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Town of Bainbridge – Justice Court Operations (2021M-51)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Bainbridge (Town) Justices ensured money due to the Court was accurately collected, recorded and reported and … Determine whether the Town of Bainbridge Town Justices ensured money due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/11/19/town-bainbridge-justice-court-operations-2021m-51Three Village Central School District – Financial Operations (2021M-141)
… oversight. Present all claims to the claims auditor for review and approval prior to payment. At least $37.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/three-village-central-school-district-financial-operations-2021m-141Rensselaer County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-5)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments … not always properly enforce restitution orders, notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/rensselaer-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-5Franklin County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-13)
… when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key … when a probationer violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. As a … when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/franklin-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-13Chenango County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-3)
… did not make reasonable efforts to locate victims. In addition, officials did not make undisbursed restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/chenango-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-3II.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the EXECUTE and EVALUATE phases of the financial cycle. Standards are established in the following … New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the EXECUTE and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewPlainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… resolution that allowed the District Treasurer (Treasurer) to pay all recurring expenditures without the Board’s prior … or realistic budgets. Budgets underestimated transfers to reserves and overestimated appropriations. Adopt a fund … each year, as required. Audit and approve all claims prior to payment when required. We tested claims totaling $289,700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91York Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… officials improperly restricted more than $690,000 in the debt reserve fund and did not transparently fund … fund balance statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Properly use and … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… or collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), resulting in one employee receiving additional compensation of $4,940 … being underpaid $731. Leave time was not always accrued in accordance with employment contract (contract) or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick days and one …
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)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Commissioners (Board) and Executive Director (Director) provided adequate oversight of Binghamton Housing Authority (Authority) financial … The Board and Director did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. The Board did not adopt written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… in Appendix A, Village officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take …
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)
… technology (IT) contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. Consequently, in the event of a system disruption due to a disaster, ransomware attack or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mNorfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… the District’s 2018 through 2021 annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller as required. As of … reports timely. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have indicated they plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… of fund balance that was not used. Did not use reserves in accordance with adopted budgets, overfunded two reserves … million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real property tax levies that were higher than necessary. … 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-37Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Financial Condition (2020M-91)
… and expenditures. The adopted budgets were not maintained in the financial accounting software. No budget-to-actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-financial-condition-2020m-91Village of Islandia – Procurement (2021M-203)
… findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on issues Village officials raised in their response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/06/village-islandia-procurement-2021m-203South Butler Fire Department – Oversight of Financial Activities (2020M-120)
… Petty cash funds were not properly overseen or accounted for. $65,658 was disbursed without any review or approval and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-department-oversight-financial-activitiesTown of Potter – Town Clerk (2020M-113)
… audit the Clerk’s records to ensure records, deposits, reports and collections are remitted in an accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-potter-town-clerk-2020m-113Middle Country Public Library – Treasurer (2015M-291)
… instead of being paid a salary. The Treasurer only signs checks but does not maintain accounting records or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/22/middle-country-public-library-treasurer-2015m-291Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… a four-year total of $505,187 more than necessary in taxes. Maintained an excessive level of surplus fund balance in the general fund from 2017-18 through 2020-21 ranging between $364,415 in 2017-18 (100 percent of the ensuing year’s budget), and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35