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XV.4.A Reconciling Prior Fiscal Year Credit Card Charges – XV. End of Year
… . Business Units must review and reconcile all credit card charges incurred prior to April 1 of the previous fiscal … Business Units are required to reconcile credit card charges within 30 days of the date the charge is … XII, Section 6.Q - Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charge for more information). Timely reconciliation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv4a-reconciling-prior-fiscal-year-credit-card-chargesXVII.2.B Negative Appropriation/Segregation Budgets – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Appropriations/Segregations can NOT lapse with a negative balance (where expenditures have exceeded the budget amount). It is … Budget Reports > Negative Segregation Balance. The report can be viewed in Report Manager or through the Process … AppropriationsSegregations can NOT lapse with a negative balance where expenditures have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2b-negative-appropriationsegregation-budgetsVan Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-125)
… exceeded the statutory limit by $1.5 million and resulted in higher tax levies than necessary. Actual expenditures from … fund balance statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a multiyear … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-managementSodus Center Fire Department – Financial Activities (2016M-424)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Department … Key Findings The Department’s constitution and bylaws do not define financial oversight responsibilities and do not provide specific guidelines on how the membership should exercise its decision-making power. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/03/31/sodus-center-fire-department-financial-activities-2016m-424Town of Ephratah – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-138)
… were incomplete, inaccurate and could not be relied on to make financial decisions . The Supervisor has continued to not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. Without reliable accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/02/town-ephratah-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-138East Irondequoit Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-28)
… fund balance as a financing source, improperly booking $3.6 million in encumbrances and improperly reserving $7.7 million for debt service. Recalculated surplus fund balance exceeded the … more accurately, and accounting for encumbrances and debt service funds properly. District officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/18/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-28Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… year. Reserve funds are overfunded by at least $35,000 and the Board has not outlined the rationale, objective, funding level and conditions under which each will be used. Key … needed reserves or reducing property taxes. Adopt policies and implement plans for how fund balance should be managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53State Police Bulletin No. SP-40
To notify the Division of State Police of the procedures for processing Productivity Bonus payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-40-2000-and-2001-productivity-bonus-payments-employees-represented-policeMount Vernon Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2013M-364)
… of Directors applied a uniform system for project approval and monitored approved projects for the period of January 1, … located in the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County and is governed by a Board of Directors which includes the Mayor and five mayoral appointees. Its purpose is to promote, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/04/18/mount-vernon-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalVillage of Richfield Springs – Justice Court (S9-14-1)
… offenders to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely manner. We found a lack of segregation of … Key Recommendations Periodically review and reconcile the DMV pending-ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-richfield-springs-justice-court-s9-14-1Town of Queensbury – Justice Court (S9-14-2)
… the audit period, the Court operated with two Justices, Robert McNally and Michael Muller, and four Court clerks. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-queensbury-justice-court-s9-14-2South Jefferson Central School District – Community Services (2016M-343)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the internal controls over District-provided community … Program’s fund did not reimburse the school lunch fund for a minimum of $4,640 spent on Program expenditures. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/south-jefferson-central-school-district-community-services-2016m-343Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
Determine whether the BayportBlue Point Union Free School District District Board appropriately managed the Districts fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementPlattsburgh Public Library – Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-8)
… January 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. Background The Plattsburgh Public Library is located in the City of Plattsburgh in Clinton County. It is governed by an elected … Plattsburgh Public Library Circulation Desk Cash Receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/04/03/plattsburgh-public-library-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015m-8Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … audit walton school IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings Of the 224 granted exemptions that we reviewed totaling … were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive agricultural building …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200City of Long Beach - Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2019M-68)
… payments to certain City officers and employees for unused leave accruals were authorized and accurately calculated. Key … (CBAs). The City approved drawdown payments for unused leave accruals, totaling $229,494 to eight City officers and … action in response to two prior audits that cited leave payments that were inconsistent with the City Code or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2019m-68Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… by statute. The Justice did not properly report disposed tickets to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and … Accurately report the dispositions and dismissals of all tickets to JCF and DMV. Perform a thorough audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… labor costs. Officials did not establish procedures to evaluate labor costs by town. For example: Timecard information was not used to monitor labor costs for services provided to Ashland. Highway employees’ timecards did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207