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Auditing Travel/Conference Claims – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… The audit of travel and conference claims is required by law and is an essential internal control for ensuring that travel policy requirements are consistently … Is there sales tax included in hotel charges? Is there conference or training information, if applicable, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/auditing-travelconference-claimsVillage of South Corning – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2017M-114)
… of our audit was to examine the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports for the period March 1, 2015 through April 27, 2017. Background The Village of South Corning is located in the Town of Corning in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 1,100. The Village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/11/17/village-south-corning-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2017m-114Village of Wurtsboro – Financial Operations (2017M-71)
… for the 2016-17 fiscal year for the general and water funds totaled $762,250. Key Findings The Board relied on fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/11/10/village-wurtsboro-financial-operations-2017m-71Florida Union Free School District – Information Technology (2017M-146)
… 1, 2015 through June 9, 2017. Background The Florida Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Goshen and … Florida Union Free School District Information Technology 2017M146 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/03/florida-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2017m-146Quogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-196)
… 30, 2017. Background The Quogue Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by a Board of Education, has approximately 110 … reserve to determine whether the amount retained is necessary and reasonable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/01/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017mCity of Watertown – Information Technology (2017M-184)
… ensure cybersecurity awareness training was provided to personnel who use City IT resources. Key Recommendations … management. Provide IT cybersecurity awareness training to personnel who use City IT resources. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/01/city-watertown-information-technology-2017m-184Town of Carlton – Town Supervisor’s Fiscal Responsibilities (2017M-263)
… the books and records with adequate information. As a result, the 2015 and 2016 annual audits have not been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/02/16/town-carlton-town-supervisors-fiscal-responsibilities-2017m-263City of Glen Cove – Financial Condition, Claims Processing and Payroll (2017M-210)
… The City of Glen Cove is located in Nassau County and has a population of approximately 27,200. The City is governed by … funds to other funds. The Council has not established a claims auditing policy. The City’s payroll clerk performed … Adopt a payroll processing policy and establish procedures that adequately segregate the payroll clerk’s duties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/city-glen-cove-financial-condition-claims-processing-and-payroll-2017m-210City of Albany Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2018M-65)
City of Albany Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring 2018M65
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/09/21/city-albany-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2018m-65Town of Warwick - Water and Sewer Fund Financial Condition (2018M-259)
… totaling $138,972. Six water districts and one sewer district rely on general fund advances to finance operations, … totaling $236,296 as of 2017. Fairgrounds Sewer District had a 2017 deficit fund balance of $39,283 and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-warwick-water-and-sewer-fund-financial-condition-2018m-259Operational Advisory No. 3
… are reminded that if any chart of account string value is changed in the review process, the transaction must be … after the budget check to ensure that the transaction is still in a valid budget status (value of “V”). If the budget status is any other value, the transaction may not be submitted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/3-budget-check-reminderVestal Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-265)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over selected … failed to perform adequate annual audits. The Financial Secretaries did not approve vouchers in a timely manner and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/vestal-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-265Town of Brownville Joint Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-207)
… made during our audit period, totaling $31,300, and found that 15 totaling $7,159 were not audited and … vendors to access the bank accounts. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/01/25/town-brownville-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-207Town of Ticonderoga – Financial Records and Reports (2015M-301)
… accounting records did not agree with the amounts reported on its 2013 and 2014 Annual Update Documents (AUD). The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/02/26/town-ticonderoga-financial-records-and-reports-2015m-301Town of Plymouth – Board Oversight (2016M-190)
… (PPSI); disbursements; and the Board’s annual audit, for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds for the 2016 fiscal year total approximately $1.24 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/26/town-plymouth-board-oversight-2016m-190Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2015M-146)
… 2015. Background The Orange Lake Fire District is located in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County. The District, which … comparing the previous year’s completed financial activity with the current year’s modified budget and the upcoming year’s preliminary budget. Budgets included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/orange-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2015m-146Train On-Time Performance (Follow-up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial report, Train On-Time Performance ( 2014-S-56 … 74.0 percent and weekend OTP averaged 81.2 percent. In late March 2015, Subways OTP goal was lowered to 75.0 … Key Finding We found that Subways made limited progress in addressing the problems identified in our prior report. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/train-time-performance-followContract Advisory No. 6
… Subject: The Vendor ID associated to a contract record in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) can only be changed when the original contract (sequence 0) is in the Open status. The Vendor ID cannot be changed once the … The Vendor ID associated to a contract record in the Statewide Financial System SFS can only be changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contractUlster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… user accounts and disable user accounts when access is no longer needed. BOCES officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Town of Homer – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-63)
… the duties or implement compensating controls relating to non-payroll disbursements. As a result, checks and … Clerk (Clerk) were not established. Establish procedures to detect and prevent duplicate payments from occurring. … reconciliations, bank statements and canceled check images to ensure bank transactions are appropriate. Annually audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/11/town-homer-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-63