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West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… was to evaluate controls over the Treasurer’s activities for the period January 1, 2013 through August 12, 2014. … policy to describe proper credit card usage, dollar limits for purchases or documentation required to be maintained to … not maintain complete and accurate records to account for all of the Company’s financial activities and did not submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mPlainedge Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-189)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition and … 2015-16. Appropriated fund balance was not always needed to finance operations because the District had a total of … should devise a method to document the amount expected to be realized in advance. Appoint a faculty auditor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/12/plainedge-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-extraFalconer Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-146)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … of $2.5 million each year and appropriated fund balance to help finance operations that generally was not used. … are necessary and reasonable. Any excess funds should be transferred to unrestricted fund balance (where allowed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-146Vestal Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-08)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess whether the Board and District … The Vestal Central School District is located in the Towns of Vestal and Binghamton in Broome County and in the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/vestal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-08Town of Genesee Falls – Fiscal Stress (2013M-146)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period … of revenue shortfalls, and the Board allowed budgets to be over-expended. Specifically, the highway fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/12/town-genesee-falls-fiscal-stress-2013m-146Village of Bellerose – Procurement and Cash Receipts (2014M-218)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s procurement and cash receipts … when purchasing goods and services that, according to the Village’s purchasing policy, must be purchased using competition. The Board did not adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-bellerose-procurement-and-cash-receipts-2014m-218Town of Byron – Internal Controls Over Justice Court Operations (2012M-208)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s internal controls over … 1, 2011, through September 20, 2012. Background The Town of Byron is located in Genesee County and has a population of … Town of Byron Internal Controls Over Justice Court Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-byron-internal-controls-over-justice-court-operations-2012m-208Red Hook Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-105)
… Background The Red Hook Central School District is located in the Towns of Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Milan in Dutchess County, as well as Clermont and Livingston in Columbia County. The District, which operates four schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/red-hook-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-105Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the BOCES’ management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2011 through … Orleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services Financial Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we found: District staff did not have … were no longer needed. Unneeded user accounts could be used to inappropriately access and view personal, private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127Smithfield Fire District –Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether controls were adequate … The Smithfield Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/07/smithfield-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-113Central New York Regional Market Authority – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2015M-235)
… was to review internal controls over Authority operations for the period April 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015. Background … and Markets. The Authority’s operating expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.6 … salaries. Consider entering into contractual agreements for security services with the officers detailing the terms, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/12/31/central-new-york-regional-market-authority-internal-controls-overVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s management of the level of unexpended … nearly $200,000 (45 percent) over the past five years to almost $640,000 as of May 31, 2013. As a result, the … includes a breakdown of estimated fund balance expected to be available at the close of the current fiscal year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission – Governance and Cash Receipts (2016M-262)
… of Commission operations and the cash receipts process for the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. … by the three town boards. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled $74,852. Key Findings The three towns did … The Board of Commissioners was unable to determine if all receipts collected were remitted to the bookkeeper, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/30/hadley-luzerne-joint-youth-commission-governance-and-cash-receipts-2016mCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… The external auditor performs the legally required financial statement … Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Hiring an external auditor It is required to hire an external auditor unless your district or BOCES has fewer than eight … CostSaving Ideas School District Auditing External Auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorValley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen – Disbursements (2023M-178)
… District Thirteen (District) Board of Education (Board) and Treasurer appropriately and securely executed check signatures for non-payroll checks. Key Findings The Board and Treasurer did not appropriately and securely execute … School District Thirteen District Board of Education Board and Treasurer appropriately and securely executed check …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-thirteen-disbursements-2023m-178City of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)
… Officials did not independently review the accruals for accuracy, increasing the risk that an improper payment … entirety, review payments made to former City employees for accuracy and legitimacy, and consult with the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive agricultural building exemptions. As a result, the property owner … received $15,231 in tax reductions. Agricultural building exemptions that were granted for the construction of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Campbell-Savona Central School District – Student State Aid (2024M-79)
… officials properly claimed New York State (State) aid for special education and homeless students. Key Findings … properly claim a total of $65,953 in potential State aid for special education and homeless students, including … State aid was not properly claimed by the District for four special education students. $8,777 in potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/campbell-savona-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2024m-79Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in all five years we reviewed, totaling $8.2 million. Appropriating fund balance that is not needed is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided … annual expenditures for 344 years and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $866,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75