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Town of Yorkshire – Financial Management (2021M-109)
… reasonable levels of fund balance and properly planned for equipment replacement. Key Findings The Board and … reasonable levels of fund balance or properly plan for equipment replacement. The Board: Consistently … annual budgets that contain more reasonable estimates for appropriations and revenues. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-yorkshire-financial-management-2021m-109Town of Virgil – Justice Court Operations (2015M-77)
… January 27, 2015. Background The Town of Virgil is located in Cortland County and has a population of approximately 2,400. The Town is … clerk. The Court reported a total of approximately $69,000 in fines and fees during 2013 and 2014. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/14/town-virgil-justice-court-operations-2015m-77Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-109)
… or 6.4 percent and the District did not need to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. The surplus … statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund balance was $1.75 million, or 12.8 percent of the next year’s budget. District officials have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/30/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020mState Agencies Bulletin No. 2128
… bulletin is to notify agencies of the new NYS-Ride pre-tax parking deduction code, 511. Affected Employees Employees … The NYS-Ride program is expanding to add a new NYS pre-tax parking deduction. This expansion will allow qualified … to $300 per month in pre-tax dollars related to qualified parking expenses. This is in addition to the $300 maximum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2128-new-deduction-code-511-new-york-state-nys-ride-pre-tax-parkingNorth Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… School District (District) officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services and entered into written agreements with service providers. Key Findings Although District … we reviewed, they did not always seek competition for professional services in accordance with District policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Little Flower Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-78)
… recorded and accounted for properly. A physical inventory check has not been performed since June 26, 2018. Poor fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/little-flower-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-78Town of North Norwich – Budgeting (2015M-54)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Town officials effectively … 1, 2013 through December 12, 2014. Background The Town of North Norwich is located in Chenango County and has a … The purpose of our audit was to determine if Town officials effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-north-norwich-budgeting-2015m-54State Agencies Bulletin No. 180
… Active employees (incumbents and employees on paid leave of absence) in multi-filled salaried positions when the … include the positions which are overfilled on the last day of the pay period (pay end date) for the specified check date. OSC may withhold salary payments of employees in overfilled positions. Agency Actions Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/180-overfilled-salaried-positionsRockville Centre Housing Authority – Claims Auditing and Cash Receipts (2017M-57)
… The Rockville Centre Housing Authority is located in the Village of Rockville Centre in Nassau County. The Authority, which was established to … Board did not ensure that an audit of claims was performed in compliance with Authority bylaws. The Board did not adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/06/30/rockville-centre-housing-authority-claims-auditing-and-cash-receiptsVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B22-6-2)
… fiscal year. Background The Village of Suffern, located in Rockland County, is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects … Key Findings Significant revenue and expenditure estimates in the tentative budget are reasonable. The Village’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/15/village-suffern-budget-review-b22-6-2Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… and expenditure trends. Revenues were underestimated by a total of $334,095 and appropriations were overestimated … a four-year total of $505,187 more than necessary in taxes. Maintained an excessive level of surplus fund balance in the general fund from 2017-18 through 2020-21 ranging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35Operational Advisory No. 6
… recording all re-appropriations contained in the 2025-2026 fiscal year enacted budget. All appropriations scheduled to lapse on March 31, 2026 contain the appropriate lapse date. Please see the … Information for State Agencies page at: http://www.osc.ny.gov/agencies/lapsing/index.htm . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/6-lapsing-notice-and-remindersTown of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… were incorrectly granted or calculated. Ten agricultural building exemptions lacked supporting documentation necessary for the Assessors to determine that the building was essential to the operation of a bona fide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207Village of Greenwich - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-229)
… effectively managed the billing, collecting, enforcing and accounting for water and sewer charges. Key Findings The Village lacked effective procedures to ensure water and sewer charges were accurately billed, collected and … effectively managed the billing collecting enforcing and accounting for water and sewer charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-greenwich-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-229Canastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
… We found: Officials overestimated appropriations by a total of $7.1 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18, which resulted in most of the appropriated fund balance not being needed to … that are valid and supported. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mTown of Caroline – Renewable Energy (2013M-325)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s energy usage for Town … 1, 2010 through September 18, 2013. Background The Town of Caroline is located in Tompkins County. The Town is … The purpose of our audit was to examine the Towns energy usage for Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/17/town-caroline-renewable-energy-2013m-325Town of Andover – Audit of Claims (2013M-388)
… of our audit was to evaluate the audit of claims process for the period January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. … or prepare abstracts of claims to be approved by the Board for payment by the Supervisor. Only the total amount of claims approved by the Board for payment was included in the Board minutes. We found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-andover-audit-claims-2013m-388Town of Hornellsville – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2014M-21)
… 1, 2013. Background The Town of Hornellsville is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 4,200 … issues. The Clerk did not deposit money intact or in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Address the declining fund balances in the town-wide and town-outside-village operating funds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/21/town-hornellsville-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2014m-21Greenville Fire District - Fixed Assets (2019M-223)
… to safeguard fixed assets. The District’s inventory list did not contain identifiable information for each asset … could have been sold or traded in to help offset the cost of new equipment purchases totaling $124,880. Twenty pieces of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/02/28/greenville-fire-district-fixed-assets-2019m-223Gates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… fund balance as a funding source. The tax certiorari and unemployment insurance reserves were overfunded by $2.86 million as of … over the last three years despite having sufficient funds to finance the District’s increased costs. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53