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Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… administrator (administrator) returned forfeited funds from the health flexible spending arrangement (FSA), … program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. Key Findings BOCES officials did not ensure the administrator returned forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA in a timely manner. As of December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeeLocal Sales Tax Sharing in New York State
… Most counties in New York State share a portion of their local sales tax revenue with cities, towns, villages … that includes a thematic map highlighting the share of sales tax revenue that counties allocate to other local … annual financial data submitted to the Office of the New York State Comptroller). Clicking on a county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-sales-tax-sharing-new-york-stateWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… ability to recover from an unexpected IT disruption. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationGenesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… million, and officials could not demonstrate the balances in the four remaining reserves, totaling approximately … funds from school districts that may have been used in a more beneficial way for respective taxpayers. Key … action. Appendix B includes our comments on certain issues in BOCES’ response. … Determine whether the Genesee Valley …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… network user accounts and disable them when access is no longer needed. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not properly record, deposit, remit or report collections. … accounting records, provide accurate monthly reports to the Supervisor or provide an annual accounting to the … Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… completed timely and accurate annual and monthly financial reports. Key Findings The former Comptroller used improper … complete timely and accurate annual and monthly financial reports. As a result, the City Common Council (Council) did … was overstated by approximately $330,000. Annual financial reports for 2018 through 2021 were not filed until after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials were not … and ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish written … returns all forfeited funds from the FSA and DCAP in a timely manner. Ensure the administrator returns all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planTown of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Tioga (Town) officials established long-term capital and … identify appropriate funding and financing approaches to address them. As a result, half of the Town’s vehicles and pieces of major highway equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … planned to initiate corrective action. … east quogue audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We … annual and complete physical inventories and compare results to inventory records. District officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain … IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22Connetquot Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-98)
… unassigned fund balance. District officials used surplus funds each year to finance reserves instead of funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-98IV.4.E Grants and Public Assistance – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Grants and public assistance includes payments to counties, cities, … . SFS Account Title Description 60301 Local Grants and Public Assistance Payments to counties, cities, towns, … to Others Interest on late payments for unjustified delays in paying vendors, and providers of service pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4e-grants-and-public-assistanceTown of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… Supervisor did not adequately perform his financial duties and cannot provide support for almost $1.6 million in interfund loans. Although … Prepare and file the annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020 with the Office of the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Town of Mount Morris – Justice Court (2012M-129)
… controls over the financial operations of the Court for the period January 1, 2005, to June 22, 2012. Background … collected approximately $94,590 in fines and surcharges for the period January 1, 2010, to June 22, 2012. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-mount-morris-justice-court-2012m-129Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… As a result, some victims may not receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. The Department retained $18,589 in restitution that could have been used to pay victims with unsatisfied orders: some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… after the close of the fiscal year and annual independent audits are performed. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address
… took over as governor at a time of great challenge in New York state and immediately demonstrated her leadership, … economic recovery taking place here in New York. Local sales tax receipts continue to improve, the … strong fiscal footing. These are positive developments for New York as we begin 2022, but my office has also identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-hochuls-state-state-address