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Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… was missing information and misleading, which resulted in a 58 percent decrease in real property taxes. Adopted a 2021 budget with a $749,159 increase in the tax levy over the prior year and levied more taxes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130York Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-93)
… paid $360,896 for information technology (IT) services in 2020-21 without documenting the specific services the IT vendor was contracted to provide. In addition, sensitive network access control weaknesses were … access policy. Disable unneeded network user accounts in a timely manner, and regularly review user accounts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-93Town of Dix – Supervisor’s Control of Cash (2022M-57)
… whether the Town of Dix (Town) Supervisor ensured cash in his custody was properly collected and disbursed. Key Findings The former Supervisor did not ensure all cash in his custody was properly collected and disbursed. We … for cash receipts and disbursements and online banking. In 2020, the former bookkeeper received $1,254 in dental and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/02/town-dix-supervisors-control-cash-2022m-57Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… could not demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt … on taxpayers and withholds funds that may have been used in a more beneficial way. Key Recommendations Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… auditor. Collections totaling $5,767 were not recorded in the accounting records and were not deposited in the bank and collections of $845,258 were missing key … from a middle school were performed incorrectly, resulting in balance errors totaling as much as $9,370 that went …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomTown of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations. Key Findings Town officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. Specifically: 104 of 1,380 water bills tested were not calculated correctly resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… manage the Town’s financial condition, which resulted in the townwide (TW) general fund having unassigned fund … revise its fund balance policy. Reduce unassigned balance in the TW general fund and use excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Town officials generally …
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)
… While the Board and District officials used $3.1 million in excess reserve funds as a financing source for a capital project, they did not do so in accordance with applicable statutes. Appropriations were … balance that will be used to fund operations. Use reserves in accordance with legal requirements. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… Adopted budgets with unrealistic estimates, which resulted in operating surpluses and unused appropriated fund balances in the general, water and sewer funds. Maintained unreasonable levels of fund balance in the general, water and sewer funds that ranged between 29 …
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)
… and two Board members did not publicly disclose, in writing, their deemed interests in contracts totaling $91,106 with the Company. Company … officers comply with the disclosure requirements set forth in the law. Require more support for collections received, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mAddison Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2023M-6)
… did not seek competition for most professional services in accordance with District policy. District officials: Paid … for professional services or did not seek competition in a timely manner, officials cannot assure taxpayers that services were procured in the most economical way and without favoritism. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/07/addison-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2023m-6Victor Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-117)
… Background The Victor Central School District is located in the Town of Perinton in Monroe County, the Towns of East Bloomfield, Farmington, and Victor in Ontario County and the Town of Macedon in Wayne County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/victor-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-117Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-75)
… Shoreham-Wading River Central School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, Suffolk County. The … estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in the annual budget. Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unassigned fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-financial-management-2017mPhoenix Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-96)
… Background The Phoenix Central School District is located in the Towns of Granby, Hastings, Palermo, Schroeppel and Volney in Oswego County and the Towns of Clay and Lysander in Onondaga County. The District has approximately 1,810 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/08/04/phoenix-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-96Putnam Central School District – Budgeting (2015M-243)
… Background The Putnam Central School District is located in the Towns of Putnam and Dresden in Washington County and the Town of Ticonderoga in Essex County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/putnam-central-school-district-budgeting-2015m-243Morrisville-Eaton Central School District – Online Banking (2017M-98)
… The Morrisville-Eaton Central School District is located in the Towns of Eaton, Fenner, Lebanon, Lincoln, Nelson, Smithfield and Stockbridge in Madison County. The District, which has approximately 660 … online banking transactions. Not all employees involved in the online banking process have received Internet security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/morrisville-eaton-central-school-district-online-banking-2017m-98Otselic Valley Central School District – Capital Project (2015M-263)
… purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s involvement in the District’s $17 million capital project for the period … The Otselic Valley Central School District is located in the Chenango and Madison County Towns of Otselic, … Board did not ensure that goods and services were procured in compliance with General Municipal Law. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-capital-project-2015m-263West Genesee Central School District – Segregation of Duties (2016M-303)
… The West Genesee Central School District is located in the Towns of Camillus, Geddes, Onondaga, Elbridge and Van Buren in Onondaga County. The District, which operates seven … concentrated with one position, and there was no process in place for someone independent from the recordkeeping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/west-genesee-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-303Niskayuna No. 2 Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2015M-73)
… separate from the Town of Niskayuna and Schenectady County in which it is located. The District is governed by an … number of points to volunteers for participation in department responses and accurately record volunteer … activities. District officials did not review the entries in the computer program unless the points earned as indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/07/31/niskayuna-no-2-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2015m-73Town of Busti – Taxpayer Equity (2015M-349)
… October 21, 2015. Background The Town of Busti is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … for 2015 totaled approximately $1.1 million. Key Findings In 2014, Town officials did not 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-349