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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditMaine-Endwell Central School District - Leave Records (2019M-40)
… deducted from the leave accrual records. Our tests of 69 employees found 12 days, valued at $3,700, which were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/maine-endwell-central-school-district-leave-records-2019m-40Spencer-Van Etten Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period … and has set aside sufficient reserves. District officials have engaged in multiple cost-savings opportunities, reduced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/spencer-van-etten-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-233Utica Academy of Science Charter School – Purchasing (2015M-71)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s purchasing procedures for the period … approximately $2.7 million. Key Finding School officials have generally made purchases after obtaining the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/06/26/utica-academy-science-charter-school-purchasing-2015m-71Springs Union Free School District - Payroll (2018M-222)
… absence request form. Vacation and sick leave balances for 11 of 33 employees tested (33 percent) were overstated on nine occasions (by a total of 20.5 days valued at $4,694) and understated on seven occasions (by … and CBAs. Implement and enforce procedures over leave accrual record maintenance, including how employees request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/springs-union-free-school-district-payroll-2018m-222Kinderhook Central School District - Procurement (2018M-137)
… not provide documentation that they obtained quotes prior to making three purchases totaling $18,174. District officials were unable to provide documentation supporting their selection of four … of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they have initiated corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/kinderhook-central-school-district-procurement-2018m-137Candor Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-268)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over financial activity … $420,000. Key Findings The Treasurer’s budget-to-actual reports did not include revenues or a complete … of expenditures. The cash receipts process did not have an audit trail beginning with the initial point of cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/candor-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-268Wyoming County – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-94)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine selected County financial management activities … analysis or considered alternative sites or options prior to entering into a 17.5 year lease for office space with a … or contracts for insurance coverage. County officials have not adopted comprehensive written cash receipts policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/11/20/wyoming-county-selected-financial-activities-2015m-94Edinburg Common School District – Tax Collection (2016M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Tax Collector’s process for the period July 1, … cash collections but remitted $92,323 in cash collections to the Business Manager for deposit, resulting in a shortage … could not determine whether penalties of $456 that should have been paid were actually collected. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/09/edinburg-common-school-district-tax-collection-2016m-233Town of Yates - Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2018M-154)
… financial records and reports were not adequate: The bookkeeper maintained two cash ledgers. Bank reconciliations … The Supervisor did not provide: Adequate oversight of the bookkeeper to ensure that records were accurate and … and up-to-date. Provide effective oversight of the bookkeeper. Provide the Board adequate, comprehensive and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/10/12/town-yates-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2018m-154Village of Newport – Financial Management (2017M-12)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and Village officials adopted … increased $148,357 (60 percent) over the past three years to $396,383, as of May 31, 2016. Village officials have not developed a comprehensive, written multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/28/village-newport-financial-management-2017m-12Hilton Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-200)
… risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive network access control weaknesses that we confidentially communicated to officials, we found that: District officials did not … officials agreed with our findings and indicated they have initiated corrective action. … audit hilton school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/hilton-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-200Fishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… cards, Board minutes, and Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) online submission request for records. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28Village of Monticello – Payroll (2022M-59)
… Village of Monticello (Village) officials ensured that payroll and payroll-related benefits were paid properly. Key Findings … accounted for $39,000 of the total overpayments. The payroll clerk accrued and used unauthorized leave and paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/11/18/village-monticello-payroll-2022m-59Wappingers Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-88)
… sought competition for the procurement of professional services in accordance with the procurement policy. Key … District’s procurement policy when procuring professional services. District Officials: Did not use competitive … respectively. Key Recommendations Ensure professional services are procured in a competitive manner in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/wappingers-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-88South Mountain Hickory Common School District – Financial Management (2022M-49)
… budgets been developed, the Trustee and Treasurer could have used surplus fund balance to reduce the tax levy, rather than increasing the 2021-22 … balance as a percentage of the next year’s appropriations to exceed the 4 percent statutory limit. Prepared unreliable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/south-mountain-hickory-common-school-district-financial-management-2022mTown of Groton – Highway Department Asset Accountability (2022M-117)
… assets costing less than $5,000, procedures for adding new assets and necessary detailed information to properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-groton-highway-department-asset-accountability-2022m-117Ripley Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-23)
… written multiyear financial plan and did not adhere to the fund balance policy. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets … the amount of appropriated fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Develop and adopt a comprehensive written … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they have initiated or will initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-23Village of Palmyra - Justice Court Operations (2019M-202)
… provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court (Court) to ensure receipts were collected, deposited, recorded, … old cases recorded in the accounting system dating back to the 1990s, with outstanding held bail and restitution … officials agreed with our findings and recommendations and have implemented corrective action. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/01/17/village-palmyra-justice-court-operations-2019m-202Town of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… condition, and Ensured that Town officials did not have prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings The … from a $57,650 deficit balance at the end of 2014 to a $202,369 deficit balance of at the end of 2018. The … the requirements General Municipal Law as they relate to conflicts of interest. Town officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222