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D IVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT & SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY O FFICE OF THE N EW Y ORK S TATE C OMPTROLLER Report of Examination Period Covered: January 1, 2014 — October 6, 2015 2015M-308 Niagara County Golf Course Financial Operations Thomas P. DiNapoli

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Division of LocaL Government & schooL accountabiLity

o f f i c e o f t h e n e w y o r k s t a t e c o m p t r o L L e r

report of ExaminationPeriod Covered:

January 1, 2014 — October 6, 2015

2015M-308

Niagara CountyGolf Course

Financial Operations

thomas p. Dinapoli

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AUTHORITY LETTER 1

INTRODUCTION 2 Background 2 Objective 2 Scope and Methodology 3 CommentsofCountyOfficialsandCorrectiveAction 3

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS 4 Recording Sales Transactions 4 Safeguarding and Depositing Cash Receipts 8 Policies and Procedures 9 Recommendations 9

APPENDIX A ResponseFromCountyOfficials 11APPENDIX B OSC Comment on the County’s Response 14APPENDIX C AuditMethodologyandStandards 15APPENDIX D HowtoObtainAdditionalCopiesoftheReport 16APPENDIX E LocalRegionalOfficeListing 17

Table of Contents

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State of New YorkOffice of the State Comptroller

Division of Local Governmentand School Accountability February2016

DearCountyOfficials:

A toppriorityof theOfficeof theStateComptroller is tohelp localgovernmentofficialsmanagegovernment resources efficiently and effectively and, by so doing, provide accountability for taxdollarsspenttosupportgovernmentoperations.TheComptrolleroverseesthefiscalaffairsoflocalgovernmentsstatewide,aswellascompliancewithrelevantstatutesandobservanceofgoodbusinesspractices.Thisfiscaloversightisaccomplished,inpart,throughouraudits,whichidentifyopportunitiesforimprovingoperationsandCountyLegislaturegovernance.Auditsalsocanidentifystrategiestoreduce costs and to strengthen controls intended to safeguard local government assets.

Following is a report of our audit ofNiagaraCounty, entitledGolf Course FinancialOperations.This auditwas conducted pursuant toArticleV, Section 1 of theStateConstitution and theStateComptroller’sauthorityassetforthinArticle3oftheNewYorkStateGeneralMunicipalLaw.

This audit’s results and recommendations are resources for local government officials to use ineffectivelymanagingoperationsand inmeeting theexpectationsof their constituents. Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthisreport,pleasefeelfreetocontactthelocalregionalofficeforyourcounty,aslistedat the end of this report.

Respectfullysubmitted,

Office of the State ComptrollerDivision of Local Governmentand School Accountability

State of New YorkOffice of the State Comptroller

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Background

Introduction

Objective

NiagaraCounty(County)islocatedinwesternNewYorkState,hasapopulationof216,469andcoversanareaof522squaremiles.TheCountyisgovernedbya15-memberLegislature,oneofwhomservesas theChairman.TheLegislaturehasfinaladministrativeauthorityover County operations. The Legislature appoints a County Manager toserveasthechiefexecutiveofficerandadministrativedirectorofCountyoperations.AnelectedCountyTreasurer(Treasurer)servesasthechieffinancialofficer.

TheCountyownsandoperatesan18-holeGolfCoursewhichalsoincludesadrivingrange,ProShopandaprivatelyoperatedrestaurant.The restaurant concessioner is required by contract to make monthly lease and utility payments to the County. The Golf Course andrestaurantareopenseasonally,whiletheProShopisopenallyear.

The Golf Director (Director) is responsible for supervising GolfCourseoperations.TheGolfCoursehasonefull-timeemployee,twosharedfull-timeemployees1and14seasonal/part-timeemployees.In2014,GolfCourseemployeescollectedanddepositedapproximately$462,000inoperatingrevenues,includingleaseandutilitypayments,seasonalmemberships,greensfees,drivingrangecharges,tournamentfees,golfcartrentals,giftcards,advertisingchargesandmerchandisepurchases at the Pro Shop. Customers pay for merchandise and serviceswithcash,personalchecks,creditcardsandgiftcards.GolfCourse employees use the cash register located in the Pro Shop to record cash receipts. This cash register uses a point of sale (POS) system to electronically record transactions and provide consecutively numbered receipts to customers.

Attheendofeachmonth,theDirectorpreparesandsubmitsareporttotheTreasurer’soffice.ThisreportincludesthetotalsforeachoftheGolfCourse’srevenuesourcesaswellascopiesofdepositreceiptsand a statement of the cash receipts collected by credit card.

