Search
Bolton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-58)
… Background The Bolton Central School District is located in Warren County. The District is governed by the Board of … were consistently and significantly overestimated. In addition, although the Board appropriated more than … does not reduce the excessive unexpended surplus funds in a manner that benefits the taxpayers. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/bolton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-58Andover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… Background The Andover Central School District is located in Allegany and Steuben Counties. The District is governed by … limited. Currently the District has more than $1 million in a debt service reserve that District officials could not … with any outstanding debt, and more than $1.1 million in general fund reserves that exceeded reasonable needs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… Wyandanch Union Free School District (District) is located in Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, as amended … of 2020, authorized the District to issue serial bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4.5 million, to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2019. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission – Governance and Cash Receipts (2016M-262)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine Board oversight of Commission operations and the cash receipts process for the … March 31, 2016. Background The Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission is a joint activity which provides recreation and … County and the Town of Lake Luzerne in Warren County. The Commission is governed by a seven-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/30/hadley-luzerne-joint-youth-commission-governance-and-cash-receipts-2016mOrleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… 27, purchased for $33,349, were not recorded in the capital asset records. 13, purchased for $22,099, were … not verify whether capital asset purchases were recorded in the records. They also did not investigate discrepancies … the capital asset records when exceptions were found in the June 2022 fiscal year-end physical inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Saranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… had not been paid $63,681 of the $107,167 (59 percent) in tuition owed to the District during the 2019-20 through … were prepared and issued to the school districts of origin in a timely manner for all nonresident foster care students … at the District. Maintain a receivable control account in the District’s accounting records to ensure that tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… were on hand. The last physical inventory was completed in 2017 and officials only updated the District’s asset … $2.3 million selected for review: 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded in the inventory records and 38 of these assets that cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Orleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-6)
The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 2021 through November 1 2024
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/12/13/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-6Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted in our prior audit ( Payroll and Reserve Funds - 2016M-242) that we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax … and District officials have no assurance that the amount in the tax certiorari reserve fund is reasonable or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in all five years we reviewed, totaling $8.2 million. Appropriating fund balance that is not needed is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided … annual expenditures for 344 years and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $866,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits have been issued. Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (Delaware County) The board did not properly manage pool project donations or disbursements. The board also … it received totaling $117,300. In addition, 77 of the pool checks were improperly disbursed. The town supervisor, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… found the district’s retirement contribution, debt, repair, property loss and liability, and insurance reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 298
… Compensation "Catch Up" provision, available to employees in each of the last three years prior to normal retirement … age 50 and over. These employees can defer up to $1000 in addition to their regular contribution amount, for a combined total contribution of $12,000 in 2002. Employees cannot have both "Catch Up" and "50 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/298-changes-processing-deferred-compensation-calendar-year-2002Solvay Union Free School District – Payroll (2017M-257)
… The Solvay Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Geddes and Camillus, in Onondaga County. The District, which has approximately … wages we reviewed were accurately paid. We found errors in the District’s calculation of 403(b) matching …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/02/solvay-union-free-school-district-payroll-2017m-257Southampton Union Free School District – Special Education Claims Processing (2016M-200)
… The Southampton Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County. The District, … claims but have not formally documented their procedures in writing, which can lead to a lack of guidance and inconsistencies in how the procedures are carried out. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/southampton-union-free-school-district-special-education-claimsSauquoit Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-88)
… The Sauquoit Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Bridgewater, Kirkland, Marshall, New Hartford and Paris in Oneida County and the Towns of Frankfort and Litchfield in Herkimer County. The District, which operates three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/sauquoit-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-88Lyme Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-383)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/lyme-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-383Elmont Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2017M-82)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $85.8 … The District overestimated expenditures by $19 million for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. For fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/elmont-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-82Ellenville Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-330)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/18/ellenville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-330University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-292)
… Men is located in the City of Rochester and is governed by a 10-member Board. The School’s budgeted appropriations for … are approximately $4.9 million. Key Finding We selected a random sample of 25 students and found that the School did … We found that seven students’ files did not contain a proof of residency. In addition, three of the students had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/24/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-student-enrollment-and