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Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and … written reserve fund policy or transparently fund reserves. Take appropriate action to address overfunded reserves. Funding reserves at levels …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Addison Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2023M-6)
… policy. District officials: Paid approximately $365,000 to 12 of the District’s 14 professional service providers … five years as required by Chapter 263 of the Laws of 2005. Have consistently used the same construction management … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/07/addison-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2023m-6Hancock Fire Department - Financial Operations (2018M-236)
… Board should require more support for collections, such as tickets or receipts. The finance committee should audit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/05/03/hancock-fire-department-financial-operations-2018m-236Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… not use most of the debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized $775,000 in cumulative tax savings if the Board … maintained the same 2013-14 tax levy and used reserves to pay for related expenditures. Key Recommendations The … based on historical or other known trends. Review reserves to determine whether they are necessary and reasonably funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… and capital plans or adopt a reasonable fund balance policy. Key Recommendations The Board should: Ensure the … for revenues and appropriations are reasonable based on historical or known trends. Develop multiyear financial and capital plans and revise its fund balance policy. Reduce unassigned balance in the TW general fund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Alexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… fund balance was appropriated each year, but was not used to finance operations. When unused appropriated fund balance … fund balance exceeded the limit each year by $345,000 to $611,000, or 2 to 3 percentage points. Key Recommendations … with our findings and recommendations and indicated they have initiated or planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… and disbursed. Key Findings Student treasurers and advisors failed to maintain pre-numbered tickets and … issue pre-numbered receipts for all collections from ECA advisors. Ensure all checks have two signatures and payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mVillage of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… The Board could improve its budgeting and management of fund balance and reserves. The Board: Adopted budgets with … water and sewer funds. Maintained unreasonable levels of fund balance in the general, water and sewer funds that ranged between 29 percent and 128 percent of subsequent years’ budget appropriations. Did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Poland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-218)
… Require more support for collections received, such as tickets or press-numbered receipts, and require two members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mTown of Busti – Taxpayer Equity (2015M-349)
… Town officials were properly budgeting and allocating highway department expenditures for the period January 1, … within its borders. Budgeted appropriations for the highway fund for 2015 totaled approximately $1.1 million. Key … properly budget for or allocate approximately $135,000 in highway equipment purchases between the town-wide and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/03/25/town-busti-taxpayer-equity-2015m-349Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-73)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District awarded Length of Service Award … officials did not award the appropriate number of points to volunteers for participation in department responses and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/31/niskayuna-no-2-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2015m-73Riverhead Central School District – Vendor Master File (2017M-139)
… update existing entries. The District did not have an IRS W-9 form (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/riverhead-central-school-district-vendor-master-file-2017m-139Holland Patent Central School District – Access to the Student Information System (2016M-326)
… period July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. Background The Holland Patent Central School District is located in the … Holland Patent Central School District Access to the Student …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/holland-patent-central-school-district-access-student-information-systemErie County Water Authority – Information Technology (2018M-9)
… necessity and appropriateness. Review the Internet usage log to ensure compliance with the computer use policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/04/erie-county-water-authority-information-technology-2018m-9Village of Candor – Fund Balance (2017M-148)
… May 31, 2017. Background The Village of Candor is located in the Town of Candor in Tioga County and has a population of approximately 850. … Although fund balance declined by $117,000 (35 percent) in 2016-17, the balance as of May 31, 2017 was $213,000, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/10/27/village-candor-fund-balance-2017m-148Ticonderoga Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-182)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the … for all transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. Club collections were not supported by adequate documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/22/ticonderoga-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-extraScience Academies of New York Charter Schools – Purchase versus Lease of Buildings (2017M-279)
… analysis when deciding whether to lease or purchase school buildings for the period July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2017. … Academies of New York Charter Schools (SANY) has school buildings in the City of Syracuse and the Town of Geddes in … not analyze purchasing options before deciding to lease buildings. We estimate SANY could have achieved savings of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/03/30/science-academies-new-york-charter-schools-purchase-versus-lease-buildingsCity of Yonkers – Payroll (2017M-212)
… for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $546 million. Key Findings The City’s leave accrual processes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/02/city-yonkers-payroll-2017m-212Sherrill City School District – Reserve Funds (2017M-247)
… policies for any of its reserve funds other than its health insurance reserve. The tax certiorari reserve is overfunded … Adopt policies for reserve funds other than the health insurance reserve that address the purpose of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/02/sherrill-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2017m-247Town of Lincklaen – Board Oversight (2017M-37)
Town of Lincklaen Board Oversight 2017M37
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-lincklaen-board-oversight-2017m-37