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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property on the 2017 assessment roll. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
… Assessor (Assessor) is properly administering agricultural real property tax exemptions. Key Findings The Assessor: Granted … Granted three agricultural exemptions with assessed values of $543,390. Two of these exemptions lacked proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194Town of Clayton - Justice Court Time and Attendance (2017M-286)
… whether the Court Clerk (Clerk) reported hours on her Town of Clayton (Town) time sheets that coincided with hours worked at other municipalities. Key Findings Seventy of the 77 time sheets (approximately 91 percent) completed by the Clerk showed no evidence of supervisory review and approval. The Clerk reported 384 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/10/23/town-clayton-justice-court-time-and-attendance-2017m-286Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Audit Committee
… as a separate advisory committee or a combination of the two a district resident or nonresident Who does not … employees or service providers (see Avoiding conflict of interest ) Resources "Audit Committee Charter Guidance [pdf]," Office of the State Comptroller (includes audit committee charter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-audit-committeeNew Hope Fire Department – Board Oversight (2017M-298)
… the financial activities of the New Hope Fire Department for the period January 1, 2016 through November 1, 2017. … to establish internal controls and provide guidance for cash disbursements, including the use of debit cards. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/04/13/new-hope-fire-department-board-oversight-2017m-298Town of Erwin – Justice Court (2017M-266)
… were collected, deposited, recorded, reported and remitted in an accurate and timely manner for the period January 1, … October 12, 2017. Background The Town of Erwin is located in Steuben County. The Town maintains a Justice Court with … and traffic violations were adjudicated and reported in a timely manner. Key Recommendations The Justices should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/03/09/town-erwin-justice-court-2017m-266Town of Nichols – Financial Management (2017M-258)
… Actual revenues exceeded budgeted amounts by an annual average of $418,000 and budgeted appropriations exceeded expenditures by an annual average of $203,000. Town-wide (TW) fund balance increased by … the amounts of town-wide fund balance and use the excess funds as a financing source for either one time expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/02/town-nichols-financial-management-2017m-258Town of Beekmantown – Procurement and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-217)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town procured goods … Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $2.6 million. Key Findings The Town did not procure goods in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/02/16/town-beekmantown-procurement-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-217Rutland Fire District – Board Oversight (2017M-262)
… adequate oversight of District financial operations for the period January 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017. … residents over 45 square miles. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled $246,224. Key Findings The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/02/02/rutland-fire-district-board-oversight-2017m-262CUNY Bulletin No. CU-383
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. … This bulletin notifies agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-383-international-brotherhood-teamsters-local-237-dues-andVillage of Nassau – Budgeting (2018M-3)
… fund budgeted appropriations for the 2017-18 fiscal year total $697,543. Key Findings General fund appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/20/village-nassau-budgeting-2018m-3Brentwood Public Library – Leave Accruals (2018M-26)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Business Office … The Brentwood Public Library is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/04/20/brentwood-public-library-leave-accruals-2018m-26Berkshire Fire District – Recording and Reporting Financial Activity (2014M-122)
… District’s financial activities. The 2012 Annual Update Document was filed with the Office of the State Comptroller … system. Prepare and file the District’s Annual Update Document within 60 days of the close of the fiscal year. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/11/berkshire-fire-district-recording-and-reporting-financial-activity-2014mNiagara County – Golf Course Financial Operations (2015M-308)
… $462,000 in 2014. Key Findings Golf Course sales were not all recorded in the point of sale system. Cash on hand was … officials. Key Recommendations Ensure that employees enter all financial transactions in to the point of sale system. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/02/26/niagara-county-golf-course-financial-operations-2015m-308South Country Central School District – Information Technology Inventory (2017M-219)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials … Country Central School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The District is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/south-country-central-school-district-information-technology-inventoryTown of Lexington – Town Clerk (2017M-188)
… the Town Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all money in a timely and accurate manner for the period … Key Recommendations Properly collect, record and deposit all real property taxes and Clerk fees intact and in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-lexington-town-clerk-2017m-188Voorheesville Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-181)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials … Central School District is located in the Towns of Berne, Guilderland and New Scotland in Albany County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/08/voorheesville-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017mTown of Union Vale – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-172)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Town officials procured … January 1, 2016 through May 24, 2017. Background The Town of Union Vale is located in Dutchess County and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-union-vale-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-172Yorktown Central School District – Procurement and Claims Processing (2017M-177)
… law and District policy and to determine whether payments for goods and services were appropriate and adequately documented for the period July 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. … seven-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled $98 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/01/yorktown-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-processing-2017mRemsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Procurement (2017M-211)
… with it its procurement policy and applicable statutes for the period July 1, 2015 through April 30, 2017. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $13.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/19/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-procurement-2017m-211