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McLean Fire Department - Financial Operations (2018M-40)
… Released: May 25, 2018 -- [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/05/25/mclean-fire-department-financial-operations-2018m-40Village of Nelliston - Payroll and Accounting Records (2018M-162)
… Key Recommendations Consult with the Village Attorney to recoup the Superintendent’s unpaid health insurance premium. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/14/village-nelliston-payroll-and-accounting-records-2018m-162Town of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates of revenues and expenditures based on historical trends or … compensating controls are implemented to address the lack of segregation of duties within the disbursement process. Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-financial-oversight-and-ambulance-services-2018m-161Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… Determine whether District officials adequately managed fund balance in the general fund. Key Findings District officials: Developed budgets that were not structurally balanced by appropriating fund balance each year, including $1.5 million to finance the … Determine whether District officials adequately managed fund balance in the general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198Town of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… Determine whether the Board: Provided adequate oversight of the Town’s budgeting and financial operations to ensure … Key Findings The Board’s continual appropriation of nonexistent fund balance has weakened the financial condition of the town-wide (TW) general fund and central water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency – Controls Over Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) (2014M-249)
… payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in a timely manner for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/10/31/town-islip-industrial-development-agency-controls-overAllegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… (8 percent annual average) over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2017, unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $2.2 million and was 10 percent of the 2017- 18 budgeted appropriations, exceeding the … Reserve funds are generally not being used 1 and the retirement, repair and unemployment reserves are overfunded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129Matter of Merton Simpson v. Department of Civil Service
… who are African-American or Hispanic may be entitled to part of settlement proceeds from the Matter of Merton Simpson … who are AfricanAmerican or Hispanic may be entitled to part of settlement proceeds from the Matter of Merton Simpson …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/matter-merton-simpson-v-department-civil-serviceWalton Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-242)
… bills prior to payment and document the approval in the meeting minutes or supporting documentation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/02/09/walton-fire-department-financial-operations-2017m-242Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … three with flagged conditions, and the Department of Transportation was not always notified of red flags within … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This … public employment, your beneficiary may be entitled to 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This … public employment, your beneficiary may be entitled to 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsOrange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… ranging from January 5, 2017 to October 29, 2021. Ensure all employees complete IT security awareness training. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user accounts. Evaluate all network user accounts and ensure unneeded user accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userNanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationComptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Immigration Ban
… on New York's immigrant population. It found immigrants in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the … of 13 percent. Immigrants have stabilized populations in some upstate cities and driven growth in New York City and Long Island. In another report , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-immigration-banTown of Barker – Justice Court Operations (2016M-422)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations … 1, 2015 through September 19, 2016. Background The Town of Barker is located in Broome County and has a population of … Town of Barker Justice Court Operations 2016M422 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-barker-justice-court-operations-2016m-422Fishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Fishers Island Union Free School District (District) website provided … audit fishers island school website transparency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28City of Niagara Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-2)
… Training). Key Findings SHP Training was not provided to all employees and elected officials. Of the 65 total individuals we tested (59 selected employees and all … its uniformed personnel, including six of the 14 employees in our testing that did not complete the annual SHP Training. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/01/city-niagara-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-2Operational Advisory No. 34
… on April 1, 2022, NYS agencies acquired the ability to create new activities using the “Project Guide” in the SFS. When adding a new activity that is related to a Federal Customer Contract (Grant), a two-step process is … agency must then link that project/activity combination to the corresponding Federal Customer Contract line using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/34-linking-new-project-activity-existing-federal-customer-contractWest Colesville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2022M-45)
… it did not: Have sufficient controls or information to ensure all disbursements were appropriate and necessary. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/07/01/west-colesville-volunteer-fire-company-inc-board-oversight