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Border City Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-137)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Border City Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations. Key Findings The … Determine whether the Border City Fire District District Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/31/border-city-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-137Town of Evans – Employee Benefits (2024M-53)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Evans (Town) officials maintained leave records and paid … supported or approved. We reviewed leave records for 27 of the Town’s 80 employees and determined that 373.5 of the 6,077 hours of leave time used by these employees was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-evans-employee-benefits-2024m-53Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lyme Central School District (District) Board of Education … Determine whether the Lyme Central School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Town of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… accounting records or present records to the Board for audit as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law), … conduct required annual audits. The Board adopted budgets for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that were not based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Washington County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-4)
… are at increased risk of paying more than necessary for goods and services. Specifically: Nine of 114 devices … the Director did not develop and implement procedures for price accuracy testing. Key Recommendations Perform …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/washington-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-4Hauppauge Fire District – Mandatory Training and Procurement (2014M-375)
… purpose of our audit was to assess Board compliance with training requirements and to review internal controls over … Three Fire Commissioners had not attended mandatory training required by New York State Town Law. The District … goods and services. Key Recommendations Complete required training within 270 days of taking office. Closely monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/hauppauge-fire-district-mandatory-training-and-procurement-2014m-375Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activity (2014M-335)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of … of Fair Haven in Cayuga County, provides fire protection to the Village, the Town of Sterling in Cayuga County and the … did not review or approve the majority of the bills prior to payment. The audit committee did not complete an adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/02/27/fair-haven-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activityTown of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… underestimating revenues and overestimating expenditures for the town-wide and TOV funds from 2021 through 2023. … The audit also identified a $250,000 encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner. Remit real property tax collections … record and report real property tax collections. In addition, the Clerk was unable to provide the 2019 … whether transactions were recorded accurately and timely in 2019. Key Recommendations Maintain detailed and accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … individual user accounts, 515 of which were last used to log in to the network in 2003, 1,647 shared and service user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… FSA and DCAP accounts, as required by the written services agreement. Annually reconcile FSA and DCAP activity to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planCity of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… by approximately $330,000. Annual financial reports for 2018 through 2021 were not filed until after the … report and review the filed 2018 through 2021 reports for accuracy. Discontinue the improper accounting practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Cortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… the County’s oversight of public water supplies (PWS) for the period January 1, 2015 through May 13, 2016. … are performed in compliance with NYS DOH guidelines for frequency, sanitarians document that violations observed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318Gardiner Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2013M-265)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over its Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for the period January 1, … Gardiner Fire District Length of Service Award Program 2013M265 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/07/gardiner-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2013m-265Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board – Board Oversight (2017M-165)
… Tier East Regional Planning Development Board was created in 1975 by an inter-municipal agreement between eight counties. STE is governed by a Regional Board appointed by the respective county boards. … were followed. The former Director hired an employee in violation of Broome County Civil Service (BCCS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/06/southern-tier-east-regional-planning-development-board-board-oversight-2017m-165Salamanca City School District – Financial Management and Payroll (2017M-138)
… management practices and employee compensation payments for the period July 1, 2013 through May 19, 2017. Background The Salamanca City School District is located in the City of Salamanca and the Towns of … fund balance within the statutory limit. Review all reserves at least annually to determine if the amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/salamanca-city-school-district-financial-management-and-payroll-2017m-138Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s financial management … and evaluate the operations and financial practices of the Clerk’s office for the period January 1, 2016 through … Town of Avoca Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131Opinion 91-26
… engaged a firm in 1988 to prepare plans and designs for the construction of a new library building. You have … once voter approval of the project was obtained. Financing for the construction recently received voter approval and the … board is now negotiating with the previously selected firm for its services in connection with the construction phase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 92-3
… the chairman approves vouchers submitted by the engineer for services rendered to the planning board. General … business entities (General Municipal law, §800[3][b]-[d]). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or … performance of official duties or was intended as a reward for official action. In addition to any other penalty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… or substance abuse issues and individuals were placed in a shelter that could not give them the help they needed. … not establish a causal relationship between individuals’ shelter placements and outcomes, it found that appropriate … lower the risk to individuals inside and outside of the shelter system. “The Department of Social Services must do a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-health