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South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-155)
… and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Background … Board of Directors. The Company’s budget totaled $109,400 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Finding The Company has … recorded and that Company moneys are safeguarded, except for controls over the use of credit cards. The Company does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/south-byron-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialVillage of Owego – Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and Parking Tickets (2015M-30)
… adequate oversight of the Village’s financial operations for the period August 1, 2013 through September 3, 2014. … seven-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $3.3 million. … Findings The Clerk-Treasurer uses one disbursement account for all funds except payroll and did not perform bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/29/village-owego-clerk-treasurers-office-and-parking-tickets-2015m-30Town of Kent – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-85)
… January 25, 2017. Background The Town of Kent is located in Putnam County and has a population of approximately … game programs had been downloaded onto Town computers. In addition, we identified questionable Internet use by Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-kent-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-85Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… of our audit is to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2011. … The Town’s 2011 operating expenditures totaled $764,164 for the general fund, $1,372,757 for the highway fund, $15,553 for the water fund, $66,088 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202XI-A.3 Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing
… on PSP, please refer to the Division of the Budget’s Bulletin B-1217 . Process and Transaction Preparation: A PO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a3-purchase-ordersClaims Auditing – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… it should entail a thorough and deliberate examination to determine that the claim is a legal obligation and a … body or official is supplied with sufficient information to make that determination. When auditing claims, the … not for a legitimate purpose include: Gifts and donations to private entities in violation of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/claims-auditingXI.14.A Publication of Procurement Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… that the time period for protests as allowed by the agency protest procedure (if applicable) has passed since … have been received, and (ii) if there is no agency protest procedure, confirm that ten business days have passed … Source contracts submitted to OSC for approval before the protest period has elapse may be non-approved and returned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14a-publication-procurement-opportunitiesCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… You can take steps to reduce the cost of unemployment insurance, which provides short-term … include: a long-range personnel plan to deal with possible increases and decreases in workload requirements a clear job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… care services to more than 1 million New Yorkers annually. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Health and Hospitals … $7.6 billion – personal service expenses accounted for $3.6 billion of this amount. As of May 2, 2017, Health … the services of 1,369 temporary nurses (see Exhibit A for a breakdown by facility). Health and Hospitals requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionOther Bulletin No. 11
… authorize the payment of the 4% increase for the payroll periods for which payment is made in paychecks dated … leave. OSC Actions: Automatic Processing of Increase After payroll processing for Pay Period 3 is completed, OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-11-2010-salary-increase-suny-construction-fund-employeesOpinion 96-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … amount to be paid into a capital reserve fund established for the purchase of equipment. The board may fix such amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… Shop deducted using the same deduction codes. Note: If an employee was previously represented by NYSCOPBA, and … may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. Employee questions concerning changes to the Benefit Programs … and Dues/Agency Shop rates should be referred to the employee's local union representative. … Employees in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitTiconderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-182)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District applied for all entitled transportation State aid … through April 30, 2017. Background The Ticonderoga Central School District is located in the Town of Ticonderoga, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/ticonderoga-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-extraTown of New Hartford – Procurement (2017M-149)
… used competitive methods when procuring goods and services for the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $14 million. Key Findings Town … did not consider the aggregate amount to be expended for storm water remediation projects that totaled $401,510 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/09/town-new-hartford-procurement-2017m-149West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-242)
… 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. Background The West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company is a not-for-profit volunteer organization located in the Town of Fort Ann in Washington County. The Company, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/west-fort-ann-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-overTown of Arietta – Budgeting (2016M-308)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2016. … totaled approximately $2.6 million in 2006. Key Findings For fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the Board overestimated … appropriations by more than $925,000 (33 percent) for the general fund and $820,000 (33 percent) for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-arietta-budgeting-2016m-308Town of Edmeston – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2017M-13)
… a population of approximately 1,800. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations … that were not set up to properly account for transactions by individual funds. The Supervisor did not prepare accurate, … programs to process the Town's financial transactions by combining the functions into one program. Provide monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-edmeston-supervisors-records-and-reports-2017m-13Stockport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-189)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Executive Committee’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/06/30/stockport-volunteer-fire-company-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015mState Agencies Bulletin No. 952
… Employees Employees who received Military Stipend wages for paychecks dated from January 7, 2009 through August 13, … and Medicare taxes. OSC will automatically issue refunds for affected employees for whom wages were not exempted from Social Security and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/952-refund-social-security-and-medicare-tax-withholdings-related-militaryBarker Central School District – Purchasing (2016M-208)
… audit was to review the District’s purchasing practices for the period July 1, 2014 through April 6, 2016. Background … Board of Education. The District’s reported expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $16.8 … written purchasing policy does not contain formal guidance for acquiring and documenting price quotes for purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/barker-central-school-district-purchasing-2016m-208