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Rockland County - Budget Review (B17-6-16)
… projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of … the proposed budget are reasonable. The County’s proposed 2018 budget complies with the tax levy limit. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/11/10/rockland-county-budget-review-b17-6-16Contract Advisory No. 24
… Contract Purchases Guidance: As referenced in the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI, Section 11.H - … (OSC) Bureau of Contracts (BOC), encourages State agencies to request Early Pay Discounts from contract vendors when feasible. Early Pay Discounts have the ability to save the State money and can benefit the vendor community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/24-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesOrange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… training. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userLisbon Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-180)
… District (District) claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled. Key Findings District officials did … from the District or file Medicaid reimbursement claims to recover part of the costs associated with these services. … District did not receive about $20,000 for reimbursements to which it was likely entitled. Although the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/lisbon-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-180Village of Franklinville – Police Payroll and Water Accountability (2014M-262)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s police payroll and water operations … of water produced by the Village’s water system was billed to customers, and Village officials did not adequately monitor or develop a plan to address the causes for the difference in water produced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/03/13/village-franklinville-police-payroll-and-water-accountability-2014m-262Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town … Key Findings One Board member is the president and owner of a welding company which provided repair work to the Town, … $8,571, during our audit period. As president and owner of the welding company, the Board member had a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Evergreen Charter School – Employee and Independent Contractor Fingerprinting (2016M-225)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s fingerprinting practices for the … million. Key Findings School officials allowed employees to be hired and have contact with students prior to receiving fingerprint clearances and allowed independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2016/09/16/evergreen-charter-school-employee-and-independent-contractorEastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… Services (BOCES) officials managed user account access to the network and financial application. Key Findings … Although BOCES officials restricted user account access to the financial application, they did not adequately manage user account access to the network. As a result, BOCES had an increased risk that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mWhite Plains City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2014M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s process and procedures for … for professional services and did not have documentation to support why contract providers were chosen for all … The District did not have adequate documentation to support the payment of certain claims made to professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/31/white-plains-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2014mTown of Liberty – Justice Court Operations (2016M-336)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period … Key Findings The Justices allow the Clerk Manager to sign all disbursement checks. The Justices did not … reconcile unpaid tickets between the DMV and Court records to ensure defendants’ DMV records are accurate and fines are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-liberty-justice-court-operations-2016m-336Town of North Greenbush – Town Clerk (2017M-132)
… in cash was deposited but not recorded. Remittances to the Supervisor were late ranging from one to four months after due. The Clerk did not perform monthly accountabilities to ensure sufficient assets to cover liabilities. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/15/town-north-greenbush-town-clerk-2017m-132County of Rockland - Budget Review (B19-6-9)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … by Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties, was authorized to issue debt not to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/08/county-rockland-budget-review-b19-6-9Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… manage user accounts and their user permissions. For example, former employees and an unknown person had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115Latham Fire Department – Length of Service Awards Program (2016M-279)
… system for its Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, … did not maintain an adequate recordkeeping system for the LOSAP attendance records and has not established procedures … establish an organized recordkeeping system to maintain LOSAP activity records or procedures to ensure the activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/latham-fire-department-length-service-awards-program-2016m-279Penn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… to address the District’s specific needs and expectations for IT services. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … reports were inaccurate or not prepared and submitted to company officials or to the comptroller’s office. City of Gloversville – Parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … excessive reserves or appropriated additional fund balance to finance operations. In addition, the unemployment reserve … District officials did not keep their inventory list up-to-date when computers were deployed to various locations or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-6)
… all of the $24.1 million projected unassigned fund balance at the end of the 2017-18 year; however, this appropriation … be used. If the fund balance is not approved or available at year end, the District could have a $24.1 million budget … it as necessary. Develop a plan to maintain fund balance at a reasonable level. Review the revenue estimates for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/18/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-6Opinion 88-3
… and immediately by the officer collecting the same to the chairman, and shall be paid by him into the uninsured … of towns and police justices of villages shall be paid to the state comptroller in accordance with the provisions of … fines collected by town and village justices must be paid to the State Comptroller (Justice Court Fund). Pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-3Opinion 89-14
… or school district. We expressed the view in 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-120, p 149 that since section 986(1) entitles a … envelopes with their tax payments (see also 28 Opns St Comp, 1972, p 167). There have been no amendments to section … for services provided to taxpayers (see e.g., 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-220, p 300; 33 Opns St Comp, 1977, p 62; 1974 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14