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Analytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… in utility usage (consumption) and telephone and cell phone expenditures. Increases in expenditures for consumable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsAppendix B — Travel References – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… for New York State Employees Internal Revenue Service, Mileage Reimbursement Rate (search for "mileage rates") New York State Taxation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-b-travel-referencesVillage of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency – Board Governance (2015M-196)
… Development Company (FLDC), and it has inappropriately commingled bank accounts and accounting records for the three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/miscellaneous/2016/03/31/village-fairport-urban-renewal-agency-board-governance-2015m-196Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review administrative compensation, purchasing and … more than $14.6 million in restricted funds that should have been returned to component districts. The Board has not adopted a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationTuckahoe Common School District – Purchasing (2013M-158)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over … School District is located in Suffolk County in the Town of Southampton. The District is governed by a Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/08/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2013m-158Tri-Valley Central School District – Budgeting (2014M-094)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budgeting practices for the period … approximately $8 million for the fiscal year ended 2009 to more than $14 million as of the fiscal year ended 2013. While it was prudent for District officials to plan for potential liabilities, they did not develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/tri-valley-central-school-district-budgeting-2014m-094Oswego School District Public Library – Selected Cash Receipts (2013M-397)
… property taxes are received. The Library Fiscal Officer or Treasurer should periodically reconcile tax receipts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/21/oswego-school-district-public-library-selected-cash-receipts-2013m-397Town of Lebanon – Justice Court (2013M-247)
… the Justice was properly accounting for all Court moneys and to review the Court’s internal controls over financial … The Town of Lebanon is located in Madison County and has a population of 1,332 residents. The Town Board, which comprises the Town Supervisor and four council members, is the legislative body responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/17/town-lebanon-justice-court-2013m-247Village of Gowanda – Procurement (2013M-175)
… included appropriations of $1.6 million for the general fund, $695,327 for the sewer fund and $445,993 for the water … purchases required bids or quotes, or were purchased from State and County contracts. We found that purchases were not … officials did not determine if they received the correct State or County contract pricing. The Board’s failure to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/13/village-gowanda-procurement-2013m-175Town of Wheatfield – Recreation Department Cash Receipts and Information Technology (2013M-200)
… internal controls over recreation department cash receipts and information technology for the period February 1, 2009, … of five elected members, including the Town Supervisor and four Council members. The Town’s 2012 operating … made directly out of the concession stand bank account and were not reviewed and approved by the Board, or recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/20/town-wheatfield-recreation-department-cash-receipts-and-information-technology-2013mTaxable Travel
… Purpose We examined travel expenses a New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) rent inspector … and fuel to conduct rent inspections throughout the New York metropolitan area. The objective of our examination was … Background The employee’s official station was New York City, and all of his assignments (alternate work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/06/taxable-travelDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County officials have not ensured that the department account clerks’ financial duties were adequately segregated. … town’s customers. For the audit period, the town could not account for 53 percent of the water produced. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsExtra-Classroom Activity (2015-MR-5)
… $64,000, or 23 percent, lacked appropriate support at the club level. Key Recommendations The Board should adopt, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/extra-classroom-activity-2015-mr-5Town of Sodus – Financial Management and Professional Services (2013M-99)
Town of Sodus Financial Management and Professional Services 2013M99
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-sodus-financial-management-and-professional-services-2013m-99Village of Rockville Centre – Cash Receipts from Recreational Activities and Information Technology (2013M-63)
… Background The Village of Rockville Centre is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The Village is … IT. We found that copies of back-up data are not stored in a secure off-site location, and the Board has not … of cash receipts. Review the duties of those involved in the cash receipts process in the recreation center and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-rockville-centre-cash-receipts-recreational-activities-and-informationVillage of Kenmore – Wastewater Processing Costs and Information Technology (2013M-73)
… 18, 2013. Background The Village of Kenmore is located in the Town of Tonawanda in Erie County and has a population of approximately 15,400. … of wastewater processing costs would be reduced by $27,800 in 2011 and $30,000 in 2012, or a two-year savings of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/14/village-kenmore-wastewater-processing-costs-and-information-technology-2013m-73Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Kings Park Central School District , Menands Union Free School District , Nanuet Union Free School District , and the Piseco Central School District … fuel pump readings to physical inventory. Menands Union Free School District – Payroll (Albany County) District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… school district audits have been issued. Elwood Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (Suffolk County) … unrestricted fund balance was reported as being within the legal limit for the past five years, the unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Afton Fire Company Emergency Squad – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-275)
… controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys are … Background The Afton Hose Company Emergency Squad, Inc. is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Afton, … books are consistently reviewed by a disinterested third party who reported that everything was in good order; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/03/afton-fire-company-emergency-squad-internal-controls-over-financialSummit Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-264)
… of cash disbursed from the District’s building reserve account. For example, the Board did not review or approve any disbursements being made out of this checking account; it allowed the Treasurer to generate, sign and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/summit-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-264