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Town of Smithtown – Departmental Operations (2017M-66)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine Highway Department and Parks … 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. Background The Town of Smithtown is located in Suffolk County and has a population of approximately 118,000. The Town is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-smithtown-departmental-operations-2017m-66Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The … accounting records were not complete, accurate or up-to-date . As a result, transparency and the Board’s ability to monitor financial operations were diminished . Of the 39 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73Town of Elbridge – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-141)
… records. The handbook did not require salaried employees to prepare time sheets or timecards. As a result, seven … salaries totaling $238,569 did not prepare time records to document their days and hours worked and leave accruals … Consequently, employees were credited with leave time to which they were not entitled. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-elbridge-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-141Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … The additional 15 assets were properly inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… source. However, $22 million (80 percent) was not used to fund operations. Recalculated unrestricted fund balance … limits and use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and needed reserves or reduce … of appropriating fund balance that is not needed or used to fund operations. District officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109City of Hornell – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2020M-140)
… the FFI tax money. The Fire Chief was solely responsible for disbursing, recording and reporting all transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/12/city-hornell-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2020m-140Westchester County Department of Social Services - Contract Monitoring (2018M-35)
… to ensure that services provided and payments made were in accordance with contractual agreements. Key Findings For … before authorizing payments. Include clear provisions in service agreements detailing required performance measures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/18/westchester-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-2018m-35Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-141)
… personnel who use IT resources, including the importance of physical security and protection of personal, private, sensitive information (PPSI). Develop a … School officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/11/02/finn-academy-elmira-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-141Cassadaga Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-110)
… fund balance. Reduce the unrestricted fund balance to within the statutory limit and use excess funds to fund onetime expenditures and needed reserves or reduce … a more comprehensive reserve policy and review reserves to determine whether the balances are necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/cassadaga-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-110Town of Carrollton – Justice Court Operations (2018M-21)
… the composition of these excess balances. The Justices' bail reports included bail for 18 individuals totaling $7,150 that could not be … any differences. Routinely generate current pending bail reports and reconcile to bank balances. Examine Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/05/11/town-carrollton-justice-court-operations-2018m-21Romulus Central School District - Financial Condition Management and State Transportation Aid (2018M-136)
… applied for all entitled State transportation aid for new bus purchases. Key Findings The Board-adopted 2014-15 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/05/romulus-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-stateCity of Albany Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2018M-65)
… action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the IDA’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/09/21/city-albany-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2018m-65Appendix B — Travel References – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Online References United States General Services … Online References …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-b-travel-referencesCoeymans Hollow Fire Corporation – Board Oversight (2022M-84)
… Board did not: Adopt or enforce adequate bylaws. Review claim documentation for appropriateness and did not sign … cash receipts records and the Treasurer deposits funds in a timely manner. Perform bank reconciliations for all Company bank accounts. Except as specified in Appendix A, Company officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/11/10/coeymans-hollow-fire-corporation-board-oversight-2022m-842022 Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
… Watch a Replay of the Event Comptroller DiNapoli hosted his 10 th annual Lunar New Year event in celebration of the Year of the Tiger with prominent … Wholesale & Department Store Union. The live stream of the event has ended, but the replay of the event is available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-lunar-new-year-celebrationCandor Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-268)
… to examine the District’s controls over financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. … in which it is located. The District’s general fund budget for 2014 totals approximately $420,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/candor-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-268Hendrick Hudson Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-241)
… part of the City of Peekskill. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-241Village of Perry – Water Accountability (2014M-31)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water operations for the period of June 1, 2012 through … for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled $767,939 for the water fund. Key Findings The Village does not have written procedures for reconciling the water produced with the water billed to customers. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/30/village-perry-water-accountability-2014m-31Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility – Energy Cost Savings (2016M-234)
… to determine if Facility officials achieved energy cost savings through the production and use of biogas for the … to pursue areas that would generate additional cost savings through expansion of waste stream collections and … Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility Energy Cost Savings 2016M234 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/10/28/ithaca-area-wastewater-treatment-facility-energy-cost-savings-2016m-234Town of Schroon - Town Hall Expansion Project (2018M-128)
… Key Findings An itemized budget was never prepared for the project outlining the financing sources needed to fund the estimated cost. Accounting records for the project were not maintained throughout the fiscal … We project expenditures will exceed the financing sources for the project by approximately $98,000 (7 percent), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/05/town-schroon-town-hall-expansion-project-2018m-128