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Town of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and … ensure that the Town’s accounting records and reports were complete, accurate, up to date, reliable or timely. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14Copiague Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2019M-225)
… 306 checks, totaling almost $2 million, had only one of the two required signatures. Payments totaling $3,190 were … Recommendations Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of each claim to ensure that each individual claim is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2019m-225Plattsburgh Public Library – Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-8)
… contains procedures related to collecting cash receipts at the circulation desk, the procedures were insufficient. … that one employee was required to count the cash collected at the conclusion of the day. Employees did not compare the … over collecting and remitting cash receipts received at the circulation desk. Ensure that on a daily basis two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/04/03/plattsburgh-public-library-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015m-8Cohoes Public Library – Governance and Operations (2015M-259)
… and the City code pertaining to the Library. The Treasurer does not submit complete and adequate monthly financial reports to the Board. The Board does not audit and approve claims prior to them being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/04/01/cohoes-public-library-governance-and-operations-2015m-259Overview – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… claims in school districts, counties, fire districts, libraries, towns and villages and pertinent legal references. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/overviewVillage of Arcade – Internal Controls Over Purchasing (2013M-37)
… correct prices were obtained when purchasing goods through New York State Office of General Services contracts. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/village-arcade-internal-controls-over-purchasing-2013m-37Wayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed … properly enforce restitution orders, notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse … officials enforced restitution orders notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6Suffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… all victim restitution payments. As a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are … holding nearly $1.3 million that should be used to pay victims with unsatisfied restitution orders. Some of this money was collected in the 1980’s. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) – Oneonta Rail Yards Acquisition (2021M-38)
… Directors (Board) had significant discussions of the pros and cons of developing the property. This would include taking into account the struggles of developing and attracting businesses to other COIDA-owned properties. … that could take advantage of the property as a rail yard and be profitable. The Board decided this was not in County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/02/11/county-otsego-industrial-development-agency-coida-oneontaOnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… Monitor Internet usage for compliance with the School’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). As a result, there is an increased the risk of School computers being exposed to malicious … training. As a result, the School has an increased risk that its IT systems, including their hardware, software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Town of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… customers or audit the Clerk’s records and water and sewer bills and meter readings were not independently reviewed for … and customers have no assurance that water and sewer bills and account balances are accurate. Of the 306 bills we reviewed, 73 (24 percent) were inaccurate because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Village of Penn Yan – Procurement (2024M-152)
… whether Village of Penn Yan (Village) officials ensured Water Treatment Plant (WTP) procurements were made in … whether Village of Penn Yan Village officials ensured Water Treatment Plant WTP procurements were made in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/07/village-penn-yan-procurement-2024m-152Town of Elbridge – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-141)
… or their leave accrual balances. Also, the Supervisor’s secretary (secretary) and Highway Superintendent were … of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and the Town’s employee handbook (handbook) that affect leave accrual records. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-elbridge-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-141Village of Riverside – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2024M-107)
… As a result, the Board of Trustees’ (Board’s) ability to make informed financial decisions was inhibited because … and the re-levy of unpaid water and sewer charges to the control accounts. The current Clerk-Treasurer did not … file periodic payroll reports or remit withholdings timely to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-riverside-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-107Village of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report … (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities … cause to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13Volunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… the Association’s use and reporting of foreign fire insurance tax moneys for the period January 1, 2013 through … 2013, the Association received $65,878 in foreign fire insurance tax moneys and spent $53,322 of these funds on … Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys 2014M208 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxVillage of Stillwater – Capital Project and Settlement Award Accounting (2017M-163)
… of our audit was to determine whether the Village’s water supply capital project and settlement proceeds were accounted … Town of Stillwater in Saratoga County and is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees. General fund budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/12/01/village-stillwater-capital-project-and-settlement-award-accounting-2017m-163City of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… ensured that elevators were inspected as required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code … are inspected and certificates are on display or available for inspection. City officials disagreed with certain aspects … our comments on issues raised in the City’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Town of Oswego – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2017M-290)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board adopted … adequately monitored the Town’s financial operations and whether the Board adopted adequate policies and procedures to safeguard the Town’s information technology … Town of Oswego Financial Condition and Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/09/town-oswego-financial-condition-and-information-technology-2017m-290Opinion 92-51
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Reimbursement for Expenses (spouses' expenses - spouse of member of IDA) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §856(2): An … an industrial development agency IDA may reimburse members of the IDA or the executive director of the IDA for certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-51