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Monroe County - Financial Condition (2018M-179)
… $12.4 million in one-time increases that are unlikely to recur. The County relied on $65 million in revenue … $30.85 million in reported general fund interfund advances to cover deficit cash balances in 2017. The County does not have sufficient general fund balance to mitigate significant revenue shortages or unanticipated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/12/07/monroe-county-financial-condition-2018m-179School District Physical Education Compliance (2018-MS-3)
… Union Free , Plattsburgh City , South Colonie Central , and South Huntington Union Free . Audit Objective To determine whether … physical education (PE) classes consistently with the regulations of the Commissioner of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/12/school-district-physical-education-compliance-2018-ms-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 693
… Purpose To notify agencies that the return address on all Direct Deposit Advice statements no longer … will be the Office of the State Comptroller name and address. The return address will be the employee’s agency name and payroll office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/693-agency-return-address-direct-deposit-advice-statementsOversight of Grants (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To assess the extent of implementation as of March 7, 2014 of the eight … Our initial report, issued July 21, 2011, examined the Department's oversight of grant activity. We found that the … performed by the Freight and Passenger Rail Bureau and the Aviation Bureau could be improved with more effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/oversight-grants-followRetiring with an Outstanding Loan – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Tier 2 and 3 (Article 11) Members If you retire with an outstanding loan, the annuity portion of … loan application and Retirement Online provide examples of how much your reduction would be. Tier 5 and 6 Members If you … (service or disability). Benefit Reduction Examples Here are examples of how your service retirement benefit would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/retiring-outstanding-loanOperational Advisory No. 3
… Subject: Budget Check Reminder Guidance: Agency transaction processors, reviewers … or change any chart of account value are aware of this reminder. … Budget Check Reminder …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/3-budget-check-reminderLyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… compensation of $4,940 and one employee being underpaid $731. Leave time was not always accrued in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Binghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… electronic payments or financial system user access. As a result: Job duties were either not properly separated or … Payments totaling approximately $152,000 (22 percent) of what we tested were not approved by anyone other than the … Therefore, a user could make unauthorized changes to cover inappropriate transactions without detection. Errors or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… and reviewed. Ensure all claims paid in advance were for allowable purposes, audit claims paid in advance of audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… adequate controls over user accounts and software updates to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. … adequate controls over user accounts and software updates to help prevent against unauthorized use, access and … adequate controls over user accounts and software updates to help prevent unauthorized use access and loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mVillage of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… budgets based on historical trends and known plans for the fiscal year. Reduce surplus fund balance to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35West Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-40)
… reasonably and transparently managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board appropriated fund balance … to fund operations and was not transparent when funding reserves. The Board: Adopted budgets that overestimated … Annually appropriated fund balance that was not needed to pay operational expenses and made year-end unbudgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/west-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-40Franklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… manner. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing computers and network user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19XIV.14.A Statewide Accounting Policy - Capital Assets and Depreciation – XIV. Special Procedures
… The State developed a comprehensive Capital Assets reporting system in compliance … the new Statewide Financial System (SFS) Asset Management (AM) Module (SFS AM), and the system was retired. The SFS AM continues to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14a-statewide-accounting-policy-capital-assets-and-depreciationVillage of Islandia – Procurement (2021M-203)
… required by GML or the Village’s procurement policy, and preserve this documentation. Revise the procurement policy to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/06/village-islandia-procurement-2021m-203Washington County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-57)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Washington County Local Development Corporation (Corporation) … planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Washington County Local Development Corporation Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/30/washington-county-local-development-corporation-revolvingTown of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Board (Board) effectively managed the Town of … As a result, it levied more taxes than necessary to sustain operations. The Board did not adopt budgets with … and water district were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to 536 percent of actual expenditures. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Minerva Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-60)
Determine whether District officials effectively managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/minerva-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020m-60Nyack Parking Authority – Parking Ticket Operations (2020M-94)
… assessment, delinquent notices and collections. Establish a benchmark collection rate. If the industry standard … parking ticket operations and enforce fines. Establish a benchmark collection rate and review aging reports for … tickets. To increase collections, consider license plate readers, instituting civil action or amnesty programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/11/20/nyack-parking-authority-parking-ticket-operations-2020m-94