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Rensselaer City School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-153)
… management and recordkeeping of the activity fund or for closing inactive clubs. The District has an internal auditor … activities, including procedures for record keeping, closing out inactive clubs and disposing of the related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/rensselaer-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomFrontier Central School District – Financial Condition and Mobile Devices (2013M-297)
… audit was to assess the District’s financial condition and mobile device environment for the period July 1, 2010 through … officials did not establish adequate safeguards over mobile devices, and that District employees did not use mobile devices in accordance with the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/frontier-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-mobile-devicesTown of Clarkson – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2013M-339)
… review the Town’s budgeting practices and Board oversight for the period January 1, 2012 through July 11, 2013. … Findings The Board did not develop policies or procedures for budgeting practices and, as a result, repeatedly adopted budgets with unrealistic estimates for revenues, expenditures and appropriated fund balance. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/21/town-clarkson-budgeting-and-board-oversight-2013m-339Implications for the Future – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… to Federal Reserve Bank actions, and global uncertainty. In New York, lagging employment and labor force recovery … 2023, the State had regained only 93 percent of jobs lost in March and April 2020. The rate of job gains has also … lagged, only one-third the rate of the rest of the nation in the first seven months of 2023. The Importance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/implications-futureNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York State’s Unemployment Rate Below 10% New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in September, marking the first time the rate has been below 10 percent since the beginning of the … Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York States Unemployment Rate Below 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued fiscal stress … government’s fiscal stress scores, visit: http://wwe1.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/fsms.cfm For an … DiNapoli’s Fiscal Monitoring System, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/index.htm For access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesDiNapoli: Three Arrested for Scheme to Steal Unclaimed Funds from New York State
… States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Daniel B. Brubaker, Postal Inspector in Charge, Postal … announced the arrest of BAKARE DOUKOURE, SANNEH TUNKARA, and LASSANA SYLLA on mail fraud and identity theft charges arising out of their scheme to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-three-arrested-scheme-steal-unclaimed-funds-new-york-stateOpinion 90-51
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (use of surcharge revenues for establishment of an enhanced … to the countys proposed installation and implementation of an E911 system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Spencerport Central School District – Employee Benefits (2025M-65)
… District (District) officials authorize and accurately calculate separation and unused leave payments? Audit Period … did not always appropriately authorize and accurately calculate separation and unused leave payments, resulting in … did not always appropriately authorize and accurately calculate separation and unused leave payments resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/spencerport-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2025m-65Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-207)
… Central School District is located in the Towns of Amherst and Tonawanda in Erie County. The District, which operates … finances by ensuring that budgets were realistic and by properly planning for and using fund balance. District officials improperly set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-207Owego Apalachin Central School District – Capital Project and Financial Condition (2014M-109)
… or unexpended surplus funds if anticipated funding falls short. Key Recommendations Closely monitor actual expenses to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/22/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-capital-project-and-financialOdessa-Montour Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-71)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Central School District is located in the Towns of Catherine, Cayuta, Dix, Hector and Montour in Schuyler … officials overestimated general fund appropriations when preparing and adopting budgets. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/odessa-montour-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-71Springs Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Leave Accruals (2014M-200)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition and examine … 2013. Background The Springs Union Free School District is located in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/springs-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-leave-accrualsFloral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-359)
… period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. Background The Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District is located in the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County. The District is governed by the … Floral ParkBellerose Union Free School District Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/14/floral-park-bellerose-union-free-school-district-financial-managementTown of Geneseo – Information Technology and Multiyear Planning (2017M-84)
… technology (IT) controls and multiyear planning for the period January 1, 2016 through March 24, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $3.37 million. Key Findings The … and capital plan to establish long-term objectives for funding long-term needs. Update the fund balance policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-geneseo-information-technology-and-multiyear-planning-2017m-84Town of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (2021M-152)
… was negative $370,229 and the water fund owes $490,922 to other funds. Loans from other funds were not repaid by the … information available for revenues and expenditures to ensure the water and sewer funds remain self-sufficient. … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-water-and-sewer-funds-financial-condition-2021m-152Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… to fund water and sewer operations, which resulted in five districts incurring unplanned operating deficits … relied on interfund advances to finance operations in the five districts during the past three years. The Board … year. Develop a plan to address the negative fund balances in the water and sewer districts and repay the interfund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116Le Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… unemployment insurance reserve totaled $658,000, enough to pay average annual unemployment expenditures for more than … and indicated they have initiated or planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to finance actual expenditures. By continually overestimating … high balances or did not use reserve balances to pay related expenditures in three of the District’s seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Ashland (Town) officials established multiyear capital and … on Town operations or how they will fund these needs. As of July 17, 2024, the Town’s capital reserve funds have zero … and 2011 mower are beyond their usable life by an average of almost six years, and he shared that both the Town’s salt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114