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Town of Lexington – Town Clerk (2017M-188)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all money in … Background The Town of Lexington is located in Greene County and is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-lexington-town-clerk-2017m-188Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District – Procurement (2017M-211)
… determine whether the District procured goods and services in accordance with it its procurement policy and applicable … Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. The District, which has approximately 140 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/19/remsenburg-speonk-union-free-school-district-procurement-2017m-211Newfane Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-307)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Newfane Central School District is located in the Towns of Newfane, Lockport, Cambria and Wilson in Niagara County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/newfane-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-307Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Energy Performance Contract (2015M-315)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the energy performance contract … BOCES is located in Tompkins County and is an association of nine component school districts. Governed by a nine-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/03/04/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-energy-performanceMilford Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-87)
… for the 2015-16 fiscal year were $10.1 million. Key Findings District officials did not maintain fund balance … they also consistently overestimated various expenditures. Key Recommendations Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund … Adopt budgets with more realistic estimates based on prior year’s actual results and anticipated operations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/milford-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-87Johnsburg Central School District – Payroll (2014M-174)
… The Johnsburg Central School District is located in the Towns of Johnsburg, Chester and Thurman, in Warren County. The District is governed by an elected … payroll timekeeping. Employees did not consistently punch in or out to record times they reported for and left work. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/johnsburg-central-school-district-payroll-2014m-174Northern Adirondack Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2014M-128)
… receipts contained supporting documentation and four student treasurers did not maintain ledgers. Key … documentation for all activity fund receipts and that student treasurers maintain ledgers. … Northern Adirondack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extraVillage of Scottsville – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-165)
… 17, 2015. Background The Village of Scottsville is located in Monroe County. The Village, which has a population of … The Board underestimated revenues and expenditures in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 budgets. Key Recommendations Adopt … budgeting practices and a multiyear financial plan to use in conjunction with the adopted fund balance policy. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/13/village-scottsville-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-165South Lewis Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-83)
… The South Lewis Central School District is located in the Towns of Greig, Leyden, Lyonsdale, Martinsburg, … Ensure that the District’s unassigned fund balance is in compliance with statutory limits. Formulate long-term … plans for the use of excess unassigned fund balance in the general fund in a manner that benefits District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/south-lewis-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-83Town of Barker – Justice Court Operations (2016M-422)
… 19, 2016. Background The Town of Barker is located in Broome County and has a population of approximately 3,000. … Town Board, has a Justice Court with one elected Justice. In 2015, the Court reported revenues totaling approximately … the ability to modify or delete adjudication information in the Court's computers without the original data being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-barker-justice-court-operations-2016m-422State Agencies Bulletin No. 1883
… of the 2021 maximum salary limit for members of ORP in Tiers 1 through 5. Affected Employees Employees who are members of ORP in Tiers 1-5 are affected. Background In accordance with Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1883-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-tiers-1-through-5Town of Sand Lake – Justice Court (2015M-121)
… our audit was to evaluate the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through February 28, 2015. Background The Town of Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County and has a population of approximately … audit period, the Court collected approximately $190,000 in fines, fees and surcharges. Key Findings Justices did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/town-sand-lake-justice-court-2015m-121Town of Saranac - Cash Management (2019M-32)
… interest earnings and minimized bank fees. Key Findings The Board did not develop and manage a comprehensive … earnings were maximized and bank fees were minimized. Had the Supervisor invested available funds in a financial … rates, revenue could have increased by $56,324 during the audit period. The Town incurred bank fees totaling $3,327 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-saranac-cash-management-2019m-32Glens Falls City School District - Financial Management (2019M-12)
… past three fiscal years and the surplus fund balance was in excess of the statutory limit at fiscal year-ends 2015-16 … were consistently overestimated which resulted in the increasing fund balance levels and the District not … multiyear financial and capital plan. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/18/glens-falls-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-12Western New York Maritime Charter School - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-176)
… aid attributable to special education students, resulting in one district of residence being overbilled by more than $161,000 in the 2018-19 school year. School officials did not obtain … required residency documentation for 52 out of 55 students in our audit sample. Key Recommendations Periodically review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/11/22/western-new-york-maritime-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billingPoughkeepsie City School District - Payroll (2019M-110)
… eligible for. Four maintenance workers were paid a total of $26,088 for 168.5 days of accrued leave above the carryover limit without Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-payroll-2019m-110Village of Fort Ann – Financial Condition (2014M-197)
… 28, 2014. Background The Village of Fort Ann is located in Washington County and has a population of approximately … appropriated excessive amounts of fund balance in the general fund to finance operations, which caused this fund to be in fiscal stress at the end of the 2013-14 fiscal year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/14/village-fort-ann-financial-condition-2014m-197State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… could have saved at least $49,448 by using the Office of General Services contract price. In addition, officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditTown of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Oversight (2021M-37)
… While the Board properly approved and monitored projects in accordance with standard project procedures, it did not … because the goals of the projects are not clearly defined in the authorizing resolutions. Key Recommendation … officials disagreed with the findings and recommendations in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-projectTown of Palermo - Timeliness of the Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2020M-67)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Supervisor maintained up-to-date accounting records and … to our office in a timely manner. Conduct an annual audit of the Town Supervisor’s records, or engage an independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/21/town-palermo-timeliness-supervisors-records-and-reports-2020m-67