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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 22
… Subject: Importance of Referencing a Contract Number on a Purchase Order or Voucher Guidance: All Business Units that purchase goods and/or services on an agency contract or Master Contract must reference the contract on the voucher by either (1) referencing a purchase order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/22-referencing-contract-numberAccounts Payable Advisory No. 23
… Proper Coding of State Payments Reportable to the Internal Revenue Service Reference: Guide to Financial Operations … Proper Coding of State Payments Reportable to the Internal Revenue Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/23-properly-coding-vouchers-withholdingWest Canada Valley Central School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-41)
… The claims auditor did not approve medical, vision, and dental insurance claims totaling $3.9 million. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-non-payroll-disbursementsTown of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… the Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all tax collections, she did not always record dates of receipts … did not: Properly record dates of collections for Clerk fees on 21 of 29 daily collections totaling $438 (64 percent). Deposit all tax collections within 24 hours as required. Remit real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… accurately accrued and accounted for compensatory (comp) time. Key Findings Town officials did not ensure comp time hours were accurately accrued and accounted for. As a … officials do not have adequate assurance that all comp time is appropriately earned, accurately recorded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… Determine whether the Livonia Joint Fire District’s (District) Board was transparent when funding and … policies, along with multiyear financial and capital plans. Key Recommendations Establish budgeting, fund balance … establish a capital reserve to accumulate funds for future capital equipment purchases. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Gananda Central School District – Procurement (2021M-86)
… Gananda Central School District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services to … were adequately documented and approved to verify that a competitive process was used to procure goods and services … bidding requirements totaling $352,943. Requiring quotes in compliance with purchasing policies, totaling $88,240. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/gananda-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-86Town of Waterloo – Financial Management (2022M-7)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Waterloo (Town) Board and Town Supervisor (Supervisor) ensured the Town … Determine whether the Town of Waterloo Town Board and Town Supervisor Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/29/town-waterloo-financial-management-2022m-7Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… Objective Determine whether the Wynantskill Union Free School District (District) sought competition when purchasing … Determine whether the Wynantskill Union Free School District District sought competition when purchasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Attica Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the Attica Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… the Town of Fort Edward (Town) officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were authorized, accurate and supported. Key Findings Payroll payments were not always accurate and supported, and … adopt policies or implement controls to properly segregate payroll duties. Without clear written policies, procedures or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Scarsdale Union Free School District – Overtime (2022M-105)
… primarily for routine services, including $123,113 for cleaning services. With appropriate scheduling, over $155,516 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-overtime-2022m-105Clyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls were secure. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. Officials did not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122Village of Red Hook – Information Technology (2020M-89)
… IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/02/12/village-red-hook-information-technology-2020m-89Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds and Admissions (2020M-169)
… collections. ECA club collections and disbursements and sporting event admission records lacked adequate supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activityRoyalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
… it. Without a comprehensive written IT contingency plan in place that is properly distributed to all responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-information-technologyTown of Marcy – Justice Court Operations (2020M-166)
… Marcy Town Justices provided adequate oversight of Justice Court Court financial activities and ensured collections were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/23/town-marcy-justice-court-operations-2020m-166Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… activities and did not complete mandatory fiscal oversight training. Had Board members attended the mandatory fire district commissioners’ training, they would have better positioned themselves to … of the fiscal year. Complete mandatory fiscal oversight training. District officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Salmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… District (District) officials accurately paid tuition for foster care students enrolled at other school districts. … Findings District officials did not accurately pay tuition for foster care students enrolled care students enrolled at other school districts. Officials made payment errors for 14 (45 percent) of 31 foster care students who were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mUpper Jay Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-30)
… did not properly record all financial transactions in the accounting records or prepare required annual reports. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/05/26/upper-jay-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activities-2023m