Since2001,GolfCoursefinancialoperationshavebeenaccountedforinanenterprisefund.Enterprisefundaccountingisusedforbusiness-type operations.

The objective of our audit was to review Golf Course financialoperations.Ourauditaddressedthefollowingrelatedquestion:

1 These two employees also work for other County departments.

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Scope andMethodology

Comments ofCounty Officials andCorrective Action

• Are Golf Course sales properly recorded, deposited andsafeguarded?

We examined the Golf Course records and reports for the periodJanuary1,2014throughOctober6,2015.InordertocompleteourauditobjectivewereviewedsomerecordsdatedpriortoJanuary1,2013.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted governmentauditingstandards(GAGAS).Moreinformationonsuchstandards and the methodology used in performing this audit are includedinAppendixCofthisreport.Unlessotherwiseindicatedinthisreport,samplesfortestingwereselectedbasedonprofessionaljudgment,asitwasnottheintenttoprojecttheresultsontotheentirepopulation.Where applicable, information is presented concerningthe value and/or size of the relevant population and the sample selectedforexamination.

The results of our audit and recommendations have been discussed withCountyofficials,andtheircomments,whichappearinAppendixA, have been considered in preparing this report. County officialsgenerally agreed with our recommendations and indicated that they plantoinitiatecorrectiveaction.AppendixBincludesourcommenton an issue raised in the County’s response.

TheLegislaturehastheresponsibilitytoinitiatecorrectiveaction.Awrittencorrectiveactionplan(CAP)thataddressesthefindingsandrecommendations in this report should be prepared and forwarded to ourofficewithin90days,pursuanttoSection35ofGeneralMunicipalLaw.FormoreinformationonpreparingandfilingyourCAP,pleaserefertoourbrochure,Responding to an OSC Audit Report,whichyoureceived with the draft audit report. We encourage the Legislature to make this plan available for public review in the Clerk of the Legislature’soffice.

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Financial Operations

TheLegislature,theCountyManager,theTreasurerandtheDirectorare all responsible for safeguarding theGolfCourse’s assets.Thisresponsibility includes establishing policies and procedures to provide assurance that cash receipts are adequately safeguarded,accounted for and deposited intact and in a timely manner. Procedures should provide for an adequate segregation of duties so that no one individual controls all phases of a transaction. When it is not practical tosegregateduties,proceduresshouldincludecompensatingcontrols,such as having management review the work performed by staff. The Treasurer,astheCounty’schieffinancialofficer,should,asapartofthemonthlybankreconciliationprocess,comparetherevenuesperthebank statement to the revenues recorded in the POS system to ensure thatallrevenuesarebeingproperlyreportedandrecorded.Althoughnosystemisfoolproof,awell-designedsetofcontrolprocedurescanprovidereasonableassurancethatsignificanttheftsofcashreceiptsand recordkeeping errors will be prevented or detected. Cash has the greatest potential for theft if safeguards are not in place. County officials did not establish accountability overGolfCoursesales.Consequently,GolfCoursesaleswerenotallrecordedinthePOS system, cash receipts were not always deposited in a timelymannerandcashonhandwasnotproperlysafeguarded.Furthermore,theDirectorsettheratesforvariousfees,recordedtransactionsinthePOSsystem,madedepositsandpreparedthemonthlyreporttotheTreasurer with virtually no oversight by the Legislature or any other Countyofficial.TheTreasurerusedthemonthlyreportforrecordingGolfCourserevenuesbutdidnotverifytheaccuracyofthereportedrevenues. The Legislature did not adopt written policies governing GolfCoursefinancialoperations,developoversightresponsibilitiesfortheDirectorandCountyofficialsorapproverateschargedattheGolfCourse.Asaresult,thereisanincreasedriskthatGolfCourseassets,includingcash,couldbemisused.

The Director should establish procedures to ensure that there is accountabilityforGolfCoursesales.Theproceduresshouldensurethat all sales are properly recorded in the POS system and any changes to recorded sales are properly authorized. Furthermore, amountsrecorded in the POS system should be periodically reconciled to the amountsdepositedandreportedtotheTreasurer’soffice.

