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Cohoes Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-373)
… The Cohoes Housing Authority (Authority) is located in the City of Cohoes (City) in Albany County and was established to provide low-rent … Board did not establish pay rates for part-time employees in either a policy or by resolution. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/03/07/cohoes-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013m-373Village of Richfield Springs – Justice Court (S9-14-1)
… collected 297 payments totaling approximately $52,000 in fines, surcharges and fees during the audit period. Key … to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely manner. We found a lack of segregation of duties, … that tickets are properly reported, as paid or enforced, in a timely manner. Ensure that the respective duties of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-richfield-springs-justice-court-s9-14-1Town of Queensbury – Justice Court (S9-14-2)
… 16,856 payments totaling approximately $2.23 million in fines, surcharges and fees from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Key Findings … to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely manner. We found weaknesses with the Court’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-queensbury-justice-court-s9-14-2Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Payroll (2015M-118)
… The Fonda-Fultonville Central School District is located in the Towns of Amsterdam, Charleston, Florida, Glen, Mohawk, Palatine and Root in Montgomery County; the Towns of Carlisle and Esperance in Schoharie County; and the City of Johnstown and the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-118Village of Monticello – Board Oversight (2016M-337)
… 6, 2016. Background The Village of Monticello is located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County. The Village, which has a population of … and bank reconciliations are not completed accurately and in a timely manner. The Board has not established any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-monticello-board-oversight-2016m-337DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $246.3 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… quarter of the state fiscal year gave way to declines in the second quarter,” DiNapoli said. “Our domestic economy … As of March 31, the Fund had 44.14% of its assets invested in publicly traded equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash, bonds, and mortgages (21.53%), private equity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-246-point-3-billion-end-second-quarterBrentwood Union Free School District – Fund Balance and Hiring Practices (2016M-251)
… the District’s fund balance and examine the procedures for hiring administrators for the period July 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $368 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/22/brentwood-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-and-hiring-practicesOneonta City School District –Financial Condition (2013M-165)
… Background The Oneonta City School District is located in the City of Oneonta, the Towns of Oneonta, Davenport, Laurens, Maryland, and Milford in Otsego County and the Town of Davenport in Delaware County. The District is governed by the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/oneonta-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-165Lyncourt Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-62)
… The Lyncourt Union Free School District is located in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County. The District, which … three-year period that appropriated a total of $810,000 in fund balance to finance District operations, but none of … the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the Real Property Tax Law statutory limits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-62Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… evaluate the financial activity in BOCES’ special aid fund for the period July 1, 2013 through February 29, 2016. … Services is a public entity serving 19 component school districts. BOCES, which provides more than 1,400 educational and administrative programs to its 19 component and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… receipts totaling $4 . 8 million were not recorded timely in the Supervisor’s accounting records. 11 disbursements totaling $39,038 were not recorded in the accounting records and eight disbursements totaling … support documentation and were not Board approved. In addition, bank reconciliations for 15 of the 36 months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for “going away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… and District officials: Maintained surplus fund balance in excess of the 4 percent statutory limit and annually … annual average of $6.5 million (8 percent), which resulted in annual operating surpluses and increased fund balance by … fiscal years. Could not demonstrate that the balances in five reserves, totaling approximately $8.7 million, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… Did not use $0.9 million restricted in a debt reserve to pay related debt as required. Key Recommendations Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund … and reserve funds that were not needed to fund operations from 2018- 19 through 2020-21. Adopted annual budgets which … deficits when it had operating surpluses; the swing in operational results totaled $9.7 million. As of June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Schoharie County Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-3)
… - pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the … 1, 2019 through April 20, 2022. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/06/17/schoharie-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-3Tioga County – Court and Trust Funds (2023-C&T-1)
… – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the … January 1, 2020 through May 31, 2023. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/07/14/tioga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2023-ct-1Oneida County – Court and Trust Funds (2023-C&T-3)
… – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the … 1, 2021 through October 12, 2023. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2023/12/29/oneida-county-court-and-trust-funds-2023-ct-3Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… officials are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In addition, the Board did not adopt a reserve policy to … under which reserves will be used or replenished. From 2020-21 through 2022-23, the Board and District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… and did not effectively manage fund balance and reserves. From the 2017-18 through 2021- 22 fiscal years: The approved … gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in each of those five years, totaling $20.9 million. The … totaling $24.5 million that were not needed or used in many years, and the debt reserve in the debt service fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107