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Irvington Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-89)
… to District officials last conducting a physical inventory in 2018. Specifically, we found: Of the 80 assets tested, … officials were unable to verify that seven assets were in the District’s possession. These items included a desk, … 65 assets had missing, or inaccurate information recorded in the fixed asset records. Eight assets were disposed of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/irvington-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-89Amherst Central School District – Network User Account Access and Application User Accounts and Permissions (2023M-5)
… to the network and managed user accounts and permissions in financial and student information applications. Key … network or properly manage user accounts and permissions in financial and student information applications. As a … could be inappropriately altered, accessed, or used. In addition to sensitive control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/amherst-central-school-district-network-user-account-access-andVictor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… officials: Adopted conservative budgets that resulted in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making $2.4 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and appropriating $1.6 million in fund balance that was not used. Annually increased meal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… statutory limit. $13.4 million was improperly restricted in two reserves: $12.6 million in the employee benefit accrued liability reserve. $800,000 in the debt service reserve. Key Recommendations Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, … that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund balance in the general fund in accordance with the law. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… when leave buybacks were processed or record leave in the District’s leave tracking system. In addition, procedures were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Warren County – Occupancy Tax and Weights and Measures (2016M-346)
… March 31, 2016. Background Warren County is located in the southeastern Adirondack region and is governed by an … pricing and scanning accuracy. Expenditures for all funds in 2015 totaled approximately $144 million. Key Findings The … possibly could have collected an additional $1.9 million in occupancy tax revenue. The Director of the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/03/31/warren-county-occupancy-tax-and-weights-and-measures-2016m-346Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. is located in the Town of Lancaster in Erie County. The Fire Company, which has a five-member … to a portion of a fire protection district located in the Town of Lancaster. The Town paid the Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialTown of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling … approximately $3.1 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling approximately $2.8 million in February, $156,000 in March and $198,000 in April. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22Baldwin Union Free School District – Non-instructional Overtime (2017M-128)
… The Baldwin Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates seven schools … that provide for preapproval of overtime, except in cases of emergency, and required documentation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/baldwin-union-free-school-district-non-instructional-overtime-2017m-128Chautauqua Utility District – Banking (2017M-121)
… District, which is located within the Town of Chautauqua in Chautauqua County, provides water, sewer and lighting … established by an act of the New York State Legislature in 1934. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled … an unidentified balance totaling approximately $3,100 in the payroll account and an unidentified balance totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/10/13/chautauqua-utility-district-banking-2017m-121Perry Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-118)
… Background The Perry Central School District is located in the Towns of Perry, Castile, Warsaw and Covington in Wyoming County and a portion of the Town of Leicester in Livingston County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/perry-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-118Village of Ravena – Departmental Collections and Leave Accruals (2017M-56)
… collections were adequately supported, recorded in the accounting records and deposited timely and intact, … whether Village employees received and used leave accruals in accordance with Village policies for the period June 1, … 31, 2016. Background The Village of Ravena is located in the Town of Coeymans in Albany County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/09/29/village-ravena-departmental-collections-and-leave-accruals-2017m-56Town of Angelica – Justice Court Operations (2018M-11)
… deposited, disbursed and reported all fines and fees in a timely and accurate manner for the period January 1, … 31, 2017. Background The Town of Angelica is located in Allegany County and has a population of approximately … The Justice did not deposit collections totaling $36,755 in a timely manner. The Justice did not follow up on pending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/04/27/town-angelica-justice-court-operations-2018m-11Schalmont Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2018M-15)
… serves the Towns of Rotterdam, Princetown and Duanesburg in Schenectady County, the Town of Guilderland in Albany County and the Town of Florida in Montgomery County. The Board of Education is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/13/schalmont-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2018m-15Fabius-Pompey Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-237)
… The Fabius-Pompey Central School District is located in the Towns of Cazenovia, Cuyler, Fabius, LaFayette and Pompey, in Onondaga County. The District, which operates two schools … not been used to log on to the District’s computer system in at least six months, and 18 of the 111 were last used in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/fabius-pompey-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-237East Williston Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-103)
… The East Williston Union Free School District is located in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County. The District, … issue pre-numbered duplicate receipts for all funds placed in her custody. Funds are not always deposited in a timely manner. Bank deposit slips are usually not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/east-williston-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activitiesBabylon Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-323)
… The Babylon Union Free School District is located in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County. The District, which … not use 94 percent of appropriated fund balance, resulting in unrestricted fund balance that exceeds legal limits. The … Recommendations Use the surplus unrestricted fund balance in a manner that benefits District residents, adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/babylon-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-323Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-22)
… The Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District is located in the Towns of Cameron, Canisteo, Jasper, Rathbone, Troupsburg and Woodhull, in Steuben County. The District, which operates two schools … nor has it adopted a fund balance policy, resulting in a decrease in the amount of fund balance to precariously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/27/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-22Town of Minden – Budgeting (2014M-366)
… July 31, 2014. Background The Town of Minden is located in Montgomery County and includes the Village of Fort Plain … general fund without first eliminating the tax levies in the part-town funds (those that exclude the Village), … with unrealistic estimates of revenues and expenditures in the part-town highway fund. Key Recommendations Budget and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/29/town-minden-budgeting-2014m-366