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Town of Frankfort – Justice Court Operations (2022M-16)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Frankfort (Town) Justices provided adequate oversight of Justice Court (Court) financial activities and ensured … Findings The Justices did not provide adequate oversight of Court financial activities. The Justices did not prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/05/20/town-frankfort-justice-court-operations-2022m-16New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Former Orange County IDA Officials Guilty Plea
… defendants corrupted the Orange County IDA through a web of conflicts of interest, false statements and pay-offs,” said DiNapoli. … fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-former-orange-county-ida-officials-guilty-pleaTown of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… account that, at times, had more than $500,000 on deposit. In addition, the Board allowed debit cards to be used, which … the 142 disbursements totaling $142,200 we reviewed were for proper purposes and adequately supported, the Board, although required to do so pursuant to Town Law, did not audit and approve 53 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62Town of Amherst Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-148)
… (CBA). The Board and officials did not properly monitor to ensure the annual report filed with the New York State … of the State Comptroller (OSC) was accurate with respect to job performance, sales tax exemptions and payment in lieu … correct sales tax amounts. Establish adequate procedures to review and verify that all data in the annual report is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2021/09/10/town-amherst-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalVillage of Fort Plain – Leave Benefits (2020M-101)
… (contract) cover accrued leave limits and conditions for the payment of unused leave. Village officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/11/13/village-fort-plain-leave-benefits-2020m-101Southern Cayuga Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-77)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for revenues, appropriations and the amount of fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/southern-cayuga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-77Dalton-Nunda Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-92)
… manage fund balance and reserves. The Board’s actions to manage fund balance were not transparent and made it appear that the District needed to both increase taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps. The Board circumvented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/dalton-nunda-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-92Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Net Assets
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting … 100,757,287 79,659,989 180,417,276 30,375,033 NET ASSETS Invested in capital assets, net … 103,711,386 73,088,574 176,799,960 15,906,392 Restricted for: Capital projects 11,705,864 ------ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-net-assetsState Agencies Bulletin No. 297
… Associate Membership $2.00 Dues and Agency Shop fees for part-time, annual salaried employees are calculated on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/297-csea-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increase-deduction-codes-201-and-212Village of Stamford – Claims Audit (2022M-197)
… prior to payment. As a result, disbursements were made for unsupported and/or improper claims and were not in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-claims-audit-2022m-197Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… functions. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network account user access that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… a current authorized user list. Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (2021M-171) BOCES … to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education approval to waive certain employment terms. As a result, seven of the 21 separation payments we reviewed that total $66,169 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsXI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agency's responsibility to ensure adequate competition for all competitive grants. As with any procurement, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesAlbion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)
… with realistic and reasonable estimates. Develop a plan for the use of excess surplus fund balance in a manner that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Hancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition (2021M-208)
… officials established non-resident tuition (NRT) rates in the best interest of District taxpayers. Key Findings Officials did not establish NRT rates in the best interest of District taxpayers. We found: While the … officials established nonresident tuition NRT rates in the best interest of District taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/hancock-central-school-district-non-resident-student-tuition-2021m-208Chenango County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-10)
… and document its evaluation and approval process. In addition, the Board did not properly monitor the … applications. Develop the required cost-benefit analysis for each project it evaluated and approved. Cumulatively … to ensure they were not exceeded. Track payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to ensure they were billed and paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/04/22/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringCanajoharie Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (2021M-170)
… fuel expenditures by at least $10,929, including $8,669 in unnecessary fees, if fuel was purchased through the Office … fuel card vendor began to assess a high-credit risk fee in March 2019. While the District paid high-credit risk fees totaling $1,321 for May and June 2021, the District’s incomplete records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/canajoharie-central-school-district-fuel-purchasing-2021m-170Orange County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-1)
… make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. 19 of the 29 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected … $3,440 were collected but not paid to 18 victims and none of the outstanding checks totaling $72,431 were properly … In addition, officials did not maintain an accurate list of unsatisfied restitution orders, make undisbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/orange-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-1Wyoming County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-4)
… always make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. In addition, officials did not make undisbursed restitution … Recommendations Establish adequate policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the County’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wyoming-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-4