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Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… external auditor performs the legally required financial statement audit and renders an opinion on whether the … systems and procedures; and provide an affirmative statement that the individual or firm is independent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorReview of Growe Technologies Inc.
… an appropriate procurement under contract TQ00015 for the services provided by Growe and paid reasonable prices for those services. Background In January 2009 through federal legislation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set new standards for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/review-growe-technologies-incTupper Lake Central School District – Records and Reports (2021M-14)
… pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports were maintained to allow Tupper Lake Central … to effectively manage the District’s financial operations and capital projects. Key Findings District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/25/tupper-lake-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2021m-14Copiague Fire District– Mechanic Shop Operations (2021M-93)
… fixing six privately-owned vehicles during normal business hours; he earned overtime on some of these days. Over a … parts invoice where 81 parts were purchased; however, for 72 parts totaling $3,208, we could not determine what …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/02/copiague-fire-district-mechanic-shop-operations-2021m-93Town of Danby – Claims Processing and Procurement (2022M-127)
… to effectively monitor the Town’s financial operations is diminished. Officials did not solicit bids for five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-danby-claims-processing-and-procurement-2022m-127Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… accounted for and deposited timely. Also, the School’s cash receipts policy was inadequate and officials did not … audit charter school school district cash collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (2023M-64)
… belonged to former employees and were last used to log into the network between June 2015 and August 2022. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-andRidgeway Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-196)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Company controls were adequate to ensure that financial … activity is properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, … to June 11, 2013. Background The Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company is located in the Town of Ridgeway, in Orleans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/28/ridgeway-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialColesville Fire District #1 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-276)
… In addition, the Treasurer does not reconcile the bank accounts on a monthly basis. The District contracts with a bookkeeper who performs bank reconciliations only at year-end. Board members … and reporting are developed. Reconcile the District’s bank accounts to the accounting records on a monthly basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/12/20/colesville-fire-district-1-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsKiryas Joel Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Selected Employee Reimbursements (2016M-331)
… condition and selected employee reimbursement payments for the period July 1, 2014 through March 16, 2016. … attending nonpublic schools. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $23 million. Key Findings For fiscal years 2011-12 through 2015-16, the Board adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/03/kiryas-joel-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-selectedFairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… financial operations and were not transparent. As a result, there was limited assurance the information used by … Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in unrestricted fund balance totaling approximately $1.2 million, or 20 percent of the 2024 appropriations as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… properly record, deposit, remit or report collections. As a result, collections were at greater risk for theft or loss. In addition, the Clerk accumulated unremitted funds totaling $138,050 in the tax collection bank accounts. The funds should have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Campbell-Savona Central School District – Student State Aid (2024M-79)
… 2024. Although District officials told us they intended to submit reimbursement claims for the full amount before the … education public placement and homeless students, or submit for all aid identified by this audit, the District did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/campbell-savona-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2024m-79Hamburg Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-32)
… Hamburg Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring 2015M32 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/06/19/hamburg-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-andDelaware County – Assigned Counsel (2016M-384)
… purpose of our audit was to review the County’s assigned counsel plan and the implementation of that plan, and how courts within the County determined assigned counsel eligibility for the period January 1, 2015 through … Board is responsible for establishing a plan for providing counsel to individuals charged with a crime, or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/18/delaware-county-assigned-counsel-2016m-384Global Concepts Charter School – Cash Disbursements (2017M-126)
… Erie County and had 934 students during the 2016-17 school year. The School, which is a public school financed by local, … of Trustees. Operating expenses for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $11.3 million. Key Findings The … and bylaws were followed and at times allowed the Board Chair to control all aspects of the disbursement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/02/02/global-concepts-charter-school-cash-disbursements-2017m-126Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B26-6-3)
… 2026-27 budget. Background The Village of Suffern is located in Rockland County. Chapter 99 of the Laws of 2015 … with the fiscal year during which the local government is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each … limit because it includes a tax levy of $12,796,068, which is within the limits established by law. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/10/village-suffern-budget-review-b26-6-3East Rochester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Separation Payments (2016M-97)
… management for the period July 1, 2012 through November 24, 2015 and examine the District’s calculation of separation … payments for the period July 1, 2013 through November 24, 2015. Background The East Rochester Union Free School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-andChateaugay Central School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-149)
… 2016. Background The Chateaugay Central School District is located in the Towns of Bellmont, Burke and Chateaugay in … which operates one school with approximately 550 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. … records we reviewed. The cumulative effect of these errors is that, as of January 31, 2016, four employees’ leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/chateaugay-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-149Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-14-6)
… fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Liberty Central School District, located in Sullivan County, issued debt … Liberty Central School District Budget Review B4146 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/liberty-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-14-6