We reconciled the POS transactions with the revenues deposited and reportedtotheTreasurer’sofficeasshowninFigure1:

Recording Sales Transactions

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Figure 1: Unrecorded Cash Receipts 2013 2014 2015a

Cash Deposited and Reported to Treasurer $448,058 $427,810 $319,364

Revenues Recorded in the POS System $439,877 $427,660 $317,094

Less: Non-Cash Sales Transactions

Golf Course Creditb $6,891 $6,037 $3,202

Gift Cards Redeemed $6,226 $5,713 $5,800

Rain Checks Issued $382 $150 $244

Total Non-Cash Sales Transactions $13,499 $11,900 $9,246

Total Cash Receipts Recorded in the POS System $426,378 $415,760 $307,848

Cash Receipts not Recorded in the POS System $21,680 $12,050 $11,516

Percentage of Total Deposits 4.8% 2.8% 3.6%

a Through July 2015b The Golf Course allows individuals or organizations to deposit funds “on account” and later apply those funds

as payment for greens fees and other charges.

Cash receipts recorded in the POS system were less than the amounts deposited and reported to the Treasurer’s office because certainchecks from sales transactions were deposited but not recorded in the POS system. We also found that the Director used cash from the cash drawer to pay a vendor in cash for cart rentals and provide customerswithcashbackoncreditcardtransactions.Furthermore,we question whether all annual membership fees and golf lesson feeswereproperlyaccountedfor.Finally,theDirectoracceptedgiftcertificatesfromlocalbusinessesinlieuofacashpaymentfortee-signsponsorships.Thesenon-cashtransactionswerenotrecordedinthe POS system or properly accounted for.

UnrecordedSales–Weobtainedsixmonthsofdepositcompositions2

from the bank and compared the checks deposited with the POS records.We found34 checks totaling$22,445 thatwere depositedin2014and2015butwerenotproperlyrecordedinthePOSsystem.Examplesofsignificanttransactionsareasfollows:

• Checks from the restaurant concessioner were not routinely entered into the POS system.Wenoted six checks totaling$6,500 representing monthly lease payments and sevenchecks totaling $2,409 representing utility payments thatwere deposited but not recorded in the POS system.

• Forafee,abusinesscansponsoragolfteesign.3Accordingto the Director, a sponsorship costs $375 per season and

2 June,JulyandAugust2014andJune,JulyandAugust20153 TheGolfCoursehas18 tee signs. InSeptember2015,10 tee signshadbeen

sponsored by local companies. We noted that some sponsorships were entered in the POS system as memberships.

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companies that sponsor a tee sign also receive a seasonal course membership.For2014and2015,we found13 sponsorshippaymentstotaling$3,675.Ofthese,eightpaymentstotaling$2,200werenotrecordedinthePOSsystem.

Wealsofoundthatsixsponsorspaidonly$175andprovidedgift certificates for merchandise or services from theirbusiness totaling $200 for their sponsorships.4 We found no evidencetoindicatethatthesenon-cashtransactionsforgiftcertificateswererecordedassalesinthePOSsystemorthattheLegislatureapprovedgiftcertificatesasaformofpaymentforsponsorshipsorforuseastournamentprizes.Inaddition,adequate records were not available to indicate how the gift certificateswere used.Documentation provided by theDirectorindicatedthatonlyafewofthegiftcertificateshadbeen used as prizes.

• We found seven checks totaling $11,276, mainly fortournamentfees, thatwerenotenteredintothePOSsystemorwereonlypartiallyentered.AccordingtotheDirector,twochecks totaling$9,216werepartiallyenteredin theamountof$7,843becauseheremoved$1,373incashfromthecashregister drawer and paid a cart rental company for providing extra carts for two tournaments. Furthermore, three checkstotaling $1,960were deposited but not entered in the POSsystem because the Director again removed cash from the cash drawer to pay the cart rental company. The other two checks totaling $100 appear to be personal checks that were cashed.

The Director should not have paid the cart vendor with cash generated fromGolf Course sales. Instead, the cart vendorshould have been paid with a County check signed by the Treasurer based on an itemized claim prepared by the cart vendor that was audited and approved for payment by the CountyAuditor. Further, the Director should not use cashgeneratedfromGolfCoursesalestocashpersonalchecksforemployees and customers.

Memberships–IndividualscanpurchaseaseasonpassfromtheGolfCourse.5Allseasonpassholdersmustpayanadditional$1surchargefor each round of play. The POS system lists the names of the season pass holderswho paid the $1 surcharge. For the 2014 season,we

4 Fourin2014andtwoin20155 Aseasonpasscosts$375.However,therearesomeexceptions.Anypersonwhois62yearsofageoroverpays$285.Anyperson17yearsofageorunderpays$150.Anyperson18to21yearsofagepays$210.

