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Belfast Central School District – Reserve Funds (2021M-135)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Belfast Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly … and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key Findings The Board and District officials properly established reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/belfast-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2021m-135Longwood Central School District – Overtime (2021M-126)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Longwood Central School District (District) officials appropriately … Determine whether Longwood Central School District District officials appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/longwood-central-school-district-overtime-2021m-126Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of … audited and approved before payment. Key Findings We found the Board ensured that claims we reviewed were adequately … reviewed totaling $101,360 were printed and mailed before the claims auditor audited and approved the corresponding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… technology (IT) assets. Key Findings Town officials did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and … monitor computer use. As a result, we found officials did not: Adopt key IT policies or a comprehensive IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Manchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… or have assurance that officials obtained services at the best cost. Officials added another project phase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexTruxton Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-123)
… District financial activities. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of District financial … annual update documents (AUDs) for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Had Board members attended the mandatory … internal controls and reporting requirements were in place. Key Recommendations Complete mandatory fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/11/04/truxton-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-123Town of Watertown Fire District – Procurement (2022M-155)
Determine whether the Town of Watertown Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/11/04/town-watertown-fire-district-procurement-2022m-155Pearl River Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-126)
… Findings District officials did not properly monitor and account for 70 percent of fixed assets reviewed totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/pearl-river-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-126Town of Groton – Long-Term Planning (2022M-113)
… the 24 pieces of major highway equipment (71 percent) were at or beyond their optimal usable life. Out of 17 pieces of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/02/town-groton-long-term-planning-2022m-113Village of Monticello – Records and Reports (2020M-104)
… accounting records or properly reconcile bank accounts in a timely manner. About $5 million of real property tax … tax limit (CTL) forms and adopted budgets were not filed in a timely manner. AUDs were typically filed over 200 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-records-and-reports-2020m-104Town of Duanesburg – Financial Records and Reports (2020M-116)
… The Town’s accounting records were not reliable. $590,880 in revenue and $55,182 in expenditures were not recorded. The accounting records’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/02/05/town-duanesburg-financial-records-and-reports-2020m-116Wyoming Central School District – Professional Services (2020M-152)
… Wyoming Central School District (District) officials used a competitive method to procure professional services and … $50,000. Key Recommendations Procure professional services in accordance with District policy. Ensure any deviations … circumstances are approved by the Board and documented in the minutes. Enter into written agreements establishing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/12/wyoming-central-school-district-professional-services-2020m-152Central Square Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-29)
… financial information was not posted, causing a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … Officials did not post the: Final annual budget and Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) audit report and corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/central-square-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-29Saranac Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-30)
… financial information was not posted, causing a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … appended property tax report card or CAP to the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC’s) audit that included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/saranac-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-30Fillmore Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2023M-115)
… $12,000 in charges did not have adequate support to show what was purchased. District officials also could have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/fillmore-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-2023mTown of Smyrna – Claims Audit Process (2022M-161)
… had used the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) contract pricing option. The Board did not authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/01/06/town-smyrna-claims-audit-process-2022m-161Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… condition. Key Findings The Board and officials did not effectively manage the District’s financial condition. As … a result, the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than … and officials as they develop District budgets, they did not develop a multiyear financial plan for the District. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionSandy Creek Central School District – Reserve Management (2023M-43)
… Education (Board) and District officials properly managed reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage reserve funds. The employee benefit accrued liability reserve (EBALR) was significantly overfunded, and over $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/sandy-creek-central-school-district-reserve-management-2023m-43Town of Johnsburg – North Creek Water District Charges (2023M-51)
… The lack of effective management of water billing resulted in the Town not billing for $8,461 (6 percent of the average annual water revenue) in water revenues it was entitled to . Officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-johnsburg-north-creek-water-district-charges-2023m-51Portville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… Board annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations and overestimated appropriations by … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce unrestricted fund balance to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245