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Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… the Town of Fort Edward (Town) officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were authorized, accurate and supported. Key Findings Payroll payments were not always accurate and supported, and … the Town of Fort Edward Town officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were authorized accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Town of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Marathon (Town) Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and … Determine whether the Town of Marathon Town Clerk recorded deposited remitted and reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town … contracts. Key Findings Two Board members are the owners of two separate auto service corporations which provided … qualified as a contract with the Town. As sole owners of the auto service corporations, the Board members were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations. Key Findings Town officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. Specifically: 104 of 1,380 water … Determine whether Town of Owego Town officials provided adequate oversight of water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Village of Monticello – Records and Reports (2020M-104)
… accounting records or properly reconcile bank accounts in a timely manner. About $5 million of real property tax … were generally performed two to three months after the statement date. Periodic financial reports were not prepared for the Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-records-and-reports-2020m-104Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… transactions were appropriate and properly accounted for, the Treasurer performed all financial duties including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mDavenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… (District) officials established adequate controls to ensure that financial activities are properly recorded and … District officials have not established adequate controls to ensure that financial activities are properly recorded and … reported, and cash is safeguarded. There were no records to support the collection of hall rental receipts. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… did not post: Comprehensive budget-to-actual results in an easily accessible location. Corrective action plans … comprehensive budget-to-actual and internal audit results in a location easy to access. Prepare and post a multiyear … includes our comment on an issue District officials raised in their response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… installed on Albany Water Board (AWB) computers and mobile devices is appropriate and necessary. Key Findings Software installed on AWB computers and mobile devices is not always appropriate and necessary. … and necessary software was installed on computers and mobile devices. We found unnecessary software on 60 computers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… the Superintendent pled guilty to Attempted Obstruction of Governmental Administration and was sentenced to a … The Superintendent should retain adequate records of all Department transactions and activity. Town officials should work with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to resolve any prior years’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Town of Springfield – Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-175)
… and reports. As a result, the Board was not provided with the necessary financial reports and information to … in the financial accounting software or provide the Board with detailed monthly budget-to-actual reports. File the annual financial reports (known as AUDs) with the State Comptroller’s office (OSC), as required. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/07/town-springfield-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-175Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The Board did not: Develop and adopt a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Schuyler Lake Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-191)
… the District’s required annual update documents (AUDs) for fiscal years 2015 through 2021 . As a result, as of July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/02/10/schuyler-lake-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-191Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt a comprehensive written reserve fund policy or transparently fund reserves. Take appropriate action to address overfunded reserves. Funding reserves at levels … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action . Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Henry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… are deposited in a timely manner. The Head of School (HOS) should periodically review billing receipt and deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsSewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… developed an information technology (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the … District officials did not develop an IT contingency plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT … IT contingency plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and periodically tested for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… Town taxpayers at least $37,000. Seek competitive quotes for 27 purchases totaling $144,155. Justify, authorize and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Portville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… percent annual average) from 2015-16 through 2017-18. As of June 30, 2018, unappropriated, unrestricted fund balance totaled $1.4 million and was almost 8 percent of 2018-19 appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory … points. Three reserve funds with combined balances of approximately $1.6 million as of June 30, 2018 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… reserves with balances totaling more than $1.3 million as of June 30, 2018. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt … estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amount of fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2018, the District’s surplus fund balance was … District also overestimated appropriations by an average of $2.4 million each year or by 10.5 percent. During this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158