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City of Lockport -- Budget Review (B1-15-20)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, water and sewer funds as of December … found the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the preliminary budget are reasonable. The proposed budget … not include a tax overlay, which could create a shortfall in 2016. The overtime appropriation in the proposed budget is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-15-20Wayne Central School District – Financial Management (2012M-229)
… Background The Wayne Central School District is located in Wayne County and Monroe County. The District is governed … underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $20.5 million. As a … limits, District officials: appropriated $4.6 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budget, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-2012m-229Town of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court (Court) to ensure cash collections were properly deposited, recorded, … activities. As a result, the former court clerk was able to misappropriate more than $59,000, or 38 percent of the … 2021. In August 2023, the former court clerk pled guilty to grand larceny in the second degree, corrupting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149Village of Addison – Board Oversight (2024M-8)
… investigation, the former Clerk-Treasurer was arrested in 2023 and charged with misappropriating funds and making … unauthorized payments totaling more than $1.1 million in Village funds over a 19-year period. In May 2024, she pleaded guilty to one count of first degree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-board-oversight-2024m-8Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency – PILOT Program (2013M-161)
… was to review the Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency (SCIDA) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program for … there is no effective mechanism in place to identify agency members’ financial interests in potential projects … Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency PILOT Program 2013M161 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2013/08/30/sullivan-county-industrial-development-agency-pilot-programRockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… districts that educate approximately 41,000 students in Rockland County. BOCES is governed by a nine-member Board … approximately $69,000. BOCES has more than $14.6 million in restricted funds that should have been returned to … collection. The Board and Superintendent incurred $70,290 in travel-related costs in fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationMaine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… The Maine-Endwell Central School District is located in the Towns of Maine, Nanticoke, Union, Newark Valley, and Owego, in Broome and Tioga Counties. The District is governed by the … only by continually appropriating fund balance, resulting in the drastic depletion of the year-end unexpended surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49Skaneateles Central School District – Records and Reports (2015M-154)
… The Skaneateles Central School District is located in the Towns of Sennett, Niles and Owasco in Cayuga County and the Towns of Skaneateles, Marcellus and Spafford in Onondoga County. The District, which operates four schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/16/skaneateles-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2015m-154Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-13-19)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2014 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Sidney, located in Delaware County, issued debt totaling $2.5 million to … review, we found that revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The Town is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/05/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-13-19Town of Minetto – Financial Condition (2013M-284)
… July 31, 2013. Background The Town of Minetto is located in Oswego County, is approximately 6 square miles, and serves … for the 2013 fiscal year are approximately $473,000 in the general fund, $434,000 in the highway fund, and $42,000 in the lighting district. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-minetto-financial-condition-2013m-284Sodus Center Fire District – Board Oversight (2017M-108)
… 2017. Background The Sodus Center Fire District is located in the Town of Sodus in Wayne County. The District is a district corporation of … independent oversight. The Treasurer made $15,943 in questionable payments to himself and his business and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/sodus-center-fire-district-board-oversight-2017m-108Legal and Regulatory Authority To Do Business
… – Licensed Professionals NYS Department of Education - Museum Historical Societies & Cultural Organizations NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/legal-and-regulatory-authority-do-businessAnnual Audit
The objective of our examination was to determine whether claims were appropriate and complied with the New York State Workers Compensation Law and mandated fe
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/02/annual-auditCity of Dunkirk – Billing Enforcement (2020M-117)
… City Code (Code). Relevy 1,266 accounts totaling $432,064 in January 2019. Charge penalties in accordance with the Code. Of the 30 accounts reviewed, approximately $39,700 in additional penalties should have been charged. If City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/11/city-dunkirk-billing-enforcement-2020m-117Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… prepared, retained and reviewed. Ensure all claims paid in advance were for allowable purposes, audit claims paid in advance of audit at the next regular Board meeting, or ensure annual audits were conducted in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Candor Central School District – Separation Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-21)
… and former payroll clerk, were paid more than $95,300 in longevity retirement incentives that were not … and former payroll clerk, were overpaid by $20,595 in their final salary payouts. Employee leave accruals and usage were not always recorded properly or in accordance with collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/candor-central-school-district-separation-payments-and-leave-accrualsBrighton Central School District – Procurement (2022M-205)
… related to the 2021- 22 capital improvement project (CIP) in accordance with District policies, statutory requirements … and services related to the 2021-22 CIP were procured in accordance with District policies, statutory requirements … analyses to determine that using these vendors was in the District’s best interest. Key Recommendation Document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/brighton-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-205Town of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (2022M-98)
… (Supervisor) ensured payroll payments were accurate and in accordance with Town policies. Key Findings The Supervisor … did not ensure payroll payments were accurate or in accordance with Town policies. Town officials: Did not … the 67 timecards reviewed contained all punches for time in/out. Inaccurately calculated overtime payments to hourly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-payroll-2022m-98Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-63)
… D. Young Central School District is located in the Towns of Stark, Columbia, Danube, German Flats, Little Falls and Warren in Herkimer County, the Town of Minden in Montgomery County and the Town of Springfield in Otsego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-conditionTown of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… budgets. Budgeted appropriations were overestimated in the town-wide (TW) general and highway funds, and estimated revenues were underestimated in the town-outside-village (TOV) highway fund resulting in operating surpluses totaling $677,000: Actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138