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Pembroke Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-31)
… the District’s reserves appear to be overfunded or contain funds that are improperly restricted, and District officials … expenditures that could have been paid for with reserve funds. Key Recommendations Develop realistic estimates of … Develop a written policy that indicates the amount of funds to be reserved, how each reserve will be funded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/pembroke-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-31Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-402)
… limit. The Board overfunded six of the District’s reserve funds by almost $30.5 million and did not have documentation … is not needed to fund District operations. Ensure reserve funds are financed in accordance with District standards and use any excess funds identified to benefit District residents in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/27/hewlett-woodmere-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-402Cohoes City School District – Budgeting (2016M-111)
… how much should be accumulated and how and when the funds will be used. As of June 30, 2015, the District’s … that details funding levels and planned uses of reserve funds. Use surplus funds to fund one-time expenditures, fund needed reserves or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/cohoes-city-school-district-budgeting-2016m-111Sodus Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-392)
… detailing the appropriate and necessary levels for reserve funds and how they are to be monitored, analyzed and … result in the appropriation of fund balance and reserve funds that will not be used. Adopt an adequate reserve plan … for the long-term accumulation and use of reserve funds. Develop a comprehensive multiyear financial plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/sodus-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-392Schuylerville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-113)
… reserve (EBALR) to the general fund causing the fund balance to exceed the statutory limit at year-end. District … Ensure that the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limits and reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance in a manner that benefits District residents. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/schuylerville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-113Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… (TOV) general, TOV highway and town-wide (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years … $253,603 to the TW highway fund before reducing the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied in TOV funds, creating taxpayer inequities. Key Recommendations Use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-16-7)
… the tentative budget for the general, electric and parking funds are reasonable. The water and sewer funds’ tentative budgets are not balanced and include a … Recommendation Address the deficits in the water and sewer funds to avoid adopting unbalanced budgets that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/04/15/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-16-7eLearning Videos and Resources
… procedures. Check back often for new videos and links to resources. If there are additional topics that would be useful to you, submit those ideas to [email protected] . Reporting Time Deposit Accounts Video …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/elearning-videos-and-resourcesInternal Controls Over the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s Federally Funded Programs
… and direct statewide administration of the federal CDBG-DR funds used for recovery and rebuilding efforts in … Disaster Resilience Grant funding. GOSR has used these funds to assist impacted residents – through a variety of … SFH were two of the programs funded by Disaster Recovery funds. B&A consists of two components: Buyout and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/internal-controls-over-governors-office-storm-recoverys-federally-funded-programsOpinion 2000-2
… issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Municipal Funds (expenditure by village to promote literary, graphic, … agreements with not-for-profit agencies accepting federal funds pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to provide funds, services and facilities to promote progress and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2DiNapoli: City of Troy's Finances in Precarious Position
… because of poor budgeting, the overuse of rainy day funds to finance day-to-day operations and insufficient … operating deficits in the city’s general, water and sewer funds have approached 1 percent of combined expenditures. … operating deficits and dangerously low levels of rainy day funds are due to the continued reliance on reserves and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-city-troys-finances-precarious-positionNew York State Employees and Federal Funding – Federal Funding and New York
… including state taxes, fees and federal funding. The New York State Division of the Budget (DOB) projects 189,700 … Disabilities, Office for 18 19,133 0.1% State Police, Division of 0 6,521 0.0% Taxation and Finance, … Department of 0 499 0.0% Correction, Commission of 0 44 0.0% Criminal Justice Services, Division of 20 577 3.5% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-employees-and-federal-fundingDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… revenue for the state. More than two-thirds of federal funds spending, $38.3 billion, is for local assistance … The combined balance of the state's primary reserve funds, the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund and Rainy Day … currently authorized to hold. The last deposits to these funds were made in 2015 and no further deposits are projected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… referees did not always properly report and account for foreclosure funds. A review of 10 of 35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli and District Attorney Kindlon: Siblings Indicted for Stealing State Rent-Relief Funds
… on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which they were not … and Shaleen Mahtani, 56, of Paramus, N.J., were arraigned in front of the Honorable Andra Ackerman in Albany County … on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program ERAP funds to which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-district-attorney-kindlon-siblings-indicted-stealing-stateLehman College – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… using unauthorized accounts. A review of the source of funds in Lehman’s accounts found that a non-tax-levy account (the “Agency Account”) contained tax-levy funds that Lehman officials should have transferred to the State. As of March 31, 2015, these funds totaled over $1 million. We attributed this problem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/21/lehman-college-controls-over-bank-accountsNY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… the Fund would make no new private market investments in funds focused on the extraction or production of oil, gas and … Retirement Fund is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. The Fund holds and invests the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… notification of the impending review of court and trust funds, the treasurer and county clerk reconciled their … Specifically, the treasurer did not report surplus funds received and disbursed during 2017, totaling $23,461. … about $2.3 million. While the corporation received grant funds for two projects, officials relied on lines of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Westchester County - Financial Condition (2018M-151)
… Westchester County Financial Condition 2018M151 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/10/23/westchester-county-financial-condition-2018m-151