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South Farmingdale Water District – Information Technology (2014M-153)
… January 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. Background The South Farmingdale Water District is located in the Town of … South Farmingdale Water District Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/08/08/south-farmingdale-water-district-information-technology-2014m-153Town of Oneonta – Town Clerk (2021M-59)
… 30, 2020, the Clerk’s bank account held an unaccounted for and unremitted cash balance of $262. Key Recommendations Deposit all … whereby known liabilities are reconciled to available cash. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/02/town-oneonta-town-clerk-2021m-59Selkirk Fire District – Procurement of Professional Services (2021M-55)
… District (District) officials solicited competition for professional services. Key Findings District officials did not solicit competition for professional services. During our audit period, District officials: Paid 12 professional service providers $759,029 without soliciting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/09/selkirk-fire-district-procurement-professional-services-2021m-55Batavia City School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2022M-74)
… were not in service. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/batavia-city-school-district-information-technology-equipment-inventoryTown of Ulysses - Information Technology (2021M-190)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Ulysses (Town) officials ensured information technology (IT) systems … Determine whether Town of Ulysses Town officials ensured information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-ulysses-information-technology-2021m-190Town of Fishkill – Information Technology (2020M-153)
… plan. Officials did not adequately manage user accounts for the network or financial application. Town employees did … and a disaster recovery plan. Develop written procedures for managing system access. Town officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-fishkill-information-technology-2020m-153Waterloo 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-151Town of Mooers - Procurement (2020M-55)
… whether Town officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policy and applicable statutory … one purchase contract totaling $61,766 was not procured in accordance with statutory requirements. Of the 15 purchase … contracts (73 percent) totaling $105,010 were not procured in accordance with the procurement policy. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-mooers-procurement-2020m-55Brighton Fire District No. 5 - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-60)
… $169,000 were a proper use of District money. Travel and car rental costs of approximately $58,000 were not … and other questionable payments. Properly audit all claims for payment. Properly establish and pay per diem amounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/09/13/brighton-fire-district-no-5-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-60Huntington Manor Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2014M-108)
… 1 through December 31, 2013. Background The Huntington Manor Fire District is located in the Town of Huntington is … Huntington Manor Fire District Cash Disbursements 2014M108 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/06/13/huntington-manor-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2014m-108Bovina Fire District – Fund Balance (2015M-138)
… officials properly managed the District’s fund balance for the period January 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015. … Establish formal reserve funds using money designated for capital purposes or use the balance of funds on hand to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/21/bovina-fire-district-fund-balance-2015m-138Long Lake Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-272)
… District’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year is $406,500. Key Findings The District has a debit card which was used to pay expenditures directly from the general fund checking account. The Treasurer has not filed an annual financial report with OSC since 2011. Key Recommendations Discontinue the use of a debit card. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/long-lake-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-272Opinion 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-assets