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Village/Town of Mount Kisco – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-255)
… Background The Village/Town of Mount Kisco is located in Westchester County and has a population of 9,983. The … parking tickets and collected approximately $721,000 in fines and penalties for parking violations. Key Finding … of collection, the Village/Town still had $1.17 million in cumulative unpaid parking tickets outstanding as of May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/villagetown-mount-kisco-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-255Village of Delhi – Financial Condition (2013M-110)
… while the Village’s real property tax levy continued to increase slightly by 7 percent from 2007 to 2012. As of May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-delhi-financial-condition-2013m-110Island Trees Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-34)
… financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … Posting a prepared plan further enhances the transparency of the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations Must … multiyear financial plan to help residents see the impact of fiscal decisions over time. District officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/island-trees-union-free-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-34Beacon City School District - School District Website (S9-19-27)
… financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … Posting a prepared plan further enhances the transparency of the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations Must … multiyear financial plan to help residents see the impact of fiscal decisions over time. District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/beacon-city-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-27Town of Crown Point - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-263)
… the Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) properly accounted for fees (including campsite rentals), real property taxes … Treasurer (Treasurer) each week, as required by law. For example, the Clerk collected taxes totaling $951,513 … property tax collections within the required timeframe. For example, $468,215 or 34 percent of taxes paid by check in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/19/town-crown-point-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-263LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… physical IT assets and non-student user account access to the District’s network. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially to officials, we found: 235 IT assets costing $108,462 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192Niagara Falls Water Board – Financial Management (2015M-141)
… if the Board is managing the Water Board’s finances in accordance with the governing agreements and New York … are public benefit corporations which were created in 2002 by a special act of the New York State Legislature. … that Water Board and Water Authority finances are managed in accordance with the terms of the governing agreements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/03/18/niagara-falls-water-board-financial-management-2015m-141Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-70)
… whether officials appropriately evaluated projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of … did not appropriately evaluate all projects prior to approval or monitor the performance of businesses that … and salary information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Key Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/10/02/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-jcidaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Fleischmanns – Water Fund (2013M-151)
… budgets with realistic estimates for anticipated needs and that are based on historical spending. Establish a long-term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/06/village-fleischmanns-water-fund-2013m-151Town of Columbus – Budget Development Practices (2012M-225)
… Board and Supervisor did not develop sound budgets based on actual current needs and/or past activity. Instead, the … largely offset the excess revenue, the Board raised taxes and issued debt that was largely unnecessary. While the … 2012, its adopted budget for 2013 is more closely based on realistic revenue and expenditure figures that take actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-columbus-budget-development-practices-2012m-225State Agencies Bulletin No. 1881
… are affected. Background The OT limit for Tier 6 began in State fiscal year 2012-13 at $15,000. The limit increases … Consumer Price Index on December 31 of the previous year. In 2018, the maximum amount of OT that can be included in the final average salary of a Tier 6 member was changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1881-2021-tier-6-ot-limit-and-plan-year-changes-nyc-retirement-systemsTown of Broome – Purchasing and Justice Court (2014M-255)
… practices and the Justice Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2013 through March 3, 2014. … function; instead each Department is responsible for making purchases. The Town maintains a Justice Court with … compliance with the Town’s procurement policies and used for proper Town purposes. The Board did not require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-broome-purchasing-and-justice-court-2014m-255Vestal Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-91)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management practices for … fund balance has increased by $6.3 million (38 percent) to $22.6 million from 2013-14 through 2015-16 and unassigned … all reserve balances and transfer overfunded amounts to unassigned fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/vestal-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-91Tully Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-359)
… Onondaga County. The District, which operates two schools with approximately 860 students, is governed by an elected … through 2014-15. Three District general fund reserves with balances totaling over $2.9 million as of June 30, 2015 … levels and take appropriate action, in accordance with statute, to reduce reserves with excess funds. Develop, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/tully-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-359Red Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… The Red Creek Central School District is located in the Towns of Butler and Wolcott in Wayne County and the Towns of Victory, Conquest and Sterling in Cayuga County. The District, which operates three schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365County of Cortland – Departmental Operations (2013M-157)
… December 12, 2012. Background Cortland County is located in central New York State and has a population of … and incurring an average of more than $500,000 annually in overtime. The County could save from $44,000 to $177,000 a … year depending on the number of additional officers hired in the jail and road patrol. The County is not imposing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/13/county-cortland-departmental-operations-2013m-157Mount Morris Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-328)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through September 3, 2014. … with approximately 525 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $13.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/12/mount-morris-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-328Churchville-Chili Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-354)
… from fiscal years 2012-13 through 2014-15. However, when adding back unused appropriated fund balance, the … that includes the reserve balances and planned uses, but does not address the establishment of each reserve, specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/08/churchville-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-354Chester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… was to oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period July 1, 2014 through September 29, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $25 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/chester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-and-board