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Town of Saratoga – Budgeting and Fund Balance Management (2022M-82)
… 97 percent, 770 percent and 50 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations as of December 31, 2021 in the town-wide … excessive and could be used to reduce the TW general fund’s tax levy. Improperly funded reserves with transfers … realistic estimates based on available current data and historical trends. Develop a plan to reduce the amounts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-saratoga-budgeting-and-fund-balance-management-2022m-82Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Norfolk Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … Determine whether the Norfolk Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Baldwinsville Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2022M-106)
… for managing fuel inventories was not clearly assigned. As a result, officials cannot account for at least 1,358 … periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the tanks. Review fuel usage reports for reasonableness or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/14/baldwinsville-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2022m-106Coeymans Hollow Fire Corporation – Board Oversight (2022M-84)
… and deposited. Ensure that the Treasurer and Financial Secretary performed bank reconciliations for Company … are for proper Company purposes. Ensure that the Financial Secretary maintains adequate cash receipts records and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/11/10/coeymans-hollow-fire-corporation-board-oversight-2022m-84Glen Aubrey Fire Company – Board Oversight (2022M-139)
… financial transactions. Charge service fees and interest for late payments associated with the lease agreement. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/12/09/glen-aubrey-fire-company-board-oversight-2022m-139Town of Danby – Town Clerk (2022M-08)
… and not deposited timely or intact and were not remitted to appropriate parties in a timely manner. Although the … they did not properly deposit and remit all collections to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate manner. … Make intact and timely deposits. Secure collections prior to being deposited. Maintain all records, books and papers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-danby-town-clerk-2022m-08Village of Hewlett Bay Park – Financial Management (2022M-30)
… Bay Park (Village) Board adopted realistic budgets, and monitored and effectively managed the fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not adopt realistic budgets, or monitor and effectively manage fund balance. As a result, more taxes … Hewlett Bay Park Village Board adopted realistic budgets and monitored and effectively managed the fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/06/17/village-hewlett-bay-park-financial-management-2022m-30Town of Berkshire – Procurement and Conflict of Interest (2023M-84)
… reviewed. The Town may have saved $3,891 (6 percent) on diesel fuel purchases if Town officials had used the New York … Office of General Services (OGS) contract to purchase diesel fuel. The Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-berkshire-procurement-and-conflict-interest-2023m-84Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District – Board Oversight (2023M-117)
… Paid $11,630 in unnecessary payments, including excess tree purchases, late fees, interest, unused cell phone …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2024/03/29/otsego-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-board-oversight-2023m-117Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… Services (BOCES) officials appropriately monitored and approved overtime for clerical employees. Key Findings BOCES officials did not appropriately monitor and approve overtime for clerical employees. Although the … Services BOCES officials appropriately monitored and approved overtime for clerical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124Neptune Hose Company No. 1 of Dryden, Inc. – Disbursements (2024M-5)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Neptune Hose … not processed in accordance with the Company’s accounting manual. These disbursements had one or more issues, such as … Key Recommendations Adhere to the Company’s accounting manual. Ensure all disbursements are adequately supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/05/17/neptune-hose-company-no-1-dryden-inc-disbursements-2024m-5William Floyd Union Free School District – Check Signing and Online Banking (2022M-192)
… Board of Education (Board) and District officials ensured check signings and online banking transactions were … the Board and District officials did not ensure check signings and banking transactions were secure. The … to affix her signature to checks without overseeing the check signing process; of the 364 checks reviewed, 353 checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-check-signing-and-online-bankingElmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… spent or safeguarded. We selected 35 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 16 percent of the … and complete physical inventories and compare results to inventory records. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9Town of Lisle – Highway Department Long-Term Planning (2022M-183)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lisle (Town) officials established long-term capital and … and financing approaches to address them . As a result: 10 of the 15 pieces of major highway equipment and vehicles (67 percent) in use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/17/town-lisle-highway-department-long-term-planning-2022m-183Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… $3,496 in the grant reimbursement applications. As a result, the Town received less funding than it was entitled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Overtime (2023M-53)
… As a result, overtime payments increase the amount owed by a district, annually to the State, for its share of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-overtime-2023m-53Clarendon Fire Company – Financial Activities (2023M-50)
… financial records for each fundraising event and hall rental activity and ensure credit card charges are supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/08/04/clarendon-fire-company-financial-activities-2023m-50Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital Project Change Orders (2023M-35)
… were obtained for capital project (Project) change orders. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not ensure that all Project change orders were submitted as required to the New York State … to ensure the District submits change orders for approval from the Commissioner. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/blind-brook-rye-union-free-school-district-capital-project-change-ordersBayport Fire District – Credit Card Use (2016M-394)
… the District’s credit card policy. The credit card account allows for cash advances of up to $1,000 per card per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/bayport-fire-district-credit-card-use-2016m-394Wallkill Fire District – Inappropriate Payments and Purchase (2015M-39)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over cash disbursements for the … the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County. The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … process, resulting in $239,622 being inappropriately paid to the Chair’s wife; the District’s credit card was used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/01/08/wallkill-fire-district-inappropriate-payments-and-purchase-2015m-39