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Travel Advisory No. 5
… Subject: Section XIII.3 – Record Retention – Travel and Expense was updated. Guidance: The Office of the State … Chapter XIII, Section 3 – Record Retention – Travel and Expense of the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) . … now required to retain documentation supporting Travel and Expense transactions for six years. Online agencies are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/5-gfo-updates-record-retention-travel-and-expenseCity of North Tonawanda – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-90-F)
… released in August 2020. The audit determined that the Mayor and Council did not adopt structurally balanced … City is located in Niagara County. The City has an elected Mayor and an elected five-member City Council (Council). The … for adopting policies, local laws and ordinances. The Mayor is the City’s chief executive officer and is generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/03/07/city-north-tonawanda-audit-follow-2020m-90-fAlexandria Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-109)
Determine whether the Board and officials adopted reasonable budgets and adequately managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/30/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020mLake Pleasant Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-36)
… certain financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in comprehensiveness. This prevents taxpayers and other … and corrective action plan (CAP) to the external audit in an easily accessible location. Officials did not prepare: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-36Town of Warwick - Water and Sewer Fund Financial Condition (2018M-259)
… deficits in 2018. Four water districts also had deficit fund balances in 2017 ranging from $3,340 to $40,400. The two … Six water districts and one sewer district rely on general fund advances to finance operations, totaling $236,296 as of … and a general fund advance with a balance of $45,662. Key Recommendations Develop reasonable revenue estimates for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-warwick-water-and-sewer-fund-financial-condition-2018m-259Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… as a funding source. The tax certiorari and unemployment insurance reserves were overfunded by $2.86 million as of June 30, 2018. The Board increased real property taxes by $2.6 million over the last three years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Cortland County - Financial Management and Reporting (2019M-162)
… the Legislature ensured County officials had accurate and complete financial information with which to manage … to address deficiencies identified in previous audits and will pay at least $428,800 to several accounting firms to correct the accounting records. Did not have policies and procedures in place to receive or ensure others received …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/11/27/cortland-county-financial-management-and-reporting-2019m-162Canastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
… $7.1 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18, which resulted in most of the appropriated fund balance not being needed to … that are valid and supported. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the unrestricted fund balance in the general fund in accordance with the law. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mTown of Frankfort - Board Oversight (2018M-58)
… to help oversee the former Supervisor’s work. Our tests of check disbursements totaling $1.4 million disclosed three … action. 1 Refer to our prior audit report, Town of Frankfort – Supervisor’s Fiscal Responsibilities … Town of Frankfort Board Oversight 2018M58 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-frankfort-board-oversight-2018m-58Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… of supporting documentation to verify their eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted or calculated. Ten … Ensure previously granted exemptions are supported and continue to meet eligibility requirements. Except as … Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
… Customer bills were not accurately prepared. As a result, the customers we reviewed were underbilled by $4,758 … in accordance with the Board-adopted local laws. As a result, for the delinquent customer accounts we reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Greenville Fire District - Fixed Assets (2019M-223)
… for each asset including purchase date, purchase price, date placed in service and useful life. As a result, … inventory records that include the purchase date, purchase price, date placed in service, useful life and serial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/02/28/greenville-fire-district-fixed-assets-2019m-223Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B19-4-2)
… is located in Broome County. Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2008 authorizes the District to issue debt in an aggregate … general fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. New York State Local Finance Law Section 10.10(d) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/12/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b19-4-2Town of Yorkshire – Financial Management (2021M-109)
… levels of fund balance and properly planned for equipment replacement. Key Findings The Board and officials did not … levels of fund balance or properly plan for equipment replacement. The Board: Consistently overestimated … levels of fund balance and properly planned for equipment replacement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-yorkshire-financial-management-2021m-109Town of Owasco – Financial Management and Procurement (2021M-70)
… and playground equipment were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in … in the unrestricted general fund balance increasing to an excessive level. Always seek competition for … findings and recommendations and indicated that they plan to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-owasco-financial-management-and-procurement-2021m-70North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… without seeking competition. Used a request for proposals (RFP) process to select certain professional service providers … officials should issue professional service RFPs. Use an RFP process to solicit competition when procuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not ensure … June 26, 2018. Poor fixed asset controls and the lack of regular inventory checks contributed to: 231 assets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Hewlett Neck (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) adopted realistic budgets, and monitored … trends. Revenues were underestimated by a total of $334,095 and appropriations were overestimated by a total … Determine whether the Village of Hewlett Neck Village Board of Trustees Board adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Investment Program (2023M-116)
… During the 12-month audit period, BOCES held $7.4 million in money market accounts and earned interest totaling $105,000, and held $4.6 million in non-interest bearing accounts. Had officials considered … investment options, BOCES may have earned $448,000 in investment income, or $343,000 more than the $105,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/22/hamilton-fulton-montgomery-board-cooperative-educational-services-investmentElmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… spent or safeguarded. We selected 35 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 16 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9