Comply with the District’s procurement policies and regulations. Competitive pricing was not obtained for 199 … Law (GML) and the District’s procurement policies and regulations, or properly review and approve change orders, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-change-orders-2022m-41Introduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Officers and employees often travel as part of their official … Officers and employees often travel as part of their official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionXII.9.B Liens Against Payments Processed Using a Joint Custody Account – XII. Expenditures
Prior to processing vouchers for payment the Office of the State Comptrollers OSC Offset Unit is responsible for determining if a lien offset or payment assignment against each vendor exists
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9b-liens-against-payments-processed-using-joint-custody-account