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Town of Carlisle – Fund Balance (2017M-106)
… audit was to evaluate the Town’s fund balance management for the period January 1, 2016 through February 7, 2017. Background The Town of Carlisle is located in Schoharie County and has a population of approximately … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for the general and highway funds for 2017 totaled $827,305. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-carlisle-fund-balance-2017m-106Town of Poughkeepsie – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2016M-416)
… Recommendations Examine the effectiveness of collection strategies and consider other or enhanced measures that may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-poughkeepsie-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2016m-416Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Garden City Union Free School District (District) officials tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets. Key … they were inventoried. We determined that 23 percent of the assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Chester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… July 1, 2014 through September 29, 2015. Background The Chester Union Free School District is located in the Town of Chester, Orange County. The District, which operates two schools with …
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)
… and District officials have not adopted realistic budgets or effectively managed fund balance and, despite the … to raise the tax levy by an average of 2 percent each year or a total of $350,000 over the last three years. When unused … limit by amounts ranging from $1.4 million to $1.9 million or 12.8 to 17.5 percentage points. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Brocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… approximately $141,000 should not have been approved for payment because they had one or more exceptions . For example: All 100 claims were paid without documentation … action . Appendix B includes our comment on issues raised in the District’s response. … audit brocton school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15Transportation – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Highway Conditions Improve Slightly for the Third Year in a … responsible for maintaining more than 42,700 lane miles of highway. Compared to the prior year, the number of highway … * Based upon the U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory, all bridges where the owner is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/transportationTown of Tompkins Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-33)
… filed the District’s required annual update document (AUD) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 . As of May 10, 2023, the … AUD was 435 days late and the 2022 AUD was nine days late. In addition, two certificates of deposit (CDs) totaling $75,789, were not recorded in the District’s accounting records.The CDs date back to at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/06/23/town-tompkins-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-33Village of Clayville – Board Oversight (2015M-115)
… financial reports were not filed with OSC for the 2011-12 through 2013-14 fiscal years. The Board did not conduct an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/10/23/village-clayville-board-oversight-2015m-115Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-147)
… financial software user accounts unnecessarily had full access, including the ability to delete transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/01/06/young-womens-college-prep-charter-school-rochester-network-and-financialWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
Determine whether Waterville Central School District District officials adequately managed network user accounts and developed an information technology IT contingency plan
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationEden 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-83Village of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records …
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)
… Findings The Clerk did not always record fees accurately or deposit them in a timely manner, but fees were properly … real property taxes to the Supervisor on a weekly basis or provide a monthly report of amounts collected, as … did not maintain suitable records to allow us or the Town Board (Board) to determine whether all …
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)
… audit also identified a $250,000 encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting records or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Town of Gilboa – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2024M-81)
Determine whether the Town of Gilboa Town Assessor Chair Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/13/town-gilboa-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2024m-81SUNY Bulletin No. SU-52
… or rehire transaction is processed, the agency must verify the employee's deductions on the general deduction panel and also verify the retirement panel. This action is required … For ANY changes to an employee's job record, agencies must verify the general deduction and retirement panels and cancel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-52-cancellation-general-deductions-certain-employees-who-areDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-8
… Purpose To explain the use of Deduction Code 391 (DC37 Personal … regarding this insurance program, employees may call 1-800-347-6071 or email to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-8-voluntary-insurance-program-employees-representedDiNapoli: Executive Budget Reduces Out-Year Gaps, Diminishes Independent Oversight
… independent oversight." The budget projects total All Funds spending of $162.2 billion in state fiscal year (SFY) … from its primary presentation of $152.3 billion in All Funds spending. The budget proposal comes at a time of … assistance, or one in every three dollars in total. These funds are critical to help pay for essential investments in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-executive-budget-reduces-out-year-gaps-diminishes-independent-oversightDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Enacted State Budget
… Enacted Budget increases funding for education, health care and other programs, but allows more borrowing and limits … what would have been an automatic boost in the state's child tax credit, eliminating a net total of more than $1 … of health and other programs. Establishes a new Health Care Transformation Fund to pay for health care programs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-analysis-enacted-state-budget