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Town of Wolcott – Financial Management (2020M-131)
… capital plan or detailed reserve plan. The Board’s ability to effectively manage the Town’s financial condition is … policy governing the reasonable amount of fund balance to maintain and adopt a multiyear financial and capital plan … agreed with our findings and indicated they have begun to inititate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/11/town-wolcott-financial-management-2020m-131Henrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27)
… to both increase real property taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps. As a result, … used. The Board did not adopt budgeting, fund balance or reserve policies or multiyear financial and capital plans. … realistic budgets. Establish budgeting, fund balance and reserve policies and develop multiyear financial and capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/henrietta-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-27Town of Amherst Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-148)
… (CBA). The Board and officials did not properly monitor to ensure the annual report filed with the New York State … of the State Comptroller (OSC) was accurate with respect to job performance, sales tax exemptions and payment in lieu … correct sales tax amounts. Establish adequate procedures to review and verify that all data in the annual report is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2021/09/10/town-amherst-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalWestern Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Oversight of Take-Home Vehicles (2021M-52)
… Determine whether the Western Regional OffTrack Betting Corporation Corporation Board of Directors Board provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-oversight-take-homeFishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… School District (District) officials ensured employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … Key Findings District officials did not ensure employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … potentially overpaid) 30 employees a total of $113,564 in payroll and leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Liberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately safeguarded computerized data from unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adequately safeguard … Central School DistrictDistrict Board of Education Board and District officials adequately safeguarded computerized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73North Greenbush Common School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-112)
… (Board) ensured claims were supported, appropriate and audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings While claims were supported and for appropriate purposes, the Board did not ensure claims … Education Board ensured claims were supported appropriate and audited and approved prior to payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/north-greenbush-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-112Mount Pleasant Blythedale Union Free School District – Procurement (2022M-86)
… not support that they periodically sought competition for purchases totaling $478,613. In particular, officials did … the purchasing policies to include sufficient guidelines for the procurement of professional services. Periodically … service providers. The District used the same vendor for liability insurance for 18 years, heating, ventilation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/28/mount-pleasant-blythedale-union-free-school-district-procurement-2022m-86Windsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… over fuel credit card purchases and fuel inventory to help ensure fuel was used for District purposes and … not accounted for. Employees used District credit cards to purchase fuel, but records were not always maintained to report who used the credit cards or what District vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… West Branch Recreation and Aquatics Committee (Committee) to act under the auspices of the Town and organize … an affiliate of the Town. Inappropriately used Town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Did not … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105Otego-Unadilla Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-26)
… financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … card. Budget-to-actual results in an easily accessible location. Corrective action plan (CAP) in an easily accessible location and include a specific individual responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-26Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Online Banking Access (2022M-179)
… (District) officials limited online banking access and permissions to Board-authorized users. Key Findings District … because no one reviewed online banking users’ access and permissions. Officials at the District also did not monitor … Business Administrator inappropriately had administrative permissions to one or more of the District’s bank accounts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/17/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-online-banking-access-2022m-179East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… Key Recommendations Ensure all non-emergency overtime is preapproved in writing, properly documented and monitored. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118Town of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) rated a Town-owned bridge as being in poor condition in 2019 . While officials have set aside $51,539 for bridge repairs, the Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) estimates the lowest cost to repair the bridge to good condition is $200,000 and replacing the bridge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… $220,708 were not recorded on the District’soriginal asset list. 18 assets totaling $25,022 did not have asset tags, as … the District’s new asset list is complete, accurate and up-to-date and that all fixed assets are tagged. Ensure that all … District’s new asset list. Update the fixed asset policy to require periodic and unannounced inventory counts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Development (2022M-209)
… revenues totaling $41.2 million. This resulted in net operating surpluses totaling more than $24 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-budgetWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… limit and maintaining excess reserves, real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Wheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… IT assets (91 percent) on inventory records. We identified 70 unused IT assets that were at high risk of potential theft …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2