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Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations. Key Findings Town officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. Specifically: 104 of 1,380 water bills tested … Town officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… training, they would have better positioned themselves to oversee the District’s financial activities and helped … policy, as required. Audit and approve all claims prior to payment. Ensure the Treasurer filed the District’s required annual update documents (AUDs) for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… or transparently fund reserves. Take appropriate action to address overfunded reserves. Funding reserves at levels higher than necessary for operations and/or need creates an undue burden on … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action . Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… Seven employees’ separation payments were overpaid a total of $3,770. Three other employees’ separation payments were underpaid a total of $157. Key Recommendations Establish written … District officials generally agreed with our findings and indicated they will initiate corrective action. Appendix B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… installed on Albany Water Board (AWB) computers and mobile devices is appropriate and necessary. Key Findings Software installed on AWB computers and mobile devices is not always appropriate and necessary. … and necessary software was installed on computers and mobile devices. We found unnecessary software on 60 computers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2018, the District’s surplus fund balance was $2.15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Village of Rushville - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-118)
… State General Municipal Law (GML). 1 As a result, the cemetery fund incurred a loss of approximately $62,000. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-rushville-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-118Payments Not Requiring Pre-Audit – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… to a court order. Amounts due upon lawful contracts for periods exceeding one year. Retirement contributions by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/payments-not-requiring-pre-audit2017 Financial Condition Report – 2017 Financial Condition Report
… of New York’s Financial Condition Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. New York State’s short-term … are on the horizon. As the United States enters its ninth year of economic expansion, New York faces increasing fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2017-fcrVillage of Victory – Audit Follow Up (2010M-35-F)
… The Village’s operating expenditures in the general fund for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, were approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/05/village-victory-audit-follow-2010m-35-fDutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority – Cash Receipts (2016M-360)
… the Authority’s internal controls over cash receipts for the period January 1, 2015 through August 17, 2016. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/11/25/dutchess-county-water-and-wastewater-authority-cash-receipts-2016m-360Nyack Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-113)
… computer acceptable use policy. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/nyack-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-113Beaver Dams Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2018M-17)
… Treasurers did not maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date accounting records and reports or perform monthly … The Treasurer should maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date records and reports, and perform monthly bank … The Board should develop and adopt policies and procedures for fundraising activities. Company officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/06/15/beaver-dams-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activitiesTioga Central School District – Cash Management (2020M-83)
… monthly cash flow forecasts that estimate available funds for investment. Ensure excess funds are invested in a manner, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/13/tioga-central-school-district-cash-management-2020m-83Local Government Data
… Download annual financial data spreadsheets by class of local government and year. Use Open Book New York to see data for an individual local government. File local government data with the Office of the State … Local Government Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/dataWhitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… which are network user accounts not specifically assigned to a student (e.g., authorized staff, third-party vendors and … and were unaware of all the network users that had access to the District’s network. When nonstudent network user … Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing nonstudent network user accounts that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… payments and did not ensure an independent review of separation payment calculations was performed. Therefore, … County – Purchase Cards Auditors reviewed 366 purchase card charges totaling $229,635 and determined the charges … directly withdraws the monthly payments from the county’s bank account without the treasurer’s authorization. City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsChenango County – Departmental Cash Receipts (2015M-21)
… audit was examine certain County cash receipts processes for the period January 1, 2013 through September 29, 2014. … a 23-member Board of Supervisors. The general fund budget for 2015 totals approximately $73.7 million. Key Finding Our … Office. Key Recommendations There are no recommendations for this audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/04/17/chenango-county-departmental-cash-receipts-2015m-21Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… As a result, the District levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: … of approximately $9.3 million in 2021-22 and will not need to use $903,000 in appropriated fund balance. Made unbudgeted … fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves and capital projects rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Fairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… the information used by the Board and District officials to make financial decisions was accurate and complete. We also determined that taxpayers had limited access to financial information to help ensure they could make … on formal Board actions and were not made available for public review in a timely manner. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138