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Schenectady City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-168)
… is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education and operates 19 schools with approximately 9,600 students. … as revenue anticipation notes (RANs) in order to pay bills and other obligations when due. Budgets for 2010-11 through … balance to finance operations. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a fund balance policy establishing the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/schenectady-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-168Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… the Board relied on an engineering firm (Engineer) and a financial advisor (Advisor) to manage the capital projects, the Board … and accurate accounting records and provide periodic financial reports to the Board. Town officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 285
… 15, 2002, their status must be changed to 'Single 0' on the Federal Tax Data 1 Panel. If any employee identified … new IT-2104-E, their status must be changed to 'Single 1' on the State Tax Data 1 Panel. Questions Questions regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/285-claiming-exemption-withholding-taxTown of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… and accurate accounting records. Deposit and remit tax collections to the Supervisor in accordance with statute. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether highway service labor costs associated with the Town of … Chemung officials did not adequately monitor the Agreement’s highway service labor costs. Officials did not establish … additional labor costs. Key Recommendations Track labor hours worked for each town to determine Ashland’s cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… balance. The Board: Adopted budgets that were not based on historical revenue and expenditure trends. Revenues were … a four-year total of $505,187 more than necessary in taxes. Maintained an excessive level of surplus fund balance in the general fund from 2017-18 through 2020-21 ranging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35X.3 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… entities in the Statewide Vendor File. add a significant number of vendors at one time. resolve various issues encountered during the registration process. Subsection B of this chapter provides … special use vendor ID The VMU will issue the individual or business a New York State Vendor ID when the submitted data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewCity of Dunkirk – Billing Enforcement (2020M-117)
… have been charged. If City officials had implemented shut-off procedures in accordance with the Code, the City could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/11/city-dunkirk-billing-enforcement-2020m-117Mid-Hudson Library System – Procurement (2016M-261)
… Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, which serves 66 regional libraries in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam and Ulster … of Trustees, elected for five-year terms by the member libraries. The Library System's budget for 2015 totaled … are made using State contract on behalf of member public libraries. Modify the Library System's procurement policy to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/10/07/mid-hudson-library-system-procurement-2016m-261Islip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
… disbursements were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and the District’s policies. Key … disbursements were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and the Districts policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-disbursements-2020m-9Town of North Norwich – Budgeting (2015M-54)
… determine if Town officials effectively planned, monitored and controlled the Town’s budget for the period January 1, 2013 through December 12, 2014. … The Town of North Norwich is located in Chenango County and has a population of approximately 1,800. The Town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-north-norwich-budgeting-2015m-54East Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… terms and if leave was properly tracked. Key Findings Payroll calculation errors cost the District $3,638 and … had eight time sheets that were missing. The former payroll supervisor worked overtime hours that were not … extra pay. Errors occurred in the leave records maintained for 13 of the 26 (50 percent) employees tested. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mEast Ramapo Central School District - Nonpublic School Transportation (2019M-107)
… to transport 717 (or $495,499) more students than were registered. For 2018-19, as of April 1, 2019, the District is … schools to transport 455 (or $337,085) more students than registered. Key Recommendations Obtain documentation to prove …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/20/east-ramapo-central-school-district-nonpublic-school-transportation-2019mCity of Long Beach - Financial Condition (2019M-133)
Determine whether the Council and City officials adequately managed the Citys financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-financial-condition-2019m-133Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Follow-Up)
… for the Aging (DFTA) needed to improve its oversight of senior centers. For example, officials could not demonstrate that they contracted with optimally located senior centers to maximize the number of eligible senior citizens who had access to congregate meals. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/congregate-meal-services-elderly-followGates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… reserves were overfunded by $2.86 million as of June 30, 2018. The Board increased real property taxes by $2.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Chestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… properly authorized and approved prior to payment and for valid District purposes for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $442,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387South Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)
… adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations and did not adopt or enforce key financial policies. As a … lacked guidance to adequately perform financial duties and thus: did not maintain sufficient banking or purchasing records, funded and disbursed money from reserves without authorization and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155Contract Advisory No. 29
… Documents Submission System (EDSS) Hosting Access (AC3347) form for the required EDSS system access. For more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/29-electronic-documents-submission-system-edss-host-agencyTown of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… were incorrectly granted or calculated. Ten agricultural building exemptions lacked supporting documentation necessary for the Assessors to determine that the building was essential to the operation of a bona fide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207