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Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-28)
… action. Appendix D includes our comment on an issue raised in HCIDA’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/01/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-projectLynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… agent: Approved seven purchases totaling $71,141, as sole source, which precludes them from competition, without confirming the purchases met the District’s sole source requirements. Did not seek or ensure competition was … totaling $18,936. Key Recommendations Ensure all sole source purchases are adequately supported and have no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17Schonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2021M-185)
… Ensure all collections and disbursements are supported with appropriate documentation. Periodically monitor the … any needed adjustments. Company officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/04/08/schonowe-volunteer-fire-company-inc-board-oversight-2021m-185Town of Urbana – Access Controls (2022M-4)
Determine whether Town of Urbana Town officials properly configured network and computer user access controls to safeguard the Towns IT systems
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-access-controls-2022m-4St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-151)
… businesses that received financial benefits. Key Findings For the 10 projects we reviewed the Board appropriately … They did not verify the number of current employees for six of the 10 proposed projects we reviewed before approval or verify actual employment results for one of the 10 projects after approval. Obtain sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/22/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringFonda-Fultonville Central School District – Reserves Management (2021M-157)
… Determine whether the Board of Education Board properly managed reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-reserves-management-2021m-157Manorville Fire District – Board Oversight and Fuel (2016M-411)
… internal control environment and selected expenditures for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $1.8 million. Key Findings The … to gasoline credit card claims when they are submitted for approval. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/10/manorville-fire-district-board-oversight-and-fuel-2016m-411Town of Willsboro– Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-68)
… 30, 2013. Background The Town of Willsboro is located in Essex County and has a population of approximately 2,025. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/18/town-willsboro-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2014m-68Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-87)
… exceeded the cap and did not pass the required local law to override the cap. Key Recommendations Ensure all claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-disbursement-oversight-and-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-87Who Is Responsible? – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… and procedures are clearly communicated to all employees who travel on official business. The individual traveler, whether a rank-and-file employee, an officer, or a member of the governing board, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/who-responsibleNyack Parking Authority – Parking Ticket Operations (2020M-94)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Nyack Parking Authority’s (Authority) Board of Trustees (Board) and … effectively pursued and maximized the collection of all parking violation tickets issued. Key Findings The Board and … Determine whether the Village of Nyack Parking Authoritys Authority Board of Trustees Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/11/20/nyack-parking-authority-parking-ticket-operations-2020m-94Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Financial Condition (2020M-91)
… our audit period because of the Board’s hindered ability to recognize revenue shortfalls or cost overruns, limiting … actual results or trends and did not contain estimates for all known revenues and expenditures. The adopted budgets … maintained in the financial accounting software. No budget-to-actual reports were prepared to monitor the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-financial-condition-2020m-91Town of Petersburgh – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations and the Justice Court (2015M-169)
… properly account for the sale and inventory of transfer station tickets and permits. Town Justices did not perform … each month. Periodically reconcile the number of transfer station tickets purchased and permits provided from the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/24/town-petersburgh-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-andTier 6 Defined Contribution Plan Option
… Employees newly hired on or after July 1, 2013 have the option to choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan for their retirement benefits, … may choose either the traditional defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/tier-6-defined-contribution-plan-optionChestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… properly authorized and approved prior to payment and for valid District purposes for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $442,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387Bayport Fire District – Credit Card Use (2016M-394)
… of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The District, which provides fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/bayport-fire-district-credit-card-use-2016m-394Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-310)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s … The Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection for the Town of Pittsfield in Otsego County. The … to include detailed policies and procedures to provide guidance and establish controls over the Department’s cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/pittsfield-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-andSouth Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations and did not adopt or enforce key financial policies. As a … lacked guidance to adequately perform financial duties and thus: did not maintain sufficient banking or purchasing records, funded and disbursed money from reserves without authorization and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155South Butler Fire Department – Oversight of Financial Activities (2020M-120)
Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department Inc Department officers and members provided adequate financial oversight
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-department-oversight-financial-activitiesVillage of Islandia – Information Technology (2021M-100)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Islandia (Village) officials ensured information technology (IT) assets were adequately protected from unauthorized access, use and loss. Key Findings Village officials did not ensure … Determine whether Village of Islandia Village officials ensured information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/12/village-islandia-information-technology-2021m-100