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Sherrill City School District – Reserve Funds (2017M-247)
… reserve funds other than its health insurance reserve. The tax certiorari reserve is overfunded by $4.5 million. Key … the reserves will be used. Use the surplus funds in the tax certiorari reserve to fund one-time expenditures, fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/02/sherrill-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2017m-247Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-221)
… our audit was to evaluate the financial operations of the District for the period July 1, 2013 through July 31, 2015. … Background The Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District is located in the Towns of Aurora, Boston, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-financialPortville Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-384)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2012 through November 13, 2013. … Board of Education. Budgeted general fund expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year are approximately $16 million. … Real Property Tax Law statutory limits and develop a plan for the use of excess fund balance. Develop a policy for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/portville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-384Phoenix Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-96)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District officials … year’s appropriations exceeded the statutory limit by 4.2 to 8.1 percentage points for fiscal years 2013-14 through … with surplus funds. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/08/04/phoenix-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-96Remsen Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2015M-306)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s general fund balance and reserves for the period … 2014 through July 31, 2015. Background The Remsen Central School District is located in the Towns of Remsen, Steuben, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/26/remsen-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2015m-306Albion Central School District – Budgeting (2016M-80)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s budgeting … produced significant operating surpluses. The District’s retirement contribution reserve and unemployment insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/albion-central-school-district-budgeting-2016m-80Cuba-Rushford Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-125)
… evaluate the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2011 through March 27, 2015. … Board of Education. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/28/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-125Randolph Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-20)
… Background The Randolph Central School District is located in the Towns of Coldspring, Conewango, Leon, Napoli, Randolph, Red House and South Valley in Cattaraugus County and the Towns of … seven-member Board of Education and operates two schools, with approximately 970 students. Budgeted appropriations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/randolph-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-20Port Byron Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-71)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … 2013. Background The Port Byron Central School District is located in the Village of Port Byron and the Towns of … the Town of Savannah in Wayne County. The District, which is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/03/port-byron-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-71Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School District – Business Office Operations (2013M-70)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if … adequately safeguard District assets for the period July 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012. Background The Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/oppenheim-ephratah-central-school-district-business-office-operationsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 3.1% compared to the same quarter of 2022, similar to the 3% and 3.6% year-over-year growth experienced in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023Cincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… School District provides education to children residing in eight towns in Cortland County, five towns in Chenango … District overestimated expenditures by almost $1.8 million during the same period. Between the fiscal years ended 2010 … raising more real property taxes than necessary. Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191Ticonderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-182)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District applied for all entitled transportation State aid … through April 30, 2017. Background The Ticonderoga Central School District is located in the Town of Ticonderoga, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/ticonderoga-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-extraDansville Public Library – Procurement (2015M-225)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s procurement process … Ossian, Sparta, Springwater and West Sparta in Livingston County and the Towns of Dansville and Wayland in Steuben …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/12/18/dansville-public-library-procurement-2015m-225Holland Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-58)
… audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2009 through February 3, 2015. … operates two schools and a third school which is used only for the pool and athletic fields. The District’s appropriations for the 2014-15 year were $17.6 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/holland-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-58Clyde-Savannah Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-338)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through October 22, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $18.8 … fiscal years 2012-13 through 2014-15 despite budgeting for operating deficits to reduce fund balance. Five of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-338Dolgeville Central School District – System Access Controls (2016M-265)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine information technology access … the Towns of Fairfield, Manheim and Salisbury in Herkimer County and the Towns of Ephratah, Oppenheim and Stratford in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/06/dolgeville-central-school-district-system-access-controls-2016m-265DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Surge Nearly 58 Percent in May
… $1.4 billion, up $530 million from May of last year. “For the second straight month, local sales tax collections … of New York City also saw year-over-year collections for May grow by double digits, ranging from 17.6 percent in … in those months upward or downward accordingly. In all other months, including May, the payments are based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-surge-nearly-58-percent-mayDiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23.4 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of 1.6% or $376 million … (31 of 57) seeing increases. St. Lawrence County had the highest growth at 5.6%, followed by Greene (3.7%), Otsego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024Opinion 88-33
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … laterals) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (use of general fund moneys to pay cost of district improvements); (authority … the necessary laterals is estimated to be $8,000. You state that the town does not believe that it can maintain an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33