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reviewed the POS records to determine if all individuals paying the surchargealsopaidforaseasonpass.Wedeterminedthatsixofthe214 individuals who paid the $1 surcharge did not pay for a 2014 seasonpass.Asaresult,theCountymayhavelostasmuchas$2,250inGolfCourserevenue.

TheDirectorindicatedthatoneofthesixindividualsdidnotpayfora season pass because hewas aGolfCourse employee.However,there was no evidence to indicate that County employees should be provided with a free season pass. The Director indicated that three individualshadpaidin2013.However,paymentin2013wouldbefora2013seasonpass.Also,theDirectorindicatedonepersonwasnotamember.However, this individualhadpaid forsix roundsofgolf paying only the $1 surcharge as though he had paid for a season pass. He had no explanation for the sixth individual not having aseason pass and paying just the $1 surcharge.

Lessons–GolflessonsfromtheDirectorareavailabletothegeneralpublic.Theratesare$25forahalf-hourlessonor$85forfourhalf-hour lessons. The proceeds from the lessons should be recorded in the POS system and deposited into the County bank account. We reviewed theDirector’sschedulefor2014and2015andfound116entriesthatappearedtorepresentscheduledlessons.Overthesameperiod,thePOS system included 93 paid lessons.Therefore, 23 lessonswerenot accounted for in the POS system. The Director stated that seven lessons were for an employee’s spouse whom he does not charge for lessons. He also donates lessons to some of the tournaments which may account for the difference. We noted that there is no authority for theDirectortodonateCounty-providedservicestocustomers.

Negative/Deleted Transactions–Allrefundsanddeletedtransactionsshould be supported by documentation stating the reason for the refund or deleted transaction. The documentation should also include the signature or initials of the person recording the transaction and the signature or initials of a supervisor responsible for reviewing refunds and deleted transactions. Refunds should also be supported by the name and signature of the person receiving the refund.

Using the cash register, Golf Course employees who collect cashreceipts can adjust the sales transactions recorded in the POS system byeitherenteringnegativeamountsordeletingtransactions,whichisdone without supervisory approval.

Deleted transactions completely remove the previous sales transaction from the daily cash receipts and result in gaps in the receipt numbering sequence. However, these deleted transactionscan be reviewed on a “deleted transaction report” generated by the

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POSsystem.Wereviewedeightdeletedtransactionstotaling$16,663fromthedeletedtransactionreportsfor2014and2015.Sevendeletedtransactionstotaling$7,191werereenteredwithamodificationofasale andonedeleted transaction for $9,472was not reentered.Wediscussed this transaction with the Director and he stated that the number of golfers in this transaction was so high that it was obvious it was entered in error.

For negative transactions, the cashierwill reenter a previous salestransaction as a negative amount. We reviewed a sample of 20 negative sales transactions6totaling$3,345andfoundthat10totaling$1,624 were appropriate negative transactions (rain checks orreturns), butfive totaling$290werenot appropriate adjustments.These included four transactions ($215) inwhich cashwas givenbackforcreditcardtransactionsandonetransaction($75)inwhichcash was removed from the register to pay the restaurant for a lunch special.We found other discrepancies in the remainingfivetransactions($1,431)thatwerediscussedwiththeDirector.Negativetransactions should not be used to provide cash back to customers. In addition, because the Countymust pay fees on the credit cardtransactions, there is a cost to theCounty for providing cashbackfrom credit card transactions.

Each employee who collects cash should be assigned a unique identifying username to record the transaction in the POS system. Furthermore,eachemployeewhocollectscashshouldhavetheirowncash drawer. The Director should maintain accountability over cash at all times by reconciling daily cash collections to the POS system. Goodmanagementpracticessuggestthatcashreceiptsbedepositeddaily and the amount of cash held overnight at the Golf Courseshould be minimized. The Director should store undeposited cash in alocked,securestoragefacility,suchasasafe.

CashcollectionsattheGolfCoursearenotproperlysafeguardedandnot always deposited in a timely manner. Employees use a common username to access the POS system to record transactions and all cash receipts are stored in a common cash drawer. The use of a common username and single cash drawer diminishes accountability over the cashcollections.Furthermore,theGolfCoursedoesnothaveasafeor another secure location to store undeposited cash receipts.

The Director is primarily responsible for reconciling daily cash collections to the POS system and depositing cash receipts collected byGolfCourseemployees.TheDirectorpreparesthebankdepositsas

Safeguarding and Depositing Cash Receipts

6 Wejudgmentallyselected20transactions,10fromeachyear.Ourselectionwasabiased judgmental sample based on the type of transaction and the dollar amount in order to obtain a variety of transactions in the sample.

