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Canaseraga Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-104)
… balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund balance totaled $365,000 and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/09/canaseraga-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-104Alfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether the Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2018, the District’s surplus fund balance was $2.15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Town of Boonville – Claims Auditing and Conflict of Interest (2014M-373)
… approximately $1.5 million for the general and highway funds. Key Findings The Board has not established an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-boonville-claims-auditing-and-conflict-interest-2014m-373VIII.1.A Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… must be submitted on a General Ledger Journal Entry. See Section 1.C – Expenditure Transfers of this Chapter. See Section 1 – Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1a-accounts-payable-journal-vouchersAlexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… While the Board and District officials used $3.1 million in excess reserve funds as a financing source for a capital project, they did not do so in accordance with applicable statutes. Appropriations were … balance that will be used to fund operations. Use reserves in accordance with legal requirements. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Town of North Collins - Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-68)
… the after-school, soccer and summer recreation programs for free, without full Board consent. Sufficient program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/24/town-north-collins-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-68Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. Did not effectively manage the Town’s … Key Recommendations The Board should: Ensure the estimates for revenues and appropriations are reasonable based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Putnam Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2020M-27)
… limit by 32.7 to 42.8 percentage points at the end of the last three fiscal years. Appropriations were … fund balance levels and the District did not use all of the fund balance appropriated to finance operations for … taxes. Adopt annual budgets with realistic estimates of appropriations. Periodically review and update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/putnam-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-27Village of Maybrook – Financial Condition (2020M-54)
… five years, and the water fund had an operating deficit in 2019. Village officials did not develop a fund balance … 2020 projections and our audit work do not factor in the pandemic’s financial effects. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/07/02/village-maybrook-financial-condition-2020m-54Town of Tuxedo – Financial Operations (2014M-284)
… January 29, 2014. Background The Town of Tuxedo is located in Orange County and has a population of approximately 3,600. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/01/16/town-tuxedo-financial-operations-2014m-284Town 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-366Town of Middlefield – Budgeting (2015M-109)
… Utilize budget to actual reports to monitor Town operating funds’ financial status throughout the year. … The purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-middlefield-budgeting-2015m-109Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… district generally may, by resolution, authorize payment in advance for public utility services, postage, freight and … be audited as soon as possible after payment and included on the next abstract as prepaid amounts. Public utility … request in the same manner as other claims. 9 County Law section 369(5), Education Law sections 1724(3) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/payments-allowed-advance-auditTown of Saugerties – Justice Court Operations (2015M-47)
… November 3, 2014. Background The Town of Saugerties is located in Ulster County and has a population of approximately 19,500. The Town, which is governed by an elected five-member Town Board, maintains a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/06/12/town-saugerties-justice-court-operations-2015m-47Town of Brant – Justice Court (2014M-180)
… April 25, 2014. Background The Town of Brant is located in Erie County and is governed by an elected five-member Town … operations. Town revenue attributable to Court operations in 2013 was $366,772. Key Findings The Justices did not … report and remit funds to the Justice Court Fund (JCF) in a timely manner. The Justices did not follow up on pending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/22/town-brant-justice-court-2014m-180Town of Broadalbin – Leave Accruals (2014M-88)
… 31, 2013. Background The Town of Broadalbin is located in Fulton County and has a population of approximately 5,260. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/18/town-broadalbin-leave-accruals-2014m-88Wells Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-70)
… the statutory limit by 11.1 percentage points as of June 30, 2016. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/wells-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017m-70Phoenix Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-96)
… Background The Phoenix Central School District is located in the Towns of Granby, Hastings, Palermo, Schroeppel and Volney in Oswego County and the Towns of Clay and Lysander in … next year’s appropriations exceeded the statutory limit by 4.2 to 8.1 percentage points for fiscal years 2013-14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/08/04/phoenix-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-96Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-72)
… $11 million. Key Findings The Board adopted budgets with estimated appropriations that exceeded actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m