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Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… Objective Determine whether the Board properly managed fund balance. Key Findings Unassigned fund balance increased from $66,600 to $134,300 (102 percent) from 2014 to 2017, which could fund over three years’ worth of expenditures. On average, … Determine whether the Board properly managed fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Fredonia Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-33)
… Recommendations Adopt budgets using realistic estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance to be used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/fredonia-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-33Town of Athens - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-41)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) maintained adequate … 2016 and $1.3 million in 2017 were not always remitted to the Supervisor and County Treasurer (Treasurer) in a timely manner. For example, the Clerk collected tax payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-athens-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-41Town of Angelica – Justice Court Operations (2018M-11)
… as required. Key Recommendations Ensure that deposits are made no later than 72 hours from the date of collection. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/04/27/town-angelica-justice-court-operations-2018m-11Accounts Payable Advisory No. 64
… a check because the check was stolen and cashed by a party other than the payee. In such instances, the vendor … check has been received so the agency can submit a refund of appropriation. Agencies must submit the refunds of appropriation immediately upon notification. Once the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/64-forgery-checksAccounts Payable Advisory No. 62
… Section 3 - Purchase Orders Guidance : A purchase order (PO) is an ordering document authorizing a vendor to provide … the agency’s authority as set in law or by contract. The PO communicates critical information to the vendor including … Due Date is an automatically populated field on the PO that should communicate to a vendor the required date the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/62-purchase-ordersPortville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… percent annual average) from 2015-16 through 2017-18. As of June 30, 2018, unappropriated, unrestricted fund balance totaled $1.4 million and was almost 8 percent of 2018-19 appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory … points. Three reserve funds with combined balances of approximately $1.6 million as of June 30, 2018 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… with us in many instances; however, they indicated they plan to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Use of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations (Follow-Up)
… the Office’s Audit Director was responsible for EBT cash transaction monitoring, limiting supervision and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locations-followTown of Chili – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-33)
… components at the Town Hall, such as service counters with a portion at an accessible height and signs at interior … taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 24 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/town-chili-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-33City of Norwich – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-35)
… 14 components at City Hall, such as accessible handles on interior office doors. Nine components at the City Court, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/07/city-norwich-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-35City of Auburn – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-31)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 70 components identified in this report. City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/07/city-auburn-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-31Town of Columbia – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-29)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 13 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-columbia-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-29Town of Fulton – Justice Court Operations (2017M-6)
… 82 tickets, either because he did not hold court on a regular basis or did not pursue those defendants who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-fulton-justice-court-operations-2017m-6Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… with either more leave days (209) or less leave days (143) than what they were entitled to. Three employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on 2025 State of the City Address
… 2025 State of the City address: “New York City is in a better financial position than a year ago, enabling the initiatives proposed today to make the city more affordable for working-class New … “The new proposals must be carefully managed and monitored to ensure they benefit the New Yorkers they are meant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-2025-state-city-addressNewark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… Seven employees’ separation payments were overpaid a total of $3,770. Three other employees’ separation … Recommendations Establish written policies and procedures for issuing separation payments, including a formal … Appendix B includes our comment on the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Although the 213 claims reviewed totaling $771,282 were for proper Village purposes, we determined: 34 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Town of Colonie – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-41)
… 22 components at the Town Hall, such as a wider accessible route at the main entrance ramp where the ramp changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-colonie-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-41Town of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… Town taxpayers at least $37,000. Seek competitive quotes for 27 purchases totaling $144,155. Justify, authorize and/or … and the Town’s Policy, the Board cannot ensure officials are procuring goods and services in the most prudent and … generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95