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Village of Afton – Claims Auditing and Disbursements (2023M-177)
… claims. As a result, payments were made prior to audit, for unsupported claims and for inappropriate purposes. Of the 98 claims totaling … itemized receipts. The Village reimbursed the former Mayor for two payments totaling $1,500 for the Village’s accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/03/15/village-afton-claims-auditing-and-disbursements-2023m-177Town of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… mathematical errors totaling $30,258 and did not record customer payments in a timely manner and accurately. The … Clerk made 12 unsupported adjustments totaling $1,981 to 4 customer accounts without any review or approval. The … reports and review and approve all adjustments made to customer accounts. Record payments in a timely manner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Village of Horseheads – Claims Auditing and Disbursements (2023M-134)
… were audited prior to funds being disbursed. Monitor telephone and Internet services for necessity, which resulted in expenditures of … claims. Periodically review and determine the necessity of telephone and Internet services for usefulness. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/10/village-horseheads-claims-auditing-and-disbursements-2023m-134Village of Argyle – Water Billing and Collections (2023M-148)
… did not properly assess $4,330 in penalties on unpaid customer accounts. The Board did not formally adopt the water … charged to customers. The Board did not enforce 39 unpaid customer accounts with unpaid balances totaling $14,458 for … records. Ensure penalties are properly assessed on unpaid customer accounts. Ensure water billing rates are formally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/31/village-argyle-water-billing-and-collections-2023m-148Downsville Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2022M-130)
… services were procured in accordance with the procurement policy and claims were approved prior to payment. Key … services were procured in accordance with the procurement policy and that all claims were approved prior to payment. … (11 percent), complied with the District’s procurement policy, because they either lacked evidence of required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/12/30/downsville-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2022m-130Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… the highway fund owes the general fund $41,540, and bank reconciliation discrepancies totaling $1,154 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Town of Putnam – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-188)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Putnam (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate … town putnam audit records reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/10/town-putnam-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-188Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2020M-11)
… Determine whether the Clerk-Treasurers accurately and completely accounted for, recorded and reported financial transactions in a timely manner. Key … did not properly record her leave usage . She earned and used leave that she was not entitled to and paid herself …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/16/village-odessa-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-11Village of Dolgeville – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2024M-28)
… Dolgeville (Village) Treasurer maintained adequate records and reports to allow the Board of Trustees (Board) to … accounting procedures. As a result, inadequate records and reports were maintained and the Board lacked the financial information necessary to … Dolgeville Village Treasurer maintained adequate records and reports to allow the Board of Trustees Board to properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/03/village-dolgeville-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-28City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Common Council (Council) to effectively manage financial … accurate or timely accounting records. As a result, the reports the Council received were not sufficient to allow the Council … Determine whether the City of Rensselaer City officials maintained complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2023M-54)
… (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key … the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate and up-to-date manner . As a result, the Town … former Supervisor’s records. Key Recommendations Maintain accurate and complete accounting records. Provide reliable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/14/town-german-supervisors-records-and-reports-2023m-54Halcottsville Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-190)
… Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Middletown, Delaware County. The Department provides fire … and has approximately 15 active members. Expenditures in 2013 totaled approximately $28,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/10/halcottsville-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014m-190Lakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
… our audit was to examine the internal controls over travel and conference costs for the period January 1, 2011, to … necessarily incurred on official District business and did not establish appropriate policies and procedures to ensure that expenditures were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Chemung County Probation Department – Collections and Disbursements (2016M-10)
… January 1, 2014 through September 18, 2015. Background Chemung County is located in the southern tier of New York … Chemung County Probation Department Collections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/10/chemung-county-probation-department-collections-and-disbursements-2016m-10Town of Junius – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2017M-168)
… July 21, 2017. Background The Town of Junius is located in Seneca County and has a population of approximately 1,500. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/09/22/town-junius-supervisors-records-and-reports-2017m-168Town of Henrietta – Financial Management and Purchasing (2013M-208)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management and internal controls over purchasing for the period January … Town Board which is composed of four Council members and a Town Supervisor. Budgeted appropriations totaled … approximately $17 million for 2012. Key Findings The Board and Town officials have not developed long-term financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/24/town-henrietta-financial-management-and-purchasing-2013m-208Cattaraugus County - Onoville Marina and Probation Department (2018M-32)
… is owed. Key Recommendations Maintain copies of tickets or ticket stubs sold and count money collected on a daily basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/09/07/cattaraugus-county-onoville-marina-and-probation-department-2018m-32Town of Minerva – Payroll and Cash Receipts (2015M-342)
… total of $10,004 in collections, and Town officials cannot account for this shortage. Key Recommendations Seek recovery of $13,940 from the clerk for unauthorized direct deposits and inappropriate withholdings and recovery of $8,235 from the clerk for leave time she was paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/10/06/town-minerva-payroll-and-cash-receipts-2015m-342Town of Marbletown – Financial and Capital Planning (2017M-234)
… as well as a fund balance and reserve policy to adequately address the Town’s operational and capital needs for the period January 1, 2016 through June 26, 2017. … and equipment, infrastructure or the aging highway garage. The Board has not adopted an adequate fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/29/town-marbletown-financial-and-capital-planning-2017m-234Town of Shandaken – Employee Compensation and Benefits (2017M-289)
… employees and whether amounts withheld and paid for employee benefits were accurate for the period January 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017. … Town officials did not withhold employee contributions for health insurance coverage. As a result, during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/13/town-shandaken-employee-compensation-and-benefits-2017m-289