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McGraw Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-248)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District officials ensured … budgets, but the amounts appropriated were not needed to finance operations. Recalculated unrestricted fund balance … limit for 2014-15 through 2016-17, ranging from 5 to 10 percentage points. Reserves were not used as intended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/23/mcgraw-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-248Camillus Volunteer Fire Department – Fiscal Operations (2014M-072)
… October 31, 2013. Background The Camillus Volunteer Fire Department is incorporated under the Not-For-Profit … and members were not required to return unspent money to the Department. Key Recommendations Ensure that the … direct cash payments to members from the foreign fire insurance account. … Camillus Volunteer Fire Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/06/camillus-volunteer-fire-department-fiscal-operations-2014m-072Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… May 19, 2017. Background The Town of Avoca is located in Steuben County and has a population of about 2,250. The … Findings The Town has accumulated excessive fund balances in the town-wide and town-outside-village general and highway … on a daily basis and deposit all cash receipts intact or in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes timely. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131New York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices for … unnecessary fund balance, the Board and District officials have withheld significant funds from productive use and … taxes that were higher than necessary. District officials have not developed a multiyear operational plan. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107York Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-295)
… of our audit was to determine whether the District’s online banking transactions were safeguarded for the period … officials were not aware of any agreements regarding online banking. District officials did not develop written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/york-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-295East Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… School District (District) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate to protect District information technology (IT) systems and data. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that network and financial software access controls were adequate to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareCobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementTown of Somers – Justice Court (2013M-198)
… bank account within 72 hours of collection, as required by law. Submit monthly reports to the JCF no later than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-somers-justice-court-2013m-198State Agencies Bulletin No. 1914
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase and a … OSC will process an electronic input file from NYSCOPBA to deduct a one-time retroactive dues adjustment for … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. Questions regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1914-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationTown of Grafton – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2013M-133)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the Board’s claims auditing … payments are made in a timely manner. Seek to recoup funds paid to the vendor for the services that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/30/town-grafton-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2013m-133East Greenbush Community Library – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-223)
… Background The East Greenbush Community Library, located in the Town of East Greenbush in Rensselaer County, is a special district public library … which received its charter from the State Board of Regents in 1988. The Library is governed by a Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/10/25/east-greenbush-community-library-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-223Town of Richmondville – Administration of Grant Moneys (2013M-374)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s administration of grant fund moneys for the period of May 4, 2009 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-richmondville-administration-grant-moneys-2013m-374Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-5)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/25/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-5Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their procurement responsibilities. As a result, $827,000 or 41 percent of the $2 million in procurements we reviewed were made without competitive procurement methods. In addition, because Board members were not familiar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56Village of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… adopted budgets that appropriated fund balance from the water and sewer funds. Consistent appropriation of … repair costs resulted in a decline in water fund balance from $164,063 at the start of the 2011-12 fiscal year to a … year. The Board did not develop a multiyear financial plan to address the water fund’s deficit fund balance or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Village of St. Johnsville – Records and Reports (2015M-1)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2011 through … 2014. Background The Village of St. Johnsville is located in the Town of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-st-johnsville-records-and-reports-2015m-1XI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… or State Register, it remains the procuring state agency's responsibility to ensure adequate competition for all … competition may cause the Office of the State Comptroller’s Bureau of Contracts to withhold approval of any resulting contract and thereby necessitate a new procurement with more extensive outreach efforts. Guide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… Grant Award, Project, and Activities have been established in SFS and Project Budgets are created, agencies are able to … To allow the state to take advantage of discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay Initiative … See Chapter VI.1 Budget Control of this Guide for details on this setup. At least one Federal fund must be set up in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… $3.3 million, which exceeds the 4 percent statutory limit by 8 percentage points. District officials improperly … is nearly 200 times the average unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Village of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds. Key Findings The … On average, reports were 14 days late. Prior to 2017, the code enforcement department did not maintain a record of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214