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Town of LaGrange – Financial Management (2023M-139)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of LaGrange (Town) Board (Board) developed a multiyear … general fund balance in accordance with Town policy. As of December 31, 2022, the general unassigned fund balance was $3.3 million, or 51 percent of the ensuing year’s budgeted appropriations, which exceeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-lagrange-financial-management-2023m-139Village of Hunter – Financial Operations (2023M-164)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-hunter-financial-operations-2023m-164Village of Corinth – Investment Program (2023M-146)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Corinth (Village) officials developed and managed a … accounts, which had an average monthly available balance of $4.8 million. Had officials considered other legally … investment program that considers all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program - legality, safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-corinth-investment-program-2023m-146Town of Lincoln - Town Clerk (2023M-31)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lincoln (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) properly accounted for, … money could be lost or misappropriated. For example, as of April 13, 2022, the former Clerk could not account for … her office with no supporting records showing the source of the funds. Record 44 checks totaling $4,320 in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-town-clerk-2023m-31Town of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Board (Board) and the Highway Superintendent … (Superintendent) provided adequate oversight of the Highway Department’s (Department) financial … and Superintendent did not provide adequate oversight of the Department’s financial activities. The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Town of Worcester – Claims Audit (2022M-145)
… report – pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Worcester (Town) Town Board (Board) effectively audited … and/or improper claims and not in the best interest of the taxpayers. In our sample of 199 claims totaling $824,330, 166 claims totaling $601,662 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-worcester-claims-audit-2022m-145Town of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Tioga (Town) officials established long-term capital and financial plans. Key Findings Town officials did not establish long-term capital and … town tioga longterm planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181Village of Stamford – Claims Audit (2022M-197)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Stamford (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) effectively audited claims prior to … the Board approved 890 claims totaling $8.2 million. Of the 200 claims totaling $1 million we examined: 78 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-claims-audit-2022m-197Town of Preble – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-17)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Preble (Town) Board (Board) and Town Supervisor (Supervisor) provided adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. Key Findings The Board and Supervisor did not provide adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, there is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/05/12/town-preble-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-17Village of Sidney – Financial Activities (2023M-14)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Sidney … fiscal year 2021-22. Two capital project funds and three community development funds have negative fund balances that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/05/19/village-sidney-financial-activities-2023m-14Town of Greig – Long-Term Planning (2023M-13)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Greig (Town) Board (Board) established long-term plans and financial policies to manage the Town’s finances. Key Findings The Board did not establish … audit town greig longterm planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/05/19/town-greig-long-term-planning-2023m-13Town of Bergen – Town Supervisor (2024M-30)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Bergen (Town) Supervisor maintained complete and accurate … in the 2022 AFR. Did not perform a periodic review of all journal entries and financial transactions as required … without oversight. Did not obtain timely reimbursement of $130,000 in payroll expenditures from the Byron-Bergen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-bergen-town-supervisor-2024m-30Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Stafford (Town) Town Board (Board) properly authorized and … to manage the capital projects, the Board was not aware of project overruns, cash flow issues or financing source … the Board created a taxpayer equity issue when a portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
… (Board) and officials monitored budgets and managed the electric fund’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … and Village officials did not develop a budget for the electric fund and adequately manage its financial condition. From 2016-17 through 2020-21, the electric fund’s total net assets declined by approximately $9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49City of Amsterdam – Recreation Department (2023M-29)
… or maintain inventory records for the beverage events . As a result, there is a substantial risk that not all … remitted for the four-hour Craft Beer Fest the day of the event . Tickets cost $45 to drink beer and $5 for designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/21/city-amsterdam-recreation-department-2023m-29Town of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… three sole source purchases totaling $38,022. Authorize a boat purchase. Because officials did not always comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Town of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (2022M-98)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lake Luzerne (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) ensured … officials: Did not properly review and certify payroll; 15 of 54 payroll registers reviewed were not certified. Accepted … incomplete time records for processing payroll; none of the 67 timecards reviewed contained all punches for time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-payroll-2022m-98Village of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… here - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Canaseraga (Village) claims were adequately supported, … could have been made and not detected and corrected. Of the 300 claims we reviewed totaling approximately … totaling approximately $588,000 were paid without evidence of being audited or reviewed by the Village Board (Board). 64 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Town of Homer – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-63)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Homer (Town) Board (Board) and Town Supervisor (Supervisor) provided adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. Key Findings The Board and Supervisor did not provide adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/11/town-homer-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-63Village of Schaghticoke – Board Oversight (2023M-78)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Schaghticoke (Village) Board (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. As a result, the Board cannot be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/11/17/village-schaghticoke-board-oversight-2023m-78