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Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… balance. As a result, they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. … by approximately $2.9 million (17.5 percentage points) to $5.6 million (31.5 percentage points). The Board … costs for the issuance of bond anticipation notes (BANs) to purchase school buses. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The … accounting records were not complete, accurate or up-to-date . As a result, transparency and the Board’s ability to monitor financial operations were diminished . Of the 39 …
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)
… charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges we … nearly all the charges lacked support to show they were for a valid School purpose . When credit card charges are … necessity or the School-related purpose of the charge . For example, charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, …
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)
… City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance …
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)
… Board and District officials: Allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the 4 percent statutory limit. As of June 30, 2021, … points over the limit. Surplus fund balance must be used to reduce the upcoming fiscal year’s real property tax levy or to fund needed reserves. Maintained $3 million in the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $246.3 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $246.3 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year … York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2463 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 202324 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-246-point-3-billion-end-second-quarterVillage of Owego – Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and Parking Tickets (2015M-30)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Village officials provided adequate oversight … and reconcile all cash balances in the accounting records to bank balances monthly. Ensure that the annual update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/29/village-owego-clerk-treasurers-office-and-parking-tickets-2015m-30Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Freeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10Central Valley Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-7)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain … not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a combined estimated cost of $430 based on recent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/central-valley-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-7Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 57 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 51 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… $448 based on recent purchases, and one iMac that did not have a cost, could not be located. One scanner and one … of $1,449 were not inventoried. In addition, officials have not adopted a comprehensive written policy for IT … District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… the impression the District would have operating deficits when it had operating surpluses; the swing in operational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153XII.8.C Payment Intercepts – XII. Expenditures
… A contact person at the agency within the Business Unit Any other information applicable Subsequent to OSC’s review, … Unit, as well as instruction on how to proceed. If you have questions regarding payment diversions, please contact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8c-payment-interceptsMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report … adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure to compensate those persons they might injure, or whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/25/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-statement-assessableVillage of Lewiston – Purchasing (2013M-45)
… policy. The policy-required checklist was not attached to any of these 36 claims. The use of the checklist will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/village-lewiston-purchasing-2013m-45Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… to the Town Board (Board). Because the Board did not have complete, accurate and timely financial information, its … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
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)
… the Treasurer establishes procedures for filing claims with Medicaid for support services provided to …
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)
… is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance not provided for by statute, resulting in higher than necessary tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Dryden Central School District – Cash … $246,431 during the audit period, however, they could have earned an additional $614,606 if they used other … education students by approximately $71,000 and may have overpaid for three students in foster care and three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits