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Town of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… whether the Town billed charges in the Redwood Water and Sewer Districts in accordance with Town ordinances. Key Findings Town officials did not bill water and sewer charges in accordance with Town ordinances. We … The water ordinance did not provide a clear, consistent and equitable basis for billing property owners. In addition, …
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)
… adequate policies and guidelines for project approval. In addition, payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) for four projects and 26 revolving …
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 primary contact also receives the Vendor Self-Service Portal invitation email, which includes instructions for enrolling in electronic payment. Process and Transaction Preparation: If a vendor … the vendor to the New York State Vendor Self-Service Portal webpage at …
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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-shareholder-ruleAlexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials properly used and managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings While the Board and District officials used $3.1 million in excess …
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)
… and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. Did not effectively manage the Town’s … Key Recommendations The Board should: Ensure the estimates for revenues and appropriations are reasonable based on …
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)
… information system (SIS) against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The District’s network was not … secure to protect the SIS against unauthorized use, access and loss. District officials did not adequately manage user … permissions to limit access to assets and data. Some District computers were used for personal activity, …
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)
… cannot be assured that IT assets are adequately accounted for and protected from loss, theft, misuse and obsolescence. … Ensure IT inventory records include the necessary detail for recording IT purchases and tracking hardware assets. …
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 … Use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and reserves, pay off debt or to reduce District property …
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)
… policy governing the reasonable amount of fund balance to maintain and adopt a multiyear financial and capital plan …
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 fo …
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
… is working towards, this could result in even better news for riders as substantial cuts could be put off until … and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly …
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)
… were unaware that employees were accessing websites for nonbusiness purposes because they did not routinely … with IT security awareness training. Develop procedures for monitoring Internet usage and negotiate a formal contract …
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 properly … The Clerk-Treasurer did not maintain adequate records and reports to allow the Board to properly manage Village … four years (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19). Fund transfers were not properly recorded. Inadequate financial …
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)
… through November 30, 2016. Background The Wells Central School District is located in the Towns of Arietta, Lake … or reduce District property taxes. … Wells Central School District Financial Condition Management 2017M70 …
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)
… Shoreham-Wading River Central School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, Suffolk County. The … estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in the annual budget. Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unassigned fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-financial-management-2017mPutnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology and Claims Auditing (2016M-205)
… and operates at three campuses. BOCES is governed by a seven-member Board of Education elected by the boards of the component districts. The 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/putnamnorthern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-informationAccounts Payable Advisory No. 23
… Subject: Proper Coding of State Payments Reportable to the Internal Revenue Service Reference: Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 5.K - … Business Units should not have been coded as reportable to the IRS. As a reminder, when online Business Units process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/23-properly-coding-vouchers-withholdingWorcester Central School District – Unassigned Fund Balance (2016M-1)
… District officials’ management of unassigned fund balance for the period July 1, 2014 through November 16, 2015. … the statutory limit in two of the last three fiscal years. For 2012-13 through 2014-15 District officials overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/worcester-central-school-district-unassigned-fund-balance-2016m-1Starpoint Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-266)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … by $820,000. The District has not used its debt reserve to fund debt payments, as required. Key Recommendations … report and use statutorily restricted debt reserves to pay related debt service. … Starpoint Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/05/starpoint-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-266