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DiNapoli Releases Rockland County Budget Review
… Rockland County – Budget Review The significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are … against the outstanding deficit. For access to state and local government spending and nearly 50,000 state contracts, visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-releases-rockland-county-budget-reviewData Sources – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Research Center NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision NYS Department of Health NYS Department of Taxation and Finance NYS Department of Transportation NYS Division of … Public Authorities Reporting Information System Standard and Poor’s Rating Services State University of New York U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/data-sourcesTown of Italy – Multiyear Planning (2017M-53)
… Background The Town of Italy is located in Yates County and has a population of approximately 1,100. The Town is … policy. Key Recommendations Develop multiyear financial and capital plans to ensure that financial resources are … capital assets in a timely manner. Develop a fund balance and reserve policy to govern the levels of unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-italy-multiyear-planning-2017m-53Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-25)
… Key Recommendations There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. … CheektowagaMaryvale Union Free School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/05/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015mAvoca Central School District – Separation Payments (2015M-273)
… of Avoca, Bath, Cohocton, Fremont, Howard, Prattsburgh and Wheeler in Steuben County. The District, which operates … Key Finding District officials sufficiently reviewed and approved separation payments, but they have not developed … Key Recommendation District officials should develop, and the Board adopt, written policies and procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/avoca-central-school-district-separation-payments-2015m-273XIII.10.A Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a State-Issued Check – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Process and Document Preparation: When an employee returns a … a Vendor Check of this Guide. The Department of Taxation and Finance, Division of the Treasury will cancel the check and the Office of the State Comptroller will cancel the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10a-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-state-issued-checkCortland County Industrial Development Agency – Project Management (2015M-303)
… 1974 by the State Legislature to benefit Cortland County and its residents. The Agency is governed by a seven-member … officials have developed adequate procedures for selecting and monitoring participating projects and for managing the assistance and incentives provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/01/22/cortland-county-industrial-development-agency-projectAlbany Public Library – Leave Accruals (2015M-293)
… to review the Library’s internal controls over employee leave accruals for the period January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. Background The Albany Public Library is located in the City of Albany, Albany County. The Library, which is a Public School Library that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/02/12/albany-public-library-leave-accruals-2015m-293Town of Lewisboro – Financial Condition (2014M-309)
… The Town of Lewisboro is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately 12,400. The Town, which … is governed by a Town Board, operates one water district and two sewer districts. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 … $10.4 million. Key Findings The Town’s general, sewer and water funds each had a deficit at some point during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/20/town-lewisboro-financial-condition-2014m-309Unadilla Valley Central School District – Special Education Services (2016M-47)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District provided special education services in a cost-effective manner for the period July 1, 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-special-education-services-2016mOtsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2015M-288)
… activity funds recorded almost $118,000 in receipts and $124,000 in disbursements for the 2014-15 fiscal year. … reconciliations. Key Recommendation Develop policies and procedures requiring a final accounting or reconciliation … of each fundraising activity, which should be reviewed and any significant differences resolved and reported to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/01/29/otsego-northern-catskills-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-extraValley Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-58)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition and the Board’s budgeting practices for the period July 1, … Valley Central School District is located in Orange County and is governed by a Board of Education. The District served … has declined as a result of planned operating deficits and appropriation of fund balance to finance the planned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/05/valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-58Piseco Common School District – Claims Auditing (2015M-230)
… Common School District is located in the Towns of Arietta and Morehouse in Hamilton County. The District, which is … Board of Education, does not operate a school, and its 30 students attend schools in other districts on a … procedures to ensure that claims are adequately documented and supported, are for legitimate District purposes and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/piseco-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2015m-230Accounts Payable Advisory No. 13
… that several agencies have disabled or "turned off" the matching option on many POs/vouchers created in SFS. … process provides important controls including: Prevention of duplicate payments and overpayments; Validation that goods … in processing vouchers should contact the SFS Help Desk for assistance: phone 518-457-7737 (toll-free 877-737-4185), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/13-voucher-matching-process-required-sfsEast Greenbush Central School District – Claims Processing (2015M-302)
… of East Greenbush, Nassau, North Greenbush, Sand Lake and Schodack in Rensselaer County and the Town of Chatham in Columbia County. The District, … that ensure that claims are adequately documented and supported, for legitimate District purposes and approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/east-greenbush-central-school-district-claims-processing-2015m-302Island Trees Union Free School District – Overtime (2016M-389)
… The District does not have written overtime procedures, and employees are not required to obtain written approval … prior to working overtime. Key Recommendation Develop and implement formal written procedures to properly control and monitor overtime by documenting the approval and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/island-trees-union-free-school-district-overtime-2016m-389Minerva Central School District – Payroll (2016M-18)
… if District officials implemented payroll policies and procedures to ensure that employee pay was accurate for … District is located in the Town of Minerva in Essex County and the Town of Chester in Warren County. The District, which … for processing payroll to ensure that employee salaries and wages were accurately calculated and paid. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/minerva-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-18Morristown Central School District – Claims Audit Process (2016M-257)
… in the Towns of Morristown, Hammond, Oswegatchie, Macomb and DePeyster in St. Lawrence County. The District, which … function to ensure that claims are adequately documented and supported, are for appropriate purposes and are audited and approved prior to payment. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/morristown-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2016m-257Town of Shelby – Supervisor’s Financial Responsibilities Audit Follow-Up (2021M-121-F)
… an elected five-member Board, composed of the Supervisor and four Board members. The Board is responsible for the general oversight of the operations and finances. The Supervisor serves as the Town’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer responsible for the day-to-day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/09/13/town-shelby-supervisors-financial-responsibilities-audit-follow-2021m-121Opinion 96-4
… (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Budget Procedures … (payment of proceeds of sale of village property to third party for benefit of village) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4