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Cortland County - Financial Management and Reporting (2019M-162)
… deficiencies identified in previous audits and will pay at least $428,800 to several accounting firms to correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/27/cortland-county-financial-management-and-reporting-2019m-162Travel Advisory No. 12
… for mileage using the SFS Mileage Detail page in lieu of form AC 160-S. Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/12-gfo-update-xiii3-xiii4-ac-160-ssfs-mileage-detail-pageFranklin Square and Munson Fire District – Non-Firefighting Vehicles (2017M-20)
… from the hamlet of Franklin Square, Nassau County, in which it is located. The District is governed by an … no use was recorded for either vehicle in the vehicle use log until May 2016. Key Recommendations Determine whether the … use of public funds. Enforce the use of the vehicle use log by ensuring that the log is completely filled out each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/28/franklin-square-and-munson-fire-district-non-firefighting-vehicles-2017m-20Bayport Fire District – Credit Card Use (2016M-394)
… of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The District, which provides fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/bayport-fire-district-credit-card-use-2016m-394Ballston Lake Fire District – Length of Service Awards Program Service Credit (2016M-379)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials properly awarded … of service credit and a defined contribution of $700 each to which they were not entitled. LOSAP points were not … 2015 and contact the District’s attorney and Administrator to recover the associated $2,100 of defined contributions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/17/ballston-lake-fire-district-length-service-awards-program-service-creditWallkill Fire District – Inappropriate Payments and Purchase (2015M-39)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over cash disbursements for the … process, resulting in $239,622 being inappropriately paid to the Chair’s wife; the District’s credit card was used to make $14,910 in questionable purchases, including gas, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/01/08/wallkill-fire-district-inappropriate-payments-and-purchase-2015m-39Brighton Memorial Library – Board Oversight (2015M-116)
… January 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015. Background The Brighton Memorial Library is a municipal library located in the Town of Brighton, Monroe County. The Library, which received its … and their corresponding reconciliations monthly. … Brighton Memorial Library Board Oversight 2015M116 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/28/brighton-memorial-library-board-oversight-2015m-116Otisco Fire District – Financial Operations (2016M-415)
… The Otisco Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Otisco in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/17/otisco-fire-district-financial-operations-2016m-415Manorville Fire District – Board Oversight and Fuel (2016M-411)
… and separate from the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, in Suffolk County. The District is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/10/manorville-fire-district-board-oversight-and-fuel-2016m-411Middle Country Public Library – Treasurer (2015M-291)
… does not require the Treasurer to take an oath of office, and the Treasurer submits invoices instead of being paid a … checks but does not maintain accounting records or prepare and submit monthly reports to the Board. Key Recommendations Consult with legal counsel and take steps to clarify that the Treasurer’s position is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/22/middle-country-public-library-treasurer-2015m-291PUC Achieve Charter School – Board Oversight (2016M-316)
… to review the Board’s oversight of financial operations for the period July 1, 2014 through March 30, 2016. … during the 2014-15 school year. Operating expenditures for the same year totaled $2.24 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/05/05/puc-achieve-charter-school-board-oversight-2016m-316Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-319)
… resulted in operating surpluses. The reserve policy does not state how each reserve will be funded, when reserves will be used or how much will be maintained in each reserve. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-319Campbell-Savona Central School District – Budget Review (B2-16-6)
… real property taxes by using fund balance and reserve funds to finance operations as appropriate. Review all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/13/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-16-6Accounts Payable Advisory No. 15
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/15-voucher-authorizersMount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District – Short-Term Borrowing and Purchasing (2015M-365)
Mount PleasantBlythedale Union Free School District ShortTerm Borrowing and Purchasing 2015M365
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/18/mount-pleasant-blythedale-union-free-school-district-short-term-borrowingFishers Island Union Free School District – Five Point Plan (2015M-320)
… one school with approximately 70 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-five-point-plan-2015m-320Audits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… Audits LGSA conducts performance audits. According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Yellow Book [pdf] , performance audits are designed to do the following: Provide findings or conclusions based on an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsOpinion 98-12
… 519 NYS2d 395; see also, e.g., Divisich v Marshall , 281 NY 170; Fuhrmann v Graves , 235 NY 77; Board of Education of City of Syracuse v King , 280 … denied 280 App Div 1033, 117 NYS2d 674, lv dismissed 304 NY 973; cf . McCabe v Gross , 274 NY 39; Spano v City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 97-9
… benefit the planning board member because the value of his property was less likely to be adversely affected than if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 97-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … of a member of the town's architectural review board. You state that the board member in question is a sign maker who … applications to the architectural review board. You also state that the board member does not participate in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25