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XIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… valid. To help in this monitoring process, we provide a Payee Listing report (NYAP0621), which shows a listing of … Reports>Accounts Payables>Payment Analysis>Payee Listing. QUESTIONS If you or your staff find a payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsTown of Stony Point – Budget Review (B6-13-15)
… operating expenditures, but rather to reduce debt or to fund non-recurring expenditures, such as the purchase of equipment or construction of capital assets. … Town of Stony Point …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/15/town-stony-point-budget-review-b6-13-15South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (2021M-164)
… policy (Policy) dated April 24, 2013 has not been updated or reviewed. It does not reflect current online banking … agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/south-seneca-central-school-district-online-banking-2021m-164East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the East … balance is enough to cover annual retirement contributions for nine years. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementCity of Olean Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-93)
… Key Findings The Board has not adopted written policies or procedures to monitor its consultant’s performance in … Capital Fund Program (CFP), use of CFP grant funds or financial reporting of CFP activity. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/07/29/city-olean-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-93XI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agency's responsibility to ensure adequate competition for all competitive grants. As with any procurement, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesXI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… to OSC prior approval. A contract is eligible to be closed if it meets all the following criteria: A minimum of … one year has passed since the Expire Date of the contract and there has been no activity (SFS amendment transactions or payments) for one year. No open purchase orders (encumbrances) are associated with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsPelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-207)
… phone server and a computer) valued at $9,600 were listed in BOCES inventory as active and could not be found. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/04/08/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixedCanajoharie Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (2021M-170)
… contract during the audit period. The Board did not audit or ensure the monthly fuel claims were audited, as required. … agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/canajoharie-central-school-district-fuel-purchasing-2021m-170Town of Saranac – Town Clerk Operations (2019M-33)
… Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all collections received in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not: Record all collections received in a timely and accurate manner. Deposit all collections timely and intact. As of October 31, 2018, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-saranac-town-clerk-operations-2019m-33Village of Valley Stream – Cash Receipts and Selected Village Operations (2013M-382)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over selected Village operations … with facsimile signatures of the Mayor and a Village Trustee, with neither official retaining custody of the … audit claims and not delegate those responsibilities to the Treasurer. The Village Treasurer should sign all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/04/village-valley-stream-cash-receipts-and-selected-village-operations-2013mTown of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… Receiver, who resigned during our audit, did not properly bill, collect or disburse taxes, fees and penalties. The … 2016. Key Recommendations Reconcile the customer accounts to determine which taxpayers overpaid and refund those … Establish and implement compensating controls to oversee the financial responsibilities performed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120X.10 Record Retention for Vendor Records – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section informs Business Units of the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) record retention requirements related to vendor … and statutory authority and responsibility to audit State payments. Business Units should not anticipate an engagement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x10-record-retention-vendor-recordsNiagara Falls Water Board – Financial Management (2015M-141)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board is managing the Water Board’s … Board’s and the Water Authority’s finances are commingled to the extent that there is no clear division between the two … the Debt Service Fund for capital projects or repairs or to reduce the water and sewer rent rates charged to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/03/18/niagara-falls-water-board-financial-management-2015m-141Bethpage Public Library – Procurement (2019M-219)
… $104,572. The Director presented questionable quotes to the Board and did not properly seek competition for … contracts, including contracts totaling $44,864 awarded to a company to which the Director had close personal ties. Officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/06/04/bethpage-public-library-procurement-2019m-219State Agencies Bulletin No. 1914
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an … Affected Employees Members of NYSCOPBA, Inc. currently in, or were previously in, Bargaining Units 01 and 21 at any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1914-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationFairport Public Library – Financial Management (2014M-354)
… $2.6 million. Key Findings Library officials do not review or approve financial transactions before they occur. The Board did not establish formal financial plans or budgeting policies. Unrestricted fund balance has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/06/12/fairport-public-library-financial-management-2014m-354Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… Delhi (Town) Board (Board) properly managed pool project donations and disbursements. Key Findings The Board did not properly manage pool project donations or disbursements. For example, the Board: … for fundraising activities. Did not properly document donations it received totaling $117,300. In addition, 77 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105Village of Fort Plain – Leave Benefits (2020M-101)
… and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/11/13/village-fort-plain-leave-benefits-2020m-101