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Town of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital and financial needs and identify appropriate funding and financing approaches to address them. As a result, half of the Town’s vehicles and … Superintendent (Superintendent) estimates the lowest cost to repair the bridge to good condition is $200,000 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … prices of approximately $8,200 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Saugerties Central School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 9 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two iPads, with a total cost of approximately $600, could not be physically located. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… non-student user account access to the District’s network. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were … we found: 235 IT assets costing $108,462 were not recorded in the District’s inventory records, and seven computers, two … adopt a written IT contingency plan. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192Pelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were … user accounts. Three generic accounts were not needed for District operations. Four user accounts had unnecessary … services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network and financial application user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address
… Hochul took over as governor at a time of great challenge in New York state and immediately demonstrated her … competence and more collaborative style. Her State of the State message today continued her thoughtful, … stronger-than-expected economic recovery taking place here in New York. Local sales tax receipts continue to improve, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-hochuls-state-state-addressIV.4.E Grants and Public Assistance – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Grants and public assistance includes payments to counties, cities, … . SFS Account Title Description 60301 Local Grants and Public Assistance Payments to counties, cities, towns, … to Others Interest on late payments for unjustified delays in paying vendors, and providers of service pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4e-grants-and-public-assistanceTown of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… $246,280 in 2015 to almost $1.6 million as of December 31, 2019. The Supervisor also did not: Provide adequate oversight … Prepare and file the annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020 with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Town of Mount Morris – Justice Court (2012M-129)
… and comparing them with reconciled bank balances) on a monthly basis. Promptly investigate and resolve any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-mount-morris-justice-court-2012m-129Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… billing adjustments, parcels not being billed, unaccounted for money, and unassessed penalties on late payments. The Receiver did not create sewer and water accounts for 16 resident parcels and did not bill 70 accounts. We also released Town of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (2021M-152) , which addressed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… As a result, some victims may not receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. The … retained $18,589 in restitution that could have been used to pay victims with unsatisfied orders: some of the money was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Boquet Valley Central School District – Procurement (2021M-132)
… and found five providers were paid a total of $135,238 for services provided during the audit period without officials using a request for proposal (RFP), as required. Key Recommendations Procure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/boquet-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-132Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… fund policy or adopt a written multiyear capital plan. In addition, annual update documents (AUDs) were not filed … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Commack Public Library District – Selected Financial Operations (2015M-132)
… Background The Commack Public Library District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County and serves over 15,000 patrons. The … services that are not required to be competitively bid, in accordance with GML. The Board also did not ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/28/commack-public-library-district-selected-financial-operations-2015m-132Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Delhi (Town) Board (Board) properly managed pool project … Aquatics Committee (Committee) to act under the auspices of the Town and organize fundraising activities that should not have been conducted as an affiliate of the Town. Inappropriately used Town funds to pay at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Otego-Unadilla Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-26)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Otego-Unadilla Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial … financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-26Mount Morris Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-328)
… 1, 2012 through September 3, 2014. Background The Mount Morris Central School District is located in the Village of … and Groveland, in Livingston County, and is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. The District … the year and address any significant variances in a timely manner. Return moneys improperly transferred from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/12/mount-morris-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-328