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Village of Hunter – Financial Operations (2023M-164)
… and disorganization at the Village office could allow for funds to be misappropriated without detection or correction. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-hunter-financial-operations-2023m-164Real Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates
… Local Governments: The files below contain real property tax levies, taxable … that affect some levy components for counties and towns in 2015 and after. Data Description for 2015 and newer tax … the excel macro buttons: Select the Security Warning's 'Options' button. Choose to 'Enable the Content'. 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-ratesEden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… in the project proposition or subsequently communicated to voters. As a result, voters were not afforded the opportunity to approve or reject the additional work. Officials did not … $1.4 million, and officials did not submit change orders to the New York State Education Department (SED) in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2024M-38)
… safeguarded from inappropriate use and access. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to BOCES officials, we determined that: 101 enabled … longer needed and, if accessed by attackers, could be used to inappropriately access and view personal, private and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/09/southern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technologyTown of Volney – Financial Operations Oversight (2024M-93)
… maintain financial accounting records or present records to the Board for audit as required by New York State Town Law … (Town Law), Section 123. As a result, the Board was unable to monitor the Town’s overall finances or conduct required … The audit report includes 10 recommendations to help the Supervisor perform his financial responsibilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-volney-financial-operations-oversight-2024m-93Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: Conduct an annual audit, or cause to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and … or l Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public, as required by GML Section 30 and Village Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Town of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… fund balance policy. As a result, the Board’s ability to properly manage the Town’s fund balance was impaired. The … on the 2023 Annual Financial Report (AFR), required to be filed with the Office of the New York State Comptroller … The audit report includes eight recommendations to help improve the Town’s financial management. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… financial operations. We determined that: District funds are not adequately safeguarded and not spent in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-294
… Pay Period 19C, paycheck dated 12/23/2020. Overtime and Retirement Information These monies are pensionable but are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-294-2020-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-303
… Pay Period 19C, paycheck dated 12/22/2021. Overtime and Retirement Information These monies are pensionable but are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-303-2021-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … Services (BOCES) – Capital Assets BOCES’ capital asset records were not complete or accurate to ensure that assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (2022-F-33) The Department of Taxation and Finance (Tax and Finance) pursues a range of activities to collect … in August 2021, for a significant number of the delinquent tax assessments reviewed, auditors could not determine that … and not collecting amounts due. The follow-up found that Tax and Finance made significant progress in addressing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District - Information Technology (2018M-22)
… did not: Provide cybersecurity awareness training to all employees. Disable or remove unnecessary user accounts … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide employees with … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, corrective action. … Oyster BayEast Norwich …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/oyster-bay-east-norwich-central-school-district-information-technologyBrighter Choice Charter School for Boys - Payroll (2018M-139)
… Determine whether internal controls were in place to ensure that employee compensation was accurate, supported … officials effectively designed and implemented procedures to ensure that compensation payments were accurate, and … We reviewed the gross pay calculations of these employees to determine whether salaries and pay rates were authorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/10/12/brighter-choice-charter-school-boys-payroll-2018m-139Dundee Central School District - Information Technology (2018M-74)
… IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to District officials. Key Recommendations The Board and … comprehensive IT security policies, procedures and plans to safeguard computerized assets and data. Provide periodic IT security awareness training to personnel who use IT resources. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/03/dundee-central-school-district-information-technology-2018m-74Town of Holland - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-232)
… adequate documentation. The Assessor allowed what appear to be ineligible agricultural woodland exemptions totaling … retain this documentation. Periodically monitor exemptions to ensure they comply with State or local laws. Town … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-holland-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-232Town of Fort Covington - Justice Court Operations (2018M-234)
… whether the Town Justices collected, recorded and reported all fines, fees and bail accurately and made bank deposits … cash balances exceeded known liabilities by a combined total of $4,728 as of April 30, 2018. The Justices did not … whether the Town Justices collected recorded and reported all fines fees and bail accurately and made bank deposits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2019/01/25/town-fort-covington-justice-court-operations-2018m-234Village of Lynbrook – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-14)
… (SHP Training). Key Findings SHP Training was provided to employees and elected officials. Of the 35 total … Key Recommendation Village officials should continue to monitor the completion of annual SHP Training by all … agreed with our recommendation and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/08/village-lynbrook-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-14Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-232)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s cash receipts and … services and funds projects related to the conservation of soil and water resources, improvement of water quality, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/09/09/erie-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements2023 Financial Condition Report – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… care and other programs. At the same time, new risks to financial stability are emerging. These include unexpected costs to support an influx of migrants seeking asylum and significant reductions to projected State tax revenues driven by declining personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr