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Town of Southold – Financial Operations (2014M-299)
… The Town of Southold is located in Suffolk County and has a population of approximately 23,200. The Town is … Key Findings The Town does not have effective policies and procedures to ensure that cash is properly safeguarded in the Receiver of Taxes, Town Clerk and Waste Management Departments, and job duties in these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/01/30/town-southold-financial-operations-2014m-299Middle Country Public Library – Treasurer (2015M-291)
… 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background The Middle Country Public Library is located in the Town of Brookhaven in … five-member Board of Trustees, is a school district public library that received its charter from the State Board … take steps to clarify that the Treasurer’s position is a public office. Ensure that the Treasurer meets all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/22/middle-country-public-library-treasurer-2015m-291Putnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Putnam Valley Central School District’s (District) officials ensured … Determine whether Putnam Valley Central School Districts District officials ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Town of Boylston – Financial Condition (2021M-69)
… during the year. Allowed excessive levels of surplus funds to increase. As of December 31, 2020, the general fund’s surplus funds were $134,448, or 89 percent of actual expenditures. In addition, the highway fund’s surplus funds were $386,162, or 84 percent of actual expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/03/town-boylston-financial-condition-2021m-69Cheektowaga Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-85)
… (CEDC) Board properly managed and monitored the revolving loan fund program. Key Findings The CEDC Board did not properly manage or monitor the revolving loan fund program and was unaware inadequate accounting … records were not complete, accurate or up to date. Loan repayments were not properly accounted for or deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/11/05/cheektowaga-economic-development-corporation-cedc-revolvingLancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… improve their budgeting practices and be more transparent with District residents and taxpayers. Overestimated … that was not used. Did not use reserves in accordance with adopted budgets, overfunded two reserves by … $3.3 million, and did not use a debt reserve, with a balance of $8.3 million, to pay debt as required. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Town of Saratoga – Budgeting and Fund Balance Management (2022M-82)
… appropriations as of December 31, 2021 in the town-wide (TW) general, town-outside-village (TOV) general and TOV … amounts are excessive and could be used to reduce the TW general fund’s tax levy. Improperly funded reserves with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/02/town-saratoga-budgeting-and-fund-balance-management-2022m-82Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… are disabled after a specified period without a valid user login. BOCES officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77York Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… officials improperly restricted more than $690,000 in the debt reserve fund and did not transparently fund … fund balance statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Properly use and … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Coeymans Hollow Fire Corporation – Board Oversight (2022M-84)
… and deposited. Ensure that the Treasurer and Financial Secretary performed bank reconciliations for Company … are for proper Company purposes. Ensure that the Financial Secretary maintains adequate cash receipts records and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/11/10/coeymans-hollow-fire-corporation-board-oversight-2022m-84Lynbrook Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-81)
… (IEPs) and Medicaid-eligible services were properly filed to receive Medicaid reimbursements. Key Findings Officials … over the Medicaid claiming process. Did not take steps to identify students receiving reimbursable Medicaid-eligible … District could have filed Medicaid reimbursement claims to reduce the District’s cost to provide these services. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-81Village of Madison - Collections (2023M-160)
… from a third-party vendor (billing company) showing ambulance billings, collections, write-offs and unpaid … Officials did not perform reconciliations of water and ambulance receivable accounts and the Board did not approve … for the cash collection process. Ensure water and ambulance receivable control accounts are maintained and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-madison-collections-2023m-160Town of Southampton-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-21
… the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure that all collections were properly supported, … Of the 82 deposits totaling $224.4 million made to the CPF bank account during the audit period, we reviewed … disbursements were adequately supported and approved prior to payment. Of the $8.8 million in PILOTs we reviewed, all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-21Chateaugay Central School District – Nonresident Homeless Student State Aid (2023M-153)
… Officials also did not complete and maintain designation forms and submit them to the New York State Education … students. Complete, maintain and update designation forms and submit them to SED. Monitor the homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/chateaugay-central-school-district-nonresident-homeless-student-state-aidWestern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… practice of verbally preapproving overtime, rather than in writing, does not provide support that the overtime we … Ensure all non-emergency overtime is approved in writing prior to work being performed and document why the … officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings in our report, but indicated they planned to implement our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124William Floyd Union Free School District – Check Signing and Online Banking (2022M-192)
audit school william floyd check signing online banking 2022
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-check-signing-and-online-bankingTown of Worcester – Claims Audit (2022M-145)
… (Town) Town Board (Board) effectively audited claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board did not effectively audit claims prior to payment. As a result, … totaling $824,330, 166 claims totaling $601,662 should not have been approved for payment. For example, 131 claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-worcester-claims-audit-2022m-145Fort Hunter Fire District – Capital Reserve Funds (2022M-202)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Fort Hunter Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners … audit Fort Hunter fire district capital reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/fort-hunter-fire-district-capital-reserve-funds-2022m-202Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2020M-11)
… for, recorded and reported financial transactions in a timely manner. Key Findings The former Clerk-Treasurer did not make cash deposits in a timely manner. The former Clerk-Treasurer did not … (NYSLRS). Key Recommendations Deposit all cash receipts in a timely manner, within the legal requirements. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/16/village-odessa-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-11Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2024M-35)
… were not on the inventory asset list and/or had incorrect locations on the inventory list. A camcorder with a purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/06/21/greater-southern-tier-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2024m