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Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… the Williamsville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … appropriations from 2018-19 through 2021- 22 by a total of $47 million and appropriated $22 million of fund balance that was not needed or used. Adopted annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Penfield Central School District – Procurement (2022M-76)
… School District (District) officials made procurements in accordance with District policies, statutory requirements … Key Findings District officials did not make procurements in accordance with District policies, statutory requirements … District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/21/penfield-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-76Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7York Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the York Central School District (District) Board of Education … in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the York Central School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Town of Brookhaven Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-188)
… To do so, the Board must establish measurable goals for all approved projects and monitor the projects to ensure … Develop and adopt a policy that establishes procedures for approving and monitoring projects. Corporation officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/15/town-brookhaven-local-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoring-2021mBinghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… controls. Assign financial system user access rights based on job duties. Officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated corrective action. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Town of Vestal – Capital Acquisitions (2013M-78)
… of capital assets and projects. The Board did not have a formal multiyear capital plan or a long-term financing plan in place. Town officials relied on annual requests from department heads seeking to fulfill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-vestal-capital-acquisitions-2013m-78Town of Saratoga – Budgeting and Fund Balance Management (2022M-82)
… budgets expecting operating deficits totaling $1,041,991 in the three main operating funds, but operating surpluses … the ensuing year’s appropriations as of December 31, 2021 in the town-wide (TW) general, town-outside-village (TOV) … a plan to reduce the amounts of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits Town taxpayers. Ensure transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-saratoga-budgeting-and-fund-balance-management-2022m-82Minisink Valley Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-80)
… of the Medicaid reimbursements). Between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, the District paid a third-party vendor … needed for the vendor to properly file all Medicaid claims and did not adequately oversee the vendor to ensure Medicaid … eligible services provided. Review all unclaimed services and submit any eligible claims for reimbursement. Except as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/minisink-valley-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-80North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… of the taxpayers. District officials: Paid $1.2 million to six professional service providers without seeking … competition. Used a request for proposals (RFP) process to select certain professional service providers many years … did not seek new competition. Officials paid $2.1 million to six professional service providers who were selected based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… prepared, retained and reviewed. Ensure all claims paid in advance were for allowable purposes, audit claims paid in advance of audit at the next regular Board meeting, or ensure annual audits were conducted in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… officials properly recorded and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not ensure fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly. A physical … the lack of regular inventory checks contributed to: 231 assets that cost $48,700 were not in the District’s inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Lynbrook Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-81)
… Medicaid-eligible services provided were properly filed for Medicaid reimbursements. If all services were provided … As a result, 14 students likely received services for which the District could have filed Medicaid … and valid session notes are prepared and retained for all such encounters. Except as specified in Appendix A, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-81Coeymans Hollow Fire Corporation – Board Oversight (2022M-84)
… take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Company’s response letter. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/11/10/coeymans-hollow-fire-corporation-board-oversight-2022m-84City of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… an independent evaluation of the City's proposed budget for 2017. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as … the accumulated deficits in the City's general, water and sewer funds as of December 31, 2013. The Act requires the … Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16Accounts Payable Advisory No. 5
… USPS and Related Postal Services . Please note there is a new requirement for entering information in the Invoice Field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/5-complex-entity-payments-postageBethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity S9-22-1
… connectivity issues for resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2022/07/15/bethlehem-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9-22-1Otselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Out of nine purchases under the competitive bidding threshold reviewed totaling $109,671 … technology equipment ($8,512), or for the school District’s attorney that was paid $21,038 during our audit period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58XIV.14.A Statewide Accounting Policy - Capital Assets and Depreciation – XIV. Special Procedures
… In October 2015, the balances in the system were converted to the new Statewide Financial System (SFS) Asset Management … (SFS AM), and the system was retired. The SFS AM continues to be maintained by OGS. This section describes policies that are applied to the extent practical in our ACFR presentation for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14a-statewide-accounting-policy-capital-assets-and-depreciationHerkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-28)
… action. Appendix D includes our comment on an issue raised in HCIDA’s response. … Determine whether the Herkimer County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/01/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-project