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hisschedulepermits.Therefore,thereconciliationsarenotpreparedat theendofeachbusinessday,butmaybecompletedatanytimethroughout the day and could include multiple days or partial days ineachdeposit.Oncethedepositsareprepared,theyaretakentothebankbytheDirectororbyapart-timeaccountclerk.Cashcollectionsare not always deposited timely.

FortheperiodJanuary1,2014throughAugust4,2015,81percentofdepositstestedweremadeinatimelymanner,within24hoursofreceipt. These timely deposits generally occurred during the summer monthsorbusyseason.However,14percentofdepositstestedwerenot made in a timely manner. These deposits were generally during the slower seasons.7 For 5 percent of the deposits tested,wewereunable to determine if they were made in a timely manner.8

TheLegislatureshouldadoptwrittenpoliciesgoverningGolfCoursefinancial operations, develop oversight responsibilities for CountyofficialsandemployeesandannuallyapprovetherateschargedattheGolfCourse.

TheCountydoesnothaveanywrittenpoliciesgoverning theGolfCourse’s financial operations. Although the Director is requiredto submit amonthly report to theTreasurer’s office, this report isprimarilyused to enter theGolfCourse revenues into theCounty-wide financial system. The Treasurer does not use the report foroversight purposes.

TheDirectorpreparesaratescheduleeachyearfortheGolfCourse.This schedule is not reviewed or approved by the Legislature. We selectedasampleoffivedays,threefrom2014andtwofrom2015,9 to determine if the rates charged to golfers were in compliance with the rate schedule. We found that discounted rates are charged during the spring and fall. These discounted rates are not indicated on the rate schedule as well as some other discounted rates charged throughout the year. We found only minor differences between the fee schedule and the rates charged. However, in order to ensure that the rateschargedfulfill theGolfCourse’snatureasanenterprisefund,ratesshould be reviewed and formally approved by the Legislature.

TheDirectorshould:

1. EnsurethatemployeesenterallfinancialtransactionsintothePOS system.

Policies and Procedures

7 January,February,March,April,October,NovemberandDecember8 Theseincludeddepositsmadeforconcessions,utilitiesandotherpaymentsnot

recorded in the POS system.9 Onedaywasselectedfromeachseason:early,busyandlate.In2015,ourauditperiodendedinAugustand,therefore,therewasnolateseasoninourpopulation.

Recommendations

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2. Secure cash in a safe (or other locked storage) until it is deposited in the bank.

3. Assignauniqueusernametoeachemployeewhohasaccessto the POS system and use separate cash drawers for each employee who collects cash receipts.

4. Reconcile cash receipts to POS totals on a daily basis.

5. Ensurethatcashreceiptsaredepositedonadailybasis.

6. Require cart rental vendors to provide itemized claims forsubsequentreviewbytheCountyAuditor.

7. Refrain from cashing customers’ personal checks andproviding cash back from credit card transactions.

8. Ensure that all annual membership fees and the proceeds of golf lessons are accounted for.

9. Approveanddocumentrefundsprovidedtocustomers.

10. Handle refunds as separate transactions and stop the practice of deleting transactions in the POS system.

TheLegislatureshould:

11.AnnuallyapprovetherateschedulefortheGolfCourse.

12.Adopt policies establishing accountability and oversightresponsibilities forGolf Course financial operations.Thesepolicies should also address providing complimentary memberships and golf lessons, as well as accepting giftcertificatesaspaymentfortee-signsponsorships.

TheTreasurershould:

13.VerifytheaccuracyoftheamountsreportedontheDirector’smonthly report.

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APPENDIX A

RESPONSE FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS

TheCountyofficials’responsetothisauditcanbefoundonthefollowingpages.

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SeeNote 1Page 14

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APPENDIX B

OSC COMMENT ON THE COUNTY’S RESPONSE

Note 1

There was no evidence found that the season passes were for 2014. The payments for these individuals weremadeinthesummerof2013.Assuch,withoutnotationotherwise,thesepaymentsweremostlikelyfor the2013golfseason.Whencustomerspayforaseasonpass, theDirectororotherGolfCourse employees should clearly note the year the season pass is valid to ensure proper accountability over season passes.

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APPENDIX C

AUDIT METHODOLOGY AND STANDARDS

Toachieveourauditobjectiveandobtainvalidevidence,weperformedthefollowingprocedures:

• WeinterviewedCountyandGolfCourseofficials todeterminetheprocedures inplaceforrecording,depositingandreportingeachtypeofrevenuecollectedbytheGolfCourse.

