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Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… budgets. As a result, unrestricted fund balance in these funds increased to levels between 85 and 182 percent of the … revenues were underestimated in the general and highway funds, and budgeted appropriations were overestimated in the … and $99,605 (29 percent) in the general and highway funds, respectively. Actual expenditures were less than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Webster Public Library - Board Oversight (2018M-125)
… Board receives sufficient financial information, including details of private funds. Library officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/09/07/webster-public-library-board-oversight-2018m-125Buffalo United Charter School - Financial Management (2018M-197)
Determine whether the Board ensured School funds are used in the most effective and economical manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/buffalo-charter.pdfComptroller’s Fiscal Update: State Fiscal Year 2017-18 Receipts and Disbursements Through the Mid-Year, October 2017
Receipts from All Governmental Funds totaled $76.6 billion through the first half of the fiscal year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-update-midyear-2017-18.pdfTuckahoe Common School District - Financial Condition (2018M-191)
Determine whether the Board and District officials ensured that fund balance and restricted funds were reasonable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/tuckahoe-191.pdfExcess Funds in Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserves (EBALR) - Report to the New York State Legislature
Excess Funds in Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserves (EBALR) - Report to the New York State Legislature
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/ebalr2012.pdfTown of Wolcott – Financial Management (2020M-131)
… laws governing the finances of the general fund tax bases and did not have an understanding of the finances for the closed landfill. In addition, the Board: Did not treat taxpayers equitably when budgeting for and allocating certain revenues and expenditures in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/11/town-wolcott-financial-management-2020m-131Town of Bainbridge – Justice Court Operations (2021M-51)
… of Bainbridge (Town) Justices ensured money due to the Court was accurately collected, recorded and reported and … The Justices did not always ensure money due to the Court was collected, deposited, recorded and reported in an … of unidentified cash balances and report it to the Justice Court Fund (JCF). Town officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/11/19/town-bainbridge-justice-court-operations-2021m-51Village of Head of the Harbor – Justice Court Operations (2020M-110)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village … Court(Court) operations. Take corrective actions to address the external audit findings regarding Court records. … court records were not properly maintained. Deposit slips, credit card settlement reports, copies of checks and money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/01/village-head-harbor-justice-court-operations-2020m-110IX.12.K Functional Clearance Patterns – IX. Federal Grants
… will be calculated during the time the state holds federal funds in its accounts pending payment to a payee. This … the time that checks are issued from appropriated federal funds until such checks clear the state's bank account or EFT … clearance patterns for all payments made from federal funds. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/19/2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12k-functional-clearance-patternsGlens Falls Common School District - Cash Management (2019M-177)
… were maximized. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/glens-falls-common-school-district-cash-management-2019m-177Moriah Central School District - Cash Management (2019M-65)
… agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/moriah-central-school-district-cash-management-2019m-65IX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… The procedures that follow pertain to the refund or return of … to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that are not needed for program purposes; Unspent “advance” funds for awards that … 70200 Account 58981 Budget Reference Year Current Year Product Code Agency Specific Project ID This field should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsXVI.3.D Basis of Accounting/Measurement Focus – XVI. Financial Reporting
… or decreased the resources available for spending in the near future. A fund’s basis of accounting is inseparably tied … financial resources only to the extent that they reflect near-term inflows or outflows of cash. Under the modified … and disbursements relative to underlying economic events near the end of a fiscal period. The cash basis of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3d-basis-accountingmeasurement-focusDiNapoli Op-Ed in Crain's New York Business
… on the need for greater transparency and accountability in budgeting for the use of federal relief funds. The full … received more money than they sent to Washington, D.C., in taxes in federal fiscal year 2020. It was true even for New York, … on the need for greater transparency and accountability in budgeting for the use of federal relief funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-op-ed-crains-new-york-businessOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… shared educational programs and services to 25 component school districts. BOCES is governed by a nine-member Board of … Develop and adopt a formal, documented multiyear financial plan for a three- to five-year period and continually update … reserve. Return excess reserve balances to the component school districts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesMount Sinai Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-227)
… Although the Board appropriated unexpended surplus funds each year (exceeding $14 million over a five-year … operations. As a result, the District’s unexpended surplus funds routinely exceeded the amount allowed by statute and … for revenues, expenditures and unexpended surplus funds. Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/16/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-227Town 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-119Legal Aid Society
… January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2014, Courts entered into a $236,512,842 contract with Legal Aid. Legal Aid is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/legal-aid-societyDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… of contributions, with more than 16,000, while Breast Cancer Research received the largest amount of donations, nearly $300,000. The Breast Cancer Research Fund had the largest balance, more than $6.1 … of disbursements during the fiscal year. The Prostate Cancer Research Fund had the second largest balance with $2.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donations