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Town of Parma - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-223)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax … senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The Assessor: Granted 28 exemptions (19 percent of those … eligible for the exemptions. Key Recommendations The Assessor should: Ensure granted exemptions are authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/01/town-parma-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-223Kent Fire District No. 1 - Financial Operations (2019M-37)
… funds are disbursed subject to permissive referendum and for the correct purposes. Adopt a reserve policy for the maintenance of a reasonable level of fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/07/03/kent-fire-district-no-1-financial-operations-2019m-37St. Paul Boulevard Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-116)
St Paul Boulevard Fire District Board Oversight 2018M116
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/05/st-paul-boulevard-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-116Town of Webb - Ski Collections (2018M-188)
… Town officials adequately monitored ski collections and the issuance of season passes and lift tickets. Key Findings The Board and ski area officials have not developed policies or … Town officials adequately monitored ski collections and the issuance of season passes and lift tickets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-ski-collections-2018m-188Mount Sinai Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-34)
… Mount Sinai Union Free School District Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementMonroe-Woodbury Central School District - Extra-Classroom Activities (2019M-197)
… Determine whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) clubs and central treasurers safeguarded funds by properly recording and disbursing funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not ensure procedures governing … Determine whether extraclassroom activity ECA clubs and central treasurers safeguarded funds by properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/monroe-woodbury-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2019mCanandaigua City School District – Procurement (2022M-141)
… officials did not: Adequately seek competitive bids for purchases totaling $172,760 made from three vendors. Comply with the District’s procedures for purchases from 16 vendors totaling $131,276 that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-2022m-141Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES – Online Banking (2021M-21)
… Services (BOCES) officials established controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key … officials did not establish adequate controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Online banking transactions are not compared to supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2021/05/14/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego-boces-online-banking-2021m-21Town of Preble – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-17)
… adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, there is an increased risk that errors or irregularities could … disbursements are for legitimate Town purposes. Conduct a thorough annual audit including reviewing bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/05/12/town-preble-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-17Ellenville Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-18)
… from the date of our test. Established written procedures for granting, changing or disabling network user accounts. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling user access. Maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/ellenville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-18Waverly Central School District - Financial Operations (2019M-136)
… approved by the claims auditor. The senior account clerk’s leave accrual records contained errors, and her sick leave balances exceeded the contractual maximum by 111 days. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/13/waverly-central-school-district-financial-operations-2019m-136Breesport Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-117)
… Recommendations The Committee should establish controls for handling cash at fundraising events, and ensure members responsible for running fundraising activities create financial reports. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/08/16/breesport-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activitiesVillage of Schaghticoke – Board Oversight (2023M-78)
… controls or other oversight procedures to compensate for the Clerk-Treasurer performing all functions of the … duties. Audit the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/11/17/village-schaghticoke-board-oversight-2023m-78Bellmore Union Free School District – Payroll (2023M-129)
… increased the risk that employees may have been paid for unnecessary overtime. We reviewed 169 overtime request forms (forms) and the associated timesheets for five Facilities and Transportation Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/bellmore-union-free-school-district-payroll-2023m-129State Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… in service last year, the LIRR was responsible for more than twice as many delays. The MTA must ensure the … incidents attributed to the LIRR. Amtrak was responsible for more than 3,000 late, canceled and terminated trains, an … of 150 percent since 2016. The LIRR was responsible for over 6,500 late, canceled and terminated trains, more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … when procuring goods and services not subject to bidding. For eight of the nine professional service contracts reviewed … board has not adopted any written policies and procedures for financial operations and the company's financial duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 91-60
… (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest) … (authority of State Comptroller to request information for the purpose of determining conflicts of interest) STATE … certain outside employment and business interests in order for the Comptroller to determine the possible existence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-60Opinion 2000-15
… as if he or she were a member of the fire department. For purposes of section 209-i, a volunteer firefighter means … under or subject to the provisions of the "Not-For-Profit Corporation Law"; and certain fire corporations … Firefighters' Benefit Law §21[2], relative to calls for assistance by volunteer firefighters of fire departments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… advise in their solicitation documents of the opportunity for an unsuccessful offerer to seek a debriefing 3 , notify … approval of the State Comptroller as required, or provided for, by law, resolution or otherwise, including but not … of Financial Administration according to OSC’s procedure for protests of OSC procurements . An interested party that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresOpinion 2000-1
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Payment (of police officers' legal fees as moral obligation) … is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the payment by a village of certain legal fees incurred by … that section 5-524(7) of the Village Law provides for the payment by a village of the "actual and necessary expenses" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1