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Town of Marilla – Town Supervisor’s Activities (2015M-27)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Supervisor’s financial records … 1, 2009 through February 3, 2015. Background The Town of Marilla is located in Erie County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/22/town-marilla-town-supervisors-activities-2015m-272020 Financial Condition Report – 2020 Financial Condition Report
… the convergence of two dramatically different periods to New York State. The nation’s longest recorded economic expansion continued to generate overall job growth through most of the fiscal … significantly impacted the State’s economy. The transition to a new fiscal year then brought the loss of more than 1.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2020-fcrAlexander 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 Adopt budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… revenues (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for … actual expenditures. Did not develop multiyear financial and capital plans or adopt a reasonable fund balance policy. … the TW general fund and use excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Westfield, Town of – Financial Management (2013M-389)
… budgets that inappropriately allocated sales and use tax revenues to the general town-wide fund, at the expense of … on personal service costs. Account for all sales and use tax revenues in the town-outside-village funds until real property taxes in those funds are reduced to zero, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/02/westfield-town-financial-management-2013m-389Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… Ensure pre-numbered receipts and tickets are issued for all ECA fund events, and issue pre-numbered receipts for all collections from ECA advisors. Ensure all checks have two signatures and payments are approved by …
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)
… 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)
… were properly authorized, recorded and reported and that money was safeguarded. Key Findings The Board did not ensure … by the membership for payment each month. Adopt a code of ethics and ensure officers comply with the disclosure … receipts, and require two members to count the money and certify the amounts submitted to the Treasurer. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mSullivan West Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-40)
… The Sullivan West Central School District is located in Sullivan County. The District, which is governed by an … to reserves at the end of each fiscal year, resulting in real property taxes that were higher than necessary. Two reserve fund balances were in excess of the amounts needed for authorized purposes. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/15/sullivan-west-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-40Schenevus Central School District – Budgeting (2014M-123)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through December 18, 2013. … with approximately 365 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled approximately $7.73 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/schenevus-central-school-district-budgeting-2014m-123Town of Dix – Supervisor’s Control of Cash (2022M-57)
… 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 found: The former Supervisor did not … documentation to support she was entitled to receive these benefits. The findings regarding the former bookkeeper were …
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-187Village of Tuckahoe – Financial Condition (2015M-88)
… 3, 2015. Background The Village of Tuckahoe is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately … Findings The Board underestimated expenditures by $119,527 in 2011-12 and by more than $1 million in 2013-14, which led to operating deficits in each year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/10/village-tuckahoe-financial-condition-2015m-88Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of … water bills tested were not calculated correctly resulting in approximately $70,000 of lost revenue for the Town. All 51 water bill adjustments reviewed, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… Objective Determine if extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly collected, recorded, remitted, deposited, disbursed and reconciled. Key Findings ECA funds were not properly collected, recorded, remitted, … action. … Determine if extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded remitted deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom2022 Black History Month Celebration
… Watch a Replay of the Event In honor of Black History Month, Comptroller DiNapoli hosted … prominent black leaders who advocate for protecting people in need and the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity, and … History Month The first Black History Month was celebrated in 1976 at the nation’s bicentennial, and has been celebrated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-black-history-month-celebrationCambria Housing Authority – Financial Management (2015M-316)
… 2015. Background The Cambria Housing Authority is located in the Town of Cambria in Niagara County. The Authority, which was established … Maintain adequate documentation of how each tenant’s rent in calculated. Annually recertify each tenant’s income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/02/12/cambria-housing-authority-financial-management-2015m-316Town 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-130Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-61)
… Board’s management of the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through January 4, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $24.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementCattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-77)
… governmental entity covering 22 component school districts in a four-county area. BOCES is governed by a nine-member … three reserves. BOCES has restricted more than $15 million in funds that should have been returned to the component and … that all surplus funds, except those properly restricted in reserves in accordance with applicable statutes, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial