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City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… application access to ensure City users cannot control all phases of a transaction. City officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Finger Lakes Community College - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2019M-184)
… totaling approximately $4 million from the College’s bank account prior to audit. A travel agent who is not an … the credit card company to directly access the College’s bank account to withdraw funds. College officials disagreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2020/01/10/finger-lakes-community-college-credit-card-and-travel-expendituresOysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory limit. Moreover, when unused … 27 percentage points. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce its surplus of unassigned fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… reserve was overfunded by nearly $1.9 million as of June 30, 2019. When unused appropriated fund balance and … surplus balance exceeded the statutory limit each of the last three fiscal years, ranging from 3.2 percentage … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-205)
Determine whether Department officials ensured financial activities were properly recorded and money was safeguarded
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/20/salem-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activities-2019mRochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
… and District officials neglected to use accurate estimates of appropriations to balance the 2018-19 budget, which contributed to an unplanned operating deficit of $27.4 million. The Board failed to adopt a structurally … balanced budgets that: Include realistic estimates of revenues and appropriations based on historical trends or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/21/rochester-city-school-district-budgeting-and-multiyear-financial-planningManchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… As a result, voters were not afforded the opportunity to ratify or reject the Board’s decisions or have assurance that officials obtained services at the best cost. Officials added another project phase totaling … $149,000 in additional work that were not presented to and approved by the voters. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… appropriations to accumulate more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Town of Willing – Town Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-68)
… document (AUD), were not filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. Bank reconciliations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/20/town-willing-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-68Millbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized access, use and/or loss. Key Findings Officials did not establish adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, … accounts were last used between 2015 and 2018. Develop a breach notification policy, as required by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsVillage of Montgomery – Board Oversight of the Treasurer’s Office (2021M-50)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Montgomery (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) provided adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s office financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/23/village-montgomery-board-oversight-treasurers-office-2021m-50Town of Knox – Town Clerk (2020M-72)
… were reported and remitted late to the Supervisor for 21 months of the 24 months we examined. Prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/31/town-knox-town-clerk-2020m-72Town of North Collins - Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-68)
… soccer and summer recreation programs for free, without full Board consent. Sufficient program documentation was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/24/town-north-collins-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-68Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… timecards were unreliable because the time clock was set to an incorrect date. The Board did not adopt policies or implement controls to properly segregate payroll duties. Without clear written … pay its officers and employees incorrectly, or allow them to receive benefits to which they are not entitled. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Truxton Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-123)
… the accounting records. Audit all District claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s … records. Ensure the Treasurer provided financial reports to the Board or filed the District’s required annual update … Board members attended the mandatory training, they would have better positioned themselves to oversee the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/11/04/truxton-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-123Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees we … $66,036 were not calculated correctly, which resulted in separation payment calculation errors totaling $20,157. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… 5-524 requires, with limited exceptions, a village board to audit all claims against a village before payment is made, … of all claims. Ensure quotes are obtained and attached to the claims to help ensure competition is sought in accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure that separation payments were made in accordance … or less leave days (143) than what they were entitled to. Three employees’ vacation accruals were not properly … The audit report includes six recommendations to help the Board and District officials improve their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on 2025 State of the City Address
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on New York City Mayor Eric Adams' 2025 State of the City address: “New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-2025-state-city-address