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Operational Advisory No. 31
… Approval tab will indicate that the transaction has been: Auto Approved (Generic GL User) and posted during the next … Routed to OSC BSAO Workflow for additional review, or Auto Denied (denial reason will be noted in the comments) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/31-general-ledger-journal-entries-workflow-changeHerkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… renovations. Borrowed project funds early, resulting in about $89,000 in unnecessary additional interest costs. Entered into a … purchase order by $95,100. Release of this report was held in abeyance due to a separate Comptroller investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectTown of Putnam – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-188)
… complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports, as required, in a complete, accurate, up to date or … town putnam audit records reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/10/town-putnam-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-188North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student information applications. Key … officials properly managed user account permissions in the financial application but did not properly secure user … access to the network or manage user account permissions in the student information application . As a result, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… Determine whether the Town of Windsor Town Board Board effectively managed the Towns fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24City of Olean – Budget Review (B1-14-1)
… revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. … obligations to fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/03/18/city-olean-budget-review-b1-14-1City of Batavia – Business Improvement District (2017M-283)
… officials did not maintain adequate records to properly account for BID funds. BID charges exceeded the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/04/06/city-batavia-business-improvement-district-2017m-283Farmingdale Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-235)
… Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay in Nassau County and Babylon in Suffolk County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-235Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-13-8)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year … reasonable. Background The Village of Endicott, located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general fund as of May 31, 2004. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/10/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-13-8Village of Depew – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2013M-29)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Village properly recorded capital project activity for the … period June 1, 2006, to October 12, 2012. Background The Village of Depew is located in the Towns of Cheektowaga and … record each capital project separately in the capital projects fund. Use the records for each capital project to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-depew-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2013m-29Town of Coldspring – Town Clerk Operations (2013M-137)
… 26, 2013. Background The Town of Coldspring is located in Cattaraugus County and has a population of 663. The Town … remit moneys due to the Supervisor and other entities in a timely manner, or deposit cash receipts intact or in a timely manner. The Clerk inappropriately inter-mingled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/09/town-coldspring-town-clerk-operations-2013m-137Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-207)
… July 1, 2012 through March 18, 2016. Background The Sweet Home Central School District is located in the Towns of … Sweet Home Central School District Financial Management 2016M207 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-207South Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-132)
… Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $156.1 million. Key Findings The … related to other post-employment benefits (OPEB) each year but did not use these funds to make related payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/south-huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-132Valhalla Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-333)
… the Towns of Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant and North Castle in Westchester County. The District, which operates four … four consecutive fiscal years and underestimated revenues in two of the four fiscal years, creating cumulative … for their established purposes since being established in 2011. Key Recommendations Develop realistic budgets based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/25/valhalla-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-333Montauk Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-168)
… Union Free School District is located in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/montauk-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-168Village of Morris – Fund Balance (2017M-58)
… 2015 through February 1, 2017. Background The Village of Morris is located in the Town of Morris in Otsego County and serves approximately 600 … Village of Morris Fund Balance 2017M58 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/09/village-morris-fund-balance-2017m-58DeRuyter Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-119)
… The Board has appropriated a significant amount of fund balance for the District’s budget during the past few years and has not adopted a fund balance policy establishing the level of unrestricted fund balance to maintain. The Board has not formally adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/deruyter-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-119Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-359)
… period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. Background The Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District is located in the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County. The District is governed by the … Floral ParkBellerose Union Free School District Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/14/floral-park-bellerose-union-free-school-district-financial-managementVillage of Pomona – Financial Condition (2015M-272)
… July 10, 2015. Background The Village of Pomona is located in the Towns of Haverstraw and Ramapo in Rockland County. The Village, which has a population of … The Board does not receive audited financial statements in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/12/31/village-pomona-financial-condition-2015m-272Opinion 91-11
… referendum if it abolishes, transfers or "curtails" any power of an elective officer. Two leading cases on the … the term of office of an appointive officer curtails any power of an elective officer are Morin v Foster , 45 NY2d … amending a county charter, which abolishes or curtails any power of an elective county officer, is subject to permissive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11