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Niagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… formed for the purpose of providing housing services in the City of Niagara Falls in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by … Key Findings The Executive Director received $6,400 in improper stipends and sold more unused vacation leave than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-directorState University of New York Upstate Medical Center – Selected Travel Expenses
… we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses during the three year period ended March … for two individuals paid by SUNY Center with outliers in the area of mileage; one of these individuals also had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/26/state-university-new-york-upstate-medical-center-selected-travel-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… user accounts and disable those that were unnecessary. In addition, the board did not have an adequate contract and … Condition (St. Lawrence County) The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit … did not document 948 scheduled services totaling $66,695 in the special education system as provided. Odessa-Montour …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Town of Caledonia – Financial Management (2013M-363)
… monitoring and, as a result, repeatedly adopted budgets with inaccurate estimates for revenues, expenditures and … balance. The Supervisor did not provide each Board member with budget-to-actual reports to monitor the budget … for the budgeting process, and develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates of revenues and expenditures, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-caledonia-financial-management-2013m-363Internal Control System Components
… period January 1, 2013 through May 21, 2015. Background In 1987, the Legislature passed the New York State … control, and issuing the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government (Standards). The Standards form … internal control system appropriately addresses all five com …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/internal-control-system-componentsNorth Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… audit was to examine the District’s budgeting practices for the period July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015. … kindergarten through first grade and then pays tuition for its students to attend one of four other school … Board of Education. The District’s operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $2.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112State Agencies Bulletin No. 1015
… information is available. A bulletin will be issued in the near future announcing the guidelines for employees enrolled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1015-termination-deduction-code-101-bondsShelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… allowed 4 percent maximum. The District’s reserve policy does not define how reserve funds should be used. In addition, we found that … a formal plan to define how reserves will be funded, how much will be reserved, and when reserves will be used. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Village of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… collected 810 payments totaling approximately $67,700 in fines, surcharges and fees from January 1, 2012 through … received. We found that the Court had an excess of $5,860 in unidentified revenue. We also found that the Court was holding onto $3,650 in bail money that was over six years old. The Court is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4City of Poughkeepsie – Budget Review (B6-17-1)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City's adopted budget for the 2017 fiscal year are … reasonable. Background The City of Poughkeepsie, located in Dutchess County, has had a general fund balance deficit … the period from 2011 through 2015, causing the increase in the general fund balance deficit. Key Findings The City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/02/09/city-poughkeepsie-budget-review-b6-17-1School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… contracts (EPC) entered into by eight school districts for the period of October 1, 1998 through August 21, 2013. Background An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which … to improve the energy efficiency of, or produce energy for, a facility in exchange for a portion of the energy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-362)
… The Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District is located in the Town of Andover in Allegany County and the Towns of … which operates two schools with approximately 920 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of … will be reserved, how each reserve will be funded and when the balances will be used to finance related costs. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/canisteo-greenwood-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-362Accounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… Verizon for Landline Phone Services Guidance: Consistent with the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, … unintended service interruptions. Also, consistent with the GFO, Chapter XII, Section 5.B - Unique Invoice … invoices dated within the same calendar month. To comply with the Unique Invoice Number Requirements described above, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesLackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… Background The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the … its unexpended surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and outflows could result in cash constraints forcing the District to rely on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… The Oysterponds Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Education … fiscal years, the District’s budgeting practices resulted in operating surpluses. To reduce fund balance, the Board … by law. The Board improperly appointed its President, in place of the Treasurer, as the sole signatory on District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNewark Central School District – Financial Condition and Claims Processing (2016M-267)
… Background The Newark Central School District is located in the Village of Newark and includes the Town of Arcadia and parts of the Towns of Lyons, Sodus, Palmyra and Marion in Wayne County, along with parts of the Towns of Manchester and Phelps in Ontario County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/newark-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-claims-processingWaverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… Background The Waverly Central School District is located in Tioga and Chemung Counties. The District is governed by … included the use of fund balance to finance operations in order to keep the real property tax levies at amounts the … District officials intentionally continue to collect taxes in excess of what is necessary for financing current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Watervliet City School District – Payroll and Claims Processing (2013M-4)
… Background The Watervliet City School District is located in the City of Watervliet in Albany County. The District is governed by the Board of … time each year for vacation, illness or personal use, and, in some cases, receive cash payments for a portion of those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/28/watervliet-city-school-district-payroll-and-claims-processing-2013m-4Laurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is located in Otsego County. The District is governed by the Board of … the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising unnecessary real property … taxes. However, although fund balance was included in the budgets, the District has not actually used fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135Lewis County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-1)
… money from foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a mechanic’s lien (i.e., a security interest in property filed to ensure payment for contracted services … rendered on the property). These actions are recorded in the County Clerk’s (Clerk) office when payments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/22/lewis-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-1