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City of Albany Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2018M-65)
… Board of Directors (Board) approved projects that provide for net tax exemptions with appropriate and measurable goals. … The CAIDA did not monitor project performance for investment or revitalization goals. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/09/21/city-albany-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2018m-65Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (Follow-Up)
… related to Hours of Service that may have been avoidable. For calendar 2010, we determined that these practices cost … these payments will inflate future pension payments for these employees by about $5.5 million. We also found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/18/forensic-audit-select-payroll-and-overtime-practices-and-related-transactions-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1040
… Purpose To inform agencies of the elimination of Advanced Earned Income Credit Payments. Background The elimination of the Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit (AEITC) is part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1040-elimination-advanced-earned-income-tax-credit-aeitcControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… accounts and whether the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. We concluded that these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followOakfield 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-187City of Glen Cove – Financial Condition, Claims Processing and Payroll (2017M-210)
… approximately $46.7 million. Key Findings The Council has not adopted structurally balanced budgets, having relied on … operating expenditures. The City’s interfund transfers did not comply with its charter, which only authorizes transfers … from surplus funds to other funds. The Council has not established a claims auditing policy. The City’s payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/city-glen-cove-financial-condition-claims-processing-and-payroll-2017m-210City of Lackawanna – Police and Fire Department Work Hours (2014M-298)
… results in the officers working eight days less per year than the amount specified in the collective bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/04/10/city-lackawanna-police-and-fire-department-work-hours-2014m-298Oxford Academy and Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-6)
… million. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not ensure that the unrestricted fund balance and the capital … 2011-12 through 2015-16, but the District’s operations did not always use the fund balance and instead generated … adopting budgets with appropriated fund balance that will not be used to fund operations. … Oxford Academy and Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-6More About This Retirement Plan – New Career Plan
… 6 Police and Fire Retirement System members covered by the New Career Plan. (There is no Tier 4 in the Police and Fire … are provided by Sections 375-h and 375-i of the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL) as … under Article 14. The information in this publication does not apply to you. Throughout this publication, you will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/more-about-retirement-planPUC Achieve Charter School – Board Oversight (2016M-316)
… through March 30, 2016. Background The PUC Achieve Charter School, located in the City of Rochester in Monroe County, is a public school financed by local, State and federal resources that is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/05/05/puc-achieve-charter-school-board-oversight-2016m-316Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-321)
… Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total $22.8 million. Key Finding District officials … totaled $2.7 million and was 12 percent of the 2015-16 budgeted appropriations, exceeding the statutory limit by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-321Union-Endicott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-100)
… The Union-Endicott Central School District is located in the Town of Union in Broome County and the Town of Owego in Tioga County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/union-endicott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-100Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-63)
… D. Young Central School District is located in the Towns of Stark, Columbia, Danube, German Flats, Little Falls and Warren in Herkimer County, the Town of Minden in Montgomery County and the Town of Springfield in Otsego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-conditionTown of Brookhaven Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-188)
… and monitored projects. Key Findings The Board did not properly approve and monitor projects and did not: Incorporate job creation and retention goals into each … whether setting goals was practical, and said it was not legally required, the Board should strive to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/15/town-brookhaven-local-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoring-2021mTown of Washington – Information Technology (2013M-164)
… approximately $1.17 million. Key Findings The Board did not adopt a comprehensive IT security plan or a disaster … by unauthorized access and use, or disaster. The Board has not adopted a breach notification policy. By failing to adopt … is compromised, Town officials and employees may not understand or be prepared to fulfill their legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-washington-information-technology-2013m-164Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… has an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the BOCES network and potential loss of important data. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Town of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… were $24.5 million. Key Findings Town officials did not always properly plan and finance the acquisition of capital assets and projects. The Board did not have a formal multiyear capital plan or a long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78Weedsport Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2021M-199)
… were paid. District officials did not seek competition for purchases totaling $736,858 made from two vendors and … into a written contract and did not seek competition for the District’s external audit services, as required. 23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/weedsport-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2021m-199Town of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… and unused local user accounts. Adopt written procedures for user accounts or a comprehensive written IT contingency … are disabled in a timely manner. Adopt written procedures for user accounts and permissions and a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9Town of Danby – Town Clerk (2022M-08)
… account errors totaling $64,959 and could not account for approximately $1,000 in cash from tax collections. Did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for collections. Did not complete monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-danby-town-clerk-2022m-08