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Eaton No. 1 Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-4)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Eaton No. 1 Fire District (District) officials adequately … activities or maintain appropriate records and reports. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not: Ensure … Ensure bank reconciliations were performed. Ensure that the District’s required annual financial reports (AFRs) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/17/eaton-no-1-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-4Candor Central School District – Separation Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-21)
… payroll clerk, were overpaid by $20,595 in their final salary payouts. Employee leave accruals and usage were not … those funds. Establish comprehensive written procedures for processing and monitoring separation payments and leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/candor-central-school-district-separation-payments-and-leave-accrualsWilliamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Williamsville Central School District (District) Board of … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserves. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… and Chemung could have incurred approximately $23,000 in additional costs to provide services to Ashland. Had … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Fort Hunter Fire District – Capital Reserve Funds (2022M-202)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Fort Hunter Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners … audit Fort Hunter fire district capital reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/fort-hunter-fire-district-capital-reserve-funds-2022m-202Town of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (2022M-98)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Lake Luzerne (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) ensured … Board did not approve. Key Recommendations Ensure payrolls are reviewed and certified. Ensure timecards are complete and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-payroll-2022m-98Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Overtime (2023M-53)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tuckahoe Union Free School District (District) officials … owed by a district, annually to the State, for its share of the cost of future employee retirement benefits. District … Adopt written policies and procedures that address how and when overtime may be incurred, and the documentation required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-overtime-2023m-53Clarendon Fire Company – Financial Activities (2023M-50)
… did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts, and fundraising cash receipts, totaling … Key Recommendations Maintain detailed financial records for each fundraising event and hall rental activity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/08/04/clarendon-fire-company-financial-activities-2023m-50Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital Project Change Orders (2023M-35)
… ensured that the required approvals were obtained for capital project (Project) change orders. Key Findings The … required to the New York State Education Department (SED) for approval. As a result, officials created a risk that SED could reduce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/blind-brook-rye-union-free-school-district-capital-project-change-ordersTown of Rodman – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-85)
… monthly bank reconciliations and accountability analyses by preparing a list of liabilities and comparing it to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/22/town-rodman-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-85Marathon Joint Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-76)
… $12,600 more had officials used other available investment options. Officials did not consider other legally permissible investment options or formally solicit interest rate quotes that may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/20/marathon-joint-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-76Town of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… district expenditures will exceed the amounts budgeted by 41 percent and the fund will end 2018 with a budgetary … As a result, the sewer district will require advances from the general fund totaling at least $41,506 to fund operations through year-end. Although the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208Newburgh Enlarged City School District - Financial Management and Information Technology (2017M-169)
… Reserves were not used as intended and were overfunded by $7.3 million as of June 30, 2016. IT Director did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-andRomulus Central School District - Financial Condition Management and State Transportation Aid (2018M-136)
… these years and did not include more than $3.7 million in intended reserve funding. In addition, the Board has not adopted comprehensive … District officials retained an annual average of $798,735 in the debt service fund over the past four years (2013-14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/05/romulus-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-stateSchool District Physical Education Compliance (2018-MS-3)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also issued 10 letter reports in the School Districts of: Baldwinsville … Union Free . Audit Objective To determine whether the 10 school districts that we audited provide physical … are receiving the minimum PE required. Nine of the 10 districts audited did not provide an adequate amount of PE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/12/school-district-physical-education-compliance-2018-ms-3Wyandanch Union Free School District - Professional Services, Administrative Expenses and Fuel Inventory (2018M-24)
Wyandanch Union Free School District Professional Services Administrative Expenses and Fuel Inventory 2018M24
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-professional-services-administrativeMinerva Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-60)
… District officials overestimated appropriations by a total of more than $2.1 million from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and … fund balance ranged between 18.5 and 31.1 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent … the District’s unrestricted fund balance being in excess of the statutory limit. District officials did not develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/minerva-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020m-60New York Mills Union Free School District – Procurement (2020M-79)
… with the District’s procurement policy. The purchasing agent did not effectively perform her procurement duties. … who were paid $73,032. Key Recommendations The purchasing agent should oversee the purchasing program and ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-79Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-87)
… Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the disbursement process and the Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and … Town Supervisor Supervisor maintained complete accurate and timely accounting records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-disbursement-oversight-and-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-87Madison County - Claims Audit and Payment Process (2019M-142)
… withdraw $1.9 million in monthly payments from a County bank account. Key Recommendations Ensure all claims are … when required by law. Ensure all claims contain sufficient detail and supporting documentation prior to approval. Ensure … credit card vendor to directly withdraw funds from County bank accounts. County officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/01/17/madison-county-claims-audit-and-payment-process-2019m-142