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Jericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… The Jericho Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead, Nassau … from $9.8 to $12.4 million – for three of the four years in our audit period (2012-13 through 2014-15). The District's debt service fund had a balance of $1.1 million as of June 30, 2016, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328Allegany County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-74)
… 1, 2010 through January 1, 2014. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court … moneys from foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a mechanic’s lien (when the whereabouts of any person … Clerk maintains scanned copies of all court orders filed in his office, he does not make an entry into the court and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/allegany-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-74Vestal Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-08)
… Background The Vestal Central School District is located in the Towns of Vestal and Binghamton in Broome County and in the Town of Owego in Tioga County. … general fund spent $21.7 million less than planned. As a result of these budgetary surpluses, the District did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/vestal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-08Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B8-15-13)
… fiscal year. Background The Village of Suffern, located in Rockland County, has adopted a budget for fiscal year 2015-16 of approximately $17.9 … Findings Significant revenue and expenditure projections in the adopted budget are reasonable. The adopted budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-suffern-budget-review-b8-15-13Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-15-11)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village's tentative budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year … reasonable. Background The Village of Endicott, located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to … funds’ tentative budgets are not balanced and include a deficit of approximately $257,000 and $155,000, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/13/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-15-11Bolton 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 $690,000 of unexpended surplus funds each year, for a total exceeding $2.1 million over a three-year period to …
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 … and submitted to the Board for review that includes a summary statement of projected use and need of the reserve … limited. Currently the District has more than $1 million in a debt service reserve that District officials could not …
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, … 30, 2019. Under Local Finance Law Section 10.10(d), when a school district is authorized by a special or general law …
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)
… Background The Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission is a joint activity which provides recreation and youth service to approximately 190 children residing in the Towns of Hadley and Day in Saratoga County and the Town of Lake Luzerne in Warren …
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)
… assets purchased for $115,351 (two capital assets, with a purchase price of $4,437, had more than one … 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 …
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)
… tuition billed and did not bill $4,345 for tuition due. As a result, the District 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 …
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 records on an annual basis thereafter. As a result, officials may be unable to identify lost or stolen … $2.3 million selected for review: 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded in the inventory records and …
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)
… 1, 2021 through November 1, 2024. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court … money from foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a mechanic’s lien. 1 These actions are recorded in the County Clerk’s office when payments are deposited as …
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)
… tax certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education … 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 …
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 for by …
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
… properly document donations it received totaling $117,300. In addition, 77 of the pool checks were improperly disbursed. … have signed the checks. However, the committee treasurer, a private citizen or a board member signed them. Village of … project debt payments. Village officials incurred $67,000 in additional expenses because they were unable to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… does not adequately address funding levels resulting in overfunded reserves that are not used. Auditors found the … Central School District, saving approximately $326,000 in total salaries and benefits over the past three years. … $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments were not accurate, supported or paid in …
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 … $11,000, or twice the allowable regular contribution, for a combined maximum total contribution of $22,000 for calendar … age 50 and over. These employees can defer up to $1000 in addition to their regular contribution amount, for a …
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 1,500 students, is governed by a five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for …
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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/southampton-union-free-school-district-special-education-claims