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Fishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… Board gave taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. As of December 31, 2020, the unassigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Village of Brushton – Fiscal Oversight (2014M-235)
… the Village’s internal controls over financial operations for the period June 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background The Village of Brushton is located in the Town of Moira in Franklin County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-brushton-fiscal-oversight-2014m-235Hudson Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-302)
… segregated. The Board did not perform an audit of claims or designate a claims auditor to do so. Key Recommendations … and bank reconciliations are segregated among employees or that increased managerial oversight is in place. Perform a deliberate and thorough audit of claims prior to payment or appoint a claims auditor to do. Such an audit should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/10/28/hudson-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-302West Albany Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-15)
… were not approved in advance by either Board approval or purchase order. Although the Board discussed purchases, it did not have written procedures or guidelines to identify individuals authorized to approve credit card purchases or the documentation required before making the purchases. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/west-albany-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2017m-15Albion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)
… officials adopted realistic budgets and properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and … participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the Committee receives or how they are reviewed. … taxes than needed and resulted in the accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200Seneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Seneca County (County) Probation Department (Department) officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and … take corrective action. … Determine whether the Seneca County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-70)
… not appropriately evaluate all projects prior to approval or monitor the performance of businesses that received … did not: Verify an applicant’s project information or complete adequate cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) for … capital investment and salary information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/10/02/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-jcidaVillage of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds. Key Findings The Justice was unaware that in … $6,525 belonging to a neighboring village’s justice court for which she also worked. This error was corrected in … … Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214Town of Palermo – Procurement and Fuel Inventory (2020M-100)
… methods when procuring goods and services or properly account for and monitor diesel and gasoline fuel. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-palermo-procurement-and-fuel-inventory-2020m-100Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester – Information Technology (2016M-24)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s information technology for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/06/young-womens-college-prep-charter-school-rochester-information-technologyThousand Islands Central School District – Purchasing (2016M-283)
… District is located in the Towns of Brownville, Cape Vincent, Clayton, Lyme and Orleans in Jefferson County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/thousand-islands-central-school-district-purchasing-2016m-283Chester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… use the excess fund balance to reduce real property taxes or other appropriate purposes, and needs to improve the … the claims auditor did not report directly to the Board or prepare a written report of audit findings. Key … benefits District residents. Segregate financial duties, or if segregating duties is not practical, implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/chester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-and-boardBradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… amount of accumulated fund balance, continued to raise the tax levy by an average of 2 percent each year or a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… 60 IT assets from invoices and device management reports to confirm their location and that they were inventoried and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We determined that 23 … accounted for. Specifically: Four Chromebooks and an iPad with combined costs of nearly $1,800 could not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (2023M-133)
… and periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the District’s fuel tanks. Develop adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/red-hook-central-school-district-inventories-2023m-133Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… and District officials did not provide adequate oversight or manage the project in a transparent manner. We determined … work was not included in the project proposition or subsequently communicated to voters. As a result, voters were not afforded the opportunity to approve or reject the additional work. Officials did not seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Town of Gilboa – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2024M-81)
… that were granted to the 23 property owners lacked one or more pieces of documentation the Assessor and we needed to … we could not confirm the exemptions were properly granted or calculated. The Assessor’s unsupported exemptions … represent 55 percent of the exemptions we reviewed, or 97 percent of the exemption values we reviewed, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/13/town-gilboa-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2024m-81Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the … action. … Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse Village Board of Trustees Board Conducted an annual audit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Allen (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly … remitted and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not always record fees accurately or deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Town of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Butler (Town) Board (Board) effectively managed the Town’s … fund balance in the townwide and TOV funds. As of December 31, 2023, the funds had a combined total of $1.5 million, equaling 64 and 138 percent of each fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119