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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
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1 results foundAuthor: DiNapoli, Thomas P. Title: Allegany County: County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications. Report of Examination Period Covered: January 1, 2012 - June 5, 2013 Summary: Allegany County (County) is located in the Southern Tier of western New York and has a population of approximately 50,000 residents. The County encompasses 29 towns and 10 villages and covers an area of 1,031 square miles. The County is governed by a 15-member Legislature. The County's budgeted appropriations for 2013 are $111 million, which includes general fund appropriations of $86.8 million. The County Treasurer (Treasurer) is responsible for overseeing the County's finances, including the payroll function. The Treasurer's Office works with the Human Resources and Civil Service Department to ensure accurate payroll processing, maintenance of leave accruals, and certification of employees' salaries. The County Sheriff's Office provides correctional services at its 164-bed jail located in the Town of Amity. The jail operation is overseen by an elected Sheriff and has approximately 85 full-time employees. Additionally, the jail houses Federal detainees and inmates for other counties. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the Sheriff's Office operating expenditures totaled $8.6 million. Scope and Objective -- The objective of our audit was to evaluate the efficiency of the County's jail operations and to identify cost-savings opportunities for the period January 1, 2012 through June 5, 2013. Our audit addressed the following related questions:- Are County officials properly monitoring payroll and overtime for jail employees to ensure that the County is not incurring unnecessary costs? - Are County officials properly monitoring the purchase of inmate pharmaceuticals to ensure they are paying a competitive price? Details: Albany: Office of the New York State Comptroller, 2014. 32p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 25, 2019 at: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/counties/2014/alleganycojail.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/counties/2014/alleganycojail.pdf Shelf Number: 155506 Keywords: Correctional Health Care Costs of Corrections Health Services Inmate Prescriptions Jail Operations |