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Real Property Tax Cap - School Districts Guidance
… property owned by LIPA. In these instances, the first line of the 2016-2017 tax cap form (prior year levy: Tax Levy … Law § 1020-q [1]) should be included on the fifth line: PILOTs receivable FYE 6/30/2016. As we have previously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districts-guidanceCobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … 2020-21 by an average of $2.8 million, or 6.6 percent, and appropriated fund balance that was not used. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementEast Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate … data. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that network and financial software access controls were adequate … and data from unauthorized access or loss. Sensitive network and financial software access control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareVillage of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… clerk deposited $6,525 belonging to a neighboring village’s justice court for which she also worked. This error was … The Justice was unaware that the Court clerk filed 11 of 15 monthly reports of money collected (73 percent) to the … On average, reports were 14 days late. Prior to 2017, the code enforcement department did not maintain a record of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
Determine whether the Wilson Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… (Controller) effectively managed the Treasurer’s office cash collection process and ensured accounts receivable were … process and software system were deficient, allowing for 916 unaccounted for receipt numbers. Large unreconciled accounts receivable variances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203New York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… District is located in the Towns of Whitestown and New Hartford in Oneida County. The District, which operates one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107York Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-295)
… District’s online banking transactions were safeguarded for the period July 1, 2014 through August 5, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $16.8 … District officials did not develop written procedures for online banking activities. District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/york-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-295Livonia Central School District – Software Management (2016M-293)
… our audit was to assess the District’s software management for the period July 1, 2014 through April 1, 2016. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $33 million. … Board’s acceptable-use policies do not detail practices for enforcement, such as monitoring computer use and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/livonia-central-school-district-software-management-2016m-293Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… Fire Company (Company) officials provided oversight of financial operations to ensure funds were safeguarded. … Key Findings Company officials did not provide oversight of financial operations to ensure funds were safeguarded. As … the former Treasurer was able to misappropriate $64,972 of Company funds from January 2016 through December 2019. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their procurement responsibilities. As a result, $827,000 or 41 percent of the $2 million in procurements we reviewed were made without competitive procurement methods. In addition, because Board members were not familiar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… timely accounting records and reports to allow the Common Council Council to effectively manage financial operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26North Country Community College – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-354)
… controls over selected College financial operations for the period September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. … members and a student trustee. The College’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $13.6 million. Key Findings … fiscal year. Some students were overbilled or underbilled for services received and student refund checks were printed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/28/north-country-community-college-internal-controls-over-selectedCamillus Volunteer Fire Department – Fiscal Operations (2014M-072)
… under the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and is located in the Town of Camillus in Onondaga County. The Department provides fire protection … is properly recorded and reported. Debit cards were used in violation of the Department’s bylaws, which require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/06/camillus-volunteer-fire-department-fiscal-operations-2014m-072Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
Town of Avoca Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations 2017M131
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District – Financial Management and Fuel Inventory (2017M-240)
… was to determine whether the Board adequately managed District finances by adopting realistic budgets and … and implementing a long-term financial plan, and whether District officials adequately safeguarded fuel inventories … The Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District is located in the towns of Oppenheim, Ephratah, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/oppenheim-ephratah-st-johnsville-central-school-district-financialMcGraw Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-248)
… fund balance and reserve fund levels were reasonable for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017. Background … has approximately 575 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2017-18 fiscal year total approximately $12.1 … unrestricted fund balance as a financing source each year for the 2014-15 through 2016-17 budgets, but the amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/23/mcgraw-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-248Haldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… Implement appropriate physical controls in the server and Internet service rooms to better protect the District’s IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationBrushton-Moira Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition … Central School District is located in the Towns of Bangor, Brandon, Dickinson and Moira in Franklin County and the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/brushton-moira-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-340Bradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… audit was to evaluate the District's financial management for the period July 1, 2012 through April 15, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $8.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253