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Town of Yorkshire – Financial Management (2021M-109)
… budgets, maintain reasonable levels of fund balance or properly plan for equipment replacement. The Board: … and adopt the following comprehensive written plans or policies: Multiyear Financial Plan, Capital Plan, Fund Balance Policy, or Reserve policies. Key Recommendations Adopt annual budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-yorkshire-financial-management-2021m-109Village of Islandia – Information Technology (2021M-100)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/12/village-islandia-information-technology-2021m-100City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B21-6-13)
… 223 of the Laws of 2010 to issue debt not to exceed $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b21-6-13City of Yonkers - Budget Review (B21-6-7)
… its proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Education for … Our review found the City’s budget: Continues to rely on $46.8 million in nonrecurring revenue, such as fund balance, one-time State funding and sale of property, to balance its budget. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-7City of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B21-5-5)
… an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2021-22. Background Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 … is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/07/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b21-5-5Town 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 … Superintendent (Superintendent) did not agree, in writing, to expenditures for highway repair and improvement. The … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/28/town-owasco-highway-department-2020m-128Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-38
… by Payroll Bulletin No. DOT-38.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Department of Transportation instructions for processing the 2021 … Call-Out Response Payment. Affected Employees Employees of the Department of Transportation in the Operational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-38-2021-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2020-2021Village of Delhi – Financial Condition (2013M-110)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s financial condition for the period June 1, 2011, to March 1, 2013. Background The Village of Delhi is located … high while the Village’s real property tax levy continued to increase slightly by 7 percent from 2007 to 2012. As of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-delhi-financial-condition-2013m-110Town of Hancock – Justice Court Operations (2021M-6)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Hancock (Town) Justice Court (Court) fines and fees were … and cash balances exceeded known liabilities by $3,436 as of June 30, 2020. Key Recommendations Prepare monthly … promptly investigate any differences. Determine the source of unidentified cash balances. Justice Court officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/05/21/town-hancock-justice-court-operations-2021m-6City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate financial records, the Common Council …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Town of Cortlandville – Fuel Purchases (2012M-171)
… that the Town paid the lowest price compared to available State and County contract prices. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/13/town-cortlandville-fuel-purchases-2012m-171Town of New Hudson – Tax Collection (2021M-2)
… not: Remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) weekly, as required. Key Recommendation Remit all real … tax collections, penalties and interest to the Supervisor weekly. Town officials agreed with our recommendation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/01/town-new-hudson-tax-collection-2021m-2City of Johnstown – Information Technology (2020M-127)
… consequences on the City, such as reputation damage, lawsuits, a disruption in operations or a security breach. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-information-technology-2020m-127Village of Arkport - Information Technology (2019M-203)
… that sufficiently defines the role and responsibilities of each party, includes all services to be provided, and addresses confidentiality and protection of personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). … personnel who use IT resources, including the importance of maintaining physical security and protecting PPSI. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/17/village-arkport-information-technology-2019m-203Village of Windsor - Water Operations (2019M-210)
… customers for water usage and reconciled water produced to water billed. Key Findings Village officials do not periodically read all customer meters to ensure customers are accurately billed. The … customer-submitted water usages used by Village officials to bill customers did not always appear to be accurate. 85 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/24/village-windsor-water-operations-2019m-210Town of Bennington - Financial Management (2019M-249)
Determine whether officials properly managed finances by ensuring budget estimates were realistic establishing multiyear financial and capital plans
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-bennington-financial-management-2019m-249Town of Deposit - Budget Review (B4-14-22)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … Background The Town was categorized as being "susceptible to fiscal stress" in a report issued in September 2104 as … budget are reasonable. The Town has adopted a local law to override the tax levy limit in 2015. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/07/town-deposit-budget-review-b4-14-22Town of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Monitor web and computer … recovery and PPSI, and communicate all adopted IT policies to Town officials, employees and the IT consultant. Town … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B6-14-17)
… for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings Based on the results of our review, we found that revenue and … budget complies with the property tax levy limit. Key Recommendation Be cautious about continuing to rely on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/31/town-deerpark-budget-review-b6-14-17Oversight of the STEM Incentive Program (Follow-Up)
… recipients were in compliance with the Program rules and regulations, and whether HESC had only made payments on … behalf of recipients who were in compliance with Program regulations. We found that HESC had taken steps to implement … work and residency requirements was contrary to its regulations. Further, HESC’s data systems were somewhat …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/11/oversight-stem-incentive-program-follow