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Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings Although District officials conducted a comprehensive annual inventory, they did not appropriately … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… $63,561 in unnecessary interest and other associated costs for the issuance of bond anticipation notes (BANs) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. The Town’s accounting records were … through 2020 annual update documents (AUDs) were not filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Cortland Enlarged City School District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2012M-230)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Superintendent and … due to the District. As a result, the District lost out on at least $52,000 in reimbursement revenues due. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/01/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-oversight-financial-operationsBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… balance exceeded the statutory limit each year ranging from $1.9 million to $3.7 million or 2.5 to 4.9 percentage … balance during our audit fieldwork, this pattern continued in the 2021-22 budget. Annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance not provided for by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementCohoes Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-373)
… pay rates for part-time employees in either a policy or by resolution. Key Recommendations Segregate duties related … employees that accurately records the hours worked by those employees. Ensure pay rates are formalized in …
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)
Town of Queensbury Justice Court S9142
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)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process for the period July 1, 2013 through January …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess the Board’s … any policies or procedures to establish an acceptable number of consecutive estimated readings before an actual … for water meter readings including an acceptable number of estimated reads before other enforcement action is …
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 Brentwood Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which … for fiscal years 2012-13 through 2014-15 that appropriated a total of $60.8 million in fund balance to finance operations but used only $5.6 …
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)
… of Davenport in Delaware County. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises seven elected … financial condition. Since 2010, total State aid received by the District has declined more than $1 million (8 percent … increased its real property tax levy, cut expenditures by $500,000, and used more than $400,000 of its available …
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 … budgets for the three-year period that appropriated a total of $810,000 in fund balance to finance District operations, but none of …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the financial activity in BOCES’ … program to component and participating school districts on a timely basis. Enter into intermunicipal agreements with …
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)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School (School) credit card charges were … payment and review was 68 days. Key Recommendation Adopt new, or update existing, policies to address credit card use, …
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 … approximately $8.7 million, were reasonable and lacked a sufficient reserve fund plan that detailed each reserve’s …
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)
… take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine …
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)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues District officials raised in their response. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153