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Village of Scottsville – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-165)
… 17, 2015. Background The Village of Scottsville is located in Monroe County. The Village, which has a population of … The Board underestimated revenues and expenditures in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 budgets. Key Recommendations Adopt … budgeting practices and a multiyear financial plan to use in conjunction with the adopted fund balance policy. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/13/village-scottsville-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-165Village of Cayuga Heights – Board Oversight (2014M-292)
… 2014. Background The Village of Cayuga Heights is located in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and has a population … process does not comply with the procedures outlined in the policy. Key Recommendations Reconcile cash in a timely manner using a standard format and ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/11/03/village-cayuga-heights-board-oversight-2014m-292South Lewis Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-83)
… September 30, 2015. Background The South Lewis Central School District is located in the Towns of Greig, Leyden, … South Lewis Central School District Financial Condition 2016M83 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/south-lewis-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-83Afton Central School District –Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (2016M-134)
… Background The Afton Central School District is located in the Towns of Coleville, Sanford, Afton, Bainbridge and Coventry and the Village of Afton in Chenango County. The District, which operates one school … Ensure that unrestricted fund balance remains in compliance with the statutory limit. Review all reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/afton-central-school-district-management-fund-balance-and-reserves-2016mTown of Barker – Justice Court Operations (2016M-422)
… totaling approximately $75,000. Key Findings Not all case files included documentation of the Justice's adjudication, indicating the case resolution and the amount of fines and surcharges the … without the original data being documented in the case files. Key Recommendations Verify that all case files …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-barker-justice-court-operations-2016m-422Monticello Housing Authority – Housing Choice Voucher Programs (2016M-272)
… was to assess the Authority’s administration of Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for the period April 1, 2015 … Monticello Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Programs 2016M272 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/10/monticello-housing-authority-housing-choice-voucher-programs-2016m-272State Agencies Bulletin No. 1883
… The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2021 maximum salary limit for members of ORP in Tiers 1 through 5. Affected Employees Employees who are members of … Dates Effective as of Administration checks dated January 6, 2021 and Institution checks dated January 14, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1883-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-tiers-1-through-5Town of Saranac - Cash Management (2019M-32)
… Town officials maximized interest earnings and minimized bank fees. Key Findings The Board did not develop and manage … program to ensure interest earnings were maximized and bank fees were minimized. Had the Supervisor invested … by $56,324 during the audit period. The Town incurred bank fees totaling $3,327 while receiving $920 in interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-saranac-cash-management-2019m-32Glens Falls City School District - Financial Management (2019M-12)
… past three fiscal years and the surplus fund balance was in excess of the statutory limit at fiscal year-ends 2015-16 … were consistently overestimated which resulted in the increasing fund balance levels and the District not … multiyear financial and capital plan. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/18/glens-falls-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-12Western New York Maritime Charter School - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-176)
… Determine whether student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported. Key Findings School officials did not review tuition billing prepared by the School’s contracted accounting firm. An incorrect formula was … Determine whether student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/11/22/western-new-york-maritime-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billingPoughkeepsie City School District - Payroll (2019M-110)
… District officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly approved and … were paid a total of $26,088 for 168.5 days of accrued leave above the carryover limit without Board approval. Key … contracts and CBAs. Implement and enforce procedures over leave accrual record maintenance. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-payroll-2019m-110Village of Fort Ann – Financial Condition (2014M-197)
… 28, 2014. Background The Village of Fort Ann is located in Washington County and has a population of approximately … appropriated excessive amounts of fund balance in the general fund to finance operations, which caused this fund to be in fiscal stress at the end of the 2013-14 fiscal year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/14/village-fort-ann-financial-condition-2014m-197State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… officials should not have paid $74,980 to a local gas station. The erroneous payments comprised $57,415 in taxes and $17,565 in finance charges and other fees. Find out how your government money is spent at Open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditTown of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Oversight (2021M-37)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation (THLDC) Board of Directors (Board) properly approved and monitored projects. Key Finding While the Board properly approved and monitored projects in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-projectVillage of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-14-4)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year … reasonable. Background The Village of Hempstead, located in Nassau County, issued debt totaling $4.2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general and water funds as of May 31, 2005. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/01/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-14-4Town of Palermo - Timeliness of the Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2020M-67)
… Supervisor maintained up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Town Supervisor: Did not maintain up-to-date records and reports. Completed the 2018 and 2019 books and records after … documents (AUDs), which are required annual financial reports, with our office in a timely manner. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/21/town-palermo-timeliness-supervisors-records-and-reports-2020m-67Town of Pierrepont – Fiscal Stress (2014M-314)
… fund balance to be maintained. The Board has appropriated more fund balance than it had available in its budgets, … fund deficits. The Board has not developed a comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plan. Key … to finance operations in ensuing years’ budgets. Develop a comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/12/19/town-pierrepont-fiscal-stress-2014m-314Town of Great Valley – Town Clerk (2014M-29)
… receipts for certain licenses and fees. The Clerk did not deposit all collections or remit all tax collections to the … Key Recommendations Issue duplicate receipts when no other form of receipt is available. Deposit all collections in the bank in a timely and intact manner and remit by check all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/20/town-great-valley-town-clerk-2014m-29Madison Central School District - Reserves and Debt Service Fund (2019M-63)
… were overfunded. The approximately $1 million balance in the debt service fund was not used towards the $2.8 million in debt payments made by the District during the three-year … and determine if the amounts are necessary, reasonable and in compliance with statutes. To the extent they are not, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/madison-central-school-district-reserves-and-debt-service-fund-2019m-63Southside Academy Charter School - Enrollment and Billing (2019M-70)
… is kept on file. Refund money due to the SCSD and bill the appropriate resident districts for the errors made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/05/31/southside-academy-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2019m-70