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Oakfield Fire Department – Apparent Misuse of Funds (2014M-187)
… operations, which resulted in the misuse of funds and unaccounted-for raffle proceeds. The Board’s audit of … was ineffective. The Board did not review bank statements and canceled checks and did conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s books and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/03/oakfield-fire-department-apparent-misuse-funds-2014m-187Hamlin Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2015M-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Department’s financial operations to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/05/29/hamlin-fire-department-internal-controls-over-financialArkville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-65)
… year. Key Findings The Board has not adopted a purchasing policy, code of ethics or an investment policy. The Board does not periodically review the bank reconciliations and bank statements or compare canceled check images to approved abstracts to verify that prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/03/arkville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-65What is the Real Property Tax Cap?
… stay within the Tax Cap. Local government boards must pass a local law or resolution by at least a 60 percent vote to override the Tax Cap. Voters in school districts can override the cap with a 60% vote. The Office of the New York State Comptroller has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/what-real-property-tax-capMinetto Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds and Records and Reports (2014M-222)
… Fire Company is located in Town of Minetto, Oswego County and provides fire protection services to the Town of Minetto and the Town of Oswego. The Company, which was founded in 1938, is governed by a six-member Board of Directors and has approximately 25 active members. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/minetto-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-and-records-andVestal Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-265)
… period, the Department disbursed approximately $66,000 and the Stations disbursed approximately $75,000. Key … that officers were executing them sufficiently. The Board and Committees failed to perform adequate annual audits. The … Secretaries did not approve vouchers in a timely manner and the Treasurers often disbursed moneys before expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/vestal-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-265Raquette Lake Fire District No. 3 –Internal Controls (2013M-379)
… Raquette Lake Fire District No. 3 is in Hamilton County and is governed by a Board of Fire Commissioners that … deposits were not recorded in the checkbook register and a running cash balance was not maintained. The Treasurer … received from the Treasurer include revenues, expenditures and reconciled cash balances so they can properly track the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/12/raquette-lake-fire-district-no-3-internal-controls-2013m-379Accounts Payable Advisory No. 15
… to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 4.B - Certification of Vouchers . For instructions on how to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/15-voucher-authorizersHenry Johnson Charter School – Financial Operations (2014M-214)
… the School’s compact contract with a not-for-profit Foundation for the period July 1, 2012 through April 30, … contract does not describe in detail the services that the Foundation will provide. The compact contract is not … how the quality of services provided will be measured. The Foundation’s fee structure does not appear to be reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/10/31/henry-johnson-charter-school-financial-operations-2014m-214New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District – Financial Management (2014M-7)
… City Park Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead in Nassau County. The District operates four schools with … Key Findings The District overestimated expenditures in its adopted budgets and then used $3.5 million of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/new-hyde-park-garden-city-park-union-free-school-district-financialVillage of Pelham – Information Technology (2016M-410)
… Key Findings The Village has not installed an adequate web filtering process and not adopted procedures to … Ensure Village officials install an adequate web filtering process and adopt procedures to monitor IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-pelham-information-technology-2016m-410Village of Old Westbury – Justice Court (2017M-64)
… perform bank reconciliations or accountability analyses on a monthly basis during the audit period. Two of the three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/07/07/village-old-westbury-justice-court-2017m-64Fallsburg Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-33)
… District is located in the Towns of Fallsburg, Mamakating and Thompson in Sullivan County and the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and operates two schools, with approximately 1,490 students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/fallsburg-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-33Town of Kirkwood – Justice Court Operations (2016M-414)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the … 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Town of Kirkwood in located in Broome County and maintains a … Town of Kirkwood Justice Court Operations 2016M414 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-kirkwood-justice-court-operations-2016m-414East Quogue Union Free School District – Selected Payroll Practices and Information Technology (2014M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal … The District has not established controls over user access rights to the District’s financial software system. Key … policy. Develop written procedures relating to user access rights to the financial software system. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-selected-payroll-practices-andCommack Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Fuel Inventory (2015M-90)
… Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Huntington and Smithtown, Suffolk County. The District, which … did not maintain complete and adequate fuel inventory records. Key Recommendations Develop procedures to adopt more … is periodically measured and that adequate fuel inventory records are maintained. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/31/commack-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-fuel-inventoryBuffalo City School District – Oversight of Field Activities at the Service Center (2014M-270)
… our audit was to determine whether certain Service Center field employees and an IT vendor were adequately supervised … of Information Technology (IT) and Plant Department field employees and an IT vendor, and an Audio Visual … policies and procedures governing the supervision of field employees from the IT and Plant Departments who work at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/11/buffalo-city-school-district-oversight-field-activities-service-centerAltmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-232)
… School District is located in the Towns of Albion, Amboy, Hastings, Mexico, Orwell, Parish, Richland, West Monroe and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionGeneral Brown Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-216)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … 2012-13. District expenditures, specifically those related to employee benefits, have increased by more than $1.2 … fund balance. Continue to explore and evaluate ways to cut costs and increase revenues. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/general-brown-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-216DiNapoli Honors Hispanic Leaders
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapolis Hispanic Heritage Month event this year recognized several individuals and an organization working to make a difference in the Hispanic and Latino communities
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-honors-hispanic-leaders