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Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
Determine whether the Town of Oxford Town officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boards of Cooperative Educational Services – Building Access Badge Accounts (2024M-60)
… accounts in the building access system and physical badges for current BOCES employees who already had badges. Did not deactivate and could not physically locate the badges for 15 of 25 shared accounts we selected for testing. Discovered and deactivated, because of our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/16/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-boards-cooperative-educational-services-buildingGreene County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-1)
… were not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of … help ensure all weighing and measuring devices are tested in accordance with Agriculture and Markets regulations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/greene-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-1Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Middlebury (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections … million to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling $656,657 … initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town of Middlebury Town Tax Collector remitted all collections as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Castile (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) remitted … $2.8 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024 instead of paying three separate required payments totaling … initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town of Castile Town Town ClerkTax Collector Clerk remitted all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentJamesport Fire District - Length of Service Award Program (2019M-05)
… Four members may not have earned the required 50 points to be credited for a year of service. Key Recommendations Revise the LOSAP policy to be consistent with GML. Award points based on proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/04/19/jamesport-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2019m-05Village of Attica – Justice Court (2014M-30)
… was to review the processes and procedures for the Justice Court’s financial operations for the period of January 1, … residents. The Village’s elected Justice presides over Court operations. Key Findings Not all Court fines, fees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/05/02/village-attica-justice-court-2014m-30Hiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
… without affecting their pension. Earnings Limits For all public retirees, earnings are limited if they are … employer is any public employer that paid the retiree a salary or compensation during the last two years before … retirement and the pension was based, in part, on that salary and/or service. Earnings from work for a former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Bolton (Warren County) Auditors found that officials for the Town of Bolton adequately assessed the impact of the … on financial operations while developing estimates for significant revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted … budget. Due to uncertainties in available state funding for highway improvements that were planned to be made in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … County) The board did not develop realistic budgets for its four major operating funds. This resulted in … plan to use the accumulated balances or adopted a policy for the acceptable levels of fund balance to maintain. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … the board expects to use surplus funds and the timeframe for doing so. As of the 2016-17 fiscal year-end, the level of … 72 percent of operating expenditures, and there is no plan for the use of these surplus funds. City of Newburgh – Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … or prepare abstracts of claims to be approved by the board for payment. Only the total amount of claims approved by the board for payment was included in the board minutes and the amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The board and district officials did not properly plan for the district’s long-term financial and capital needs … board increasing the tax levy more than $7.5 million (80%) for 2020 through 2024. Town of Poestenkill – Credit Card … all credit card purchases were adequately supported, for legitimate purposes and approved before payment. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… projections in the town’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year are not reasonable. Auditors’ review took … estimated at $64,000, which is sufficient to balance the 2021 budget. However, additional fund balance may be needed … for any of the last four years (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19). Fund transfers were not properly recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Claryville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-167)
… and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to May 3, 2013. Background … The District’s general fund budget totaled $185,551 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board has adopted … While the Treasurer maintained cash balances showing increases and decreases for checking and saving accounts, he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/claryville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … online banking transactions or use a designated computer for online banking transactions. Not all employees involved … (Oneida County) The district did not seek competition for five professional service contracts totaling $265,706. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… pre-numbered duplicate receipts or cancelled checks for accounting records and reports. They also found a … has access to the YCIDA’s bank account to withdraw funds for payroll and processing fees. Find out how your government … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… treasurer properly filed required annual update documents for fiscal years 2019 through 2021. Tioga Fire District – … filed the district’s required annual update documents for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Town of Seneca Falls – … 2019 identified certain conditions and opportunities for town management’s review and consideration. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Catskill – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-165)
… 22, 2014. Background The Town of Catskill is located in Greene County and has a population of approximately … and the Receiver had accumulated approximately $66,000 in taxpayer funds by the end of our audit period as a result …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/03/town-catskill-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2014m-165