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Village of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… 64 claims totaling approximately $114,000 were paid prior to scheduled monthly Board meetings and were not audited prior to payment. 27 claims totaling approximately $24,000 did not … audit responsibilities were, nor did they take training to learn what their claims audit responsibilities were. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… Services (BOCES) officials monitored electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost and ensured … Findings BOCES officials did not monitor electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost or ensure … electricity supply contract and seek periodic competition to ensure rates are at the lowest possible cost. Conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andPersistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… supported, and nearly all the charges lacked support to show they were for a valid School purpose . When credit … that almost 98 percent of them lacked documentation to demonstrate the charge’s necessity or the School-related … Recommendation Adopt new, or update existing, policies to address credit card use, including the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Morehouse (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … Cash balances were understated by about $1.7 million as of June 30, 2021. Federal payroll taxes were not filed … update documents (AUDs) were not filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Tonawanda Housing Authority – Housing Occupancy and Information Technology (2016M-381)
… Secretary provided inaccurate and unsubstantiated information to the Board. The Board has not ensured the … … Tonawanda Housing Authority Housing Occupancy and Information Technology 2016M381 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/05/25/tonawanda-housing-authority-housing-occupancy-and-information-technologyTown of Dix – Justice Court Operations (2022M-06)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Dix (Town) Justices collected, recorded, deposited, … reported. The Justices did not provide adequate oversight of the clerk, ensure she was properly trained or prepare … errors occurred, causing the Court to owe the Office of the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund (JCF) $21,204, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/22/town-dix-justice-court-operations-2022m-06Village of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… effect of the reporting errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the Justice Court Fund. In addition, Justice Miller had a … Decker’s term. 1,311 cases were not properly reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The Court’s … sequentially issued receipts and allowed the clerks to delete or modify transactions without supervisory approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146North Shore Public Library – Financial Condition (2013M-344)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library’s financial condition for the period … 2006-07 through 2011-12, ranging from almost $2.2 million to over $2.4 million. Library officials have maintained a … or a comparison of actual revenues and expenditures to budget amounts. Key Recommendations Develop a policy that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/28/north-shore-public-library-financial-condition-2013m-344Town of Bovina – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2012M-237)
… our audit was to examine the Town’s internal controls over cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, … that include segregating incompatible functions over the cash receipts and disbursements where possible or implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-bovina-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2012m-237Thurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… provides fire protection services for the Town of Thurston in Steuben County. The Company is operated in accordance with its bylaws which stipulate that a Board … audit of the Secretary/Treasurer's books and records in January 2015 or 2016. The credit card policy lacks a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit is to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period … The Board did not adopt a policy or develop procedures to govern the level of fund balance maintained. The Board had … comprehensive multi-year financial and capital plan to adequately address the Town’s long-term operational and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Andes Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-250)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 to August 6, 2013. Background The Andes Central School … in 2011-12, their unreserved fund balance increased to almost 20 percent of the following year’s budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/andes-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-250Village of Penn Yan – Water Operations (2013M-104)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s water operations for the period June 1, 2010, to October 11, 2012. Background The Village of Penn Yan is … did not receive or review sufficient financial information to appropriately monitor water financial operations. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-penn-yan-water-operations-2013m-104Village of Depew – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2013M-29)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Village properly recorded capital project activity for the period June 1, 2006, to October 12, 2012. Background The Village of Depew is … in the sewer fund does not allow for capital activity to be appropriately monitored against project authorizations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-depew-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2013m-29Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… a maximum of $100 payment each year their probationer’s case was active. Key Recommendations Establish adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… $2.4 million of fund balance that was not needed to pay operational expenses because operating surpluses of … realized. When unused appropriated fund balance is added to the surplus fund balance, the recalculated surplus fund … the statutory limit each year ranging from $1.9 million to $3.7 million or 2.5 to 4.9 percentage points. Although we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementTown of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… condition. Key Findings The Board and Town officials need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the Town’s … funds have accumulated unrestricted fund balances equal to at least 45 percent of the next year’s budgets and no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… Technology Unit. The theme for this year's campaign is "See Yourself in Cyber," highlighting the critical roles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsIndian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Indian River Central School District (District) Board of … they would take corrective action. … Determine whether the Indian River Central School District District Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022m