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Andover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… Background The Andover Central School District is located in Allegany and Steuben Counties. The District is governed by … limited. Currently the District has more than $1 million in a debt service reserve that District officials could not … with any outstanding debt, and more than $1.1 million in general fund reserves that exceeded reasonable needs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… 60 days in jail, five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution of $50,000 to the village. “Too many public … to her husband and used village funds to date on Match.com. She was able to do so because village officials provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftReview of Credit Card Expenses at Finger Lakes DDSO
… worth more than $1 million, gave one vendor an unfair advantage in obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/12/review-credit-card-expenses-finger-lakes-ddsoState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school audits have been issued. Dansville Central School District – Information Technology and … rights or backup and disaster recovery. Letchworth Central School District – Reserves (Allegany County) The district’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also inappropriately used town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Auditors … December 2017 but was completed in October 2020. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsOrleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-6)
… through November 1, 2024. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then … office when payments are deposited as required by court order. Additionally, in certain circumstances, 2 funds from … estates are entrusted to the Treasurer for safekeeping by order of the Surrogate’s Court. Together, the Treasurer, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/12/13/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-6Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) properly … certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. However, District officials did not develop procedures … certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
Determine whether the Avon Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Saranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… (District) officials properly billed and collected tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … District officials did not properly bill and collect tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … March 27, 2023, the District had not collected $59,336 of tuition billed and did not bill $4,345 for tuition due. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether West Genesee Central School District (District) officials … Determine whether West Genesee Central School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Middle Island Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-93)
… Background The Middle Island Fire District is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The District is governed by an elected … through 2012, the Board did not prepare District budgets in the format prescribed by OSC or prepare budgets based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/middle-island-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-93Bloomingburg Fire Company #1 – Disbursements (2013M-83)
… made 149 check disbursements totaling $81,400 and 157 debit card transactions totaling $32,200. Key Findings The … Nine of the 40 checks totaling $8,700 and 20 of the 60 debit card transactions totaling $7,500 had no documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/bloomingburg-fire-company-1-disbursements-2013m-83City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-14-25)
… The proposed budget does not include an amount to cover the City’s required contribution toward costs for the … limit. Key Recommendations Include an appropriation to cover the City’s required contribution for the COPS program. … taxes or increasing the contingency appropriation to cover the amount of uncollectible taxes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-14-25West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… that Company officials require multiple signatures for the withdrawal or disbursement of Company funds. Establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mKendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… to assess the District’s use of capital project resources for the period July 1, 2012 through June 9, 2017. Background … Board of Education. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $17.4 … not properly informed prior to voting on a proposition for a District-wide capital improvement project because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194Red Hook Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-105)
… July 1, 2014 through December 17, 2015. Background The Red Hook Central School District is located in the Towns of Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Milan in Dutchess County, as well as … Red Hook Central School District Financial Management 2016M105 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/red-hook-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-105Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … appropriated $21.7 million of unrestricted fund balance to help finance operations, which was not needed because the … The reserve fund policy did not adequately address how reserves would be funded and used. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-274Sandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to analyze the school lunch fund’s financial … 800 students and 220 employees, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… entity covering the area of 13 component school districts in Orleans and Niagara counties. BOCES, which provides shared services in which component districts participate to enhance their … not statutorily allowed and had approximately $2.4 million in reserves that were not used and did not evidence plans for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mIthaca City School District – Transportation State Aid and Information Technology (2017M-63)
… audit was to examine the District’s transportation State aid procedures and information technology (IT) controls for … officials did not apply for all the transportation State aid to which the District was entitled for bus purchases. The … the preparation and submission of transportation State aid documentation and the performance of an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/ithaca-city-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-information