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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District – Professional Services (Madison County and … accordance with the terms of the agreements. Tioga Central School District – Cash Management (Tioga County) Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… – Fixed Assets (2019M-103) The district does not have a comprehensive policy for identifying and recording fixed … use a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process when contracting for the annual audit. Auditors also found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsChenango County – Court and Trust Funds (2025-C&T-2)
… appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2023 through May 31, 2025. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to a county treasurer (treasurer) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/09/12/chenango-county-court-and-trust-funds-2025-ct-2Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board adopted realistic budgets and took appropriate action to address the reasonableness of fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board annually … was within the statutory limit each year. When these funds are added back to the general fund, recalculated unrestricted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… year’s appropriations, exceeding the statutory limit by 57 percentage points. Adopted budgets overestimated … budgets with appropriations that are realistic and based on historical trends or other known factors. Review reserves … to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Jamestown 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 … fiscal years. Could not demonstrate that the balances in five reserves, totaling approximately $8.7 million, were …
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)
… tax levy or to fund needed reserves. Maintained $3 million in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … to $2.1 million. Did not use $0.9 million restricted in a debt reserve to pay related debt as required. Key … is reduced to a reasonable level. Use funds restricted in the debt reserve to make related debt payments as …
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)
… not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund … deficits when it had operating surpluses; the swing in operational results totaled $9.7 million. As of June 30, … with the statutory limit. Reduce overfunded reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Norwich 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 … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … with a combined total cost of $1,449 were not inventoried. In addition, officials have not adopted a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… could not be physically located (one with a purchase price of $228 and nine with combined estimated costs of … Twenty-four IT assets (20 with a combined purchase/ lease price of $107,183 and four without recorded costs) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Central Valley Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-7)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … one with an estimated cost of $600, were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/central-valley-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-7Freeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … costs of approximately $12,500 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money … purchases could not be located. Ten IT assets nine with a combined cost of approximately $14,910 and one without a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… fund balance that was not needed, which in effect is a reservation of fund balance that is not provided by statute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… annual budget. Certain appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not … known factors. Reduce the amount of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Lansing Fire District – Financial Condition (2013M-80)
… from the Town of Lansing and the County of Tompkins in which it is located. The Board of Fire Commissioners … Recommendations Use the surplus fund balance identified in this report in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/lansing-fire-district-financial-condition-2013m-80Rensselaer City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-286)
… Background The Rensselaer City School District is located in the City of Rensselaer in Rensselaer County. The District, which operates one school … structurally balanced general fund budgets, resulting in operating deficits that were larger than planned and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/rensselaer-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-286South Jefferson Central School District – Community Services (2016M-343)
… Adams, Ellisburg, Hounsfield, Lorraine, Rodman, Rutland, Watertown and Worth in Jefferson County; the Town of Boylston …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/south-jefferson-central-school-district-community-services-2016m-343Massena Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-21)
… 31, 2015. Background The Massena Central School District is located in the Village of Massena in St. Lawrence County. … operates five schools with approximately 2,800 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. The … the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the statutory limits. Review current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/massena-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-21