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Livonia 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-97Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… and cash is safeguarded. There were no records to support the collection of hall rental receipts. As a result, the Board of Fire … and submit reports of the District’s financial activities for them to periodically review. The Board is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… the Superintendent pled guilty to Attempted Obstruction of Governmental Administration and was sentenced to a … The Superintendent should retain adequate records of all Department transactions and activity. Town officials should work with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to resolve any prior years’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Grand Island Central School District (District) used its resources … raised in their response. … Determine whether the Grand Island Central School District District used its resources to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… on Albany Water Board (AWB) computers and mobile devices is appropriate and necessary. Key Findings Software installed … mobile devices. Request that the Information Technology (IT) Department disable the application store on mobile … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… Determine whether the Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) established … … Determine whether the StamfordHarpersfieldKortright Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mTown of Fulton – Justice Court Operations (2017M-6)
… October 6, 2016. Background The Town of Fulton is located in Schoharie County and has a population of approximately … Board. The Court reported collecting approximately $3,400 in fines and fees from January 2015 through September 2016. … by $4,775. The former Justice did not deposit receipts in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Hold court as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-fulton-justice-court-operations-2017m-6Town of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… bids, officials could have saved Town taxpayers at least $37,000. Seek competitive quotes for 27 purchases … the Town risks acquiring further goods and services at higher costs than necessary. Key Recommendation Comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… developed an information technology (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the … District officials did not develop an IT contingency plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT … IT contingency plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and periodically tested for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown 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-103Town of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… the Clerk’s bank account balance was $6,251 more than it should have been as of April 21, 2022. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… and District officials did not meet all the requirements of General Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tioga Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of District financial activities. Key Findings The Board did not always provide adequate oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Truxton 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-123Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Newark 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-40Town of Colonie – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-41)
… of Colonie (Town) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to programs and services provided at selected Town … Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at selected facilities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-colonie-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-41Village 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-44