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Quaker Street Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-96)
… whether the Quaker Street Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided oversight to ensure … by their policy. Approved fuel credit card payments of $4,875 without supporting documentation. Did not ensure … whether the Quaker Street Fire Districts District Board of Fire Commissioners Board provided oversight to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/12/29/quaker-street-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-96New Rochelle City School District – Information Technology (2021M-142)
… established adequate controls over network and financial application user accounts to prevent unauthorized access, use … not establish adequate controls over network and financial application user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/new-rochelle-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-142Town of Milo – Financial Condition (2020M-172)
… fund operations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets for each of its funds from 2017 through 2020, multiyear … annual budgets. Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, needed reserves and/ or reducing real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-milo-financial-condition-2020m-172Town of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Town billed charges in the Redwood Water and Sewer Districts in accordance with Town ordinances. Key Findings Town … We found: The water ordinance did not provide a clear, consistent and equitable basis for billing property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Tioga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-190)
… loan projects. The Board did not require the Administrator to: Compare reported job creation and retention figures with project goals. Track sales tax exemptions to ensure that the exemptions taken were within allowable … limits. Key Recommendations Require the Administrator to compare reported job creation and retention figures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/12/20/tioga-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalX.4.C Contacts – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
The Contacts section of the Vendor Record contains information on all of the vendors contacts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4c-contactsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Shareholder Rule
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, today issued the following statement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-shareholder-ruleTown of Indian Lake – Reserves and Justice Court Operations (2014M-330)
… 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. Background The Town of Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/03/06/town-indian-lake-reserves-and-justice-court-operations-2014m-330Alexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… as a financing source for a capital project, they did not do so in accordance with applicable statutes. Appropriations … of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Use reserves in accordance with legal requirements. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. Did not … fund having unassigned fund balance totaling $768,926 as of December 31, 2019, or 79 percent of actual expenditures. Did not develop multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Oneida City School District – Information Technology (2020M-80)
… were used for personal activity, increasing the likelihood of the District’s network being exposed to malicious … recovery plan was not made available to us or the Board of Education for review and approval. Sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/oneida-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-80Liverpool Central School District – Information Technology Assets (2020M-59)
… could not locate three of the 48 IT items we tested: a laptop and two cameras, totaling $1,444. The last comprehensive physical … IT purchases and tracking hardware assets. Maintain a complete, comprehensive software inventory and applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/liverpool-central-school-district-information-technology-assets-2020m-59Putnam Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2020M-27)
… overestimated resulting in increasing fund balance levels and the District did not use all of the fund balance … funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and reserves, pay off debt or to reduce District property … realistic estimates of appropriations. Periodically review and update the District’s multiyear financial plan for actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/putnam-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-27Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… plan that included the need and optimal funding level for each reserve. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets with realistic estimates for revenues and expenditures, and which appropriate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Village of Port Chester - Dual Employment (2018M-91)
… job worked the hours the Village compensated them for working. Key Findings Village officials did not establish … employees identified worked all the hours they were paid for. Village officials did not ensure that employees’ days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/12/village-port-chester-dual-employment-2018m-91New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Budget
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-budgetVillage of Red Hook – Information Technology (2020M-89)
… and did not have a formal contract with the consultant. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/02/12/village-red-hook-information-technology-2020m-89Village of Remsen – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2020M-119)
… (Village) Clerk-Treasurer maintained adequate records and reports to allow the Board of Trustees (Board) to … or filed with the State Comptroller’s Office (OSC) for any of the last four years (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and … accurate, and timely financial records. Conduct or arrange for an audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/01/08/village-remsen-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-119Wells Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-70)
… Key Recommendations Adopt realistic annual budgets based on historical trends or other known trends and use … and needed reserves or reduce District property taxes. … Wells Central School District Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/wells-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017m-70Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-75)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. … with approximately 2,250 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $72.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m