• We reviewed transaction reports to determine if all sales are recorded.

• We compared transaction reports to deposits to determine if deposits were made in a timely manner.

• We compared the Director’s monthly reports to the Treasurer to the deposits and transaction reports to determine if the total amounts deposited were recorded.

• We compared deposit compositions to the amounts in the POS system to determine if all checks were recorded.

• We reviewed transaction adjustments (negative and deleted transactions) to determine if they were appropriate and authorized.

• We reviewed the Director’s schedule for lessons and compared it to the POS system to determine if revenues for the lessons were properly recorded.

• We interviewed the Director to discuss the discrepancies we found.

WeconductedthisperformanceauditinaccordancewithGAGAS.Thosestandardsrequirethatweplanandperformtheaudit toobtainsufficient,appropriateevidencetoprovideareasonablebasisforourfindingsandconclusionsbasedonourauditobjective.Webelievethattheevidenceobtainedprovidesareasonablebasisforourfindingsandconclusionsbasedonourauditobjective.

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APPENDIX D

HOW TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE REPORT

OfficeoftheStateComptrollerPublicInformationOffice110StateStreet,15thFloorAlbany,NewYork12236(518)474-4015http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/

Toobtaincopiesofthisreport,writeorvisitourwebpage:

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APPENDIX EOFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER

DIVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITYAndrewA.SanFilippo,ExecutiveDeputyComptroller

GabrielF.Deyo,DeputyComptrollerTraceyHitchenBoyd,AssistantComptroller

LOCAL REGIONAL OFFICE LISTING

BINGHAMTON REGIONAL OFFICEH.ToddEames,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptrollerStateOfficeBuilding,Suite170244 Hawley StreetBinghamton,NewYork13901-4417(607)721-8306Fax(607)721-8313Email:[email protected]

Serving:Broome,Chenango,Cortland,Delaware,Otsego,Schoharie,Sullivan,Tioga,TompkinsCounties

BUFFALO REGIONAL OFFICEJeffreyD.Mazula,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptroller295MainStreet,Suite1032Buffalo,NewYork14203-2510(716)847-3647Fax(716)847-3643Email:[email protected]

Serving:Allegany,Cattaraugus,Chautauqua,Erie,Genesee,Niagara,Orleans,WyomingCounties

GLENS FALLS REGIONAL OFFICEJeffreyP.Leonard,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptrollerOne Broad Street PlazaGlensFalls,NewYork12801-4396(518)793-0057Fax(518)793-5797Email:[email protected]

Serving:Albany,Clinton,Essex,Franklin,Fulton,Hamilton,Montgomery,Rensselaer,Saratoga,Schenectady,Warren,WashingtonCounties

HAUPPAUGE REGIONAL OFFICEIraMcCracken,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptrollerNYSOfficeBuilding,Room3A10250VeteransMemorialHighwayHauppauge,NewYork11788-5533(631)952-6534Fax(631)952-6530Email:[email protected]

Serving:NassauandSuffolkCounties

NEWBURGH REGIONAL OFFICETennehBlamah,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptroller33AirportCenterDrive,Suite103NewWindsor,NewYork12553-4725(845)567-0858Fax(845)567-0080Email:[email protected]

Serving:Columbia,Dutchess,Greene,Orange,Putnam,Rockland,Ulster,WestchesterCounties

ROCHESTER REGIONAL OFFICEEdwardV.Grant,Jr.,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptrollerThe Powers Building16WestMainStreet,Suite522Rochester,NewYork14614-1608(585)454-2460Fax(585)454-3545Email:[email protected]

Serving:Cayuga,Chemung,Livingston,Monroe,Ontario,Schuyler,Seneca,Steuben,Wayne,YatesCounties

SYRACUSE REGIONAL OFFICERebeccaWilcox,ChiefExaminerOfficeoftheStateComptrollerStateOfficeBuilding,Room409333 E. Washington StreetSyracuse,NewYork13202-1428(315)428-4192Fax(315)426-2119Email:[email protected]

Serving:Herkimer,Jefferson,Lewis,Madison,Oneida,Onondaga,Oswego,St.LawrenceCounties

STATEWIDE AUDITSAnnC.Singer,ChiefExaminerStateOfficeBuilding,Suite170244 Hawley Street Binghamton,NewYork13901-4417(607)721-8306Fax(607)721-8313