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Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… balance. As a result, they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. … by approximately $2.9 million (17.5 percentage points) to $5.6 million (31.5 percentage points). The Board … costs for the issuance of bond anticipation notes (BANs) to purchase school buses. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… receipts totaling $4 . 8 million were not recorded timely in the Supervisor’s accounting records. 11 disbursements totaling $39,038 were not recorded in the accounting records and eight disbursements totaling … support documentation and were not Board approved. In addition, bank reconciliations for 15 of the 36 months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… Preparatory Academy Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges we reviewed were not properly approved or … show they were for a valid School purpose . When credit card charges are not reviewed in a timely manner or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Morehouse (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain the … Cash balances were understated by about $1.7 million as of June 30, 2021. Federal payroll taxes were not filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182XII.8.C Payment Intercepts – XII. Expenditures
… the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has the ability to offset payments received from the Business Unit and offset a portion of that payment to another entity. This section provides Business Units with … the Office of the State Comptroller OSC has the ability to offset payments received from the Business Unit and offset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8c-payment-interceptsCortland Enlarged City School District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2012M-230)
… determine whether the Superintendent and the Director of Business Services provided adequate fiscal oversight over … Key Findings The former Superintendent and Director of Business Services did not provide sufficient oversight over … establishes procedures for filing claims with Medicaid for support services provided to Medicaid-eligible students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/01/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-oversight-financial-operationsPlattsburgh Public Library – Circulation Desk Cash Receipts (2015M-8)
… 2013 through October 31, 2014. Background The Plattsburgh Public Library is located in the City of Plattsburgh in … Plattsburgh Public Library Circulation Desk Cash Receipts 2015M8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/04/03/plattsburgh-public-library-circulation-desk-cash-receipts-2015m-8Personal Income Tax and Property Tax
… of our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds (refunds) and property tax credits (i.e., School … of our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds refunds and property tax credits ie School Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/30/personal-income-tax-and-property-taxCohoes Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-373)
… The purpose of our audit was to assess the Authority’s payroll process for the period October 1, 2012 through … staffing at the Authority, there was no segregation of payroll-related functions. The Office Administrator performed all payroll functions with little or no supervision. There is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/03/07/cohoes-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013m-373Cohoes Public Library – Governance and Operations (2015M-259)
… Public Library is a municipal public library located in the City of Cohoes in Albany County. The Library, which serves approximately … The Board has not governed and operated the Library in accordance with its charter, its bylaws and the City code. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/04/01/cohoes-public-library-governance-and-operations-2015m-259White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… and continued to be overestimated. District officials made year-end transfers totaling about $29 million to reserves. … that would be added to the reserves during the fiscal year. Key Recommendations Adopt annual budgets that contain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report of Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March … To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report of Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/25/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-statement-assessableVillage of Lewiston – Purchasing (2013M-45)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over … June 1, 2011, to January 31, 2013. Background The Village of Lewiston is located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara … Village of Lewiston Purchasing 2013M45 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/village-lewiston-purchasing-2013m-45Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… balance during our audit fieldwork, this pattern continued in the 2021-22 budget. Annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance not provided for by statute, resulting in higher than necessary tax levies. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… by approximately $44,000. District officials were unable to properly monitor out-of-district tuition billings or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsFormer Delhi Deputy Superintendent Faces Grand Larceny Charge
… overstated his sick and leave balances by more than 270 hours which could have given him more than $6,000, before his … his sick and leave accruals from 2015 to 2019 for 272 hours he did not accrue, which was revealed during a routine … overstated his sick and leave balances by more than 270 hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/former-delhi-deputy-superintendent-faces-grand-larceny-chargeTown of New Albion – Justice Court Operations (2014M-161)
… Supervisor and four council members. For the 2014 fiscal year, budgeted appropriations totaled $855,869. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/29/town-new-albion-justice-court-operations-2014m-161Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… and District officials: Maintained surplus fund balance in excess of the 4 percent statutory limit and annually … annual average of $6.5 million (8 percent), which resulted in annual operating surpluses and increased fund balance by … fiscal years. Could not demonstrate that the balances in five reserves, totaling approximately $8.7 million, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… which is enough to fund average retirement expenditures for 10 years. This balance exceeds the Board’s targeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129