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Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… through 2020-21 ranging between $364,415 in 2017-18 (100 percent of the ensuing year’s budget), and $445,858 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… (38 percent), valued at approximately $2.4 million in assessed value, lacked one or more pieces of supporting … that the building was essential to the operation of a bona fide agricultural or horticultural production carried … after they were entered by the clerk, allowing errors in the calculation of these exemptions to go undetected. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
… Customer bills were not accurately prepared. As a result, the customers we reviewed were underbilled by $4,758 … in accordance with the Board-adopted local laws. As a result, for the delinquent customer accounts we reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Canastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
… Adopt annual budgets that contain realistic estimates and develop a plan to reduce the amount of surplus fund balance. Account for and report year-end encumbrances that are valid and supported. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mCortland County - Financial Management and Reporting (2019M-162)
… The Legislature: Failed to address extended vacancies in key financial positions. Failed to address deficiencies identified in previous audits and will pay at least $428,800 to several … Key Recommendations Fill key financial positions within a reasonable timeframe. Address deficiencies identified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/27/cortland-county-financial-management-and-reporting-2019m-162Greenville Fire District - Fixed Assets (2019M-223)
… during our audit period, the District does not have a comprehensive policy or procedures to safeguard fixed … asset including purchase date, purchase price, date placed in service and useful life. As a result, officials were not aware that equipment in their possession could have been sold or traded in to help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/02/28/greenville-fire-district-fixed-assets-2019m-223Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… on surplus fund balance by making more than $12 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to capital projects and … encumbrances by $827,000 and not using $5.3 million in appropriated fund balance as a funding source. The tax certiorari and unemployment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Audits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… control Compliance Prospective analyses Learn more about our Audit Process . External Peer Review of LGSA To ensure … Audits of Local Governments About Our Audits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsInternal Control
… Internal Control Act Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government (Current) / Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government (2007) International Standards … Federal Resources GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book) Provides a framework …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/internal-controlAccounts Payable Advisory No. 48
… has updated the policy and procedures regarding standards for entering vendor name information on a voucher when paying … format results in time saving and processing efficiencies for the State. Also, in the event of unclaimed funds, a … process. See the Guide to Financial Operations , XII.6.D for more detail. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/48-paying-single-payment-vendorII.1 New York State Financial Accounting Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… and process of the constitutional system of budgeting in New York State. These responsibilities are provided in Article VII of the State Constitution and Articles 3 and 4 … for prescribing methods of accounting are provided in Article V, Section 8 of the State Constitution, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii1-new-york-state-financial-accounting-overviewMadison County – Consumer Protections: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-8)
… and Markets Law (AML). As a result, consumers are at increased risk of paying more than necessary for goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/madison-county-consumer-protections-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-8Border City Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-137)
… the District’s Board oversight. The former Chief was arrested on charges of grand larceny for allegedly stealing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/border-city-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-137Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… did not always record fees accurately or deposit them in a timely manner, but fees were properly deposited intact and generally remitted in a timely manner and reported accurately to the Town … tax collections but did not always deposit collections in a timely manner. Specifically, the Clerk did not: Deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… accounts through written policies and procedures. Disable 551 unneeded network user accounts. These accounts had last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mMorris Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-47)
… (Board) and District officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with … by an average of $617,000, or 6 percent. Surplus fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in all three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/28/morris-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-47Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2023M-54)
… did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate and up-to-date manner . As a result, … the Town’s financial operations was compromised, resulting in diminished transparency of the Town’s financial … fund revenues and $57,000 of fire protection fund revenues in the general fund for the 2020 through 2022 fiscal years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/14/town-german-supervisors-records-and-reports-2023m-54Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… calculated correctly . District officials: Made errors in 76 percent of District employees’ accrued leave calculations, resulting in 251 employees’ leave balances being credited either for … reviewed, 23 had errors totaling $8,530, including $4,900 in payments for unused vacation leave which were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsLaFargeville 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-192Beacon City School District - School District Website (S9-19-27)
… a website but certain financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in comprehensiveness. This prevents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/beacon-city-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-27