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Town of Colchester – Financial Condition (2016M-376)
… of our audit was to assess the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds in 2016 totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-colchester-financial-condition-2016m-376Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Company – Cash Disbursements (2016M-245)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board ensured that cash disbursements were approved and for valid Company purposes for the period January 1, 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/10/28/vischer-ferry-volunteer-fire-company-cash-disbursements-2016mWaterloo Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-137)
… and the capital projects fund. Maintained six reserves with balances totaling $9.6 million as of June 30, 2018, that … include reasonable estimates of appropriations. Comply with the statutory limit for fund balance and use surplus … property taxes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/waterloo-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-137Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)
… efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were issued in accordance with program guidelines. Key Findings The Board … Recycling credits were not processed accurately resulting in 1,004 customer accounts being under credited by $2,050 … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the BPU’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155Town of Batavia – Water and Sewer Operations (2018M-12)
… Objective Determine whether the Town properly accounted for water and sewer operations. Key Findings The Board did … Supervisor did not maintain separate accounting records for each special district. The Supervisor did not account for revenues and expenditures associated with improvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/05/11/town-batavia-water-and-sewer-operations-2018m-12Medina Central School District - Tax Collection (2019M-151)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tax Collector (Collector) received, recorded, deposited and reported real property tax collections in an accurate and timely manner. Key … Determine whether the Tax Collector Collector received recorded deposited and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-tax-collection-2019m-151Opinion 97-23
… The provisions of law relating to the qualifications and appointment of members of volunteer fire companies are set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property on the 2017 assessment roll. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Immigration Ban
… Order: "Today's Executive Order still cuts at who we are as Americans and New Yorkers," New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "Immigrants are important to the fabric of our communities and the … that target nationalities, ethnicities, or religions are not just un-American, but detrimental to the economy. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets
… $ 80,776 Statements of individual pension plans and external investment pools are required to be presented in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-changes-fiduciary-net-assetsExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting … pension plans and external investment pools are required to be presented in the notes to the financial statements if … GAAP statements for those individual plans or pools are not available. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-fiduciary-net-assetsCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Audit Committee
… of the State Comptroller (includes audit committee charter template) Other auditing roles External Auditor Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-audit-committeeHighland Central School District – Non-Instructional Overtime (2021M-8)
… School District (District) officials properly authorized and monitored overtime for non-instructional employees. Key Findings District officials did not properly authorize and monitor overtime for non-instructional employees or … were overpaid for 189.75 overtime hours totaling $7,551 and seven employees were underpaid for 39.25 overtime hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/04/highland-central-school-district-non-instructional-overtime-2021m-8Town of Hempstead – Vehicles and Fuel Usage (2022M-25)
… or rationale for assigning them. Review fuel usage to monitor and identify unusual usage. Key Recommendations Establish policies to ensure that Town vehicle inventory records are accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-hempstead-vehicles-and-fuel-usage-2022m-25Worcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Worcester Central School District (District) Board of … Determine whether the Worcester Central School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75Mount Morris Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-131)
… not ensure claims had adequate supporting documentation for her review prior to approval. We reviewed 89 claims … and found 86 claims did not contain adequate documentation for the claims auditor to perform a proper audit. The claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/mount-morris-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-131Village of Oyster Bay Cove – Claims Audit (2022M-114)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the Village of Oyster Bay Cove (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) … Village purposes and audited before payment. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that claims were adequately … Determine if the Village of Oyster Bay Cove Village Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/12/02/village-oyster-bay-cove-claims-audit-2022m-114Sea Breeze Fire District – Board Oversight (2018M-269)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sea Breeze Fire District (District) Board provided adequate … Determine whether the Sea Breeze Fire District District Board provided adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/19/sea-breeze-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-269Hudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… District officials did not adequately secure and protect the District’s IT systems against unauthorized use, access and loss. The Board and District officials did not: Adopt adequate IT … use policy (AUP) was complied with, monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT security awareness training. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157Town of Friendship – Justice Court Operations (2021M-15)
… records, as required. As a result, the Board’s ability to effectively monitor financial operations of the Court was … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/05/21/town-friendship-justice-court-operations-2021m-15