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Parking Structures (2017-MS-3)
… Background Municipalities face substantial challenges in properly maintaining parking structures to be safe and … Findings These local governments have varying processes in place to inspect and monitor their parking structures. … elevators. The lack of periodic inspections has resulted in three Buffalo, two White Plains and possibly two Ithaca …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/29/parking-structures-2017-ms-3Lake Ronkonkoma Fire District – Bidding and Treasurer’s Office (2015M-9)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, in … within the Treasurer’s office were adequately segregated and did not implement compensating controls. Key … Ensure that purchases are made in accordance with statute and the District’s procurement policy. Establish and enforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/05/lake-ronkonkoma-fire-district-bidding-and-treasurers-office-2015m-9King Center Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-61)
… (IT) assets are properly safeguarded, secured and accessed for appropriate School purposes. Key Findings The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/20/king-center-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-61Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network Access and Information Technology Assets (2022M-65)
… accounts. Provide adequate IT security awareness training for all employees and contractors. Periodically update the IT … records. Key Recommendations Establish written procedures for adding, modifying, and disabling network user accounts; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-access-andRestrictions – State Police Plan
… Regular Earnings: For Tier 6 members, earned compensation that exceeds the … (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings Limits for Tier 6 page for more information). Also excluded are … more than two participating employers. Overtime: For Tier 5 and 6 members, the total amount of overtime that can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/final-average-earnings/restrictionsRestrictions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Regular Earnings: For Tier 6 members, earned compensation that exceeds the … (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings Limits for Tier 6 page for more information). Also excluded are earnings … more than two participating employers. Overtime: For Tier 5 and 6 members, the total amount of overtime that can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/final-average-earnings/restrictionsContributing Toward Your Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… by more than one participating employer, once you join the Retirement System, all salary and service earned in connection with all employment must be reported to us. … the New York State and Local Retirement System, and used in the calculation of all benefits paid by the Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/contributing-toward-your-retirementTown of Owasco – Highway Department (2020M-128)
… and 234 claims totaling $96,900 did not have documentation to support a business purpose. Town officials did not competitively bid … Superintendent (Superintendent) did not agree, in writing, to expenditures for highway repair and improvement. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/28/town-owasco-highway-department-2020m-128Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… not establish procedures to evaluate labor costs by town. For example: Timecard information was not used to monitor labor costs for services provided to Ashland. Highway employees’ … labor costs. Key Recommendations Track labor hours worked for each town to determine Ashland’s cost of services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Town of Sanford – Claims Audit Process (2021M-189)
… officials ensured that goods and services were received for the claims we reviewed, the Town Board (Board) did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-sanford-claims-audit-process-2021m-189Brocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves . As a result, … with taxpayers and levied more taxes than necessary to fund operations . The Board and District officials: … with the statutory limit. Reduce overfunded reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44Justice Court Fund
… to the Office of the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund on a monthly basis. File your monthly report in Justice Court Fund Reporting (JCR) here: File Your Report Now Application Resources Other Resources Town and Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/justice-court-fundBridgehampton Fire District – Length of Service Award Program and Purchasing Practices (2017M-251)
… District’s adopted LOSAP point system does not comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). 2016 LOSAP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/03/02/bridgehampton-fire-district-length-service-award-program-and-purchasingTown of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… a $200,000 BAN to finance project costs for a town park comfort station and deposited the proceeds into the general … only when it is needed to fund project costs. Transfer comfort station BAN proceeds improperly deposited in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board – Board Oversight (2017M-165)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board … Tier East Regional Planning Development Board was created in 1975 by an inter-municipal agreement between eight … were followed. The former Director hired an employee in violation of Broome County Civil Service (BCCS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/06/southern-tier-east-regional-planning-development-board-board-oversight-2017m-165City of Utica – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2015M-219)
… was to review the City’s parking violation operations for the period April 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. … The Council has not established sufficient policies for pursuing collection of parking violations after a … violation is more than 10 days past due or set a benchmark for collection rates. Officials have not effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/city-utica-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2015m-219Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) … Properly monitor hours worked by PTEs . Two PTEs worked in excess of the total Board-authorized time and were therefore paid in excess of their Board-authorized salaries. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollWassaic Fire District – Purchasing and Claims Processing (2017M-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s purchasing … documentation, for appropriate purposes and approved prior to payment. Key Recommendations Seek competition when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/28/wassaic-fire-district-purchasing-and-claims-processing-2017m-8East Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over user access to the financial software for the period July 1, 2014 through … or modified, and permissions are not reviewed quarterly to ensure a proper segregation of duties. Users were given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessAlbany Community Charter School – Financial Operations (2013M-185)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the process for selecting and negotiating the related financial terms for the building space needed for school operations and the effectiveness of the School’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/albany-community-charter-school-financial-operations-2013m-185