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Franklin County – Fiscal Stress (2013M-252)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the County’s financial condition for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/franklin-county-fiscal-stress-2013m-252Sullivan County – Fiscal Stress (2013M-81)
… of our audit was to determine the financial health of the County and identify causes of any identified fiscal stress … 1, 2011, through August 8, 2012. Background Sullivan County has a population of 77,547, is located in the … York State, and includes 15 towns and six villages. The County is governed by a nine-member Legislature. The County’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/sullivan-county-fiscal-stress-2013m-81Quogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cash Receipts (2013M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the … 31, 2013. Background The Quogue Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cash-receiptsUtica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the … March 31, 2013. Background The Utica City School District is a small city school district whose boundaries are the same as the City of Utica in Oneida County. The District is governed by the Board of Education, which consists of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341South Colonie Central School District – Internal Controls Over Timekeeping Procedures (2013M-298)
… included regular hours, overtime and the use of accrued leave time such as sick leave. For example, we selected six of 64 employees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/10/south-colonie-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-timekeepingNiagara Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-294)
… in the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, is governed by a Board of Trustees that currently has 10 members, … to ensure accurate billings to the school districts of residence. Consider using only one software program to … report data for student billings. Periodically verify the residence of students and require a student who moves to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294LaFayette Central School District – Reserves (2013M-387)
… funds over multiple fiscal years, they can be considered de facto reserve funds. The District did not have a plan for … or funding reserves. Take remedial action to ratify the de facto reserves by adopting appropriate resolutions. Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/lafayette-central-school-district-reserves-2013m-387Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… compliance with their Parkland Alienation legislation for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. … convey parkland to a non-public entity, or to use parkland for another purpose, the municipality must receive prior … appraised fair market value of the lands being alienated for the purchase of additional parkland. Key Findings Five of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… five-member Board of Education, operates 10 schools with approximately 6,000 students. Budgeted appropriations … administrators and entered into and changed agreements with no documented plan, reason or clear benefit to the … procedures or scheduled sufficient meetings to ensure that all of its decisions and deliberations are performed in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mTown of Rensselaerville – Financial Operations (2012M-168)
… April 30, 2012. Background The Town of Rensselaerville is located in Albany County and has a population of about 1,800. The Town Board (Board) is the legislative body responsible for managing Town … 120 days after the close the fiscal year if an extension is granted. Perform complete and accurate monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-rensselaerville-financial-operations-2012m-168Town of Pittstown – Records and Reports (2013M-5)
… 5,700 residents. The Town Board is the legislative body and has overall responsibility for managing operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/08/town-pittstown-records-and-reports-2013m-5Franklin Square Water District – Life Insurance Policies (2013M-127)
… if the Board appropriately provided individual life insurance policies to the District’s Commissioners and … has inappropriately provided individual whole life insurance policies to its Commissioners and employees. The … temporary and seasonal, will be provided with a life insurance policy that, after 10 years, will be transferred to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/07/19/franklin-square-water-district-life-insurance-policies-2013m-127Delaware County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-2)
… in certain circumstances, 3 funds from estates are entrusted to the Treasurer for safekeeping by order of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/07/22/delaware-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-2Town of Malone – Justice Court Operations and Highway Department Payroll (2015M-83)
… financial operations and the Highway Department’s payroll for the period January 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015. … five-member Town Board. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for the 2015 fiscal year are approximately $3.57 million. The … the cash receipt duties and did not provide oversight for receiving, depositing, recording and reporting cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/21/town-malone-justice-court-operations-and-highway-department-payroll-2015mVillage of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County and has approximately 500 residents. The Village is governed by a Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Newark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… operations for the period July 1, 2011 through August 26, 2013. Background The Newark Public Library is located in … Library moneys (totaling nearly $1.2 million as of June 30, 2013) to be improperly deposited in types of investments … loss. The Board has not adopted a procurement policy or a code of ethics to provide statutorily required guidance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Town of Davenport – Financial Operations (2013M-62)
… established adequate controls over financial operations and reporting for the period January 1, 2011, to October 3, … The Town of Davenport is located in the County of Delaware and has 2,965 residents. An elected five-member Town Board, comprising the Town Supervisor, and four Board members, governs the Town. The Town’s annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-davenport-financial-operations-2013m-62Town of Cayuta – Board Oversight and Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2015M-6)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight and the Town’s cash receipts … inaccurate estimates of revenues and appropriations to generate operating surpluses so that the Town could … for their funding, instead of inflating budget estimates to incur an operating surplus. Reduce the surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/28/town-cayuta-board-oversight-and-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2015m-6Town of Cheektowaga – Awarding Contracts for Goods and Services (2013M-293)
… August 28, 2013. Background The Town of Cheektowaga is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 88,000 residents. The Town is governed by an elected seven-member Town Board. For the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/04/18/town-cheektowaga-awarding-contracts-goods-and-services-2013m-293Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency – Management Practices (2013M-251)
… 31, 2013. Background The DCIDA was established in 1976 and is governed by a Board which comprises seven members who are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/03/04/dutchess-county-industrial-development-agency-management