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Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-300)
… $167 million. Key Findings The District’s unrestricted fund balance was as much as 12 percent of the ensuing year’s … fiscal years but did not use any of the appropriated fund balance because expenditures were overestimated for each … Develop a written plan to reduce the level of unrestricted fund balance to legal limits and consider adopting a fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-300North Merrick Union Free School District – Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-366)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Treasurer’s Duties for the period July 1, 2011 … Findings The District Clerk was inappropriately authorized to sign checks in the Treasurer’s absence and, in fact, … the Treasurer. The District authorized the District Clerk to sign checks in the Treasurer’s absence. However, Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-treasurers-duties-2013m-366Odessa-Montour Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-71)
… is located in the Towns of Catherine, Cayuta, Dix, Hector and Montour in Schuyler County; the Towns of Van Etten and Veteran in Chemung County; and the Town of Enfield in … fund balance and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits District residents. Adopt a comprehensive reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/odessa-montour-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-71Village of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… here - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Canaseraga (Village) claims were adequately supported, … could have been made and not detected and corrected. Of the 300 claims we reviewed totaling approximately … totaling approximately $588,000 were paid without evidence of being audited or reviewed by the Village Board (Board). 64 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… network user accounts. Properly manage permissions for 517 user accounts in the student information application … and as a result, District officials lacked preparedness for a cyberattack. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and approval. The Principal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets. For example, revenues were underestimated by nearly $1.2 million (11 percent) for 2019 through 2021 and none of the $150,400 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… company (supplier) after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES paying a higher per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate than if … through October 2022. Did not detect billing discrepancies in the invoices for electricity supplied and paid duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andHerkimer Central School District – 2014 Building Renovation Capital Project (2022M-136)
… than needed for the initial project and used the funds to make other non-voter approved renovations. Borrowed … agreement that did not clearly define the services to be provided and paid related claims that lack sufficient … $95,100. Release of this report was held in abeyance due to a separate Comptroller investigation involving the former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/herkimer-central-school-district-2014-building-renovation-capital-projectState Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsLe Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Le Roy Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District … $2 million held in four reserves was reasonable or needed. For example, as of June 30, 2021, the unemployment insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Transportation – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Improve Slightly for the Second Year in a Row The State is responsible for maintaining more than 42,700 lane miles of … was responsible for maintaining 8,527 bridges.* A bridge is considered to be in poor condition (previously known as … to one or more major components. The fact that a bridge is in poor condition does not imply that it is unsafe or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/transportationNorwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… Norwood-Norfolk Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … fund balance to exceed the 4 percent statutory limit. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund balance was $1.7 million, $0.7 … Maintained $3 million in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) reserve fund, which is enough to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Village of East Hampton – Information Technology (2015M-187)
… to address user access, data backups, remote access or password security and management. Officials improperly … internal user access, data backups, remote access and password security and management. Establish a policy to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-east-hampton-information-technology-2015m-187Nanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… Lisle in Broome County. The Department, which was governed by a four-member Board of Directors, contracted with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsMerrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and can result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, … Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. Except as noted in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Statistics
Office of the New York State Comptroller Fiscal Stress Monitoring System
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-statisticsTown of Summit – Town Clerk (2024M-51)
… manner 98 percent of the fees collected in accordance with New York State (NYS) Town Law (Town Law) Section 30 which required the Clerk to deposit all fees collected within three business days after total … meet liabilities. Key Recommendations Deposit and remit all fees within the required time frames. Prepare bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-summit-town-clerk-2024m-51Main-Transit Fire Department – Banquet Hall Disbursements And Collections (2024M-86)
… action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Department’s response. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-banquet-hall-disbursements-and-0