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Kendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… to assess the District’s use of capital project resources for the period July 1, 2012 through June 9, 2017. Background … Board of Education. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $17.4 … funding sources were being used properly or sufficient funds remained. Key Recommendations Provide voters with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Middle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… to their calculation to ensure that the District does not exceed the maximum amount which may be expended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/middle-island-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-93Bloomingburg Fire Company #1 – Disbursements (2013M-83)
… the internal controls over the Company’s disbursements for the period April 1, 2011, to February 22, 2013. … including $19,900 in foreign fire insurance premiums. For the same period, the Company made 149 check disbursements … The President did not ensure disbursements were made for proper company purposes. The President allowed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/bloomingburg-fire-company-1-disbursements-2013m-83City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-14-25)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-14-25State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… reserves that are not used. Auditors found the district’s retirement contribution, debt, repair, property loss and … (Delaware County) Auditors commended district officials for researching and implementing shared services with other … districts to achieve cost savings and maintain programs for students. For example, the board began sharing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsSaranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… (District) officials properly billed and collected tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … officials did not properly bill and collect tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … $59,336 of tuition billed and did not bill $4,345 for tuition due. As a result, the District had not been paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… Objective Determine whether the Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) capital asset … for $115,351 (two capital assets, with a purchase price of $4,437, had more than one exception).Specifically: 27, … and a portable video magnifier, purchased for a total of $4,769, could not be located. These discrepancies occurred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B8-15-13)
… The adopted budget relies on a 16 percent property tax increase to finance the general fund budget deficiencies … are no other sources available to reduce the property tax levy, such as fund balance. For 2013-14, there were … a local law which allows the Village to override the tax levy limitation. Key Recommendations Amend the proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-suffern-budget-review-b8-15-13West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… District officials did not always properly monitor and account for the capital assets that we tested, and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-15-11)
… budget for the general, electric, library and parking funds are reasonable. The water and sewer funds’ tentative budgets are not balanced and include a … Address the deficits in the water and sewer funds to avoid adopting unbalanced budgets that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/13/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-15-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 298
… maximum total contribution of $22,000 for calendar year 2002. An additional deferment is now available to … contribution amount, for a combined total contribution of $12,000 in 2002. Employees cannot have both "Catch Up" and "50 and over" additional amounts deferred in the same year. Please note that the total contribution amount from any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/298-changes-processing-deferred-compensation-calendar-year-2002Review of Credit Card Expenses at Finger Lakes DDSO
… (collectively, New York State procurement requirements) for the purchase of food and household items. Background Finger Lakes DDSO is responsible for coordinating services for approximately 1,500 persons with developmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/12/review-credit-card-expenses-finger-lakes-ddsoXII.7.C Reprocessing an OSC Denied Voucher – XII. Expenditures
… has been rejected by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Business Unit should address all of the reasons the … BULKLOAD BUSINESS UNITS When rejecting a voucher, OSC will reject and delete the voucher, which reverses the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7c-reprocessing-osc-denied-voucherDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… Riverside clerk-treasurer Kristina Johnson was sentenced to jail time for repeatedly stealing village funds to cover … to 60 days in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution of $50,000 to the village. “Too many … used village funds to date on Match.com. She was able to do so because village officials provided no oversight of her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftBolton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-58)
… Although the Board adopted budgets that were realistic and supported for revenues, expenditures were consistently and significantly overestimated. In addition, although the … that benefits the taxpayers. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt budgets that include realistic estimates for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/bolton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-58Andover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… Background The Andover Central School District is located in Allegany and Steuben Counties. The District is governed by … limited. Currently the District has more than $1 million in a debt service reserve that District officials could not … with any outstanding debt, and more than $1.1 million in general fund reserves that exceeded reasonable needs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, as amended … of 2020, authorized the District to issue serial bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4.5 million, to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2019. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission – Governance and Cash Receipts (2016M-262)
… and youth service to approximately 190 children residing in the Towns of Hadley and Day in Saratoga County and the Town of Lake Luzerne in Warren County. The Commission is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/30/hadley-luzerne-joint-youth-commission-governance-and-cash-receipts-2016mState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… or disbursements. The board also inappropriately used town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. … the committee treasurer, a private citizen or a board member signed them. Village of Little Valley – Capital … the board developed a financial plan that addressed the impact of project debt payments. Village officials incurred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsSandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… Towns of Sandy Creek, Boylston, Orwell, Redfield, Richland and Williamstown in Oswego County; the Town of Ellisburg in … of Osceola in Lewis County. The District, which operates two cafeterias that serve approximately 800 students and 220 … lunch fund so the actual cost of operations can be used in making financial decisions. … Sandy Creek Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354