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Brighton Central School District – Procurement (2022M-205)
… determine that using these vendors was in the District’s best interest. Key Recommendation Document the analysis when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/brighton-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-205Town of Brookhaven Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-188)
Determine whether the Town of Brookhaven Local Development Corporation Corporation Board of Directors Board properly approved and monitored projects
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/15/town-brookhaven-local-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoring-2021mBinghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… all nine users had access to all of the financial modules in the system. Therefore, a user could make unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Town of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… through January 15, 2013. Background The Town of Vestal is located in Broome County and has a population of 28,000 residents. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board comprising … reserve funds. Ensure that the long-term capital planning is integrated into the budgetary process. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78Town of Saratoga – Budgeting and Fund Balance Management (2022M-82)
… amounts budgeted. Maintained unrestricted fund balances that were 97 percent, 770 percent and 50 percent of the … reserves with transfers totaling $370,000 from funds with a different tax base, which creates a taxpayer inequity. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-saratoga-budgeting-and-fund-balance-management-2022m-82Minisink Valley Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-80)
… provided. Claims were not submitted for reimbursement for at least 3,083 eligible services totaling $187,932. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/minisink-valley-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-80North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… services and entered into written agreements with service providers. Key Findings Although District officials entered … into written agreements with the 15 professional service providers we reviewed, they did not always seek competition … officials: Paid $1.2 million to six professional service providers without seeking competition. Used a request for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Waterford (Village) Board (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. Specifically, the Board did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… (District) officials properly recorded and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) … did not ensure fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly. A physical inventory check has not been … 37 assets that cost $25,496 are lost and unaccounted for. These assets include nine desktop and 17 laptop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Lynbrook Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-81)
… with our recommendations. Appendix B includes our comments on the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-81Coeymans Hollow Fire Corporation – Board Oversight (2022M-84)
… provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of … Review claim documentation for appropriateness and did not sign vouchers to approve claims for payment. Establish … performed bank reconciliations for Company accounts. Key Recommendations Amend the bylaws and/or adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/11/10/coeymans-hollow-fire-corporation-board-oversight-2022m-84Accounts Payable Advisory No. 5
… Section 5.C - Selecting the Appropriate Vendor and Address Sequence , Business Units must select the correct Vendor ID and Address Sequence when processing payments to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable for USPS and related postal services may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/5-complex-entity-payments-postageHerkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-28)
… salaries and did not have an adequate process to verify job creation and retention. The Board and officials did not … sales tax exemptions. Key Recommendations Ensure project application information is supported by adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/01/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-projectTown of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… budgets. Budgeted appropriations were overestimated in the town-wide (TW) general and highway funds, and estimated revenues were underestimated … years we examined did not include fund balance estimates with a breakdown by fund as required. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (2023M-65)
… maintained adequate math workbook (workbook) inventories and ordered workbooks as needed. Key Findings District … officials did not maintain adequate inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, … procedures on how workbooks should be accounted for and how the inventory should be monitored. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/schenectady-city-school-district-math-workbook-inventory-2023m-65Town of Rodman – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-85)
… rent collections totaling $48,271 within the required time frames. Remit real property tax collections to the Town … Deposit and remit all collections within the required time frames. Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/22/town-rodman-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-85Elmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… 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 … combined costs of $4,111 were located but not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9Village of Ellenville – Information Technology (2014M-278)
… not restricted users’ access to the financial system based on employee job responsibilities. The Board has not developed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/01/02/village-ellenville-information-technology-2014m-278Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues (Follow-Up)
… our initial report, Assessment and Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues ( 2012-S-6 ). Background Our initial report, … (Department) was not collecting all unpaid lease and permit fees. At the time of our audit, the Department was owed $6 million in lease and permit revenues, including $2.4 million between two and six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/collection-lease-and-permit-revenues-followVillage of Silver Creek – Capital Projects (2017M-31)
… 2017. Background The Village of Silver Creek is located in the Town of Hanover in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately 2,600. The Village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/19/village-silver-creek-capital-projects-2017m-31