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Village of Victor – Financial Management (2015M-166)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s financial … June 1, 2013 through July 8, 2015. Background The Village of Victor is located in the Town of Victor, Ontario County, … Village of Victor Financial Management 2015M166 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-victor-financial-management-2015m-166Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… financial condition. Key Findings The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… fund balance totaling $768,926 as of December 31, 2019, or 79 percent of actual expenditures. Did not develop multiyear financial and capital plans or adopt a reasonable fund balance policy. Key … and appropriations are reasonable based on historical or known trends. Develop multiyear financial and capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13SUNY Bulletin No. SU-149
… the Lump Sum payments. Affected Employees SUNY employees in Bargaining Unit 08 who meet the eligibility criteria … Effective Date(s) Lump Sum payments may be submitted in Pay Period 10L, paychecks dated 9/3/08 Contract Provisions … for the $500 Lump Sum payment, part-time employees in Bargaining Unit 08 who are in Pay Basis Code ANN , BIW , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-149-january-1-2008-500-lump-sum-payment-certain-part-timeOpinion 2004-6
… permit the historical society to use the unneeded space in a municipal building, without payment of cash rent, … contract is at least equal to the value of the use of the space in the building. You ask whether a village may permit an historical society to utilize vacant space in a village building without the payment of rent. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6Opinion 89-57
… Improvements (town improvement of village street) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Department (town repair and improvement of village street) PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts not Requiring Bidding (town repair and improvement of village street) HIGHWAY LAW, §142-c; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57Opinion 94-26
… of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments … with reference to general town taxes within the district. You ask whether a town may establish a business improvement … 55 NY2d 915, 449 NYS2d 27). This general principle applies even when a village also is authorized to perform the same or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26DiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits
… changes, 46 were manual creation of new time entries, meaning the custodian did not clock in or out on those days. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefitsYorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… Sheldon and Wethersfield in Wyoming County; Farmersville, Freedom, Machias and Yorkshire in Cattaraugus County; Holland … Findings Although District officials annually appropriated a portion of fund balance, including reserve fund balance, … $3 million over the legal limit. The District did not have a Board-adopted policy to communicate the purpose of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Highland Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-358)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … general fund balance. District relied on its general fund to subsidize operations of the school lunch fund. The Board … by the District during our audit period were permitted to use their own methods when developing the budget. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/highland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-358Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-146)
… fund balance in a manner that benefits residents. Transfer money residing in the debt reserve to unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-146Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … ranging from $2.4 to $3 million (10.3 to 12.8 percent) of the next year’s budget (during the same period), which … our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Town of Leicester – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2015M-158)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s budgeting and financial oversight … policies and procedures or a long-term financial plan to govern the budgeting process or the appropriate level of fund balance to maintain in each fund. The Board adopted unrealistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/13/town-leicester-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2015m-158Town of Genesee Falls – Fiscal Stress (2013M-146)
… through May 7, 2013. Background The Town of Genesee Falls is located in Wyoming County and serves approximately 440 residents. The elected Town Board is the legislative body responsible for managing Town … as of December 31, 2012. However, because the general fund is directly impacted by borrowings from the highway fund, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/12/town-genesee-falls-fiscal-stress-2013m-146XII.6.H Paying an Accidental Death Benefit – XII. Expenditures
… Investigators 67 Rent Regulation Services Note: Employees in specific bargaining units whose survivors receive full … payments provide for the State to pay a death benefit in the amount of $50,000 to an employee’s surviving spouse … Accidental Death Benefit will be paid to the beneficiaries in the same proportion, as evidenced on the Workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6h-paying-accidental-death-benefitState Contract and Payment Actions in May
… In May, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,325 contracts for state … Executive Order 202, which had suspended the Office of the State Comptroller’s review and approval of contracts … In May the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1325 contracts for state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-maySuffern Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-145)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed the District’s … Review reserves to evaluate if they are necessary and reduce unneeded reserve funds in accordance with … officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they planned to implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/18/suffern-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-145Mount Markham Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-39)
Did District officials properly manage fund balance and ensure budget estimates and reserves were reasonable
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/mount-markham-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-39Town of Harrison - Budgeting Practices (2018M-142)
… Determine whether the revenue and expenditure projections in the budget and fund balance were reasonable. Key Findings … From 2013 through 2017, the Board underestimated revenues in its budgets by a total of $15.4 million, or an average of … 17 and 40 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations. In addition, sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-harrison-budgeting-practices-2018m-142Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… reserves that totaled about $5.3 million and did not use most of the debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195