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Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the financial operations of the Town Clerk and … accurate accounting records. The Clerk did not remit taxes to the Supervisor on a weekly basis as required by statute. … The Justice did not properly report disposed tickets to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and OSC's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Town of Berkshire – Justice Court Operations (2016M-425)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the Court’s financial … collections for those cases where defendants failed to appear in Court, and these outstanding tickets equate to approximately $33,000 in unearned revenues for the Town. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-berkshire-justice-court-operations-2016m-425Eldred Central School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-204)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition in the general and school food service funds and to evaluate internal controls … 2012 through March 6, 2014. Background The Eldred Central School District is located in four towns in Orange and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/17/eldred-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteriaGeneral Brown Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-216)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … 2012-13. District expenditures, specifically those related to employee benefits, have increased by more than $1.2 … amount of available fund balance and reserves appropriated to fund future budgets and retain a reasonable amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/general-brown-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-216Town of North East – Internal Controls Over Information Technology (2013M-31)
… 15, 2012. Background The Town of North East is located in Dutchess County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-north-east-internal-controls-over-information-technology-2013m-31East Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… limit. Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates for revenues, expenditures and unassigned fund balance based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementSt. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-151)
… information for 10 approved projects to monitor actual vs. proposed investment. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/22/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Humphrey – Financial Management (2013M-116)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s budgeting practices for the period … the Board appropriates fund balance as a financing source to balance the budget. However, because the Town’s operations … where revenues exceeded expenditures due primarily to the underestimation of sales tax, fund balance was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/19/town-humphrey-financial-management-2013m-116Plattekill Public Library – Procurement and Investment of Funds (2020M-143)
… in accordance with statutory requirements and its adopted investment policy. Key Findings The Board did not always comply with its procurement and investment policies, or with statutory requirements relating … by limiting the investment decisions to the Library’s Committee and by ensuring funds were properly invested. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/04/16/plattekill-public-library-procurement-and-investment-funds-2020m-143Canastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
… plan to reduce the amount of surplus fund balance. Account for and report year-end encumbrances that are valid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mEast Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… terms and if leave was properly tracked. Key Findings Payroll calculation errors cost the District $3,638 and errors totaling $9,100 occurred with manual leave accrual entries. In addition, five employees had … had eight time sheets that were missing. The former payroll supervisor worked overtime hours that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mGates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… and adopting budgets that include reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amounts of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Saratoga County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-12)
… enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim … properly enforce restitution orders, notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse victim … and monitor court order restitution obligations. 12 of the 30 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/saratoga-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-12Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… financial operations. Key Findings The Board: Failed to comply with statutory requirements when presenting and … five years and general fund balance declined from $61,710 to $3,491. Did not properly authorize a local law to exceed the tax levy limit. The 2018-19 levy exceeded the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29NFC Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-11)
… confirm the 18 businesses that agreed to create or retain a total of 96 positions actually did so. Three of the eight loans reviewed had delinquent payments totaling $39,000. In addition, the Board did not … policies and procedures outlining the actions to be taken when loans are delinquent and other terms of the agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/05/28/nfc-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Orange – Budget Review (B20-2-14)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … fund balance is estimated at $64,000, which is sufficient to balance the 2021 budget. However, additional fund balance may be needed to replace revenue shortfalls and to supplement the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/08/town-orange-budget-review-b20-2-14Analytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… of your operations. The body or official auditing claims should be aware of trends in expenditures that may provide … for moveable items such as technology equipment (i.e., computers and printers) and maintenance equipment … bidding or competitive offering monetary thresholds and should be acquired through competitive bidding or competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsWho Is Responsible? – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… The governing board is generally responsible for the high level oversight of local government or school district resources. The governing board is also generally responsible for adopting broad policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/who-responsibleBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
… appropriated $500,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations during our audit period. As of June 30, … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17PUC Achieve Charter School – Board Oversight (2016M-316)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of financial operations for … by a seven-member Board of Trustees, provided education to approximately 85 students in grade five during the 2014-15 … $470,000. One of the School’s Trustees appears to have a prohibited interest in the School’s transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/05/05/puc-achieve-charter-school-board-oversight-2016m-316